Don't worry, I believed you about the vacuum. New injector seals and O-rings are in the mail. All the heat is coming from the muffler. The engine compartment is holding up fine. Believe it or not, my engine ran so cool that I couldn't get the fans to kick on at all just by idling. I had to drive it around the block and put the engine under load and THEN park for a minute for the fans to click. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > If the studs are conventional (anybody know?), just press bad one(s) > out and new ones in. Available in English and metric at most parts > houses (Advance and Autozone both sell). I use plain old vise with > sockets as the receivers. Good time to replace wheel bearings too > (those may be DeLo vendor). > > Don't forget to lube angle drive while you're down there. > > Re: vacuum leaks: *NOW* do you believe me? PRV is unlike anything > domestic. What *WERE* the French thinking (Volvo's name is on there, > but looks Norman to me. If it looks like a Frog and croaks like a > Frog, what else could it be). The poor thing sucks so hard on itself I > am surprised it doesn't collapse like a black hole. Oh wait, can't > collapse while sucking all that outside air. > > Is your heat engine or exhaust? Can't do much about the engine (how do > those cylinders get so hot sitting in a bathtub full of coolant?), but > exhaust heat will drop dramatically if you jetison catalytic > converter. Compare to manifold temp around starter motor and you'll > see what I mean. > > How's that plastic engine compartment treating you? > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > > Good news: Using a cheater bar & wheel chocks I freed the last stuck > > nut on the driver's front. > > > > Bad news: The passenger front stripped out totally. > > > > Good news: New otterstat works great. Fans kick on. > > > > Bad news: Still hotter'n hell without the heatshield. > > > > Good news: Fixed the shift linkage. Have reverse. > > > > Bad news: Still finding more vacuum leaks. :) > > > > Good news: Took her for the first drive OUTSIDE of the parking lot. On > > the street! > > > > > > Boy did people stare.....you'd think I was driving an M1A1 Abrams or > > something. > > > > > > Rich > > #5335 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259538.3705203.4965331.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1712983/R=0/SIG=11u38u3s2/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/hit?pa ge=1374-105951838331032> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259538.3705203.4965331.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1712983/rand=602584191> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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