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Youngest got the trans pulled this past weekend. Everything is done ready to pull the engine next.
I really wanted him to fire it while still in the van, just to make sure all was still well. The ring gear had a bunch of munched teeth from a failed starter that the rear main leak put too much oil into, and the starter shorted in the "spin engine" position. Ate the ring gear before I could get the battery unhooked. This was also the last hurrah for the yellow van as it was too rusty to haul the kiddos in when they were babies. So it has sat since then.
The good news is it fired right up with only a couple of seconds of cranking. I cheated - pulled the starter, removed the shims from between the starter and block, and reinstalled the starter. Figured that would help make up for the chewed up flex plate teeth, and it worked. Vroom. Oil pressure was a nice 60 at high idle, charging at 14v, no temp gauge as the coolant was already drained. Perfect.
Yanked the gauges and starter, noticed this on the flex plate. Guess that episode with the runaway starter did more damage than I thought.
Oh well. The teeth were shot anyways, and I have spares.
Last edited by STINEY; September 11, 2019, 12:57 PM.Of all the paths you take in life - make sure a few of them are dirt.
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The van hasn't moved under its own power for 14-15 years, so while my guess is that it appeared right before the new starter was installed that particular moment was far in the past, lol. PLENTY o'time for that crack to rust.
My original intent was to pull and reinstall the engine/trans as a unit. I just last week decided to change that and have Wes pull the trans from underneath just for the experience.
Glad for that!Last edited by STINEY; September 12, 2019, 12:14 PM.Of all the paths you take in life - make sure a few of them are dirt.
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Last edited by STINEY; September 26, 2019, 01:21 PM.Of all the paths you take in life - make sure a few of them are dirt.
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Originally posted by STINEY View PostGonna leave this here. The panhard bar on these really limits the real estate around the rear axle.
Dan
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Originally posted by DanStokes View PostThe guy who built the wagon's exhaust did a great job (want a pic?)
BTW - those tanks are $118 (includes freight) on line and they have a built-in drain plug so they're relatively easy to replace. Hope you don't need to know that but just in case.
And I hope we don’t need to know that either, but it is sure good to know. Does Dick find his wagen to be severely range limited with the V8? Must be the case to perform the work of grafting 2 tanks together?
Of all the paths you take in life - make sure a few of them are dirt.
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Postno sidepipes?Of all the paths you take in life - make sure a few of them are dirt.
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Originally posted by STINEY View Post
We would love a picture or ten. Absolutely. Please and thank you.
And I hope we don’t need to know that either, but it is sure good to know. Does Dick find his wagen to be severely range limited with the V8? Must be the case to perform the work of grafting 2 tanks together?
2) The exhaust on the wagon exits in 2 side-by-side pipes on the right side. It adds to the sleeper vibe as it looks like maybe an Anza or some such system. His was made by a guy in (IIRC) Connecticut who had done a number of them and it's really a nice job. I'll get pics tomorrow.
Dan
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Originally posted by STINEY View Post
The teenager in me wants to run the exhaust out in front of the rear tires. Either on both sides or both out one side, but true duals either way. The adult side says true duals out the back under the axle, probably both on one side just for the EuroTrash Vibe.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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