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Ok so we finally got this done this year. Got the intake done back in like April and then it turned into headgasket in September. My van is now worth $-700, as the repairs cost more than the van is worth. But then again it does what we need and gets decent mileage for the amount of crap the wife carries around. But thanks for your advice about not giving time estimates, it made me not get into it in the first place. Where I would have ended up blaming myself, but instead let my independent mechanic do the job correctly.
Later addition: everything with this problem that could go bad, did. When the head gasket went, it went hard and fast. In a 10 mile drive, I got almost 5 gallons of water from the cooling system into the crankcase and she was still running when I parked it. The dash said it was hot but didn’t behave like she was hot. Besides that, I have a problem with the dash showing MIL messages even still; low brake fluid, change oil, low fuel, etc, so that’s why I didn’t believe it saying hot engine.
Ok so we finally got this done this year. Got the intake done back in like April and then it turned into headgasket in September. My van is now worth $-700, as the repairs cost more than the van is worth. But then again it does what we need and gets decent mileage for the amount of crap the wife carries around. But thanks for your advice about not giving time estimates, it made me not get into it in the first place. Where I would have ended up blaming myself, but instead let my independent mechanic do the job correctly.
Later addition: everything with this problem that could go bad, did. When the head gasket went, it went hard and fast. In a 10 mile drive, I got almost 5 gallons of water from the cooling system into the crankcase and she was still running when I parked it. The dash said it was hot but didn’t behave like she was hot. Besides that, I have a problem with the dash showing MIL messages even still; low brake fluid, change oil, low fuel, etc, so that’s why I didn’t believe it saying hot engine.
I’ve maintained this van very well, I’m just trying to do the little things that will add to its longevity.
Yea I know that time estimates are no good, especially if you’ve never done the job. I used to give estimates when I was a welder but not in maintenance. I just wanted to forewarn my parents how long I’d be in their garage as I don’t have one. And to warn the wife how long to leave me alone. But I feel very confident, more so after watching your videos. Thanks.
I’ve maintained this van very well, I’m just trying to do the little things that will add to its longevity.
Yea I know that time estimates are no good, especially if you’ve never done the job. I used to give estimates when I was a welder but not in maintenance. I just wanted to forewarn my parents how long I’d be in their garage as I don’t have one. And to warn the wife how long to leave me alone. But I feel very confident, more so after watching your videos. Thanks.
Ingersoll Rand
1x EP60 SSR
2x EP100 SSR
1x R160n VSD460 combined hp, 125 psi max, 2500 gallons of tank capacity.
Ingersoll Rand
1x EP60 SSR
2x EP100 SSR
1x R160n VSD460 combined hp, 125 psi max, 2500 gallons of tank capacity.
Yes it is worth it. I posted on another thread that we used it continuously to drive quantity 9 7/8″ GR8 bolts every 3 hours for a year to suspend a 3000# part in a robot cell. Never shelled the gun, never had a part move out of tolerance. We wore out several bolts. And to show there’s no trickery to this, the parts were only held by the bolts, no clamps using leverage where we didn’t need full torque. Only the bolts held the part. We now use these on all the robots I oversee.
Yes it is worth it. I posted on another thread that we used it continuously to drive quantity 9 7/8″ GR8 bolts every 3 hours for a year to suspend a 3000# part in a robot cell. Never shelled the gun, never had a part move out of tolerance. We wore out several bolts. And to show there’s no trickery to this, the parts were only held by the bolts, no clamps using leverage where we didn’t need full torque. Only the bolts held the part. We now use these on all the robots I oversee.
Running more than what the tool is designed for will just shear the hammer pins and the tool is useless. The compressor is probably your limiting factor as some have said. But if you can’t move it with a breaker bar then the impact would probably just shear the bolt anyway. I shelled 2 Ingersoll Rand 236’s in a week when all I needed was a 231C.
Running more than what the tool is designed for will just shear the hammer pins and the tool is useless. The compressor is probably your limiting factor as some have said. But if you can’t move it with a breaker bar then the impact would probably just shear the bolt anyway. I shelled 2 Ingersoll Rand 236’s in a week when all I needed was a 231C.
Yes, IR231C is a rock solid guy. We’ve used it on 7/8″ GR8 bolts to suspend a 3000# part in a robot welding cell. Not broken any hammers after 3 years.
You will however not find any good gun for $50.