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Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 09:35 am: | 
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Ah yes, the odyssey continues... Good news and bad news (OK, maybe not bad, just less good).
Tore down my engine again last night-you know, when you've done it this many times, those bolts just spin right out, although I still can't get that damned snake belt on first time.
Checked the block where it looked like it was leaking coolant... No problems, the water was running back along a bolt to the block and then along a casting line. Looked just like a crack.
Put the spare water pump back on-it worked when I took it off. It leaks from the weep hole too!
Being very badly defeated and more than a little depressed at this point, I decided to at least see if the damned thing ran. At this point, I was still worried the block might be bad, a sleeve might have dropped, or worse, cracked.
Pause for effect...
I turned the key and the damned thing roared to life! It now idles so much more smoothly, it is absolutely wonderful, and might make it all worthwhile, if I can get a new water pump before the next millenium.
Peace,
Paul |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 09:39 am: |
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Yes Virginia, err Paul, there is a Santa Clause. Glad to hear of your good fortune. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 09:54 am: |
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thats great Paul...good to here you got a break |
todd slater (Toddslater)
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 10:38 am: |
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You can come down off that bridge railing now...afterall it is a wonderful life. Glad to hear it is a minor repair. |
Norm
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 10:39 am: |
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Damn.
You just blew a perfectly good excuse to get a 4.6.
---Norm |
Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 11:25 am: |
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Penelope must be happy |
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