hahahahaha

still...it's progress.

 

I got 2 thing I need marked off my list today. To my suprise the heli-coil kit that I ordered to fix the hole in the bottom of the exhaust manifold came in on UPS this morning & my buddy here at work brought me his timing light to borrow for when I get this thing started.

 

Drilled out the holes in my exhaust manifold on my lunch break & got the thread inserts installed. A couple of new studs & nut & this bad boy is good as new. No more exhaust leak. I bought some black VHT "flame proof" header paint that is rated for up to 2000 deg. that I am going to paint it with before I put it back on.

 

looking good

 

wiring is fun huh

 

Thanks, getting close!

Very glad that the wiring is mostlly behind me

 

Help

OK all of the vacuum lines are connected, all of the electrical connectors are plugged in. I have 2 problems. First is something to do with my starter. When I turned the motor over with a wrench on the crank pulley, I heard a noise that made me think of 2 gears meshing together. By no means a violent or bad sounding noise. I listened & felt around while I was turning the crank pulley & tracked it down to my starter. I loosened the started bolts & turn the motor over & the noise is gone. Tighten them back up & it makes the noise again. I have heard of shimming starters before, What is the deal?????

Second I have a left over bracket that I can't find a home for. I'm sure that I will feel stupid once somebody points it out for me, but I looked & looked & looked & don't see any place for it??? Here is a pic of the bracket.

 

I'm thinking power steering bracket...let me check...

 

NOPE!

mines laying in a box, unlabeled.....a/c????

 

OUCH...can't find, will keep looking for ya.

 

try OLHARLEYMAN's thread....posts #41 and 44

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...41/index2.html

 

looks like alternator bracket

 

That's it 92 TOY, thanks a bunch man!!!

 

Now what is the deal with my starter???

 

No clue man.......sorry....gotta hit up the troops for that one.

 

had quite a few WTF? moments while looking for that part......I'm sure I was going to ask that down the road too.

 

I asked a couple of guys here at work, just general shade tree type mechanics, and they both asked me the same question...."did you put the flex plate on backwards" ....Well I sure hope not! I don't think I put it on backwards, I only had it iff for a couple of minutes while I changed my rear main seal. It I have to take that back apart I am going to be livid!! Some body please tell me that it could be something else.

 

bump.....

 

Not sure if I am going to be shot for this but I started another thread in the newbie tech section regarding the starter problem, hopefully it will get a little more attention.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f120...kwards-207950/

 

I saw it.

I know there's sometimes some consternation about asking the same question in more than one thread, but this is one of those times where it's of an urgent nature. I don't think there will be an issue.

threads with more than a few posts are kinda a turn-off for me anyway....lot's of reading to catch-up on to finally arrive at the current situation.....so I could see a new thread catching more attention rather than an established one....like mine for example...I ramble alot in mine.

here's hoping you get an answer quickly.