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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Re: Steam Bath

« on: August 19, 2019, 09:24:42 pm »

I would need to say the odds are unlikely. I plugged the lines and the whole car was covered and under a shelter. I think I made some error and now coolant has access to one or more combustion chambers. I wonder if it is the gaskets I used on the lower intake manifold. They were real thin.

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Re: Steam Bath

« on: August 19, 2019, 08:56:27 pm »

Dont really know. I have not put gas in it so whatever is in it is what I towed it home with. Thing is, even before I tore the top end down it did not blow this kind of steam.

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Re: Steam Bath

« on: August 19, 2019, 08:50:32 pm »

No, none of that so far. I have not let it run more than a minute or two. Oil looks new

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Steam Bath

« on: August 19, 2019, 08:44:12 pm »

I just fired up my 86 GT after replacing both heads. Immediately heavy water vapor began billowing out of the exhaust. Where could I have gone wrong? Could coolant be entering through the intake and into the combustion chamber? Could the heads and and gaskets be good? I have done head swaps before and I have never had a pair do this right after replacement. Also, the oil is as clean as it was out of the bottle. On the upside, the car fired right up and idles like a champ with the exception of the slightly sweet tasting vapor cloud.

NoobKevin

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Positive battery cable

« on: August 17, 2019, 08:44:25 pm »

Another noob question. Where do I connect the "not" battery end of the positive cable? It's too short to go all the way to the starter.

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Re: Help needed

« on: August 17, 2019, 08:28:20 pm »

I have a corvair to restore first. But thanks for the offer.

On another note, I was able to drop the engine and take care of everything I missed and get it back together in a day. I am getting good at this. Thanks for the assist with the crossover pipe install. Just have the electrical left to finish and I will be cranking her over. Should happen tomorrow.

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Re: Help needed

« on: August 16, 2019, 11:24:14 pm »

The heads were mismatched when I removed them with one being the HO and the other not so much. The engine had apparently overheated as the fan motor was shot and the temp needle was loose within the gauges. I replaced the radiator which had one side cracked. I ordered matching number correct heads from Rock Auto. Valve sizes were right and now for both sides. Not what I expected to need to do. The motor ran and started when I bought it and someone who owned it clearly loved it. The interior is in very good condition needing only upholstery and a headliner. So, new reconditioned heads, lots of new gaskets and seals, some new bolts, struts, and nuts, and some rust mitigation though at some point I have some metal work to do. I was 18 when the Fiero came out and I have wanted one ever since. Now I have one and for now, it has set the resto on my 63 Corvair on the backburner. I love quirky things and the Fiero and Corvair are my favorites.

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Re: Help needed

« on: August 16, 2019, 11:06:12 am »

It may be quicker to lift the car for me since the reinstall is not completed. I have a couple more things that need to be done as well. Thanks all for the help so far. I love my GT and look forward to hearing it run again. I bought it last spring but it was not running well. I found mismatched heads with one having been cracked in two places. So, two new heads later here I am.

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Re: Help needed

« on: August 15, 2019, 07:44:58 pm »

So, I am going to have to drop the engine to put it back in? I would love to have pictures if anyone has any. I live south of canton and closer to  Canton than Cumming.

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Tech Tips, Tech Questions / Help needed

« on: August 14, 2019, 09:23:25 pm »

I am new to the organization and need assistance. I removed the engine/tranny and some peripheral parts including what is called the crossover tube. I have a 1986 GT and cannot recall how it goes back in or where. I suspect it is along the front where I consider the firewall to be. Does anyone have pictures and or a diagram for the cooling lines between the radiator and the motor?

Thanks

Noob Kevin