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#180
by
truckinwagen
on 22 Feb, 2011 19:36
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I have a non overflow rad from an early rabbit I have no use for anymore...
I want to do some burnouts too, but with the snow and studded tires it will have to wait.
-Owen
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#181
by
maxfax
on 22 Feb, 2011 19:54
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I want to do some burnouts too, but with the snow and studded tires it will have to wait.
Tell me about it..
I appreciate my winter tires, but will be elated to to yank them off any time now!
That sounds like the radiator I need.. The one in there isn't that old, but when crack motor spit out it's last HG 4 or 5 of the rows in the core puffed up..
Amazingly the darned thing isn't leaking yet, but I'm not taking chances with this money pit engine I been putting together..
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#182
by
truckinwagen
on 22 Feb, 2011 19:57
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if you want I can send it to you, might need some cash for it though, I paid a mint for it when I got it...
-Owen
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#183
by
truckinwagen
on 23 Feb, 2011 21:57
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well, I got the brake booster pump installed today, forgot how nice it is to have power brakes.
I also got the bypass valve hooked up to a truck transmission splitter mounted on the shifter, and it works great!
in the low range position it bypasses boost, and in the high range position it closes the valve allowing boost.
the obnoxious whine almost completely disappears when the bypass valve is open, which makes me much happier about driving it around town/to work.
I found a perfect wheelbarrow to make a scoop out of for $40 at lowes.
I think all I will need to do is narrow it, the shape is almost perfect.
-Owen
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#184
by
maxfax
on 24 Feb, 2011 04:53
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You'll use a freakin wheel barrow, but not a mailbox?!?!?
That's actually a brilliant idea.. I gotta keep that in mind...
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#185
by
theman53
on 24 Feb, 2011 05:13
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Sweet the redneck idea I gave is going to be put into motion. That wheel barrow will take a beating that sheet metal would cringe at
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#186
by
truckinwagen
on 24 Feb, 2011 09:23
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yeah, the more I thought about a wheelbarrow the more I wanted to do it!
its actually a really great shape, especially after being narrowed.
should be pretty easy to modify too, and being steel it will easily become a permanent part of the hood and be less likely to have trouble in the cold.
-Owen
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#187
by
truckinwagen
on 24 Feb, 2011 10:59
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I drove the car around a bit yesterday, and it feels like the motor with its new found torque is pushing through the torque converter.
hit the throttle, and the revs climb, far beyond what was normal before, and the car then accelerates to match(with revs staying almost the same)
does not feel like the transmission is slipping, just like the torque converter is being spun beyond its stall speed.
probably wont hurt much, other than running really hot, which I can combat with an external oil cooler.
and when I do get around to replacing the transmission, I will get one with a lockup converter.
-Owen
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#188
by
truckinwagen
on 25 Feb, 2011 14:59
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DAMN!!!
I broke the return manifold while doing the injectors!
now I gotta figure out how to get them back together, brazing would be the right way.
wonder if there is any local help to fix it...
-Owen
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#189
by
truckinwagen
on 25 Feb, 2011 15:57
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got the injectors cleaned up, surprised the motor ran as god as it did!
they were all loose in the head(part of why the return line got broken) and the tips look terrible.
they are very blued from heat:
and the erosion around the nozzle is quite bad(the large dark area is worn down alot)
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#190
by
81 vw pu
on 25 Feb, 2011 16:53
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Ouch!! What if you drilled the short piece out the same size as the tube. Cut a piece off the longer tube and soldered / brazed it in.
Then use a short piece of rubber line in between for the correct length. Just a thought to get you back on the road for now.
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#191
by
truckinwagen
on 25 Feb, 2011 16:59
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well, it looks like the tube is all copper, and the rings are steel,and the whole lot os brazed/soldered together.
so I am gonna heat it all up to melt the braze/solder to disassemble it, and solder in some new hoses between the rings.
if I can find copper the right size I will do that, but if not I will use some brake line(not as easy to bend, but should work nonetheless)
-Owen
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#192
by
maxfax
on 25 Feb, 2011 22:50
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See if you can find some of that Nicop brake line.. IT bends like soft copper, but is indeed brake line.. Awesome stuff!
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#193
by
truckinwagen
on 28 Feb, 2011 15:42
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got it sorted, I cut off drilled out and then soldered in nipples made out of 3/16" brake line.
should work OK, as its not under any pressure.
-Owen
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#194
by
truckinwagen
on 01 Mar, 2011 22:25
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got the injectors back in, and put the starter I bought from the guy on the other forum(gonna have the shop replace the solenoid, which I think is the problem, and put it on the shelf for later)
fired it up(and guess what, the starter worked) and it idles sooooooo much better now, nice and smooth.
have not taken it for a drive yet, I am in the process of replacing the seat, which was so worn out that it stopped staying upright(wanted to recline all the time) with one of the plastic bucket seats I bought years ago for the green rabbit.
eventually I will replace the passenger one too, and remove the rear seat, never use it anyway, and the space could better be used to house a stereo of some sort.
-Owen