mywhite89
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Well, its been 2 years since my car has been down and I am getting very close to attempting its first start-up. So many things have been upgraded, I know I am going to have 100 things to do when I actually get to that point.
I just wanted to name off the first couple snags that I've come up on so far and see what kinds of suggestions you all have.
First off, i've got my blower pulley on, and used an air ratchet to seat it. It doesn't seem like it will go on as far as it should. Is there an install tool to put these on? I have the blower belt on and the rear rib does not seat itself to the supercharger pulley properly, it sticks up. When I took the nut off, I can see that the pulley is not back as far as it can be. I didnt use any lubricant to help it slide on easier either, so I could always go back and try that if no other suggestions.
The next thing, I put coolant in the car today. I got it all the way full and here comes the first leak!!!! It was leaking from the thermostat housing. I was thinking, "geez I'm pretty sure I didn't forget to tighten that down." So, I checked them and they were indeed nice and tight. Well forget that gasket I guess, i'm gonna get some good rtv like what we use on the Duramax diesel engines at work. That stuff kicks butt. What gives here? Do these cars warp the housings or the intake manifolds? Either way I'm pretty sure my solution will work.
Both of these problems need to be fixed at the same time, get the housing out of the way and fix the pulley issue.
Other then that, hows everyone elses projects coming along?
I just wanted to name off the first couple snags that I've come up on so far and see what kinds of suggestions you all have.
First off, i've got my blower pulley on, and used an air ratchet to seat it. It doesn't seem like it will go on as far as it should. Is there an install tool to put these on? I have the blower belt on and the rear rib does not seat itself to the supercharger pulley properly, it sticks up. When I took the nut off, I can see that the pulley is not back as far as it can be. I didnt use any lubricant to help it slide on easier either, so I could always go back and try that if no other suggestions.
The next thing, I put coolant in the car today. I got it all the way full and here comes the first leak!!!! It was leaking from the thermostat housing. I was thinking, "geez I'm pretty sure I didn't forget to tighten that down." So, I checked them and they were indeed nice and tight. Well forget that gasket I guess, i'm gonna get some good rtv like what we use on the Duramax diesel engines at work. That stuff kicks butt. What gives here? Do these cars warp the housings or the intake manifolds? Either way I'm pretty sure my solution will work.
Both of these problems need to be fixed at the same time, get the housing out of the way and fix the pulley issue.
Other then that, hows everyone elses projects coming along?
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