tan's2002kjlimited wrote:
ihatemybike wrote:
Looks like Grumpy is getting new intake manifold gaskets this weekend, along with some brake work. If interested in helping, BSing, enjoying ones that are cold. Let me know.
Did you get this taken care of this weekend?
This was a weekend of Fail.
Since it was suggested that the intake manifold was the problem I started prepping Grumpy for the replacement. Pulled something in my left shoulder trying to break the fan clutch loose from the water pump. Two hours in, I finally got it removed after returning home to get the BFP for leverage. Of course the radiator drain does not work, so I undid the lower hose clamp on the water pump and drain it that way.
At this point I remembered that I didn't perform the check to verify that the intake manifold gasket is leaking. Reconnect the lower hose, fill radiator with water, start engine. Go back and forth between carb cleaner and propane trying to get the engine to react. Nothing, nada, zip, not a dang thing.
Since this is something I've never done before, I decide I need to visit the guy that suggested this being the solution to Grumpy's problem. I put Grumpy back together enough to drive to AdvanceAuto, where Moe did the same tests. His results were the same and he suggested trying compression leak down testing, which Advance of course does not have in their loaner tool collection or even have in stock for sale. Calling other parts stores gave the same results.
While at Advance Moe noticed Grumpy's slow start and ran a battery test. Only 440 CCA, amazing it started at all.
I returned to the garage and worked on flushing the coolant, since the stuff that was in there was pretty nasty looking. After several fill, run, and drains the coolant was mostly clear, but it was getting late so I called it a night.
On Sunday I pulled the battery, stopped by AutoZone to see if they would work with me on the battery since it was just over two years old. They wouldn't do anything, mostly since I wasn't the original purchaser. Oh well, I guess Wallyworld will get my business.
Battery resolved, I added fresh undiluted antifreeze hoping the ratio is good as I didn't have a way to check at the time.
Last thing for the weekend was supposed to be flushing the brake lines, but snapping the first bleeder valve put an end to that idea.
Hopefully pulling Green's transmission for the rebuild will go better.
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