^^^

 

SAY GOODBYE TO THE SUNROOF

 

^^^ Now remove the rear window squirter, the rear wiper, and the radio antenna.

 

The Rear Window Squirter is the only thing left, the rear wiper has been gone a long time, also the radio ant has been gone too.

 

^^^ oooh and get rid of the back up lights in the rear bumper.

They suck anyhoo.

 

FREEZE PLUG IS THE WINNER!!!! That is where Scotts motor is leaking coolant into the oil from......

 

^^^ I can't believe no one pointed that out or that I didn't think of that until I saw it.

 

WTF? Pics, or it didn't happen.

I didn't know that there was a freeze plug that separated the coolant from the oil.

 

^^^ There are two in the front iron right next to the oil pump (behind the front cover) that could allow coolant in the oil.

 

^^^ I removed the little freeze plug but I'm pointing to the water passage it came out of.

 

OMFG! That is some gay **** right there. So how do your bearings look after being lubricated with coolant?

 

^^^ No way to know without opening the engine completely. I'm gonna guess they are prolly okay due to it being more of an oil emulsion and they never were run on the street - only idled a lot. The main bearings were new. Rotor bearing weren't new but looked okay last time I saw them. I didn't see any metal flakes in the oil/coolant slurry.

 

We have to redue the Thrust bearing anyway so it would be pretty easy to pull the front Stat gear and look at the bearing.

Also Scott, I loosened one of the oil pickup bolts, I was going to take it off but changed my mind, if you put it back together before I am there remember to tighten it back up

 

I'm going to replace all of the front iron freeze plugs just because.

 

Motor back in.

No signs of water in the oil yet...

 

Hey prophylactic....what kinda battery do you have in your car??? What does it weigh??

 

^^^Odyssey PC680 Dry Cell - 15 lbs.

 

One day when your engine grows up, it will prefer alumimum intake pieces instead of plastic.

 

^^^ You know - if thats the worst thing you see, thats a compliment!

I like the elbow.