Worked on dad's old HF 7500 watt generator. Took the carb apart and cleaned it good but still didn't want to start. Broke the pull starter so brought it around to the truck and hooked it to the battery. Electric starter works pretty good at least. Still wouldn't start unless it was wide open. Finally got it to stay running but popped and surged. Put some more fresh gas and Berryman's in and started to sound smoother. Going to get a 5 gallon gas can this weekend so I can run it for a couple hours, I'll pick up a fuel filter and new line while I'm at it. This thing never ran right, he regrets not taking it back.
What are you working on today?
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Fixin to get started on replacing the under cabinet lights in the kitchen
See why I bought a bunch of shallow boxes - 9 dimmable LED lights due to arrive today. I could have gone a bunch of ways with this, but with existing wiring for each original fixture, staying close to the same seemed best but will go to box flush underneath because hahahaha they left me so much cable......ugg
EDIT 2: OH yeah original fixtures were not low end, but were power intensive for what they were (quite warm to touch) - I swapped on LED's last year, tried two types. Flicker city. Then found a type that didn't flicker. They lasted less than a year and cooked.
EDIT 2: OH yeah original fixtures were not low end, but were power intensive for what they were (quite warm to touch) - I swapped on LED's last year, tried two types. Flicker city. Then found a type that didn't flicker. They lasted less than a year and cooked.
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Good chance it’s run lean from the factory
Thats what I was thinking. Soon as you turn off the choke it pops and stutters. Don’t think it had any adjustment screws but I’ll look.
Took the Dakota around the block to check for leaks… yup lower rad hose. Pushed it up a little further and repositioned the clamp. Should of just got a new hose.
Was going to drain the 5 year old gas out of the rusted out Festiva. Thought why don’t just try to start it. Fixed the tps wiring, a rat sampled every wire on it but only chewed those 3. Fired right up. Only had jumper cables ran over to the other Festiva. Ran it a bit too long didn’t realize there was no belt.. oops. Now to fix a few things and start customizing
Fired the generator up again. Started a little easier but that carb isn’t right.
Was going to drain the 5 year old gas out of the rusted out Festiva. Thought why don’t just try to start it. Fixed the tps wiring, a rat sampled every wire on it but only chewed those 3. Fired right up. Only had jumper cables ran over to the other Festiva. Ran it a bit too long didn’t realize there was no belt.. oops. Now to fix a few things and start customizing
Fired the generator up again. Started a little easier but that carb isn’t right.
I agree, I thought they were lame when I was a kid in '89. Now, I see a lot of positives. The dam thing is like driving on a cloud, too. I can't feel a single pothole on my dirt road. Not sure how reliable the air suspension is, though.
And yeah, Colorado thinks it's a Collector vehicle. The owners told me it's very inexpensive for plates, but I didn't ask for a dollar figure.
Looks like RA still lists complete new rear air shocks for your Buick. $76 each including mounts. Assuming the compressor and height sensor still work, a new set of shocks should outlast the car!
That being said, the ELC still works flawlessly on my '95 Seville with all original components. GM ELC back then was pretty stout.
Probably doesn’t, or it’s sealed behind a metal plug that has to be gouged out?
2011 GMC Sierra 2500HD, LML Duramax/Allison 1000.....Auction Rat, But a pretty clean truck! Came in on a hook with a no start (will not run written on the windshield)
Quick scan & view of some data showed a 5 volt reference being pulled low at 1.6 volts....I was visually inspecting the harness trying not to be to aggressive but still inadvertently unsorted the circuit. Finally found the short at the back of the A/C compressor after some more wiggle testing with the engine running (Caused the engine to stall).
2016 Ford F150 3.5L/6R80.....Also a Auction Rat, Runs the battery flat overnight.
I usually start with a amp draw measurement, But I've been trying to use my Thermal Imager more & it certainly saved some time.
The PCM power relay was glowing hot.
Bunch of DTC's in all the modules, Only 1 I felt was related to the issue.....U1012 Invalid data from ABS module. PCM is awake but the ABS module is not.
I took a short cut on this one as I remembered this issue on a different F150 of the same generation caused by corrosion in the Tailgate Harness connector. This one was full of water, But corrosion had not set in.
Cleared the water out & added some dielectric. Fixed!
Don't remember why this would cause the issue....The culprit stuck in my head because how bizarre it was.
Tore down & inspected a 2016 6L80E, Was at the beginning stages of converter clutch failure.
Bellhousing/Pump Body survived, Pump Cover/Stator had some light scoring.....Was able to clean it up in one pass on the lathe (.003" cut)
Quick scan & view of some data showed a 5 volt reference being pulled low at 1.6 volts....I was visually inspecting the harness trying not to be to aggressive but still inadvertently unsorted the circuit. Finally found the short at the back of the A/C compressor after some more wiggle testing with the engine running (Caused the engine to stall).
