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Upper radiator hose and thermostat.
180 deg high flow. Addendum replaced all cooling hoses. Lower hose from water pump to crossover pipe was abraded near failure.
Found a low flow 180 in there go figure
Thoroughly cleaned the dashboard to chassis ground. All wire lead corrosion treated with vinegar and scotchbrite. Body panel acid etched.
so far so good with the gauges working normally now.
TM calls for a nut and washers to pull through. Relatively little force required on this one after cooling the stud. Zero thread distortion I can see in this case.
Yeah. Could press in with the hub removed but elected not to in this case.
RR tire was leaking down suddenly. Took 3 attempts to finally identify the valve core as the culprit. Holding just fine now.
Lesson learned don’t skimp on soap to water ratio for the spray bottle.
Followed troubleshooting TM for low oil pressure indication. Validated with a mechanical gauge for extra assurance before ordering a new sensor. Plenty of pressure both cold and hot.
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I’m going to be testing my oil pressure with a mechanical gauge soon. Does anybody know offhand the thread pitch of the sensor? I was looking to put a tea fitting in.
Finished installation of all the body mounts. I was able to reuse all the hardware without having to use longer bolts.
90ft/lbs seems a tad excessive on the mounts IMO. Gather the factory spec wants metal contact between the center sleeve and the lower bushing plate.
Body mounts were just slightly compressed 😂
LT valve cover, intake manifold and plenum are back in. Front two mounts are in. Need to address the next (4).
Found the balancer has failed - outer ring came off and is contacting the oil pan. Looks like the cooling stack has to come out yet again...
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