Bubonik
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5 bills here ??!!
sounds alright to me
4WD to boot !!
i have yet to see a decent (un-super-rusty) anything here for 5 bills
i paid a G for my loyale
kinda rusty (can only see through a few spots)
250K
would do it again in a second !!
worth every penny and more !! and parts are a decent price at Malahat or saltair (chemainus) if you want to travel that far
i unfortunately don't know any good wheeling around here
and i want to do some !! (as much as push-button will allow)
anybody from around here know some ??
(sorry to hi-jack by the way)
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does anyone know how these numbers translate to a canuk car ?
mine says 0-3-6
low-mid-max
where should it be sitting at idle ?
mine is right around 3 at cruise
and just below 1 at idle
is this to low ?
its much better than it was before the pump replacement !!
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looks different ....
but thats alright
thanks alot
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am i just dumb ??
is it gone ??
crashed ??
was looking for it
and can't find it
any idea when it'll be back ?
or is it just me ??
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so i hope 1/2 full isn't going to kill it to soon
and this make me wonder other bearing things ....
what is the average life span of a set of bearings ?
barring bad axels, hubs, incorrect installation, etc
and i had another question ......
more like a "could it be done?"
would there be any way to install a grease nipple into the side of the nuckle ?
would this be a bad idea ?
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i'll do more heat checks when i get home
on the to much grease thing,
how much is to much ?
does it expand into the empty space beside the spacer ?
i packed the bearing pretty good (full, but not to full)
but left about a 1/4 - 1/2 of the space empty in the open space around the spacer
is that the wrong way to go about it ??
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Just changed over my right side wheel bearings
noise is gone !! yay !!
gotta love the canadian tire "loan-a-tool" program
free tool rental rocks !!!
as this is the first morning driving with the new bearings i'm not sure what to expect
how hot can i expect the hub to be getting after driving around ?
i drove to work (only about a ten minute drive)
and felt the hub (more exactly, the metal between the disk and the hub) to see how hot it was
and it seemed warmer than before i fixed it
not hot enough to burn or anything close to that
just warmer (maybe it's just i'm tired, and its morning)
after my drive home i'll have to compare it to the other side
which i've done nothing to
maybe its brake rub from the fact i had all that stuff off and just put it all back together last night, and it hasn't had time to set back into place ??
don't even know if its something i should worry about
this board rocks, saved me hundreds !!
thanks folks
any opinions ???
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thanks folks
it has made noise since i got it (i think)
but it ticked so bad when i got it you couldn't hear it :}
when the pump was fixed you could hear it a little
since our trip
its gotten REALLY loud
i've had bad CVs on other cars
doesn't sound the same but i'll take a look anyway
thanks
i'll also have to take a look at the USRM and see if i can do it myself
or if i should get my mechanic to do it
(he's good with vehicles, but i don't think he's ever worked on a sube)
thanks for the input !!
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so the consesus is wheel bearing ??
i'm hoping i only have to do the one side right now ......
is that going to be ok ??
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nope
definetly gets quieter when you turn left
a long left is nice
the car is almost completely quiet
should i do the one right away ?
or can it survive until i can afford to both at the same time ??
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Took my sube on the longest trip I or my car has ever taken
1200 Klicks total
one way, 510 Klicks (350 miles??)
over mountanous terain in about 7 hours of almost straight driving
performed Excellently !
better than i ever expected !!
only problem i had..... is what i believe to be a wheel bearing
Definetly louder now than when we left
grinding noise that gets louder as you go faster
i think the castle nut is good and tight
just checked it a few months ago ....
as well as looked at the brakes a few months ago, and they seemed fine as well
gets louder when you turn right
quieter to gone when you turn left
(noise is comming from the right side)
kind of feels like a foot massage in the floor
does this sound like a bearing ??
am i lucky to be alive ??
can i do one side at a time ??
if not, will it be ok until i can afford to do both sides ??
starting to get REALLY loud .....
man i love my sube !!!
didn't think it was going to make it, for a 1,000 dollar car
(700 US ??)
but it ROCKED !!!
thanks to everyone on the board who has gotten me parts
and helped me out with how-tos and info
you guys (and gals)
are better then any shop i could go to !!
and cheaper too !!
thanks again
and i'de like your opinions on what it is making the noise
thanks
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honestly, i have to agree
'sample' is hard to pass up.... :}
but really it needs reproduce-able proven results
not testimonials and pictures
its easy to say lots of things, harder to PROVE them
i would like to know if anyone can come up with this info
sounds interesting but .......
