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  1. Car goals in 2019 (New Year's Wrencholutions)

    in Passing Lane

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    Hopefully finish the swap in my Rx7 and get it driving this year, maybe take it to a track at some point. Also, I need to get a good ej20 for my wrx and get the title for it (it belonged to a friend of mine who passed, his mom gave it to me then she passed before she got the title done) and use it as my daily. Hope to not be such a hermit this year, maybe come out to CC&C (screw the Friday/Saturday night meets, I haven't gone in a few years as it has become a total shit show), maybe even bring my son and see if I can spark an interest in cars for him.

  5. Things your kids say...

    in Dumpster

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    My 17 month old daughter got a hold of a mason jar about a month ago. I thought I heard glass break (it was just the lids) so I took the jar from her real quick thinking she may have broken it. She got mad, looked straight at me and called me an asshole. At least she got the context right.

  12. AC refrigerant recovery

    in Tech and Tips

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    The equipment is small enough that it could be recovered in your garage. Are you hoping to reuse what you pull out or are you planning on shooting a new charge in? While it's not good for the environment, it is not illegal for a home mechanic to bleed it off to atmosphere.

  15. 2003 Silverado fuel lines

    in Tech and Tips

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    You don't have to drop the trans. But Getting the lines around the torsion bar crossmember and around ABS unit is a pain in the ass. Much easier job if you are going brake lines at the same time

     

    I didn't mean to drop the trans all the way out, just remove the crossmember so you can tilt the motor back. Mostly just to make it possible to get to the nut at the top of the trans that holds the fuel lines.

  16. 2003 Silverado fuel lines

    in Tech and Tips

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    I just did them in my 03 Avalanche earlier in the summer (on jackstands, what a pain). The top nut that holds them on at the top of the transmission is the biggest pain in the ass. I used a bunch of extensions and a good flex joint (wrapping it with a little electrical tape helps). Take down the front driveshaft and the transmission crossmember to get the access you need. Also, be careful if you have the abs unit on the framerail like I do. You will have to move it, but if the brake lines look fragile then plan to do those too.

  19. 2001 Silverado V6 - slow start, hesitation on highway?

    in Tech and Tips

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    Another vote for checking fuel pressure.

    Also, is this the same 4.3 that was used in Blazers and the S-10 trucks that had issues with the fuel spiders (that would cause a long crank)? Also, is there a cel you could have checked?

     

    Has anyone mentioned a fuel pump yet? That's my internet guess.

     

    Probably a head gasket. It's always a head gasket with internet diagnostics.

  22. Doing a scrap run...NW Columbus folks?

    in Other Stuff

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    I'll have to go through the garage and see what I have. I know I have an old stove, and a tank for a large air compressor (motor burnt up so I was going to use it for more capacity, but I figure my 15 gal compressor would burn up trying to fill it, and I don't really need it), I may have some other stuff too.
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