After I got done with the Dodge springs and parked it by the house, the starter died. But not before doing this really cool thing where the contacts welded and it kept cranking for about 30 seconds after starting. I ordered a starter that showed up with a broken stud. The seller refunded my money and I eventually fixed it. In the meantime, it got snowed in for a couple weeks.
Neither the starter in it, nor the replacement I ordered were genuine Denso. I put the (repaired) new one in it and bought a brush and contact kit to repair the one that died. The contacts were predictably wasted, but I didn't expect to find a welded brush holder. Must have been a pretty sketchy reman.
I didn't really get much history when I bought this thing. A big, throbbing, neon question mark was the killer dowel pin (or KDP). I bought the tab and gasket set months ago, but finally got around to it. There was no markings or label under the hood but the gray RTV is supposed to be an indication that it's been apart.
When I got it apart, I found that it had been "addressed"...kinda.
Anyway, it's fixed right now. I was happy to see that the inside looked pretty good for 255,000 miles and the crank had no wear at the seal.
Naturally, mission creep did its thing. I flushed the coolant and replaced radiator, heater, and bypass hoses. The thermostat, water pump, and belt tensioner are new now too.
The radiator wasn't leaking and there were no green crustys around any of the tank seams. Unfortunately, I didn't look inside until I was filling it. There's quite a bit of calcification, so I guess a new radiator is on the list.
Neither the starter in it, nor the replacement I ordered were genuine Denso. I put the (repaired) new one in it and bought a brush and contact kit to repair the one that died. The contacts were predictably wasted, but I didn't expect to find a welded brush holder. Must have been a pretty sketchy reman.
I didn't really get much history when I bought this thing. A big, throbbing, neon question mark was the killer dowel pin (or KDP). I bought the tab and gasket set months ago, but finally got around to it. There was no markings or label under the hood but the gray RTV is supposed to be an indication that it's been apart.
When I got it apart, I found that it had been "addressed"...kinda.
Anyway, it's fixed right now. I was happy to see that the inside looked pretty good for 255,000 miles and the crank had no wear at the seal.
Naturally, mission creep did its thing. I flushed the coolant and replaced radiator, heater, and bypass hoses. The thermostat, water pump, and belt tensioner are new now too.
The radiator wasn't leaking and there were no green crustys around any of the tank seams. Unfortunately, I didn't look inside until I was filling it. There's quite a bit of calcification, so I guess a new radiator is on the list.
