Installed a new 5th wheel plate so I could haul my 5th wheel to the fishing hole.
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Might wanna consider centering it a little more, trailer would pull better....
What did you do to your car/truck today?
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Might wanna consider centering it a little more, trailer would pull better....
Well I bought a 1984 chevy Camaro last year for my wife. I bought the car to be her car to drive and my car to restore and modify. The Camaro is a 305 and a week 305 at that. I do not have the cash to buy the motor I want to replace the 305 with. I found many but no cash yet. So anyway the car has a major overheating problem. It has blown hoses multiple times. I have replaced all hoses at least twice. the thermostat once. Ok so the timing chain is shot Can not believe it has not broken yet. The timing is also causing the engine to overheat. Well, the other day my wife was driving home from work. It acted like the hose blown again the way it was pouring out. Wrong, the water pump took a shit. So I decided I can not buy another engine just yet. So bite the bullet and take a chance to replace the timing gears and water pump.
While tearing the car down I pulled the radiator. I had a hard time pulling it because of the leaves and other debris between the two radiators. So there is another reason for it overheating. Sorry this is a long posting. I am just releasing a little.
While tearing the car down I pulled the radiator. I had a hard time pulling it because of the leaves and other debris between the two radiators. So there is another reason for it overheating. Sorry this is a long posting. I am just releasing a little.
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you need to swing that hammer at everything under the hood, close the hood, turn the key, and if it's not fixed then bury it in the back yardWell I bought a 1984 chevy Camaro last year for my wife. I bought the car to be her car to drive and my car to restore and modify. The Camaro is a 305 and a week 305 at that. I do not have the cash to buy the motor I want to replace the 305 with. I found many but no cash yet. So anyway the car has a major overheating problem. It has blown hoses multiple times. I have replaced all hoses at least twice. the thermostat once. Ok so the timing chain is shot Can not believe it has not broken yet. The timing is also causing the engine to overheat. Well, the other day my wife was driving home from work. It acted like the hose blown again the way it was pouring out. Wrong, the water pump took a shit. So I decided I can not buy another engine just yet. So bite the bullet and take a chance to replace the timing gears and water pump.
While tearing the car down I pulled the radiator. I had a hard time pulling it because of the leaves and other debris between the two radiators. So there is another reason for it overheating. Sorry this is a long posting. I am just releasing a little.
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SBC...Well I bought a 1984 chevy Camaro last year for my wife. I bought the car to be her car to drive and my car to restore and modify. The Camaro is a 305 and a week 305 at that. I do not have the cash to buy the motor I want to replace the 305 with. I found many but no cash yet. So anyway the car has a major overheating problem. It has blown hoses multiple times. I have replaced all hoses at least twice. the thermostat once. Ok so the timing chain is shot Can not believe it has not broken yet. The timing is also causing the engine to overheat. Well, the other day my wife was driving home from work. It acted like the hose blown again the way it was pouring out. Wrong, the water pump took a shit. So I decided I can not buy another engine just yet. So bite the bullet and take a chance to replace the timing gears and water pump.
While tearing the car down I pulled the radiator. I had a hard time pulling it because of the leaves and other debris between the two radiators. So there is another reason for it overheating. Sorry this is a long posting. I am just releasing a little.
I used the small ball peen hammer to tap the water pump from the block. It did not want to break free.
Need a bigger hammer also
I am almost done with my little rebuild job. I have no idea who did the timing last time on this Camaro. But, wholly cow I can not believe it ran at all. For as long as we had it. the cam was a 180 degrees off time. They had the distributer in wrong. That answers my overheating and fuel mileage problems and lack of balls. The timing was so wracky that the timing gears looked much like Sunstar Sprockets after a couple of rides on my bike.
No way it will run 180 out, something is wrong, was the rotor pointing towards #1 position and timing marks dot to dot?.....if rotor was pointing at # 6 cyl, the marks would be 180 out.I am almost done with my little rebuild job. I have no idea who did the timing last time on this Camaro. But, wholly cow I can not believe it ran at all. For as long as we had it. the cam was a 180 degrees off time. They had the distributer in wrong. That answers my overheating and fuel mileage problems and lack of balls. The timing was so wracky that the timing gears looked much like Sunstar Sprockets after a couple of rides on my bike.
I know what you mean. I did not believe it either. I do believe it could have jumped timing. I should have taken picture of the slack in the chain before I removed it. I may have exaggerated a bit as to how far it is off. I will say a while ago I put the timing light on it. I could not see the timing marks. Now I know why. It was way off in timing. I thought dirt and oil was the reason I was unable to see the marks.
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We'll , let us know how it turns out
Speaking of timing chains, i just ordered mine for my race engine.
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/20411/10002/-1?parentProductId=761240
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/20411/10002/-1?parentProductId=761240