Joining the bandwagon, my 4L OHV build

[jd4242]

the bolt under the lower rad hose is a *****. i got a wrench on it and turned it but due to limited space it wont go back on except the spot i took it off at, so no more turning. there can not be any possible way unless that fan is off....

im gonna be installing an electric fan when i get there..

on the water pump?yea the fan has to come out!
ps http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2646221#post2646221

 

[Xeek]

changing your answer again huh?

Ps just pull the water pump off if you cant get the fan off.its gota come off to come out!!

problem is the fan nut is stripping and the tool doesnt look like it was made for a tight fit either

nice tires. im getting 37" iroks myself. $400 for 5. they arnt 99% tread tho... more about 75ish.

 

[jd4242]

changing your answer again huh?

problem is the fan nut is stripping and the tool doesnt look like it was made for a tight fit either

nice tires. im getting 37" iroks myself. $400 for 5. they arnt 99% tread tho... more about 75ish.

huh no.the fan has to come off for the motor to come out.i was saying pull the water pump and fan off as one if you cant get just the fan off.yea these tires run big.37 are huge too LOTS of lift and axel work$$$

 

[Xeek]

yes theres one bolt left holding the water pump on. i just cant get to it in the space thats there, the only thing that make sense is if the fan was off and i cant do that

being i dont do anything serious, im hoping a d44/9" with 513s will work for them. id rather not try and move around 500lb d60 axles

 

[jd4242]

yes theres one bolt left holding the water pump on. i just cant get to it in the space thats there, the only thing that make sense is if the fan was off and i cant do that

being i dont do anything serious, im hoping a d44/9" with 513s will work for them. id rather not try and move around 500lb d60 axles

sas yea that should work.im thinking/wishing i went 5.13 now too

 

[Xeek]

yea, didnt think you were gonna get 36s huh? lol

also, i tallied up the total price of everything so far........

 

[jd4242]

yea, didnt think you were gonna get 36s huh? lol

also, i tallied up the total price of everything so far........

no thought i was going 35 a small 35 not these beast.whatca at??still need rings and bearing and im sure your run into small stuff!!

 

[Xeek]

lets just say im close to being able to buy a james duff lift.....
im think im going to reuse more then i thought at this point..
no new radiator, no jba wires, ill take some pics of my sparkplugs, maybe i wont have to buy those either..

you have a link to a elec fan that would work?

 

[Ronin8002]

Xeek,

I've got an HHR E-fan like JD4242 has that I'm not using anymore.

PM me if you want it. I've even got a nice Spal thermostat control to go with it if you want that too.

 

[Xeek]

well according to this thread. http://explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209262 the fan clutch tools i got from autozone suck. its not just me this time. nut tool is to big pretty much. looks like i need to goto pepboys from what its saying.


side note since i mentioned the 37s sas in here. ive changed my mind. some ttb lift/bl for 33s(actual not advertised). and the 37s will go to a future project; a stripped down, caged, d44/9", ranger

 

[Ronin8002]

You can put vice grips on the clutch nut and hold it with a small pipe slipped over the upper handle. Hold the water pump pulley with a strap wrench. That worked better for me
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[Xeek]

good idea, ill have to see if my grandpa has some. i know he has strap wrenches, not sure on the vice tho.

i was gonna paint my heads last night but i got to autozone at 7.30 and they were closed. forgot it was sunday lol

 

[Xeek]

brake cleaner works great to get the gunk off the parts. better then simple green. it comes off when the spray hits it

 

[jd4242]

Its buy one get one free at advance right now

 

[Xeek]

cool, ive never been to advance. ill be right next to one tomorrow so ill have to pick some more up. cleaning all these parts has to be the worst part of the build

 

[Xeek]

its been cleaned some. it was worse

 

[Turdle]

pssst

Blue can oven cleaner--plastic tub-car wash

 

[Xeek]

^ thanks ill have to try that.

something i just thought of.. i dont rememer any vac line being attached to the fpr. its the round thing on the fuel rail with the fuel line attached right? i saw something where bad mailage was related to the line being off. i got 11-12mpg and they were saying 8-9mpg, but still

 

[Brandon96]

This was for my 2nd Gen OHV; The FPR had the main feed which was the braided fuel line going to the top, then the nipple with the rubber o-ring going into the fuel rail, then on left of the FPR was a vacuum connection leading back towards the firewall where the vacuum tree hooked up to it.

P.S. - If you've got a power washer it will greatly help you with the bottom of that lower intake, getting your hand in there and cleaning each of those ports on the bottom of it will SUCKS!!!

 

[Xeek]

that piece to the next next to the injector is the vac line right? that picture was before i even touched that stuff and i dont see a line for it. all but one stub on the vac tree had lines of it(which is correct i think) so it mustve fallen off the fpr. heh, alteast its getting corrected now anyway

no i dont have a power washer, ill prob try the car wash on a nice day. the top of the lower intake came out good, but the bottom didnt