Jake is having more tests run today and maybe gettin cut tomorrow. Why do the people with the biggest hearts end up having heart problems? Sometimes we have to put down our wrenches and be the patient for once. Heres to a guy who has brought us many smiles and God willing many more! Prayers for healing from the "Master Mechanic" buddy.
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good luck Dr. Jake.I've tried and tried, but can't seem to fix stupid!Comment
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Whether or not you decide to heat a fuel line fitting, free a fuel line fitting with a air hammer , or going under the knife of a surgeon , the outcome is all in His hands. I just hope He's got a sense of humor , winks and gives me the thumbs up sign when my time comes.
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I mostly worried about overheating the filter and having it explode, that would be bad. Just a little heat on the nut. I tried to make my inductive heater wrap around the fittings by reshaping one of the elements but it didn't work. I more concerned about flames or sparks around the tank than on the line. No oxygen, no fire,..... fumes worse than gas. A couple years ago I was one of the first on the seen of a one vehicle roll over, the car was burning, got the driver out ok but I had nothing to put the fire out, not even a shovel. By the time the fire department got there the car and 20 acres were gone. Felt helpless to stop it, got traffic stopped and kept everyone back but no explosions just a small fire that kept getting bigger until the car, the ditch, then the field and about 10 big round bales were up in flames.
I got the Espar engine heater installed on the 7.3 today. I tee'd into the return heater hose and into the oil filter housing for coolant flow. The heater has it's own water pump. I set it up so it draws from the oil filter housing where the electric block heater is and returns up to the heater hose to the engine water pump. I mounted the unit to the right frame rail about even with the back of the cab. The pictures don't show the intake or exhaust tubing installed yet and the unit will be protected by some steel plating. I also used hydraulic hose wrap on all the heater hoses. It started up the first try and had the block warm in about 5 minutes. It draws about 5 amps when running. Not sure if the new plumbing will effect the efficiency of the oil cooler or the cab heater yet, so I put in a shut off valve if needed. You can set these up with a seven day timer, temp sensors and have it turn on the blower motor if desired.Comment
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I'm surprised Diesels don't have a double wall insulated oil pans with heating elements under a baffling inside pan. You plug into a AC source right after shutting engine down and it works overnight regulating oil temp like a Presto Deep Fryer that keeps fryer oil temp from dropping below 120F and getting above 150F Since heat rises the rest of the engine above it wouldn't get as cold either. Might need a electric heated sock to fits over the oil filter too.
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Rods.......
Sometimes word of mouth is a great thing. Sometimes not so much. '70 El Camino with LT1, "fixed". '32 Ford with LT1 "fixed". Now a '37 with '90 Corvette 5.7. Fuel supply issue. I know it is pump, but customer wants Aeromotive filter replaced before replacing pump. Have to wait 2 days for replacement from Summit just to prove it is the pump.
Looks like this year has started out with a hell of a bang. I have til the end of the month to sign an escalated lease, move, or shut down.
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Geez X, I get nervous just looking at that. Don't scratch or rub anything. I can't work in tight spaces, need room to move around and put the parts and tools. Fixing stuff is a visual thing for me, lay out the tools and parts where I can see them.Comment
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Slug Bug, Red! Ouch! , No, PT Cruiser Bruiser! Ow!
Kids,lol
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Hope it's not shut down X Nice cars to work on if thier not buchered up. Helped my buddy install a H.O. 302 early 90,s into a 32. wanted to keep it all ford. what a blast that was. As for nervous. Try working on a 68 super bee done as a points car. 80gs invested and blew a head gasket. Guy that built the eng. never tighened head bolts the right way. dumb ***.I've tried and tried, but can't seem to fix stupid!Comment
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Trying to stay off of the fenders of these cars can be a little painful in the lower back area. Is worth everything when they come back happy as hell...
This '37 has (my guess) '90 Corvette 5.7. O.B.D.1. Data stream looked legit. Mechanical "Summit" fuel pressure gauge modified into service port.
Could only push 30 p.s.i. even with K.O.E.O. prime. Engine running was 30, pull vac line, needle bounced from 30 to 10. I let it idle for an hour, the pressure dropped to 20.
Found replacement element for filter locally, no change.
Modified fuel unit to install O'reilly Precision fuel pump for stock '90. Now engine runs better with 45 p.s.i. running. Pull vac line, 57 p.s.i.
Long story short, he built the car, bought a 55 p.s.i. max pressure pump unit, not going to have the same pressure when restricted by a 10 micron filter and a pressure regulator. The O'reilly replacement has max of 130 p.s.i. but a loaded constant pressure of 51.
I can only assume it will run better than it ever has. I DO NOT LIKE taking cars like this on a test drive.
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If the fenders weren't required structurally to support the front of the running boards , it would almost make sense on a custom build you plan to have better than a Earl Chive $9.99 Rust Oleum Roller Paint job, to be able to hinge the front of the fenders and swing them forward and just sit on the tires with a fender cover under your butt.
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X- I think I like the looks of the Chevy on the rack next to it!Comment
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Update, customer came to pick up '37. Made it less than a block, came back. Took me for a ride, falls on face during heavy acceleration. (I do not like driving vehicles like these so I usually do not.) So now I am eating crow. Notice aftermarket fuel pressure gauge bouncing from 50 to 0 so fast I can hardly see the needle. Progressively got worse as I ran it while I performed multiple tests. The only thing I could think of, was regulator. So I drove him to his hanger so he could drive his F150 home. I get back to the shop, car will not even start, pressure gauge will only read about 20.
Now: let me back track to when I replaced the pump. The inside of this fuel tank is just about as polished looking as the outside. I thought there was at least 1 1/2 inch of fuel in it, so Ignore the gauge reading empty.(Figured typical aftermarket tank, sender, and gauge.) So I ran it for a while in the shop. Saw pressures well with in spec, pull the vacuum line and pressure jumped to 55. (before was 30 regardless.)
Long story short, it is out of gas. Put 5 gallons in, runs like a champ again. Now I have to drive it tomorrow, now know how he drives it. Still don't like the idea of taking something like this out and spanking it, but that is what he wants.
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Hey X-land. TOO FUNNY-!! Out of gas...LOL. Forehead slap, Right-?? BTDT.
Take it out and push it a bit, up to your own comfort level and tell him. After that take him out with you driving it again to your comfort level. THEN tell him to take it out again on his own and let him break it.Comment
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