Cam sensor timing

[Phoneguy]

Is the carpet wet on the passenger side floorboard?? This would indicate a leaking heater core.

Bryan

 

[DannyJov]

Is the carpet wet on the passenger side floorboard?? This would indicate a leaking heater core.

Bryan

Nope checked earlier..:/


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[87-WE2]

Let's try whitehot's suggestion. Since you had the cover off, ALL water/coolant/whatever is out of the motor and it needs to be filled.

Passenger side of the engine compartment, up by the fire wall. There should be two radiator hoses coming out. Disconnect them. Take the radiator cap off (make sure it's not hot). Get a funnel that will fit in the radiator hoses and Pour water only (no antifreeze) in them. They should eventually get full or water will flow out of the top of the radiator. When that happens, put the cap on the radiator. Reconnect the hoses. Watch for water leaking out somewhere.

Good call Bryan on checking the floorboard.


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[Heisenberg]

Some / Most of the auto parts store will loan the pressure tester.

By the time you've spent asking whether you should or not - you could have just gone and borrowed one and run the test.

Dump the darned ethylene glycol (unless you have to leave the car out in freezing weather) - now.
Clearly - you're going through whatever mix of coolant you have in your system - so what is the harm.
It might as well be straight water for now - until you get it straightened out

I'm subscribed - only because I'm dying to know more about the car that drinks coolant and yet shows no sign of it anywhere.

 

[DannyJov]

Some / Most of the auto parts store will loan the pressure tester.

By the time you've spent asking whether you should or not - you could have just gone and borrowed one and run the test.

Dump the darned ethylene glycol (unless you have to leave the car out in freezing weather) - now.
Clearly - you're going through whatever mix of coolant you have in your system - so what is the harm.
It might as well be straight water for now - until you get it straightened out

I'm subscribed - only because I'm dying to know more about the car that drinks coolant and yet shows no sign of it anywhere.

Lol yeah me too but most parts stores are closed at midnight.


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[Phoneguy]

Lol yeah me too but most parts stores are closed at midnight.


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So , I guess you are on the east coast...We would know if you finished your profile!!! LOL

Bryan

 

[DannyJov]

Hahah I'm still new to this stuff guys !!!


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[87-WE2]

I think I saw he was outside Detroit.


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[GNONYX]

Is it possible the coolant is leaking into the catalytic converter?
Also do you see any white smoke exiting the exhaust?
Coolant into the combustion chambers can also bleach the tips of the spark plugs and give them an abnormal color.
Another way is to find this leak is to introduce a tracer dye into the coolant. And then after driving the vehicle for a while, and then use a UV lamp to trace the dye back to where the coolant is leaking from.

 

[DannyJov]

Is it possible the coolant is leaking into the catalytic converter?
Also do you see any white smoke exiting the exhaust?
Coolant into the combustion chambers can also bleach the tips of the spark plugs and give them an abnormal color.
Another way is to find this leak is to introduce a tracer dye into the coolant. And then after driving the vehicle for a while, and then use a UV lamp to trace the dye back to where the coolant is leaking from.

My spark plug electrode side was a white flakey color...


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[DannyJov]

Also 11:00 not 12:00 forgot to set the clocks back


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[GNONYX]

My spark plug electrode side was a white flakey color...


Is it possible to photo all plugs?
Also do you see any white smoke exiting the exhaust pipe?

 

[DannyJov]

No but when I first started it up after timing there was white smoke(although it was freezing outside, there was ice on my dads car) but when I was driving on it today going to the auto store there wasn't any smoke at all.


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[DannyJov]

And yes I will post pics once I finishing pulling all of them.


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[DannyJov]

PS spark plugs on this hot air motor is a huge Pain in the ass not gonna lie


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[DannyJov]

The one in the middle was cracked I. Two spots but it could have cracked when I was trying to break it loose. It was stuck in there really good but that's not main concern to me at the moment. The passenger side is really kicking my ass right now lol


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[King MoneyBanks]

I am working on a car about 10 miles away from you tomorrow morning, install your spark plugs, add some antifreeze,close the hood,get some sleep and call me in the morning.

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[DannyJov]

I am working on a car about 10 miles away from you tomorrow morning, install your spark plugs, add some antifreeze,close the hood,get some sleep and call me in the morning.

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I work till 3 -___- I hope you will still be out and about


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[DannyJov]

And these guys were telling me DO NOT put anymore antifreeze into my motor. It'll eat my bearings or corrode them lol


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[SloGN]

I am working on a car about 10 miles away from you tomorrow morning, install your spark plugs, add some antifreeze,close the hood,get some sleep and call me in the morning.

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thanks for giving him a hand !!!!!!!!!!!!!