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Nza
nice shape,
the hubcaps are *HORRIBLE* though... LOL
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Hachiroku
Actually, I have these old Brat wheels:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/9/
web/2349000-2349999/2349271_4_full.jpg
I painted them silver before I put the car on the road last week.
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Nza
Ahh! Much better! I always liked the waggin' wheels on those
things.
Have you had any trouble with your waterboxer?
things.
Have you had any trouble with your waterboxer?
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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B
It had leaky head gaskets, but I actually resolved that with the Gasket In
A Bottle stuff. I guess it works well under certain circumstances. I have
a '97 Legacy wagon with a BHG, but it's on the exhaust side so the stuff
can't settle in to seal the leak. That one's going to require surgery...
Other than that, nothing Earth shaking. It's having a bit of a cooling
problem, but that's because the fan clutch is shot, and I'm not paying
$127 for a new one! The aftermarket ones are even more! (You can see the
saga in alt.autos.subaru...)
I'll drill a hole through it and pin it first. I also blew a timing belt
on the busiest road in the area at the second worst time of day, and had
to replace them myself. I had never done a timing belt before, but all the
bolts came off without snapping, and even though there were two belts, it
was surprisingly easy.
It sometimes runs hard, like you're trying to drive into a 50MPH headwind,
but when it runs good, it runs GREAT. Gas mileage is between 24 and 28 MPG.
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ransley
But its in Germany
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Nza
I tried to use some junk made by Bar's Leaks to fix BHGs on a 4.5
cadillac once... unfortunately, the engine had already seen too much
heat.. lol
yeah, i'm sure you know how much the 'yota ones cost too... My bro
bought a new one for his '96 Taco 5VZ and it was around $175 I
think. I don't think i've ever had a good one on any 22R or 20R.
I have considered making or having a spacer made to directly mount the
fan on the water pump in place of the fan clutch.. the parasitic
loss really wouldn't be a huge concern to me.
you did this on the side of the road? lol!
Damn dude! I haven't broken a timing belt _yet_ .. there's always a
first time..
So, those engines are not interference engines? Pretty cool if
that's the case!
This is what happened to a Porsche 944 that broke the timing belt at
driving speed:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/nza_420/PA090069.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/nza_420/PA090071.jpg
The owner told me that before he broke the belt, he didn't have enough
money to replace the timing belt *and* change the clutch.. So he, of
course, chose the one that would make the car mobile instead of
choosing the one that would keep him from dropping a valve.. LOL..
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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B
I brought it there for the picture shoot!
Aw, gee ransley, it's not *mine* mine, but you see so few of them it's har
to find a pic.
Mine is in almost as good shape as this one. A little more rust.
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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B
This is what I used. I posted a couple of posts about it back in January?
March? All I remember is, it was 25 degrees, I was worried about cracking
the block, and I had to evict the Supra from the garage overnight to park
the sub...
It worked on the '89 with a slight leak, but not on the '97.
http://ec1-images.acehardwareoutlet.com/225/products/8190167_06_20_07_i_rs.jpg
I got one for the Supra from AutoZone for ~$70. That was 2006. I got one
for an '85 Corolla I was going to try on the Sub for $45.
No, after a $54 tow home...
Depends on the model. The 1.8 used in the 70's and 80's is an NI engine.
The 2.2 or the 2.5 is; I can never remember which one is.
I do that sometimes, but then again we're talking $300 cars here!!!
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ransley
Why are belts used, chains last as long as the motor. Usualy at high
miles you are driving it because moneys tight and belt labor is usualy
alot.
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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B
All the Jap manufacturers went to belts for a while. There were certain
exceptions; my '90 240SX had a chain, and then they used a brittle plastic
for the chain guides and you had to go in and change the chain and the
guides anyway! My '85 Celica had a similar problem, though it didn't hit
my engine until ~250,000 miles. 100,000 for the Nissan.
Now they are going back to chains, at least Toyota. My Scion has a chain.
I had a belt and water pump installed in my Mazda when I got it (since
there wasn't a record of the belt being changed) at 148,000 for $189, plus
$35 for the belt and $45 for the pump.
My Supra was a bit more, $300, but we also did the belts, hoses and a
couple other things.
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Nza
dayum! I'm surprised you made it that far with the single-row chain
on the celly..
That red celica I showed you has about 150,000 on it.. the chain sawed
through the timing cover, let water into the crankcase, *and* the
slackness bent a valve.. LOL
I bent a valve on my '83 driving it before i realised it had a broken
chain guide and a slack chain... that one had 212,000 on it at the
time. The center cam bearing cap was also broken..
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EdV
that would be still be an understatement =)