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Awesome! Glad to know I helped in your decision!
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07-27-2011, 09:28 PM | #18 |
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Awesome!!!
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07-28-2011, 05:55 PM | #21 |
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had to have gotten the worst spot on the trailer.
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I know, right? Could have at least given it to the toyota...
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07-29-2011, 03:37 AM | #23 |
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08-01-2011, 12:01 AM | #24 |
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The car arrived at 8 am yesterday and it wouldn't start. We pushed it in front of my house, mostly, and I started looking for fuel and spark. Poking around the engine compartment I found a vacuum line that was split and the wiring harness going to the MAF sensor was split. The covering for the MAF wiring was ripped in a couple of places and the wires underneath were frayed in a few spots. I'm realizing now that I should have just taken pictures of this stuff.
I just needed to get the thing running enough to get it into the garage, so I replaced the vac line and used some wire and butt splice terminal connectors to repair the damaged portion of the MAF wiring. I got it running and took it around the block a few times and now I can start tackling this thing. So what's the consensus on properly repairing the MAF wiring? I was thinking solder with heat shrink wrap and cover everything with this http://www.mcmaster.com/#sleeving/=df8amc I'll remove the wires and terminal ends from the connector at the MAF. I'll install new wire and terminal ends at the MAF. Then I'll solder the wire to the end of the wiring harness that has been cut, put heatshrink over that, and the sleeving over the length of the wire. I have some of the adhesive lined shrink tube to use. I can't describe how stoked I am to have this thing back. I can't wait to get it running better. |
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Honestly, I wouldn't bother with teh loom sleeving... but it is more of a personal taste thing... I hate that stuff...
If it were me, I would cover the whole harness with oversize heat shrink.. and shrink the down onto the connector boot.. nice clean appearance, and you can run the heat shrink as far up the harness as you need to! Let me know if you need some.. I have a little bit on hand out here (1000 feet or so, various sizes!.. IIRC the LARGEST I have is 3 inch diameter unshrunk).. but I believe a couple feet of 1 inch before shrinking would be plenty! Harbor freight also caries longer rolls of various diameter poly heat shrink.. |
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That's a good call, John. So do you use the larger diameter (2-3") stuff over the end of the connector?
Only 1000'? I figured you'd have more. I've got a harbor freight by my office, I'll have to check out what they've got. I'm trying to find wire with OEM colored insulators locally. If I strike out, Eagle Day it is. I've got a job interview to study for and several other things I should be doing in my free time, but I just can't leave this car alone. |
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I try to use the smallest diameter that will fit over the connector.. that way it makes a nice tight seal when shrunk!
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08-08-2011, 02:58 PM | #28 |
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I've been tinkering on the car a little bit. Once again I have failed with the pictures. I'm not seeing exactly the same problems I was after the turbo install. Now I do not see any gas/vapor/smoke/whatever coming out of the coolant reservoir while the engine is cold(and running of course). I drove it enough to get the temp gauge maybe a little past 1/4 way and checked again and I see something coming out of the reservoir but it doesn't look or smell(as much as I can smell with a head cold) like exhaust gas. It seems more like steam. I probably need to bleed the cooling system a little bit more regardless, but I'm thinking this may be causing what I'm seeing come out of the coolant reservoir.
After the turbo install, I also noticed the exhaust gas had a faint hint of that burning coolant smell but no white smoke. Now it just smells like a car that's running rich. I got into the boost a few times while driving the car and I never saw any white smoke. I'm going to find a shop that can test for exhaust gas in the coolant. After that I'll probably do a compression test, maybe leakdown as well. On a side note, fuck this damn sunroof. I replaced the drive gears, the catches on the back of the sunroof panel, the clips on the front of the sunroof panel, and the hinge pieces for the wind deflector. I removed, installed, and aligned everything as per Clark's Garage. After I test fitted the sunroof panel, put the interior panels back in, and put the seals back on, I'm putting the sunroof panel back on and I break the tabs on the front of one of the drive gear assemblies that hold the assembly to the roof of the car. Fortunately the thing still holds the sunroof down, it just will not support the sunroof when the lifting arms are raised. Looks like someone will be getting in touch with Lart. |
08-09-2011, 01:49 AM | #29 |
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After bleeding the cooling system a little more, I took it out this evening. I probably drove about 5-8 miles with starts and stops and went into the boost a few times, but took it relatively easy. I still only got the temp 1/4 of the way up the gauge. After the drive I checked for steam/gas/exhaust/whatever coming out of the coolant reservoir on idle and there was nothing. I'm taking my Acura in for a tech inspection in the morning. The shop that's doing it works mostly on Porsches. I'm going to see about getting them to do compression and leakdown on my car.
While I was out this evening, I snapped a few pics. |
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