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Well I finally got it!! The adapters that came with the radiator were garbage. I got a Flare nut Flared the line but the threads in the adapters that came with the radiator didn’t go all the way down so the line didn’t even touch the adapter. I ended up using a compression fitting which screwed into the radiator. and it works great.
Well I finally got it!! The adapters that came with the radiator were garbage. I got a Flare nut Flared the line but the threads in the adapters that came with the radiator didn’t go all the way down so the line didn’t even touch the adapter. I ended up using a compression fitting which screwed into the radiator. and it works great.
After 18 hours i finally got it!!!!! I removed the Brake Master Cylinder & Brake Booster (to gain access). After that I was able to remove the Clutch Master Cylinder from the fire wall, then I positioned it so it was level. I hooked up a Pressure Bleeder and opened the bleeder on the Slave Cylinder. While the bleeder was opened i moved the Master Cylinder in different positions (level,up, down) I even rapped on it with my screw driver at the same. So after all this I’m going to contact the manufacturer (Duralast) and tell them their instructions are useless! For anyone else reading this get the one piece assembly that is pre bled, may cost more but will save hours of agony and pain.
PS Thanks Collegeman for the article.
After 18 hours i finally got it!!!!! I removed the Brake Master Cylinder & Brake Booster (to gain access). After that I was able to remove the Clutch Master Cylinder from the fire wall, then I positioned it so it was level. I hooked up a Pressure Bleeder and opened the bleeder on the Slave Cylinder. While the bleeder was opened i moved the Master Cylinder in different positions (level,up, down) I even rapped on it with my screw driver at the same. So after all this I’m going to contact the manufacturer (Duralast) and tell them their instructions are useless! For anyone else reading this get the one piece assembly that is pre bled, may cost more but will save hours of agony and pain.
PS Thanks Collegeman for the article.
1995 Chevy k2500 5.7 manual trans. 4×4.
I was replacing the transfer case and couldn’t get to the bolt located at 12 o clock and its in a valley no ratchet not even a wrench. any way i had a cheapo set of wrenches i took the correct size wrench cut about 1 1/2 inches back of the box end then i welded the box end back on to the wrench at a 90 degree angle making a sort of cross. with that i was able to get the bolt off in the valley on top of the t-case. About custom tools i like having cheapo sockets, wrenches and screw drivers on hand just for that just in case time when you need a tool.
1995 Chevy k2500 5.7 manual trans. 4×4.
I was replacing the transfer case and couldn’t get to the bolt located at 12 o clock and its in a valley no ratchet not even a wrench. any way i had a cheapo set of wrenches i took the correct size wrench cut about 1 1/2 inches back of the box end then i welded the box end back on to the wrench at a 90 degree angle making a sort of cross. with that i was able to get the bolt off in the valley on top of the t-case. About custom tools i like having cheapo sockets, wrenches and screw drivers on hand just for that just in case time when you need a tool.
In response to stingray66. I would have to disagree with you on that. i couldn’t find a video of a 09 chevy vs chrysler any where but stunt busters took a 62 cadillac vs a 2002 seville head on 50 mph and the dummy in the 62 cadillac was compressed between the steering wheel and face through the windshield because the drivers seat was forced foreward because of the weak and poorly constructed frame. the seville interior was intact air bags would have gone off and the driver would have survived if not walked away with minor injuries. personally i would pick the 02 seville if i was going to be in a crash. what one would you pick?
In response to stingray66. I would have to disagree with you on that. i couldn’t find a video of a 09 chevy vs chrysler any where but stunt busters took a 62 cadillac vs a 2002 seville head on 50 mph and the dummy in the 62 cadillac was compressed between the steering wheel and face through the windshield because the drivers seat was forced foreward because of the weak and poorly constructed frame. the seville interior was intact air bags would have gone off and the driver would have survived if not walked away with minor injuries. personally i would pick the 02 seville if i was going to be in a crash. what one would you pick?
