head install for the 53,498,123 time problems
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head install for the 53,498,123 time problems
Well after a host of problems and a $745 machine shop bill to get the heads right I got the motor back together.I turn the key and it starts up almost right away.Cool I am thinking and let the coolant burn off the exhaust and so on. The temp gauge keeps climbing past 210 where it normally runs and almost hits the red. I shut it off and let it cool down. I take off the radiator cap and think maybe it just has an air pocket. I start it up again,leave the cap off and it keeps bubbling so theres air but the temp keeps climbing. I shut it off one more time. I go to start it about 10 minutes later and it wont even try to start. Check all the fuses and it blew the 50 amp ignition fuse. I take the ABS fuse which is a 50 and try it and it blows too. Take another fuse and it happens again. I look for a short or maybe a pinched wire and come up with nothing. Any ideas?
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Well for an update for anyone who cares... I pulled the starter and it bad. I bench tested it and then verified it up at Autozone. Turning the key without the starter in does not blow the fuse either. So I am almost done with the car just some odds and ends. Hopefully it can be sold in the spring. The price will be cheap!
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yes it has. But I am almost there and someone else can get the car and do it all over again. The only aftermarket part on the car will be a lid and sfc's that are welded.
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I put the new starter in today and the car fired right up.Seems weird for a 16000 mile car to have a starter go bad but hey I am not complaining. Its 99% ready for sale.Got my dsm running better too.All in all good day in the garage for a change