Recent content by SlippytheDisco

If the battery ends up being good, do you think anything else could be causing it, or just needing to clean the connections and put a grounding washer as you said?

Okay I will try this before I look at getting a new battery, thanks!

Yes exactly, and it used to start immediately (sounded really good), which is why J figured there must be smthn wrong causing it to change to that kind of start. Thank you.

😭 I can see how it sounds really stupid, however I just noticed it slowly starting to do this, because it used to start immediately on cold starts and sounded really good. I figured I would ask the experts. It sounds like it is something I can put on a list to look into, so if I end up having...

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to time smthn under a second… glad you contributed to the conversation tho 👍

Ok cool, I will do that and see where it takes me. And yeah it only does it cold, so for example if I get home for the day and don’t start the vehicle until I leave the next morning.

6 years might be a stretch, probably 3-5 years on the high end *

I’d have to check for sure, but I’d guess probably 3-6 years old. It got drained completely like a year ago as well, but I was able to recharge it back to normal

How would I test for an issue with the battery / battery cables? And thanks I will try that as well. I just started it on a cold start again, it stuttered for a second, paused, then came on. Never had troubled any other times tho

I am a university student on break, and am trying to compile a list of maintenance things to do so it is ready for when I will be heavily commuting again, so anything I notice that seems a bit off I want to nip in the bud right now. On cold starts only, the engine begins to start, then almost...

No that helps a lot, I was basically making sure it was straightforward as you said, and I wasn’t missing anything else that I might need to do. Yes those bolts connecting to the y pipe r pain in the yk what, I’ve tightened/ untightened them probably 5 times in the past 6 weeks now 😊. Thank you...

I have a stripped bolt on the manifold half of where the y pipe meets the exhaust manifold. It is a new bolt from a gasket kit from AB. My line of thinking (since the threaded bolt is only in the top half) is to take the exhaust manifold off, and remove the stripped bolt. It is the middle of the...

Hello all, a recent opportunity came up and I am quite interested. A family friend of mine is selling an old Range Rover classic for a missionary who is trying to raise money for himself. The guy replaced a lot of it with Chevy parts, including a 6.2 Chevy Diesel engine, and a 4l80 transmission...

It was leaking out of the exhaust manifold connection to the Y pipe, got the gaskets changed and stripped a bolt in the process, which is quite the bummer. However, the one side that didn’t have a bolt stripped still leaks a bit of air, any suggestions as to why?

Thank you, I will look into that. It turns out it was leaking where the manifold meets the y pipe. I am in the process of replacing the gaskets. If I am unable to fix it before Monday, is this unsafe at all to drive as a commuter with the issue?