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    Water up the driveway.

    Ugh. I need sleep.

    I went to the park to snap some pictures of the car with the new hood installed and noticed the power steering was grabbing. I figured I'd change the fluid and see if that helped.

    When I got home I noticed I left a trail of antifreeze all the way down the road. It turns out the belt had gotten wet and was slipping, causing the power steering to behave funny.

    I just happen to have a spare water pump, so I began installation. I fugured I'd do a clean up on the front of the motor so I stripped off the water pump, opti, air pump, balancer, coil, etc... It all looks really nice now all cleaned up. I still have to reinstall the air pump and some hoses, but I started it very briefly and it runs fine.

    The hood looks sweet. I'll post pics tomorrow. Go figure, the darn thing breaks down on her maiden voyage.
    Tracy
    2002 C5 M6 Convertible
    1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
    Current Mods:
    SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids
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  • #2
    Originally posted by TraceZ
    Ugh. I need sleep.

    I went to the park to snap some pictures of the car with the new hood installed and noticed the power steering was grabbing. I figured I'd change the fluid and see if that helped.

    When I got home I noticed I left a trail of antifreeze all the way down the road. It turns out the belt had gotten wet and was slipping, causing the power steering to behave funny.

    I just happen to have a spare water pump, so I began installation. I fugured I'd do a clean up on the front of the motor so I stripped off the water pump, opti, air pump, balancer, coil, etc... It all looks really nice now all cleaned up. I still have to reinstall the air pump and some hoses, but I started it very briefly and it runs fine.

    The hood looks sweet. I'll post pics tomorrow. Go figure, the darn thing breaks down on her maiden voyage.
    That sucks man. Good thing you caught it in time though. How did the Opti look? Can't wait to see pics of the new hood .
    Steve
    79 FSJ - most expensive AMC Jeep ever Mods
    87 GN - its just a 6... Mods
    93 Z28 - slightly tweaked Mods
    http://home.comcast.net/~budlopez

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    • #3
      That's how it always is....take a step forward, take a couple back Good thing you had that extra water pump laying around...hopefully that opti didn't get too much of a bath.

      Props on the new hood...can't wait to see some pics
      black 95 t/a, a4, beefed up tranny w/ higher stall converter, transgo shift kit, trans temp gauge, trans cooler, richmond 3.73's, loudmouth, hypertech programmer, 160 thermo, descreened maf, TB bypass and airfoil, trick flow intake elbow, underdrive pulleys, moroso cai, edelbrock panhard rod, bmr stb, slp sfc's, fiberglass firehawk hood, hawk pads, taylor wires, ngk plugs, royal purple fluids,...and hopefully more to come

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      • #4
        As long as I was "in the neighborhood" I took the opti out and cleaned it up. Strictly cosmetic, I didnt have the proper tool to open it up. It didnt get too wet. I misted it with simple green and wiped it off. It looks like new on the outside now. I also cleaned up the timing cover and the front of the block. I have yet to reinstall the air pump and a couple hoses. Then fill it with fresh coolant and check for leaks. I coated both sides of the pump gaskets with a thin layer of Permatex. I also coated the threads on the 6 bolts holding it on the engine. It should be good, cross your fingers!

        I did start it last night (very briefly because it had no coolant in it) after reistalling the clean opti and coil. It ran fine.
        Tracy
        2002 C5 M6 Convertible
        1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
        Current Mods:
        SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids

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        • #5
          Everything is clean, back together and working without any leaks. Success.

          I'll post some pics now! Check my springtime mods thread.
          Tracy
          2002 C5 M6 Convertible
          1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
          Current Mods:
          SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids

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          • #6
            Glad to hear everything went back together ok
            black 95 t/a, a4, beefed up tranny w/ higher stall converter, transgo shift kit, trans temp gauge, trans cooler, richmond 3.73's, loudmouth, hypertech programmer, 160 thermo, descreened maf, TB bypass and airfoil, trick flow intake elbow, underdrive pulleys, moroso cai, edelbrock panhard rod, bmr stb, slp sfc's, fiberglass firehawk hood, hawk pads, taylor wires, ngk plugs, royal purple fluids,...and hopefully more to come

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