long idles are not good. start it, let it come up to operating temp while you check for leaks as everything heats up. drive it semi-normal with...
i'll race ya. to get back on the road that is LOL then we can race on the road :D
Installed. Break in tomorrow, symphony now. [IMG]
haha had it almost all the way on and realized i had the throw out on backwards. talk about an lol moment
Man this sucks with only one set of hands lol [IMG]
just went by and saw andrew with the motor, he said there is no way in hell that bolt is coming out, especially not now with a hardened ez out tip...
the one that broke is the bottom left, where all the oil will collect.
This leads me to believe just RTV'ing would be a bad idea. I guess i'm fucked at this point. [IMG]
done all that, broke my 4th drill bit (they are good bits) while using lube and just broke a bolt extractor. i'm done at this point.
oh i'm trying to get it out, broke two drill bits already. not looking good for the home team.
Justin your access cover was leaking oil? Lack of RTV or what? I'm just curious really.
made it through the entire build without a single stripped bolt or broken anything until the friggin access cover. talk about an f...
ok so the consensus is just load it up with RTV and put the other bolts on? I don't think i've seen any rebuild videos where when they removed...
I think the amount of RTV that got on the bolt threads made it tighter then it should have been. Also, I don't know my own strength these days...
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Well we got all the way to hanging it on the hoist and putting on the access cover before mounting the flywheel. I broke off the bottom left bolt...
Got any examples? Rhetorical.
Car looks SICK! This was literally my second choice over a black sedan, a plasma blue 5 door. Congratulations on taking delivery finally, be...
You the man brother! Might even drop this sucker in :D
Al let me know if you think you might have time and patience to come by tomorrow, i'll schedule off @ the gym. I have the O rings and i'm putting...
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