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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Get it right get it tight
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by J8635621
Get it right get it tight
Thats how we roll!

Engine is mounted up just doing the final bolts and mounts, so far so good.
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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Damn I wish I could have stayed until it was fired Hows it going?
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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Pink turned out good.
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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the problem with cutting the side seal that way is you are grinding it with a flat surface when it fits up to a round surface, which means you only have a tight clearance over an extremely small point rather than the entire sealing surface area



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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hoss -05
i wish i can be there with you all.. but i was with mi gf at church..looks you have some fun do ya? lol
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 01:30 AM
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******* hooker bitch
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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Its been a frustrating weekend all around.
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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uhhhh Team has a point......??

I recognize some of those guys!!!! Hey fellas--yall dont ever get enough??
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 05:17 PM
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I've seen plenty of people grind it out on a flat surface, through a wheel or sandpaper and it turns out fine. so long as you get the angle right it shouldn't be an issue.

But ya never know!!

The engine sounds much healthier this time around, it almost starts when the gas pedal is down which to me seems like its getting a **** ton of fuel that it doesn't need and is flooding.
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
the problem with cutting the side seal that way is you are grinding it with a flat surface when it fits up to a round surface, which means you only have a tight clearance over an extremely small point rather than the entire sealing surface area



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Originally Posted by olddragger
uhhhh Team has a point......??

I recognize some of those guys!!!! Hey fellas--yall dont ever get enough??
I thought about that and you can watch the RB video with his little jig...I think.

but if you look at the angle on the manufactured side it does not conform to the corner seal....just saying
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:09 AM
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Just got word via text, she is alive!!!!

updates to follow, I'm sure hes out enjoying the beauty right meow.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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******* awesome. Now all he has to do is burp the coolant and let her warm up fully.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:13 AM
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******* awesome. Now all he has to do is burp the coolant and let her warm up fully.
I told him to not let it overheat again :/
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by shadycrew31
I told him to not let it overheat again :/
Good advice. But he should be able to catch it quick now that he know the Coolant Temperature Sensor is good. That was weird deal, I have never heard of a brand new Coolant sensor being bad.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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OK what was the problem? the suspense is killing me... lol
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Just air in the cooling hoses, no biggie.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:52 AM
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well if my adobe would cooperate I would be albe to read the TSM...I hate corporate laptops trying to connect to servers that dont exist at the moment!

baby starts right up now,it just needed me to calm down and forget about work

something is definetaly routed incorrectly with the coolant lines, all the restrictors are there though....hmmmm

did I mention I hate my laptop
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
well if my adobe would cooperate I would be albe to read the TSM...I hate corporate laptops trying to connect to servers that dont exist at the moment!

baby starts right up now,it just needed me to calm down and forget about work

something is definetaly routed incorrectly with the coolant lines, all the restrictors are there though....hmmmm

did I mention I hate my laptop
Maybe our little coolant bypass didnt work?
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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If you went from the front to the fitting on the rear of the block it should be fine.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
If you went from the front to the fitting on the rear of the block it should be fine.
Well fine then!!!

MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO OVER AND FIX IT.

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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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its fixed

ran for 12min @ 2250-1750rpm then I let it stall trying to idle, temps we all a-ok!

gonna clean the garage and let it cool down and do it all over again before I change the oil and go drive the **** out of it

BTW.... look what I borrowed from work....anyone want to shoot their car?
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 12:01 PM
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Wicked. I'm going on a pig hunt. Can I borrow for that?
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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Sweet--infrared. I could use it at work to tell which female is on their cycle ...then i could be better prepared

Its not idling? Huh?
WTH??
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