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This is not in the Tm, when changing the coolant I like to flush strait water through it. I leave the drain open, put a hose in the top of the radiator and run the engine. Water will come out all over. After a couple of minutes shut the motor off, stop the hose, and let it drain. Close the...

One more thing to check, loosen all of the belts and check that everything rotates easily and smoothly by hand.

Belt numbers are in the CUCV FAQ at the top of this section.

You can get the flexplate (flywheel) for about $48 at your local parts place. Also at Saturn Surplus, NOS for $25. http://www.saturnsurplus.com/cucv/cucv.htm

Only if the relay was sticking

Any chance you can post a picture of the areas where the wear is the worst?

You can find directions on how to convert...Are you going to replace the flex plate?

Good point, have you been hooking up 12V starters all of this time or is this something new?

You can, just hook it up....But if you don't replace the flex plate the same thing will just happen again.

I think that you need to replace it at this point. You should be following the procedure for replacing the starter in the TM, it tells how to properly shim the starter. Look at 9-2320-289-20, section 4-5.

Bring print outs of the pictures, if there is a problem you could point it out on the spot. But, they will probably only give you the option of backing out of the sale. I think that it is fairly rare that the truck is tampered with after the sale.

The local garage does not want to because it may turn into more than the timing chain, and they don't want to use up the floor space waiting on decisions and parts....If the chain broke you will probably also at least need the timing cover as well. This is probably a fix that you could do. If...

You really need to inspect the vehicle before you bid. Frequently the pictures posted are of the the wrong vehicle and the pictures do not show the problem areas. Mine had the wrong VIN number listed in the ad- and it followed over to the receipt/invoice. They would not fix the invoice either...

Try TM 9-2320-289-20, starts at page 3-52 or section 3-17 fuel filter maintenace

Great idea, you could probably even use you finger to tell if it is creating vacuum!

Either you are getting a lot of bad starters- what kind by the way, you are not mounting it right, or the flexplate/ring gear have problem. I think you need some there who can take a look at it first hand to give you an opinion. How did you adjust the valve timing? Do you mean injector timing?

An alternative way to test for the timing chain would be to pull the oil fill pipe off and watch the gear when the engine turns over.

If it does not fire on starting fluid, you do not have a fuel problem that is keeping you from running. You may not be getting fuel because you changed your fuel filter and the injector pump is still not primed yet. You need to do a compression test. Even if you were getting fuel it would not...

Unfortunately by changing the filter you are making it harder to troubleshoot. With the key on check for 12V on the injector pump shutoff solenoid (the pink wire). If you have voltage I would try a very small shot of starting fluid to see if it fires. Remove voltage to the glow plugs first...

Why did you change the filter?