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Re: update on my 85

Posted By:	TRD22REGTS
Posted On:	November 17, 2003 at 10:00 pm GMST

Keep us posted after you clean it out, I'd like to know how it works out after.

Derek wrote:

> Yea, the intake plenum and run
> ners should be cleaned out any
> time the intake or the head is
> off... why he didnt do that i
> s beyond me, probably just laz
> y.
>
> JarettM wrote:
>
> > I got the throttle body off
> of
> > the intake today.  Behind th
> e
> > throttle plate was just coat
> e
> > d with grease and oil.  I th
> en
> > stuck a couple of fingers in
> s
> > ide the plenum and lets just
> s
> > ay that theres an 1/8th to a
> 1
> > /4 inch of gunk in there.  A
> pp
> > arently when I paid almost $
> 20
> > 00 to have the motor practic
> al
> > ly rebuilt, the guy used my
> ol
> > d head (which I was told I w
> as
> > getting a rebuilt one) and h
> e
> > didn't clean up anything at
> a
> > ll.  On top of all of this,
> I
> > have a loose heat shield, a
> re
> > ar main leak, power steering
> l
> > eak (which caused an alterna
> to
> > r failure) and an exhaust le
> ak
> > .  I've replaced the plugs,
> pl
> > ug wires, coil, fan clutch s
> in
> > ce the rebuild, and now it j
> us
> > t doesn't run.  The guy is g
> et
> > ting a call from me in the m
> or
> > ning.  I'm none too happy.

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Re: update on my 85 - JarettM 11/18/03 (0)

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Message:	TRD22REGTS wrote: > Keep us posted after you clean > it out, I'd like to know how > it works out after. > > Derek wrote: > > > Yea, the intake plenum and r > un > > ners should be cleaned out a > ny > > time the intake or the head > is > > off... why he didnt do that > i > > s beyond me, probably just l > az > > y. > > > > JarettM wrote: > > > > > I got the throttle body of > f > > of > > > the intake today. Behind > th > > e > > > throttle plate was just co > at > > e > > > d with grease and oil. I > th > > en > > > stuck a couple of fingers > in > > s > > > ide the plenum and lets ju > st > > s > > > ay that theres an 1/8th to > a > > 1 > > > /4 inch of gunk in there. > A > > pp > > > arently when I paid almost > $ > > 20 > > > 00 to have the motor pract > ic > > al > > > ly rebuilt, the guy used m > y > > ol > > > d head (which I was told I > w > > as > > > getting a rebuilt one) and > h > > e > > > didn't clean up anything a > t > > a > > > ll. On top of all of this > , > > I > > > have a loose heat shield, > a > > re > > > ar main leak, power steeri > ng > > l > > > eak (which caused an alter > na > > to > > > r failure) and an exhaust > le > > ak > > > . I've replaced the plugs > , > > pl > > > ug wires, coil, fan clutch > s > > in > > > ce the rebuild, and now it > j > > us > > > t doesn't run. The guy is > g > > et > > > ting a call from me in the > m > > or > > > ning. I'm none too happy.
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