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Rebuiding Inside-out |
bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:16 PM
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#6161
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Roughly how it fits.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:18 PM
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#6162
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Rear sheet metal pieces, left and right.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:18 PM
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#6163
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Side sheet metal pieces.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:19 PM
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#6164
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Front sheet metal.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:20 PM
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#6165
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I attached the thermostat cable to the flap pivot.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:21 PM
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#6166
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
A little voice told me to test it, so I got out my heat gun.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:22 PM
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#6167
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
The thermostat bellows expanded, but the cable went slack.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:23 PM
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#6168
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
And the flap pivot did not rotate much. I could move it by hand, but it was binding.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:24 PM
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#6169
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Turns out the plastic bushing on the right side was not seated properly. I loosened the sheet metal and fixed that.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:25 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I hit the bellows with the heat gun again, and this time the cable stayed tight.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:26 PM
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#6171
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
And the pivot and flaps rotated as specified.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:26 PM
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#6172
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
With the rear piece, I have all the top sheet metal on again.
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bkrantz |
Feb 6 2023, 08:27 PM
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#6173
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Last thing today: the new VDO sensor.
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bkrantz |
Feb 9 2023, 08:24 PM
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#6174
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
A few more bits today. Spark plug wires.
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bkrantz |
Feb 9 2023, 08:24 PM
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#6175
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
J-tubes.
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bkrantz |
Feb 9 2023, 08:26 PM
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#6176
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I cleaned the old gaskets off the intakes, and it looked like they did not seal evenly. A bit of scuffing on some sandpaper proves that.
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bkrantz |
Feb 9 2023, 08:27 PM
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#6177
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
More sanding. Getting flatter.
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bkrantz |
Feb 11 2023, 08:34 PM
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#6178
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Intake manifolds installed (with thin gaskets).
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bkrantz |
Feb 11 2023, 08:35 PM
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#6179
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Oil filler/breather.
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bkrantz |
Feb 11 2023, 08:36 PM
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#6180
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,154 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Top side wires, including starter cable.
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