2016 Ford F150 3.5L/6R80.....Also a Auction Rat, Runs the battery flat overnight.
I usually start with a amp draw measurement, But I've been trying to use my Thermal Imager more & it certainly saved some time.
The PCM power relay was glowing hot.
Bunch of DTC's in all the modules, Only 1 I felt was related to the issue.....U1012 Invalid data from ABS module. PCM is awake but the ABS module is not.
I took a short cut on this one as I remembered this issue on a different F150 of the same generation caused by corrosion in the Tailgate Harness connector. This one was full of water, But corrosion had not set in.
Cleared the water out & added some dielectric. Fixed!
Don't remember why this would cause the issue....The culprit stuck in my head because how bizarre it was.
Tore down & inspected a 2016 6L80E, Was at the beginning stages of converter clutch failure.
Bellhousing/Pump Body survived, Pump Cover/Stator had some light scoring.....Was able to clean it up in one pass on the lathe (.003" cut)
05 Pontiac vibe, replace the driver side front inner fender liner.
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Finally finished the '89 Buick. The right front axle seal was leaking and I told the owners it wasn't a huge deal but they wanted it fixed. Once out, I found why it was likely leaking -- someone had been here before and gouged the case with their seal puller:
I used a thin coat of Right Stuff to hopefully mitigate that.
In fact, check out the partial radius of red ATF before, curiously right at the bottom near the gouge in the case:
I found a 54mm Toy axle nut socket fit the seal well enough:
For giggles I decided to try not touching the axle nut on the Buick, leaving the axle in place and just popping it out of the transmission and kicking it over. This actually worked pretty well:
The inner tulip kindly has these grooves and I was able to lever off the subframe and pop the axle back in place.
I also serviced the transmission and used a PowerTorque kit from O'Reilly. The new filter had metal standoffs that were too tall and made it almost impossible to seat the pan. I would up bending them a bit to cheat it. The existing standoffs were .236" (6mm) and the aftermarket was .290".
A frustrating example of poor fitment from the aftermarket!
I used a thin coat of Right Stuff to hopefully mitigate that.
In fact, check out the partial radius of red ATF before, curiously right at the bottom near the gouge in the case:
I found a 54mm Toy axle nut socket fit the seal well enough:
For giggles I decided to try not touching the axle nut on the Buick, leaving the axle in place and just popping it out of the transmission and kicking it over. This actually worked pretty well:
The inner tulip kindly has these grooves and I was able to lever off the subframe and pop the axle back in place.
I also serviced the transmission and used a PowerTorque kit from O'Reilly. The new filter had metal standoffs that were too tall and made it almost impossible to seat the pan. I would up bending them a bit to cheat it. The existing standoffs were .236" (6mm) and the aftermarket was .290".
A frustrating example of poor fitment from the aftermarket!
More done on the 6L80E, Used my last DuraBond TK-19 bushing kit which are getting difficult to come by as is the Sonnax bushing kit.
New GM pump cover/stator are also on backorder. I have a couple I can machine, But after that....Who knows??
New GM pump cover/stator are also on backorder. I have a couple I can machine, But after that....Who knows??
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Wasn't feeling well but the neighbor with the 15 F-150 needed his wife's jeep looked at. 2015 Cherokee with a 3.2 V6, equipped with the standard pentastar leaking oil cooler. Ended up selling them a one and done job of oil cooler replacement, valve cover gaskets, PCV valve, spark plugs, ignition coils, plenum gaskets and an oil change. 98k miles, the tune up and valve cover gaskets were preventive maintenance since the intake would already be off. I took my time and more or less just piddled with it since they now have three vehicles.
Wasn't feeling well but the neighbor with the 15 F-150 needed his wife's jeep looked at. 2015 Cherokee with a 3.2 V6, equipped with the standard pentastar leaking oil cooler. Ended up selling them a one and done job of oil cooler replacement, valve cover gaskets, PCV valve, spark plugs, ignition coils, plenum gaskets and an oil change. 98k miles, the tune up and valve cover gaskets were preventive maintenance since the intake would already be off. I took my time and more or less just piddled with it since they now have three vehicles.
There's that one obnoxious harness retainer near the firewall at driver side as engine sits.....nearly impossible to disconnect unless you're a double jointed dwarf. Honestly, I never put it back. The next guy will thank me. That huge bundle of wires isn't moving IMO.
And yeah, I always reco plugs when the intake is off
Replaced the o-ring on the VVT solenoid on the Pontiac Vibe
Nothing too interesting— oil change w/o rotate. Told my sister to see me in 3k for her next service.
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Date on the oil filter is a very nice touch @The Critic