What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2022]
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Well I got everything under the hood back together today.
It's full of fluids and I didn't see anything leaking after the first heat cycle in the shop.
I still need tuning so I shut it down and cleaned up the mess. Brought EJ back his table and top side creeper while the truck cooled off. Then I went back and brought all my tools back to my bey. Moved some cars for Monday. It did suffer one casualty taking it back apart 3 times I kinked the pressure line for the boost gauge.
I'm not to worried about it that's actually why I left it so long in case something happens to it I never liked those plastic lines that's why I always used to put copper on my oil pressure guages. I finally took it out of the shop and I did about 5 laps around the complex. Even shifted 2nd a couple of times never went over 10lbs of boost never went over 210° and egt never went above 400° in fact most of the time it was 150-200 driving in a parking lot can't tell me much about a tune but like benn said it's probably pretty close. He also said I could probably drive it but he doesn't recommend it. As bad as I want to drive it I don't think it's ready for my commute yet. Last thing I need is a wrong tune blowing it up now. The tuner owes EJ money so he's going to his place tonight and telling him just tune the truck for me and we are even I'll just owe EJ some labor on something. I'm waiting for EJ to call me now. And the truck is conveniently located in front of the detail bey to be washed. If he shows up to do all that electro-wizardry ont the fantasy box that makes these things run I'll start. For now I'll do the rest of the little things after work like change the oil and fix the floor over the 2 center cab bolts.
It's full of fluids and I didn't see anything leaking after the first heat cycle in the shop.
I still need tuning so I shut it down and cleaned up the mess. Brought EJ back his table and top side creeper while the truck cooled off. Then I went back and brought all my tools back to my bey. Moved some cars for Monday. It did suffer one casualty taking it back apart 3 times I kinked the pressure line for the boost gauge.
I'm not to worried about it that's actually why I left it so long in case something happens to it I never liked those plastic lines that's why I always used to put copper on my oil pressure guages. I finally took it out of the shop and I did about 5 laps around the complex. Even shifted 2nd a couple of times never went over 10lbs of boost never went over 210° and egt never went above 400° in fact most of the time it was 150-200 driving in a parking lot can't tell me much about a tune but like benn said it's probably pretty close. He also said I could probably drive it but he doesn't recommend it. As bad as I want to drive it I don't think it's ready for my commute yet. Last thing I need is a wrong tune blowing it up now. The tuner owes EJ money so he's going to his place tonight and telling him just tune the truck for me and we are even I'll just owe EJ some labor on something. I'm waiting for EJ to call me now. And the truck is conveniently located in front of the detail bey to be washed. If he shows up to do all that electro-wizardry ont the fantasy box that makes these things run I'll start. For now I'll do the rest of the little things after work like change the oil and fix the floor over the 2 center cab bolts.
Congratulations!! I bet it felt really good driving in the parking lot feeling all the work, time,and frustration finally paying off!
Yes it did and I noticed some other things wrong with it but for the moment I'm choosing to ignore them so I can move on with my life.
Good to see it's back together.
SafeLite came out yesterday and did my windshield in my truck. Rock chip that grew and a branch fell on it one day caused a few more cracks. In the State of Florida any windshied damage is illegal so insurance replaces them for free, you get one a year per vehicle. Guy pulled the glass, I had everything prepped for him to make it easy.
I pulled all the door seals and cleaned them as well as the grime behind them, cleaned the cowl plastic as well as under it, di-electric grease in the wiper motor connector, cleaned and painted the wiper arms where they had been faded over the years. Put new wiper blades on it and it's back together. 🙂
SafeLite came out yesterday and did my windshield in my truck. Rock chip that grew and a branch fell on it one day caused a few more cracks. In the State of Florida any windshied damage is illegal so insurance replaces them for free, you get one a year per vehicle. Guy pulled the glass, I had everything prepped for him to make it easy.
I pulled all the door seals and cleaned them as well as the grime behind them, cleaned the cowl plastic as well as under it, di-electric grease in the wiper motor connector, cleaned and painted the wiper arms where they had been faded over the years. Put new wiper blades on it and it's back together. 🙂
After more research and brain racking I came to the conclusion that this truck has the Sonnax repair kit installed. As removed, it was set to function with the PWM as the general intended. Nothing was wallered out, so I feel that it shouldn't have had the TCC slippage, but again all I need to do is keep that inner purple valve pinned to the top. After fishing out the rest of it, I saw that I could flip the aft valve and have a nice stack.
Instead of the spring going inside that valve it can sit on top, has a centering tit on it.
That spring is pretty stiff too. It had an ample but realistic amount of preload when I put it back in. I really hope this is it, one and done. If not, it's gonna get spendier for him. I have to wait until tomorrow to get a decent gasket from a local trans shop before I put the pan back on and pick up a fan clutch, his is locked solid. Sounds like a d@mn airplane at 3000. Plus I think his cat is plugged. More to come.
Instead of the spring going inside that valve it can sit on top, has a centering tit on it.
That spring is pretty stiff too. It had an ample but realistic amount of preload when I put it back in. I really hope this is it, one and done. If not, it's gonna get spendier for him. I have to wait until tomorrow to get a decent gasket from a local trans shop before I put the pan back on and pick up a fan clutch, his is locked solid. Sounds like a d@mn airplane at 3000. Plus I think his cat is plugged. More to come.
Nice to see it back together and looking like a truck again. Congrats!
It's lunchtime Monday and I took the truck nice and easy to the pizza place down RT9. It seams like it's not shifting but I was stuck behind an old civic on 9 with handicap license plates and gray hair on the very short driver. Maybe on the way back I can go fast enough to build pump pressure enough to shift lol I'll time it with the traffic light leaving so no one in in front of me. The tune is definitely off because when I cold started it it gave me a huff of black smoke. This afternoon I'm changing the oil and filter before the tuner shows up.
I think everyone should have 70k in frame equipment to change there oil lol
Just waiting for someone to show up and make sure it's drivable. I should probably call or text him
Just waiting for someone to show up and make sure it's drivable. I should probably call or text him
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