6g74 / built atx

[Alex3000gt]

thanks for the info i'll look into it. it's about a 9 inch tear and that whole area under the tear has some pretty good wrinkles.

got the 170* thermostat in
took it for a drive, still seems way too hot under the hood to me, although my guage doesn't ever touch halfway

going out of town for a few days, so that means i have to somehow find time to finish all that other stuff next week
and try to make arrangements for someone to room with and someone to follow up
someone's gotta be passing through nc... no replies in my post for it though

What about the 3SX crew?

[n2nsanity]

dunno if they're all going or not, i'll check
me and suthnr are only names on registration list from nc

not a whole lot done today

finished up complete ac system flush today, all new orings also. will charge it up tomorrow and see how it holds
anyone know if we have are supposed to have an orifice tube or some kind of filter somewhere? i didn't run across anything

drained and capped off heater core. it's being bypassed for now

installed new slave cylinder and bled lines. feels a little stiffer now
think i need to adjust the pedal again tho

[n2nsanity]

well, put 24oz in and compressor won't kick on
found a blown 20amp fuse, but that was for the condensor fan i think
replacing that didn't help
quite a few things to test now

no ac will suck

good news, the o2 bung is only going to cost about $30 installed
hopefully get that done today or tomorrow

[95gto]

well, put 24oz in and compressor won't kick on
found a blown 20amp fuse, but that was for the condensor fan i think
replacing that didn't help
quite a few things to test now

no ac will suck

good news, the o2 bung is only going to cost about $30 installed
hopefully get that done today or tomorrow

Is the ac controller under the glove box plugged in? If not your compressor will never engage. It's the little black box attached with the lower dash plastic under the glove box that also has some venting molded into it.

[n2nsanity]

didn't think that's what it did exactly
it is plugged in tho
some of my parts got mixed up, but is the same part# as the other ones i have
i could try another in case somehow this one is randomly bad

i'm leaning towards bad connection on the clutch wire tho

[Alex3000gt]

dunno if they're all going or not, i'll check
me and suthnr are only names on registration list from nc

not a whole lot done today

finished up complete ac system flush today, all new orings also. will charge it up tomorrow and see how it holds
anyone know if we have are supposed to have an orifice tube or some kind of filter somewhere? i didn't run across anything

drained and capped off heater core. it's being bypassed for now

installed new slave cylinder and bled lines. feels a little stiffer now
think i need to adjust the pedal again tho

Email or PM Suthnr, otherwise it is going to be a lonely trip!

[n2nsanity]

got the o2 bung and sensor in. now just have to put the downpipe back on and fish the wire through the floor.


while waiting on the downpipe to get done i went ahead and drained the gear oil and pulled the old axle apart.
inner axle wasn't too bad to get off and it slid on to the new axle fairly easy


before i put it back in i'm going to replace the axle seal. hopefully i have the right one

also need to install the oil pressure sender

[n2nsanity]

well, not much progress today

got the axle seal in at least
old one came out fairly easy with a plastic prybar
put some oil on the new one and it wasn't too bad to get in


almost forgot about the broken lug nut stud
they're usually fairly easy to replace
not this time, thanks to this abs ring

broken lug stud


back of knuckle


abs ring is all kinds of iin the way
and i'm having a hard time getting the bearing out
any help with this would be appreciated

i'm trying to just get a whole knuckle and control arm from a local guy
seems like the easiest option for now
if u look closely, you can see my ball joint is also shot

[TUFFTR]

Ring around tyre joints and or local mechanics and see what the going rate is (if anyone knows how to get it out)
But hey, good excuse for new lower control arms!

[n2nsanity]

waiting to see when i can get the control arm/knuckle/hub from this guy
i'm cutting time so close, it's not even funny

guess as soon as i can get some free time, while i'm waiting, i should work on this

having a hard time getting that plug out so i can get the oil pressure sender installed
is it just me, or is the oil pressure switch in the wrong hole?
or does it not matter which goes where?
and if so, and i can't get this plug out, which of the 2 would you prefer? i'm thinking the guage


then i still need to put the axle in, it's ready and should be fairly easy, new axle seal is already in
fill up trans with synchromesh
downpipe on and route o2 through floor, still have to find the right hole, think it's behind the heatshield
figure out why my ac compressor clutch isn't engaging
test out the radiator fan
secure the battery
find a helmet
probably going to need an alignment
registration/taxes/inspection
hopefully squeeze in a good 2 hour test drive somewhere
and also if i don't get my stereo in, i'm gonna be bored out of my mind on the road lol
last minute oil change, coolant flush, gas up and go

i really hope that's it, because i don't know if i can handle anything else