John, the car seems even faster with the upgrades. Since changing out the radiator and thermostat, and upgrading the plugs, I’ve had no more misfires. It may be my imagination, but it seems to pull...
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John, the car seems even faster with the upgrades. Since changing out the radiator and thermostat, and upgrading the plugs, I’ve had no more misfires. It may be my imagination, but it seems to pull...
I actually think the Mishimoto radiator and Zionsville Racing thermostat run the engine cooler; then again, it’s not yet summer.
I’m a critical-care nurse; I mostly work in ICUs, though I also...
Update time! Based on the oil spray pattern and clean spark plug wells, it seemed more likely to me that the leak had occurred not at the gasket, but at the juncture between the valve cover and the...
A few hours’ sleep—once I could calm my brain—helped clarify my situation. I’ve put roughly $4000 into this vehicle so far to resurrect it, with the goal of keeping it running 5-10 years at least....
Fellow Mafiosi: I am becoming frustrated. I pulled into my mom’s driveway after working overnight, and the low oil light came on as I stopped. My engine bay is—as I feared—covered in oil AGAIN. I...
You know, the baffles in the catch can remind me of a percolator basket. The dipstick becomes a stir stick...the female threaded ports become handle attachment points.
Of course, not many $250...
Thank you, Dane. It’s not perfect by any means; twelve years of daily driving (half of those in the Snow Belt) have taken their toll. Still, it’s an amazing car, and the best I’ve ever had the...
They do nice work, don’t they?
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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190220/297664cd8cf93a1a528fa3de7eb1f24f.jpgThe catch can arrived today! Apparently 42 had a promotion going on—a free upgrade to stainless (I expected the bottom...
I put the car back together today, just in time to drive the 70 miles to my current nursing assignment. Besides the smell of residual oil burning off the cats, everything ran smoothly. I popped the...
In my case, I’m going to ask the dealership to pull the wiper arms so I can move the lower windshield gasket out of the way first. That should give me a little wiggle room.
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Yes, the side cover is missing; I broke the original cover removing it to try and access the starter from the top. I have a new one, but have thus far been unsuccessful in shoehorning it into place....
Three weeks after ordering, the 42 Draft Designs can and hoses are supposed to arrive next week Tuesday. Slater—out of curiosity—where did you source your 5W heating pad and 0C thermoswitch?
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Waiting for the catch can to ship; that won’t be before early next week at the earliest. :(
Still, now that the weather is practically balmy (single digits above zero), I can at least get into the...
I honestly don’t know; I’lll have to do some research.
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Just got over a bad migraine. I’ll take pics this morning.
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John, I’m buying an oil catch can because even with FI the car retains a PCV valve (in the S/C) and a PCV hose between the valve cover and the S/C. My suspicion is that the valve froze up with the...
I’ll take pictures once it’s in; I just ordered it with NPT hose and fittings, which should be a little less bulky.
I looked at the GAS CCV; they have a finalized design for forced induction,...
That’s what I’m guessing, anyway.
Then thanks to you AND your father! It’s on my list to use this winter, which stands to be a cold one.
You may be right; I may be crazy. Still, I’m...
The trip on which the gasket appears to have failed was about 75 minutes. The night before, my commute in from my mom’s place was 15-20 minutes, with most of it at highway speeds. I found plenty of...
So it sounds like 42draftdesigns is the winner. I’m thinking it should go in that open space at the back of the engine bay on the passenger side.
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I’m looking at the 42draftdesigns can right now; thinking about the NPT-threaded one for versatility’s sake. I agree that it seems the best option of the three (Radium and Mishimoto being the other...
I just picked up a new valve cover gasket, oil and filter from the stealership. The parts rep told me a workaround is to drill two very small holes in the oil filler cap at 90-degree angles to the...
Also, does the fact that I changed to a mechanical thermostat, which runs the engine cooler, have any bearing on this scenario?
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