This car gives me a smile everytime Im driving it.
No leaks from the intake side but.....Yesterday was a rollercoaster day. It started with wanting to get this annoying rubber brake pedal stop in.
Something so small shouldnt be allowed to cause so much frustration. I had tried multiple times to get this installed, but now I needed to. It was a "must"
What a day by 2mAn
got it in and was about to go take it for a test drive. My wife just got home and could tell I was happy, so she told me to strike a pose
What a day by 2mAn
I spent the next hour driving around Culver City/ Venice on the streets. I ended up putting about 20 miles on it, smiling the entire time. It was mostly street driving, rarely getting into 4th, so I wanted to get on the freeway when I was on my way home. Traffic on the freeway prevented getting up to 60 and more, but what I did notice is a slight coolant smell. My radar went on, and I was checking the temps, they looked good. Looked for any smoke from under the hood, nothing. The smell was there though, so I took it easy driving home from there. Got home and parked it. After I got out, I looked and saw this.
Ugh by 2mAn
Smile gone. I think its the gasket from the water pump because it was trickling down from the front of the motor. Im going to take this "opportunity" to change the water pump too, but I will keep the old water pump because I think its still good. Maybe use it to rebuild.
Not the end of the world, but the chances of getting this done in the next 5 days is super slim. Im going to try, but we'll see what happens. If I dont finish, I will probably just head up to Solvang for Saturday and come back that night.
No leaks from the intake side but.....Yesterday was a rollercoaster day. It started with wanting to get this annoying rubber brake pedal stop in.
Something so small shouldnt be allowed to cause so much frustration. I had tried multiple times to get this installed, but now I needed to. It was a "must"
What a day by 2mAngot it in and was about to go take it for a test drive. My wife just got home and could tell I was happy, so she told me to strike a pose
What a day by 2mAnI spent the next hour driving around Culver City/ Venice on the streets. I ended up putting about 20 miles on it, smiling the entire time. It was mostly street driving, rarely getting into 4th, so I wanted to get on the freeway when I was on my way home. Traffic on the freeway prevented getting up to 60 and more, but what I did notice is a slight coolant smell. My radar went on, and I was checking the temps, they looked good. Looked for any smoke from under the hood, nothing. The smell was there though, so I took it easy driving home from there. Got home and parked it. After I got out, I looked and saw this.
Ugh by 2mAnSmile gone. I think its the gasket from the water pump because it was trickling down from the front of the motor. Im going to take this "opportunity" to change the water pump too, but I will keep the old water pump because I think its still good. Maybe use it to rebuild.
Not the end of the world, but the chances of getting this done in the next 5 days is super slim. Im going to try, but we'll see what happens. If I dont finish, I will probably just head up to Solvang for Saturday and come back that night.
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