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Everything posted by johnceggleston
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there are several good threads dealing with this repair. they range from gluing the thing back together with some "never will let go" locktite, to actually repairing the keyway with welding(?) and then fileing it back to perfect. it also included the 2 pin method mentioned here. look around. the most important information is : crank pulley wobble is the symptom of the problem. the problem is under torque of the crank pulley bolt. so when you have the work done or do it yourself, learn enought to torque the bolt correctly. i thought myne was a result of the previous owner not using a $0.79 tube of locktite. but no, it's all about holding the flywheel and correct torque. locktite may not hurt, but it won't prevent the problem.
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try the techron first, it's 8$ and it might work. pour it in fill up and let it sit for the weekend. it fixed my fuel gage in my 95 leg. well it fixed it 7/8's of the way. it still doesn't go all the way to full. but it used to just sit on empty. the other thing is to sell it with a full tank. the buyer will figure out how to read it after one fill up. and the full tank will be his discount on the price. what's a tank cost ? well it used to cost $50 now... 35?
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i'm out there looking for the leak. i park on a hill, top off the system, burp it , and let it run for a while. it appears to be coming out of the radiator lower left corner behind the fan shroud. so i remove the overflow bottle to see better. and what i find is it's dripping all the way down the left side from the radiator cap. 6$ later i'm good to go. am i lucky or what.?
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my 97 obw has a small coolant leak. i noticed it today for the first time.i drove home got out of the car, talked to a friend, and noticed a spill on the pavement about the size of a papre plate. i chrecked the over flow tank... bone dry. waited a while and opened the radiator , it was full to the top and a gorgeous green. tomorrow i'll burp the system and look for the leak. history: i bought the car with 98k miles, dealer said it needs front axels and engine replace due to "bad wrist pin". well it really had torque bind (bad duty c), and piston slap. so i replaced the clutch pack/duty c and had the t-belt , front seals and water pump replaced. no problems for 10k miles. a great car... loud, but great. so maybe this time a leak is just a leak. it looks like it's coming from under the overflow tank, in that area. any ideas or suggestions. thanks, john
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i think i fall into the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" category. do the maintenance, and service. but don't fix anything until it breaks. it could go 200k miles and never fail. plus, the price of the HG repair, is about the same as installing a used engine. drive it. make it work for those repair dollars!!!
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found this service on ebay and wondered if you bought your car. apparently this is a $20 service to see actual pics of specific wrecked cars. if no pics, no pay. hope it helps. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Considering-buying-Salvage-Rebuilt-title-vehicle-truck_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ111102QQihZ014QQitemZ330030731096QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVWQQtcZphoto
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have you tried "car-part.com" ??? i have a shaft out of a 97 obw, but i may need part of it. i'm not very smart about drive shafts, but i know thw front u-joint is right next ot the support berring. are you sure it's the u-joint?? i don't even know if the ujoints are replaceable. search the salvage yards for a shaft. john
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yes 50/50 means the clutch pack is not doing it's job, either the duty c or the clutch itself is bad. but since the clutch pack was replaced ..... i would ask... how long did you drive the car after the tyranny swap before the binding occurred ? is there any chance that the binding was there and you just didn't notice it. perhaps you were so excioted about your "new car" you weren't being very attentive? some one here has a great thread about the wiring being different on his tranny swap and he had binding. his duty c was not getting the power it needed. i asume that the connector looked the same , but if they moved the wires you may not be powering the duty c solenoid. i can't believe that the new parts have failed already. if they have there is anopther problem or a problem mechanic. just my opinion.