The teardown begins....and already finding and handful of problems...
Thread Starter
TECH Junkie
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,015
Likes: 0
From: At the office
The teardown begins....and already finding and handful of problems... 
Problems found so far:
1. Front Hal Series R shocks are both leaking (only 1000 miles on em
)2. Air plug from the back of the intake manifold fell off (I found it sitting on my tranny last week when fixing a Chevy dealership **** up from when they fixed my A/C).....so basically I had a vacuum leak on the car for a while.
3. Tranny seal where the driveshaft slides in is pretty destroyed. I haven't noticed leaking, but it needs repair.
4. U-Joint is very beat up....and in addition 2 of the bearings were floating around in the U-joint caps. Probably what was causing a vibration between 70-80mph upon mild acceleration.
5. Custom bolt setup from a crappy performance shop- I had 4 different stripped bolts on my U-joint. Made it a pita to take off
6. Exhaust leaks in some of the welds on my true dual exhaust (3 yrs old)
I'll keep everyone updated as it continues.....
Originally Posted by verbs
Problems found so far:
1. Front Hal Series R shocks are both leaking (only 1000 miles on em
) 
Afco's all the way for me now 
Last edited by BTL FED; May 9, 2004 at 06:12 PM.
Originally Posted by verbs
I'll keep everyone updated as it continues.....
Haha no seriously verbs, when was the last time you had your car looked at? That seems like a lot of little things but I would still think if you had your car worked on in the last couplle months that someone would have something. You think any of things were costing you hp? Good luck.
Thread Starter
TECH Junkie
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,015
Likes: 0
From: At the office
Originally Posted by Linear Velocity
You think any of things were costing you hp? Good luck.
I don't think any of those things were costing me power; I'm still putting my money on the heads which will be on there way to TEA for inspection.
Any reason why you didn't leave the shocks all hooked up and unbolt from shock tower? Seems like it would save a little time. Just wondering cause I'm fixing to drop mine out the bottom.
Trending Topics
If you ran around with the shocks at full soft to impress the young guys at Sonic then you can rupture the seals.
I have 15,000 on mine and I have gotten air with mine many times, I always put them back at 6 or 7 for the street. Mine are fine.
I have 15,000 on mine and I have gotten air with mine many times, I always put them back at 6 or 7 for the street. Mine are fine.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
If you ran around with the shocks at full soft to impress the young guys at Sonic then you can rupture the seals.
I have 15,000 on mine and I have gotten air with mine many times, I always put them back at 6 or 7 for the street. Mine are fine.
I have 15,000 on mine and I have gotten air with mine many times, I always put them back at 6 or 7 for the street. Mine are fine.
Originally Posted by y2khawk
Originally Posted by BTL FED
I will never put another Hal shock on my car, with less that 1000 miles on my shocks 3 of them were leaking, and just for those that ask I never turned the adjustment know too far Afco's all the way for me now
Afco's all the way for me now
Originally Posted by pdd
A least u have a nice lift to work on. good luck with the repairs. i just bought a set of HAL adjustable shocks. hope they dont leak
Thread Starter
TECH Junkie
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,015
Likes: 0
From: At the office
Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
If you ran around with the shocks at full soft to impress the young guys at Sonic then you can rupture the seals.
I have 15,000 on mine and I have gotten air with mine many times, I always put them back at 6 or 7 for the street. Mine are fine.
I have 15,000 on mine and I have gotten air with mine many times, I always put them back at 6 or 7 for the street. Mine are fine.
TECH Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 10,341
Likes: 1
If you were running around with a vac leak that explains many things right there. I am surprised you didnt notice your LTRIMS through the roof. That can EASILY account for 20 or more RWHP on the dyno in your setup.
Thread Starter
TECH Junkie
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,015
Likes: 0
From: At the office
Originally Posted by Chris ARE 360
If you were running around with a vac leak that explains many things right there. I am surprised you didnt notice your LTRIMS through the roof. That can EASILY account for 20 or more RWHP on the dyno in your setup.
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 372
Likes: 0
From: Orlando, FL
Originally Posted by BTL FED
I will never put another Hal shock on my car, with less that 1000 miles on my shocks 3 of them were leaking, and just for those that ask I never turned the adjustment know too far Afco's all the way for me now
Afco's all the way for me now