ismellrealbad Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 my 96 3100 fuel pump has been keeping up just fine. tho i think anything more and i might need to upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 So, now I'm addicted to Rock Auto's prices. I'm getting the Plenum with the gasket. The LIM gasket. BUT I can't find the plastic coolant elbows! Do tehy sell them at autozone? I have $20 for in store credit. It'd be cool if I could find the elbows there, but I don't think they have them. And I don't know what to search for. "Coolant Elbows" doesn't come up as anything. I need to keep my online shopping under $121.00 for now. There's also an advanced auto near me. Any help is great! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88red4cyl Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 People have said that they are in the Help! section of the Auto Zone stores... I doubt they would have them on the website... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 People have said that they are in the Help! section of the Auto Zone stores... I doubt they would have them on the website... Yep, that's where they are at Advance Auto as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismellrealbad Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 People have said that they are in the Help! section of the Auto Zone stores... I doubt they would have them on the website... Yep, that's where they are at Advance Auto as well. x3 they are def there in the help section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted October 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Alright, I know for sure the coolant elbow is leaking. I can actually see the drips of coolant, about 2 drips per second . So, (to try to save some money) I'm going to only change the coolant elbow. But! How do I safely remove and replace it? (By "safely" I mean "without breaking the new one".) Does the LIM need to be removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Alright, I know for sure the coolant elbow is leaking. I can actually see the drips of coolant, about 2 drips per second . So, (to try to save some money) I'm going to only change the coolant elbow. But! How do I safely remove and replace it? (By "safely" I mean "without breaking the new one".) Does the LIM need to be removed? IIRC you should be able to detach the tensioner assembly. I've never done it though so I wouldn't know what bolts to remove where, but a haynes/chilton's manual should walk you through that if nobody else here knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yup, I got the two elbows at autozone for 3.99. But not after debating for 5 minutes that it is NOT a rubber coolant hose. I'm getting it put together in auto class tommorw. Hopefully that will solve ALL of my coolant leak issues! Thanks for the help guys! Will post back with results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Alright, I know for sure the coolant elbow is leaking. I can actually see the drips of coolant, about 2 drips per second . So, (to try to save some money) I'm going to only change the coolant elbow. But! How do I safely remove and replace it? (By "safely" I mean "without breaking the new one".) Does the LIM need to be removed? IIRC you should be able to detach the tensioner assembly. I've never done it though so I wouldn't know what bolts to remove where, but a haynes/chilton's manual should walk you through that if nobody else here knows. correct. it is easy even without a manual. be prepared for quite a bit of coolant to come out if you dont drain the rad first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Alright, I know for sure the coolant elbow is leaking. I can actually see the drips of coolant, about 2 drips per second . So, (to try to save some money) I'm going to only change the coolant elbow. But! How do I safely remove and replace it? (By "safely" I mean "without breaking the new one".) Does the LIM need to be removed? IIRC you should be able to detach the tensioner assembly. I've never done it though so I wouldn't know what bolts to remove where, but a haynes/chilton's manual should walk you through that if nobody else here knows. correct. it is easy even without a manual. be prepared for quite a bit of coolant to come out if you dont drain the rad first. lol, and by quite a bit you mean a gallon and a half, if not even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 ohh i'd say about a gallon. i not speaking from experience or anything.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 ohh i'd say about a gallon. i not speaking from experience or anything.... Reminds me of a couple of months ago when I changed the Regal's water pump... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Lol, I always drain most of the coolant through the Radiator. I also have a new W/P gasket, but I don't want to have to remove the Power Steering and all that just to get to it. Maybe if my engine was out of my car, then I'd get it fixed up nice. Also, I didn't get it fixed today. Nor will I. (Party.) Maybe tomorrow. I still have some stuff planned, but nothing much. Just don't hold your breath waiting for any updates. Hopefully this weekend though. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Lol, I always drain most of the coolant through the Radiator. I also have a new W/P gasket, but I don't want to have to remove the Power Steering and all that just to get to it. Maybe if my engine was out of my car, then I'd get it fixed up nice. Also, I didn't get it fixed today. Nor will I. (Party.) Maybe tomorrow. I still have some stuff planned, but nothing much. Just don't hold your breath waiting for any updates. Hopefully this weekend though. That is all. That better be a Felpro WP gasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 lol yup. like $5.99 at Autozone. :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 lol yup. like $5.99 at Autozone. :-P Confucious say "man who use felpro gasket is fucking brilliant!" Confucious also say "man who use paper gasket is a tool." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88red4cyl Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 lol yup. like $5.99 at Autozone. :-P Confucious say "man who use felpro gasket is fucking brilliant!" Confucious also say "man who use paper gasket is a tool." He also say "man who go to bed with itchy butt, wake up with smelly finger" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Confucious also say "man who use paper gasket is a tool." brilliant!!! Sigged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 UPDATE! Removed tensioner. Easier said than done. Gets stuck where it enters water pump. After 200,000 miles, the coolant elbow gaskets failed. ALSO! My 3 month old rebuilt alternator has a bad squeal when hand spun. Taking it to auto zone tomorrow to get it tested, and maybe replaced under my lifetime warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 DONE! The autozone people were really nice about the alternator. No questions asked, they gave me another. I also purchased a new thermostat and thermostat gasket. I stayed with the 195 degree thermostat. What makes a 180 better? (They also had 160's.) I flushed my ENTIRE cooling system. A quick question though. My car is now squeaking, I think it's the Water Pump. I know air was inside the pump. But after running it for 10 minutes and driving it for 15, shouldn't the air pocket be moved to the top of the radiator? Or is the air not causing the squeak? Only squeaks at idle speeds. It's fairly quiet, but just scares me. Any squeaking means something is going wrong. Any ideas? Happened to anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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