as for a video i don’t but the customer is going to bring the car back when she has money and i can do a video demonstrating this technique. if it were a dead injector i would have a miss there wasn’t a misfire on the vehicle an injector o ring leak wasn’t present because i sprayed carb spray over all possible areas for leaks. as for an egr leak i saw no trouble codes for the egr system and the egr system is separate from the internals of the engine since it takes exhaust gases to the intake manifold not air from the oil pan or internals of the engine. if it was egr i wouldn’t have had the fuel trim go rich from carb cleaner in the oil hole. This test is to see if the intake manifold gasket is bad and leaking and sucking in air which causes a lean condition. i will video tape the test when the car comes back.
as for a video i don’t but the customer is going to bring the car back when she has money and i can do a video demonstrating this technique. if it were a dead injector i would have a miss there wasn’t a misfire on the vehicle an injector o ring leak wasn’t present because i sprayed carb spray over all possible areas for leaks. as for an egr leak i saw no trouble codes for the egr system and the egr system is separate from the internals of the engine since it takes exhaust gases to the intake manifold not air from the oil pan or internals of the engine. if it was egr i wouldn’t have had the fuel trim go rich from carb cleaner in the oil hole. This test is to see if the intake manifold gasket is bad and leaking and sucking in air which causes a lean condition. i will video tape the test when the car comes back.
i’m a tech and have to say i used to be the same way and used to like old cars until i bought a 1984 Subaru brat and that thing was a POS i grew to hate carburetors and all the vacuum controlled BS i would work on that car almost every weekend trying to polish that turd and i grew and grew to hate the older cars. so instead of hating computers and the electronics i have been learning all about how they work and getting better at diagnosing them and i like working on these newer computer controlled systems than carburetors. as for mechanical engine failures like focus valve seats for 3.0 v6 engines and valve problems and other things like that im not the engineer who designed the engine but unfortunately as we all know every engine ever made has had a weakness. I watched Horatios drive which was a documentary about first person to drive a car across the country and if you watch all the trouble he went through (he spent at least 50 to one hundred thousand dollars in todays money just to keep his car running) today’s cars are one hundred times better than what Horatio drove. Cars used to be a rich peoples toy and now have dropped in cost vastly compared to what they used to cost and thanks to the assembly line almost anyone can afford to own and operate one today. complain about car problems all you want newer cars are still better and will continue to get better and better than older cars.
i’m a tech and have to say i used to be the same way and used to like old cars until i bought a 1984 Subaru brat and that thing was a POS i grew to hate carburetors and all the vacuum controlled BS i would work on that car almost every weekend trying to polish that turd and i grew and grew to hate the older cars. so instead of hating computers and the electronics i have been learning all about how they work and getting better at diagnosing them and i like working on these newer computer controlled systems than carburetors. as for mechanical engine failures like focus valve seats for 3.0 v6 engines and valve problems and other things like that im not the engineer who designed the engine but unfortunately as we all know every engine ever made has had a weakness. I watched Horatios drive which was a documentary about first person to drive a car across the country and if you watch all the trouble he went through (he spent at least 50 to one hundred thousand dollars in todays money just to keep his car running) today’s cars are one hundred times better than what Horatio drove. Cars used to be a rich peoples toy and now have dropped in cost vastly compared to what they used to cost and thanks to the assembly line almost anyone can afford to own and operate one today. complain about car problems all you want newer cars are still better and will continue to get better and better than older cars.
hey eric i am working for a shop and am paid hourly and i’ve really come to like diagnosing electrical problems and i would like to go to school and i would like to specialize in electrical diagnostics but i’ve been reading about the whole flat rate issue. my question is if i got really good at electrical would i have any better leverage when it comes to wage. i know you spend a lot of time on the forum answering questions so thanks in advance.
hey eric i am working for a shop and am paid hourly and i’ve really come to like diagnosing electrical problems and i would like to go to school and i would like to specialize in electrical diagnostics but i’ve been reading about the whole flat rate issue. my question is if i got really good at electrical would i have any better leverage when it comes to wage. i know you spend a lot of time on the forum answering questions so thanks in advance.
hey guys the snap on dealer came by last Wednesday and he had an old snap on vantage he was selling for another person and i’ve made an offer for 150 the snap on man also let me keep it for a week and am impressed. it also comes with the kv module although it isn’t very good with reading spark. but i think this will get me by better than the pos above.