Trying to get it right-

[Burns]

Wow they are very green. Must say i approve of them.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Wow they are very green. Must say i approve of them.

I was going to say they would match your X nicely

 

[Jakee]

Looking good.

Who want's to bet Jon scratched the valve covers and will not tell?

 

[Turdle]

Ha ha--Jakee---
they still look good-I aint lyin'

Well, at this time I have the upper intake on, the coilpack bracket attached, the thermostat replaced, front hoses hooked up-
I have also addressed the firewall wire through-installed a good grommet and used some black conduit-that's all looking better now.
I also got my egr tube repaired with a hydrogen torch weld--

Right now I'm taking a break and making a few gaskets--

 

[Turdle]

Hmmm, I wonder if this spacer can be heated--
the egr didn't burn it--hmmmm,

The powder would not stick-but the spacer took the heat
I knew it wouldn't transfer electrostatically, so I heated it and sprayed -the powder flowed fine, then just bubbled up, or"lifted"
So I sandblasted it clean-it looks dark grey and is staying that way.

 

[Turdle]

:d

 

[Burns]

Like a pro

 

[Xan]

looking good keep going we wanna hear that monster roar again

nice torch weld i figured you'd be able to fix it. it doesn't look all that bad not like thats something i'd look at any way

 

[Turdle]

FUDGE!

I broke a bolt in the throttle body elbow while putting the throttle body on-

I think some powder made its way in there-
anyway-it has to come off to be drilled out or something-ideas?
It is an aluminum part with a stuck steel bolt-
the hole goes all the way through-I could get a drill bit on it and possibly try to spin it out from the direction it was going in?

 

[410Fortune]

hehehehehe its never that easy is it!

Remember last week when I spent 2 hours getting the engine ready to come out, then fought the 4 exhaust bolts for about 7 hours....eventually we pryed the engnie out of there (bending the y pipe a bit to clear the head studs) then the next day I spent another 2 hours cutting the 4 bolts.....

9 hours, 4 bolts...

the throttle body is threaded or no? The bolt goes through the TB and into the intake?...can you just punch it out?

easy out and drill?

 

[Xan]

try to drill it out first then if it doesn't spin out get a easy out in the hole you just drilled and it'll come out

 

[CougarX]

Isn't a broken bolt what started this whole engine thing in the first place? I think you need a torque wrench or at least a short, stubby ratchet

 

[Xan]

you need a good set of thread chasers atleast that'll get all that junk out of the holes

 

[chriswells78]

sounds like he needs a good shot chaser...sheesh, what a PITA.

 

[CDW6212R]

Here's the three pieces of a seat belt bolt(and a good bolt) which I had to drill out of my 93 body last year. No fun,

 

[Turdle]

Well ok-I got the Mounty pushed back into the driveway-
Good thing I have a drill press. I was able to clamp this in sevurely and drill out the bolt.
I then tapped the holes, and bolted it back on. I can get the EGR tube on and off in nothing flat these days.
Back to the show--

 

[Turdle]

The weld on thr egr tube was not good-it broke away as I tightened it down--
I guess I should be glad it happened now, and not when the engine was running--
soooo-hmmm what to do?

 

[Turdle]

I have another egr tube that Techieman33 gave me-is there someone here who can weld thin walled stuff? It might need to be injected with argon from the inside--as it is stainless steel.

 

[CDW6212R]

Do you have Argon, you can inject it into the tube like water with a MIG welder.

Question, who knew that the AWD transfer cases changed mid year of 1997? I pulled the 97 BW4404 off of my 97 trans, and it has no speed sensor. It can be used in a 98-01 then I guess?

 

[MountaineerGreen]

You really need a TIG welder to weld that kind of delicate stuff.