Anyone use these guys for replacement engines?

[02redKJ]

Yeah, that's where mine failed. It was at the neck to the tank on the upper neck.

You guys are looking at this in the wrong nature though. If you look at it this way, it is a positive. Each time one of these fails, you have to flush out the fluid, and then you won't have to do it again until you get a new radiator. Just think of it as a built in alarm.

 

[tjkj2002]

You know those OEM spring clamps on the hoses that everyone hates and trashes then uses worm style clamps?


Well those are the best type of clamps to use,never want to re-use them but they are fairly cheap to buy new at the dealership.Never have to worry about over-torqueing and never have to go back and re-tighten from expansion/contraction like you must do with worm type clamps.

 

[02redKJ]

Well, I picked up Ms. Libby today. She ran great for the first mile. Stopped and filled the tank, went into the bank, and driving out of the parking lot, the check engine light came on again. Dropped off the rent check and went back to the dealer. He said to bring it back tomorrow, but go ahead and drive it. Went to AutoZone and had them do a code read. It was P0303 again. The mechanic said he changed the spark plugs, and swapped around the coil packs. What else do you think it could be? It is running a hell of a lot better than it was yesterday before he changed the spark plugs. It gets it with very little throttle now. Way more than it ever did before.

 

[Cherrie]

Bored so I googled. It suggest that's is the fuel injector, vacuum leak, plug or coil pack, o2 sensor or cat. For the easy check-change plug then swap coil. Then the others.
Hope you get it taken care of and get it back right tomorrow

I'd go on down the list. Did the easy now do the more difficult.
I'm thinking injector would be my next.

 

[02redKJ]

I forgot you posted that Cherrie. Thanks. I am going to let him do it. I think he said he swapped around a couple of the injectors too. I could be wrong. Their luck it will be the computer ECM. How much does one of those cost?

 

[Cherrie]

I'd just google and read all that you find. Hope they get it figured out.

 

[02redKJ]

Drove it to dinner. Runs great unless at idle. Give it a little bit of gas and off she goes. Slams you back in the seat, like that ride at Knott's Berry Farm... Montezuma's Revenge. 0 to 60MPH in about 2.1 seconds. And I have barely touched the gas. It really shifts like a truck now that Chrysler replaced the shift control module and 4WD selector switch too. It is idling at between 600 and 650. Is that normal? I think I read somewhere on here that, that is about where it is supposed to be. Could that be why it is rough when idling? I have a stinking feeling that it is the ECM though. I sure hope not.

 

[CactusJacked]

Oh, you're hot-rodding it already, eh?

 

[profdlp]

My idle RPMs are right at 600 on a consistent basis. Nothing rough, uneven or irregular, though.

Oh, you're hot-rodding it already, eh?

Can't really blame him, can you?

 

[Snail Farmer]

Mine idles right at 650 rpm smooth as silk

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[02redKJ]

Oh, you're hot-rodding it already, eh?

Only after it is fully warmed up and then only enough to break it in. I already did my first oil change at 40 miles too. I know some will call me crazy, but a lot of stuff is left in a "clean" build. All of that is going to act as sandpaper. I have the oil in a pan and will filter it in the morning. I'll show a pic of the filter after I get it done. It may take a while. Ever try to run oil through a coffee filter? I may try it through a paper towel instead. I just want to see how many shavings and etc is in the oil after the first 40 miles.

Any ideas on a good filter to run it through to see what is in there?

My idle RPMs are right at 600 on a consistent basis. Nothing rough, uneven or irregular, though.

Mine idles right at 650 rpm smooth as silk

OK well mine is right there as far as number, but not in smoothness. :freak3:

 

[profdlp]

...I just want to see how many shavings and etc is in the oil after the first 40 miles.

Can't hurt. If nothing else, you might spot a potential problem early.

Any ideas on a good filter to run it through to see what is in there?...

Never tried it, but a couple layers of cheesecloth maybe? Maybe even an old sheet or white T-Shirt.

 

[02redKJ]

Maybe even an old sheet or white T-Shirt.

Hadn't thought of cloth. I bet that will work!

 

[02blue]

Hadn't thought of cloth. I bet that will work!

The cloth is a great idea! I might try that sometime with mine.

I remember my dad telling me stories of when he worked at a Pontiac dealer back in the 40's and 50's. He was washing and changing oil in fleet vehicles. They'd filter the oil through saw dust and reuse it. Had some big gravity filtration column set up (2 stories tall). Of course back then you changed oil every 1-1.5k.

 

[CactusJacked]

I was going to suggest the cheesecloth in a funnel idea too. Didn't I post giving it an early oil change in a previous post, and putting women's nylons (or yours, I don't judge) between the upper radiator neck & hose to catch the crap in the cooling system? It really works!

 

[02redKJ]

Didn't I post giving it an early oil change in a previous post

You did. I am taking your and Motoman's advice, sort of. I was given the keys with 13 miles on it already, then I drove it for 6 miles and drove it up to about 3500-4000 RPM under hilly street load and then decelerated by downshifting creating back pressure as described. Then they drove it again 20 more miles, Then I drove it 11 more miles using the same technique as above, then I came home and let it cool and changed the oil. (Keep in mind... I let it idle until at operating temp before pulling out of the driveway each time.)

women's nylons (or yours, I don't judge)

They're compression socks... Get it right! LOL

between the upper radiator neck & hose to catch the crap in the cooling system? It really works!

No you didn't on my thread anyway. They already had to change the radiator at 20 miles on the new engine, so they had to replace most of the coolant already. I might try that though and see what comes out.

 

[02redKJ]

OK. I picked her up again, and this time SUCCESS! No codes and idling purrrrrfect! I couldn't be happier right now. Mechanic said he tested everything by the book and found nothing wrong except that the idle was reading about 600 on the RPM gauge, but on his computer scanner, it was reading 538RPM. So he manually bumped it up just a teeny tiny little bit, and it smoothed right out and stopped throwing codes. He drove it another 15 miles and it never threw another code. I just drove it home another couple miles, and no codes. Woo Hoo!

Now I can concentrate on the other little stuff that needs to be looked at...

Anyone know anything about the rear window? Mine won't close unless I SLAM it HARD! and I mean real hard. So hard it hurts my shoulder to do it. Is there anything weird about the latch I should know before I try to adjust it if I can.

 

[profdlp]

I was going to suggest the cheesecloth in a funnel idea too. Didn't I post giving it an early oil change in a previous post, and putting women's nylons (or yours, I don't judge) between the upper radiator neck & hose to catch the crap in the cooling system? It really works!

That sounds like a great idea, though it might put a crimp in your Saturday night plans if you can't get all the oil out. :hidesbehindsofa:

(I'm not kidding about the "great idea" part at all.) :waytogo:

 

[CactusJacked]

The coolant on the nylons helps to slip them on though.......ehhhhhh, I mean I hear it helps, yeah that's it!

 

[02redKJ]

Who brought up the nylons? Oh yeah, Cactus Jack. There is a troublemaker in every crowd!