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Considering my engine is at 265,000 K (220,000 miles?)
and could probably benefit from something like this
-i've tried others, with little if any change-
i'de be willing to pour it in and see what happens
-hope it doesn't blow !!-
i unfortunatley wouldn't be able to tear my engine apart to SEE and change
but i could definetly give you my opinion on how it 'feels'
gotta do the oil soon anyway !!
also would be interested in some for my gearbox - gotta do that soon too !!
let me know if anyone is interested - also depends on cost though .....
oh, and of course, i'm a canadjian :}
so i don't even know if it's legal here ......
i'de happily take samples ........ ;P
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oil pump.
fixed my 'clack' right away :}
the USRM has an excellent write-up on how to change it
good luck !!
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i was doing my belts yesterday
and didn't realize
i took the belts off with the driver cam down
but the flywheel on the timming marks three
so i just turned the driver cam to make it the correct way - up -
just wanted to make sure i wasn't going to mess anyhting up by doing that
i followed miles' write up
had no problems
just wanted to confirm
'cause the write up says nothing about that kind of stuff
thanks folks !!
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Reading Miles belt install info
it implies that no matter where the driver cam was
when you took off the belt
as long as it is up, then down when you do the Pass. side
that all is OK
am i understanding this correctly ??
that would mean 'up' is always the same state no matter what ?
is this true
even if it was down or totally out when you started ??
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yay !!!
screw extractor kicks rump roast !!!
thanks for building my confidence
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crap !
i was putting on my new (used) oil pump
and the head broke off the bolt when i was tightening it up
the end of the broken peice is just flush with the block
do you guys think a screw extractor thing will work ??
or am i going to have to drill and re-tap ??
i'de rather not re-tap if i can :{
but will do what i must !!
thanks in advance for any input
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i cleared the codes last night
and started it up again
and got no codes
but it also didn't do anything funny
i will take it for a small drive around the neighborhood when i get home
and see if i can get more codes to come up
i'll post what codes i get later
thanks again for everyones help
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it kind of a missing stuttering kind of feeling
when it starts it doesn't seem to get any better no matter what i do to the gas
i can stop and it will get a bit better
but as soon as i give it gas
it starts up again
along with it comes a clanky noise and a smell
neither of which are there when it first runs
runs ok for the first little bit
seems to do all this when it gets warm
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starts not bad
runs --alright -- until it warms
than it starts to go haywire
how much for temp sensor ??
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ok
i finally figured something out
i was totally retarded in the code department
and couldn't get anything
i got it to work !
YAY !
i got :
11 - crank angle sensor
21 - coolant temp sensor
24 - air control valve
so finally i have some real information to present to
the wonderful people who try to help me out
and it makes things much more obvious
or so i hope
can i assume i need to replace my distributor ?
it just recently got new cap-rotor-wires
in hopes to fix the funniness
only to have it slowly get worse
thanks again for the input
you people are keeping my car alive :}
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damn good idea !!!
125 used from wreckers
do-able ...
and i think i'm going to have to go down to napa and be a pain in the rump roast
no one is of help when i'm on the phone
any idea on engine size for the ford ?
thats the questions that keeps comming up from all the parts stores
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as an after thought,
would a fuel pressure regulator do something like this ?
when i had my little bronco
the pressure reg died
and the thing ran very much like this thing is running right now
do they ever go bad on subes ?
is it something i should look at ??
loping ?? at idle-in gear but not out
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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i've been searching around for a few days
i saw something related to this, but now i can't find it :{
Car: 1990 Loyale SPFI push button 5-Speed
i'm not even sure if it is loping
here's the deal;
start good, runs good until warm up
then when you come to a stop, the tac starts to 'bounce' between about 750-1200 RPMs
if i take it out of gear before i come to a full stop
it will idle around 1200
if its in gear at a full stop, 9 times out of ten it will 'bounce'
It even starts to 'bounce' if i put it in gear after being out of gear
at a full stop.
and i'm not sure if its related, but it takes a while to come down to 1000-ish
when i come to a full stop
I just finished a head gasket job about 2 weeks ago
(surprisingly easy for never having done ANYTHING like that before)
and this creeped up
it was there before, but not as bad as this
it is also getting warmer, so i wasn't sure if it is the temp outside or something i've done
i'm in the proccess of cleaning up another IAV i have
and will swap that out, but was wondering if you folk could think of anything else i should look at.
thanks in advance !!
Bubonik