Um What did i do???
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Yeah Thanks everyone for your help.Just finishing cleaning out the coolant from the bolt holes..Get everything torqued down tommorow, then will post back up, and let you know how it runs/'sounds
I did fing the Chapter in the book under Non-Soakable Parts.
It said not to soak the lifters or rockers in mineral spirits or any type of solvant.
That the solvant will pull the good stuff out of them, if you do solvant wash them then you do need to re-oil bath them for several days working the oil back into them.
But new lifters should contain plenty of oil internally to install and fire the engine, just put a light amount of oil on the roller lifter and install.
So unless the Lifter or rocker manufacture says to specifically oil soak them, its unnecessary so says GM and the book.
It said not to soak the lifters or rockers in mineral spirits or any type of solvant.
That the solvant will pull the good stuff out of them, if you do solvant wash them then you do need to re-oil bath them for several days working the oil back into them.
But new lifters should contain plenty of oil internally to install and fire the engine, just put a light amount of oil on the roller lifter and install.
So unless the Lifter or rocker manufacture says to specifically oil soak them, its unnecessary so says GM and the book.
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Verdad Gallardo I did fing the Chapter in the book under Non-Soakable Parts.
It said not to soak the lifters or rockers in mineral spirits or any type of solvant.
That the solvant will pull the good stuff out of them, if you do solvant wash them then you do need to re-oil bath them for several days working the oil back into them.
But new lifters should contain plenty of oil internally to install and fire the engine, just put a light amount of oil on the roller lifter and install.
So unless the Lifter or rocker manufacture says to specifically oil soak them, its unnecessary so says GM and the book.
It said not to soak the lifters or rockers in mineral spirits or any type of solvant.
That the solvant will pull the good stuff out of them, if you do solvant wash them then you do need to re-oil bath them for several days working the oil back into them.
But new lifters should contain plenty of oil internally to install and fire the engine, just put a light amount of oil on the roller lifter and install.
So unless the Lifter or rocker manufacture says to specifically oil soak them, its unnecessary so says GM and the book.
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Ok so everything went good, no wierd nosies or anything..But that damn collant crossover pipe keeps dripping even after i put RTV all around it.On the driver rear and passanger front..But thats not my worry right now
I went to start the car, and it dosen't idle at all cant even hold it a 1,000 RPM..But around 2k or 2500 Rpm, it will hold a bit but the minute it drops past that it dies
Any way the car backfires like CRAZY!!...So i pulled the plugs and they were darck black like hell\..So i got some new ones, and the samething happened in cylinder #5 and #7 after 3 good tries, trying to idle it and hold it i pulled it again and came up with this on brand new plugs
Im gussing i have a couple bad fuel injectors dumping too much fuel..Because the others on the driver side dont look like this at all..And it backfires crazy and loud (maybe cuz im in the garage.), But what do you guys think about all this??
I went to start the car, and it dosen't idle at all cant even hold it a 1,000 RPM..But around 2k or 2500 Rpm, it will hold a bit but the minute it drops past that it dies
Any way the car backfires like CRAZY!!...So i pulled the plugs and they were darck black like hell\..So i got some new ones, and the samething happened in cylinder #5 and #7 after 3 good tries, trying to idle it and hold it i pulled it again and came up with this on brand new plugs
Im gussing i have a couple bad fuel injectors dumping too much fuel..Because the others on the driver side dont look like this at all..And it backfires crazy and loud (maybe cuz im in the garage.), But what do you guys think about all this??
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no tune..Yeah thats the cam..Well i gotta break it in somehow..Any ideas?..And its weird it only on 2 cylinders..
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The previous owner, Nawwzed it untuned!!!..And never changed the gear ratio from stock to 4.10, so the mileage looks higher than it really is..
Thats why i always threaten the car with craigslist..
Lol..Anyway..Im kinda stuck, and dont really understand whats going on..
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LOL..I figured out the problem
PUT MY COIL PACKS ON BACKWARDS
Im such a dumbass..I just started laughing like crazy..Got it idling and everything sounds pretty sick..No weird noises just a mean *** rumble..
No just gotta fix the dripping for the crossover pipe and im done.
Ill post the vid in a minute
PUT MY COIL PACKS ON BACKWARDS
Im such a dumbass..I just started laughing like crazy..Got it idling and everything sounds pretty sick..No weird noises just a mean *** rumble..
No just gotta fix the dripping for the crossover pipe and im done.
Ill post the vid in a minute
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Glad to hear you worked it out. 
I've run in to **** like that before. I'm always reminded of Bily Bob Thorton in Sling Blade when they all couldn't figure out what was wrong with that lawnmower, and he comes along and says "It's out of gas".
Been there, done that.
I've run in to **** like that before. I'm always reminded of Bily Bob Thorton in Sling Blade when they all couldn't figure out what was wrong with that lawnmower, and he comes along and says "It's out of gas". Been there, done that.
You can get all four of the little gaskets for the steam lines in a package in the help section of your local area parts store. About $9 for the package. Don't use RTV. In fact, there is very little RTV used on these engines. I remember a few dabs on the oil pan, thats it...