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RE: What's Leaking Here? (pic included) - 10/18/2007 3:52:03 PM
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swartlkk
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I've also waited atleast overnight.
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RE: What's Leaking Here? (pic included) - 10/18/2007 7:34:38 PM
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The tutorials state that you should change your oil before starting the vehicle. What I don't get is how exactly that helps. Any grime/dirt that I knocked into the valley and intake ports isn't going to be sitting in my oil pan, right? It almost makes more sense to me to run it for a few minutes and then shut it off and do the change. But then again I'm a very novice car guy. I know for a fact that some crap fell into the ports when I was scraping etc. Any advice on the matter?
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RE: What's Leaking Here? (pic included) - 10/18/2007 7:47:13 PM
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swartlkk
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Changing the oil is incase any coolant makes its way down to the oil. Coolant in the oil is very bad.
As far as the dirty/grime goes, well, you should be working with rags down in the lifter valley while cleaning things up. I always take a shop vac to the valley before setting the intake back down on as well.
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RE: What's Leaking Here? (pic included) - 10/18/2007 11:31:33 PM
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Well, I finally got the manifold seated. Although after about an hour I realized I had overtorqued when I double checked my torque wrench. I loosened and re-torqued properly. Hope no permanent damage was done. I torqued it to 240 inch pounds instead of 132. So almost double. I think my heart fell into my a** at that point, and I scrambled to re-torque to 132 (11 ft-lbs). After all that work just to possibly botch up the whole thing. It's 1:30 AM now, so I'm going to get some rest and finish putting parts on tomorrow. I have to admire you mechanics (pro and amateur) who aren't afraid to dive in and do this stuff. Thanks again, swartlkk.
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RE: What's Leaking Here? (pic included) - 10/19/2007 3:45:05 AM
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swartlkk
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Glad to help!
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RE: What's Leaking Here? (pic included) - 10/19/2007 11:24:50 PM
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OK, well, I got everything back on tonight. Changed the oil and filter. Added coolant. Hooked up the battery. Said a prayer. It turned over a bit, then fired up! I was very pleased. Shut it off after a few minutes of running around looking for leaks. When I turned it back on, I got the check engine light. If I tap quickly on the gas, the truck dies, then struggles to restart. If I ease onto the gas, it'll go. I'm assuming it just needs to be driven for a while maybe? After a few restarts, the check engine light did shut off. But it still dies if I tap the gas. I test drove it around the block and killed it at a stop sign went I tried to go.
Problem #2. Tachometer no longer works.
Wee! This is getting more and more fun!
< Message edited by samurai_24 -- 10/19/2007 11:26:27 PM >
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RE: What's Leaking Here? (pic included) - 10/20/2007 6:59:04 PM
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with the tach did you happen to disconnect it by chance maybe and also it may have to be driven or at least ran for a lil bit the plugs might be fouled up but when my intake manifold went i got alot of oil and coolant thats was mixed up down into the combustion chambers i let it run for a while watching the temp and let it clear out it took a lil bit but it did and then i changed my plugs and it runs like a champ. hope that helps a lil bit plus if its dying when you give it gas it might not be getting enough maybe check your pressure
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