Engine Swap + Gen V

So, were you able to take your car on vacation or is it still down.?

still down. forgot how slow monsterpartsonline is at shipping sometimes... hope I have it by this weekend! You get what you pay for...

I've heard of many guys tapping the LIm as if it were a regular bolt tap, which frequently results in leakage or the plugs loosening.

Dimes have yet to fail me or cause any leakage.

Guess as long as you install either properly, they will work properly.

deekster_caddy wrote:

still down. forgot how slow monsterpartsonline is at shipping sometimes... hope I have it by this weekend! You get what you pay for...

It's not so much that they are slow at shipping. If a part isn't readily available or back ordered from Detroit, then it takes awhile.
I've had some stuff get to me in a week or less, other stuff longer. You can check the status of your order through their site and see if they are waiting on parts or have shipped, etc
.
BTW, since your waiting on parts, do you have any time to throw a tune in mine.??

BillBoost37 wrote:

I've heard of many guys tapping the LIm as if it were a regular bolt tap, which frequently results in leakage or the plugs loosening.

Dimes have yet to fail me or cause any leakage.

Guess as long as you install either properly, they will work properly.

Yes, if you use a regular thread tap and an AN plug you stand a much better chance of leakage in a pressurized coolant or water application.
Any plumbing fitting you see, be it household or automotive, will be NPT for a reason. The tapered threads when done correctly and sealed well will not leak.
Just look at any early water pumps on cars that have ports blocked off. Those are NPT plugs that are used.

Gasket came in yesterday, assembly starts now. Update in a few hours.

update???

Well after a looong day, I just got back from a drive. It went like this... reassembly, no problem, a few hours. Still no start. After double and triple checking every sensor, diagnostic, etc, and everything passing, we looked at some of the gas and figured out there was a ton of baaaad shit in the tank. Pumped out 12 gallons of wierd looking liquid, filled with fresh gas and finally got it running again. First stop at the gas station to dilute with a full tank of 93 and... well next week I'll fill up again, replace the fuel filter and THEN start tuning...

But it's finally up and running!!!

deekster_caddy wrote:

Well after a looong day, I just got back from a drive. It went like this... reassembly, no problem, a few hours. Still no start. After double and triple checking every sensor, diagnostic, etc, and everything passing, we looked at some of the gas and figured out there was a ton of baaaad shit in the tank. Pumped out 12 gallons of wierd looking liquid, filled with fresh gas and finally got it running again. First stop at the gas station to dilute with a full tank of 93 and... well next week I'll fill up again, replace the fuel filter and THEN start tuning...

But it's finally up and running!!!

Where did all of that bad gas come from???

L67 wrote:

deekster_caddy wrote:

Well after a looong day, I just got back from a drive. It went like this... reassembly, no problem, a few hours. Still no start. After double and triple checking every sensor, diagnostic, etc, and everything passing, we looked at some of the gas and figured out there was a ton of baaaad shit in the tank. Pumped out 12 gallons of wierd looking liquid, filled with fresh gas and finally got it running again. First stop at the gas station to dilute with a full tank of 93 and... well next week I'll fill up again, replace the fuel filter and THEN start tuning...

But it's finally up and running!!!

Where did all of that bad gas come from???

A mistake with a gas can. It won't happen again.

BTW I owe RickW and BillBoost a big thank you for today's assistance - Rick stopped by for some mid-afternoon tuning work and ended up spending 8 hours with me diagnosing the problem! BillBoost was very helpful with repeated phone calls, and some excellent ideas, all of which pointed to that everything was working properly, but some great suggestions for troubleshooting!

i metaphysically transported my energy spirit high atop the kanshupamuka mountain hidden thousands of years by the answatu blue cloud dust of the demolished planet akopuku and there i channeled the mind spirit of smokey yunik who told me that my faith in your abilities would give you the inner strength needed to restore the metal spirit of the riviera and give it its go forward energy...ohmmm ohmmm ohmmmm

Ummmmm Ummmm Ummmmm... okay I guess I owe robo a thank you too!

If Rick hadn't been there I would have demotivated (quit) a while before, and it would have been another week or two before I figured out there was bad gas.

deekster_caddy wrote:

L67 wrote:

deekster_caddy wrote:

Well after a looong day, I just got back from a drive. It went like this... reassembly, no problem, a few hours. Still no start. After double and triple checking every sensor, diagnostic, etc, and everything passing, we looked at some of the gas and figured out there was a ton of baaaad shit in the tank. Pumped out 12 gallons of wierd looking liquid, filled with fresh gas and finally got it running again. First stop at the gas station to dilute with a full tank of 93 and... well next week I'll fill up again, replace the fuel filter and THEN start tuning...

But it's finally up and running!!!

Where did all of that bad gas come from???

A mistake with a gas can. It won't happen again.

I thought your last fill up was at the gas station?

Rick, you don't want to know. It's stupid.

deekster_caddy wrote:

Rick, you don't want to know. It's stupid.

Your not the only one that has done that.

Some dumbass put water in one of our "Racing Fuel" jugs and had it sitting in the truck with all the other Racing Fuel jugs and it got poured into my racecar...
That caused a lot of trouble. We ended up replacing everything from the carb to the fuell cell....including the pump.

Bert

deekster_caddy wrote:

Rick, you don't want to know. It's stupid.

Oh yes, i really do want to know. After 8 hours of troubleshooting I'm curious.??????

PM me with the details.......

That wrecked '00 gtp we parted... Had to drain it's gas before we got rid of the car... It was about 6 months old plus the tank had been opened up about two mnths before for the fuel pump and never closed back up...

Ugh

the good news is that it's running great!

Derek...glad I could help. You nearly got a visit from me except I had to get back to the west side of the state.

How about doing a troubleshooting thread with some of the things. It would probably help all when they are diagnosing.

Sounds good Bill - when I get a chance I'll post the "Cranks but won't start" troubleshooting table.

I tried copying the procedure from Alldata but couldn't figure out how to copy and paste here. DUH.........

Don't forget the "ensure the can says highly flammable" part =0)

Rickw wrote:

I tried copying the procedure from Alldata but couldn't figure out how to copy and paste here. DUH.........

Alldata browser window: Hightlight all... Edit menu: Copy... Rivperformance post window: Edit menu: Paste... Done.

Tried that, unsuccessful.
Will try again.

The procedure is a GIF image and for some reason it won't allow me to copy and then paste or display image.
I've tried changing the properties of the image (from GIF to anything else) with no luck