That moment you realize you’re an idiot.

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04-14-18, 05:38 PM

old_skool

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That moment you realize you’re an idiot.

I was having severe cooling issues last fall after rebuilding my intake and installing new radiator hoses and thermostat. My intake is a belt driven supercharger, and I pulled everything apart again to inspect the cooling system, change the fan, etc. I just realized that I ran the belt wrong, and my water pump was spinning backwards. Yup, I’m an idiot...

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04-14-18, 06:25 PM

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Thats not good. I hope you didnt drive it. How hot did it get? Is it still holding coolant?

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04-14-18, 06:50 PM

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Thats not good. I hope you didnt drive it. How hot did it get? Is it still holding coolant?

last fall it got hot enough in 1 mile that it pissed most of the cool and out of the overflow and stumbled the last 8th mile to my driveway. No coolant in the oil though, and coolant system still pressure checks good.

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04-14-18, 07:46 PM

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Ok, so I'm assuming you have since put the belt on the right way, run the car and its not burning coolant? If so touch wood and buy a lottery ticket lol!

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04-14-18, 08:11 PM

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I have you beat. Last month I put an new radiator in my Cheyanne pickup. I forgot to take the black caps off the radiator (most of the time they are bright yellow). I got about 2 miles down the road and the temp gauge shot strait up and pegged. I blew the **** out of the head gasket. So I slapped a new head gasket on there and the truck still ran hot; that's when I found the radiator plug in the lower hose. SMH.

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04-14-18, 08:18 PM

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Ok, so I'm assuming you have since put the belt on the right way, run the car and its not burning coolant? If so touch wood and buy a lottery ticket lol!

adding coolant to test run it right now. Hope for the best!!

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04-14-18, 10:42 PM

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Ok,true confessions lol. Late 1980s working as flat rate tech in Mazda dealership. Replacing longblock in 1983 626,warranty job,rushing. Engine will NOT run,doesn't even try to start. WTF! Cranks good,has spark,fuel. Plugs are dry...
Pull valve cover,check cam timing. Further diagnostics reveal recessed plastic shipping plugs in intake ports of cyl. head. I was SURE i'd removed them,only took 2 hrs to find i did not...can laugh about it now,kinda like the ventilated oil filter.

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04-15-18, 06:32 AM

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adding coolant to test run it right now. Hope for the best!!

How did you make out?

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04-15-18, 06:37 AM

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I'm a flat rate tech in a Toyota dealership and I've seen a lot of funny things like that. Happens to the best of us doesn't it? I was torquing a camshaft on a Rav4 last year after doing a head rebuild and failed to see that one of the cam bearing caps rolled over and doubled up on the opposite side. Basically stacked the cam bearings. I torqued that sucker to spec and let me tell you, something did not look right with it when I was done. I went over and checked the lifter caps, cam timing, and then I found it. Boy, let me tell you how I felt. I just ordered a new cam bearing set and finished the job the next day. Happens to the best of us.

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04-15-18, 12:20 PM

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How did you make out?

short run, seems to be of so far, but I’ll need to get it up to temp. It was a little late by the time I charged the battery to let it idle to temp. Something about a 3” open exhaust that the neighbors don’t like to late

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04-15-18, 04:01 PM

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If you use paper towels to stop the rad from dripping while doing an engine swap on a '73 Satellite, remember to take the paper towels out before you hook up the hoses.

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