Oelmensch
Registered User
Overdue update:
In the last week and a half I've been a busy beaver.
On the engine I replaced: water pump, vacuum pump, thermostat, heater core coolant hoses, upper and lower radiator hoses, radiator cap, all belts, and did the 3g alternator swap.
Fairly happy with the results but the voltage output still seems a bit low, could be bad reference voltage or might need the regulator and brushes replaced (have both as spares). Coolant temps are a constant 190-195 now unless I'm on it for a while, and even then have yet to crack 200 since correcting the thermostat.
Brakes replaced: calipers, pads, front rubber lines, rotors, abs valve, brake booster, brake master cylinder (and reservoir), brake light switch, rear drums, cylinders, shoes. Rear wheels got new bearings and seals as well since I'd done the front's previously.
I've got a bad brake shudder in the rear now, gonna have to look into the drums from O'Really's(?) and see if they've got a bunch of run-out or what. Worst case I can run my old drums if needed. Abs valve module seems to have cured my abs dash light.
While moving out of the house to my father in-law's shop the transmission decided to take a dump and sounded like a blender full of gravel in reverse during the last two times backing up so I had a Craigslist core transmission rebuilt. Nothing fancy, just updated to the later model e4od updates, towing shift kit, billet heavy duty TC, came with a huge cast aluminum pan from the guy I got it from. Had the shop replace the carrier bearing and a transmission mount while they had things apart. Shifts/drives worlds better now. New KYB monomax shocks at all corners make a nice difference in the ride as well.
Getting tires put on at Costco right now (sitting in a Walmart-Subway to kill time) and then if things work out meeting Russ (typ4) later today to do injectors and timing before I'm back to the shop to dive into the few remaining projects that is like to have done before we load up on Thursday. Gotta mount the trailer hitch (drill six holes, tighten six bolts, cake), do the headlight relay wiring modification, and possibly mount some additional lights I picked up if I have time. Also want to move my oil temp probe into a proper block port rather than the turbo oil feed line where it isn't in the stream well.
Fun.
In the last week and a half I've been a busy beaver.
On the engine I replaced: water pump, vacuum pump, thermostat, heater core coolant hoses, upper and lower radiator hoses, radiator cap, all belts, and did the 3g alternator swap.
Fairly happy with the results but the voltage output still seems a bit low, could be bad reference voltage or might need the regulator and brushes replaced (have both as spares). Coolant temps are a constant 190-195 now unless I'm on it for a while, and even then have yet to crack 200 since correcting the thermostat.
Brakes replaced: calipers, pads, front rubber lines, rotors, abs valve, brake booster, brake master cylinder (and reservoir), brake light switch, rear drums, cylinders, shoes. Rear wheels got new bearings and seals as well since I'd done the front's previously.
I've got a bad brake shudder in the rear now, gonna have to look into the drums from O'Really's(?) and see if they've got a bunch of run-out or what. Worst case I can run my old drums if needed. Abs valve module seems to have cured my abs dash light.
While moving out of the house to my father in-law's shop the transmission decided to take a dump and sounded like a blender full of gravel in reverse during the last two times backing up so I had a Craigslist core transmission rebuilt. Nothing fancy, just updated to the later model e4od updates, towing shift kit, billet heavy duty TC, came with a huge cast aluminum pan from the guy I got it from. Had the shop replace the carrier bearing and a transmission mount while they had things apart. Shifts/drives worlds better now. New KYB monomax shocks at all corners make a nice difference in the ride as well.
Getting tires put on at Costco right now (sitting in a Walmart-Subway to kill time) and then if things work out meeting Russ (typ4) later today to do injectors and timing before I'm back to the shop to dive into the few remaining projects that is like to have done before we load up on Thursday. Gotta mount the trailer hitch (drill six holes, tighten six bolts, cake), do the headlight relay wiring modification, and possibly mount some additional lights I picked up if I have time. Also want to move my oil temp probe into a proper block port rather than the turbo oil feed line where it isn't in the stream well.
Fun.