This morning I degreased the engine and then sprayed some Gunk engine shine on it. I read about spraying Armor-All 'tire wet' after cleaning, but found the Gunk engine shine next to the degreaser and decided to try that.
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| I don't mind the look of an oily engine, but would prefer not to work on one. |
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| It cleaned-up nicely |
Happy that the engine started and ran fine after its bath, I drained the cooling system and removed the radiator. I brought the radiator to
Rex Radiator in Bensenville, IL to have them recore it. They will also add a hole with a bung for the electric fan sensor switch. The sensor had been stuck into the upper hose nipple with gobs of RTV, not a good idea but common from what I understand.
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| The box on the left is the fan controller. |
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| Blue RTV sealed this bad idea, but there must be a better way. |
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| Radiator gone. |
The first year I had the car it had a lot of cooling system problems. We had a Volvo mechanic replace the water pump, and he might have also put a non-oem pulley-mount fan on as well. The fan mounting bolts were really close to the radiator for some reason, and when I would hit the brakes hard, the engine would move forward a bit (soft or loose motor mounts, I guess?) and the bolts would rub on the radiator and make an awful noise. The fan was also just loud in general. I was afraid the fan bolts were going to wear a hole in the radiator. My dad and I installed that electric fan. It was much quieter.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, there's supposed to be a hose that goes from that little breather thing next to the distributer to the intake manifold. I think it's supposed to create a vacuum in the crankcase to prevent oil leaks. I remember it being there, but I don't remember permanently removing it...
Great information, thanks Peter! I'm adding motor mounts to my IPD shopping list. I do need to re-plumb the breather line as well...
ReplyDeleteGreat information, thanks Peter! I'm adding motor mounts to my IPD shopping list. I do need to re-plumb the breather line as well...
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