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I had a similar problem on my 2.5l, I chased that around in circles for 2 weeks.I'm not sure how it made the knocking sound but it was quite pronounced and consistent. I was looking and listening at the engine and saw a slight wobble in the harmonic balancer, the big bolt was tight but the balancer could move in and out. Root cause, here was no oil slinger behind the balancer on the crankshaft nose, there was enough room for the big bolt to bottom out in the crank and not secure the harmonic balancer. I think you have to pull the front seal and maybe the timing cover to get the oil slinger in there. I found a large precision washer (shim) .020” and cinched it down between the bolt head and the harmonic balancer.

I'm ready to mount the tranny to the motor. The new slave cylinder is compressed with plastic tabs, do I release those tabs prior to installing the tranny or do I just use the clutch pedal to break them loose after install?

Your pinion is already set, it's not that hard to set the backlash on the carrier, those adjuster rings make it fairly easy. I had never worked on a rear diff. before and I got it right the first time. You will need some machinist bluing or gear paste to see the pattern.

Ring gap position is like asking what is your favorite engine oil, everybody has a different answer. My Chrysler FSM shows the ring gap position to be inline with the wrist pin and each ring staggered 180. Everything I look at online will show you something different. I open for suggestions.

I owned a 64 Buick Special with the Aluminum 300 cu.in V8. That was a snappy little engine, one of my buddies called it the Shot Gun... Not a whole lot of longevity or durability to the motor. The block and the heads would flex too much and it would over heat real easy. When it did overheat it needed new head gaskets.

I just looked through the search and found a lengthy post on "reusing AMC head bolts" That turned into quite the discussion... I don't want to beat a dead horse here, I just think the 12 points would give it a cleaner look.

Can I use the new style 12 point head bolts on my 88 2.5l AMC? I really don't see why I need the double sided bolts on the one side, what was the reason for those, lift points? I can mount the engine ground to another location. All the application charts I see for those bolts only go back to 97? There is a unique torque sequence in the FSM, especially #7 with the thread sealant, and no lubrication on the threads.

I have both the light and a set of Stewart-Warner gauges. My water temp reads 230F when the light comes on. Note: I have the 2.5l.

It looks like I will have to pull the whole assembly with the gear shifter attached. I remember a long time ago when I was assembling it back together I didn't have a gasket for the shifter top plate. I thought to myself I will just put some RTV in here and stick it back together. Well let me tell you, I stuck it together real good, It will not come apart now... I can put a 3' pry bar in there, it won't budge, I'm afraid I will break the transmission mount from prying on it so hard! There is no access to wedge something in-between the two parts. With the truck sitting on the ground I should have 2" to spare to clear the shifter under the body. Once I have it on the ground I should be able to drive something under the plate and break it loose.

I know you can pull with the engine with the tranny attached but can you have the transfer case attached as well?

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What color is the interior? Bench or buckets?

I found the answer at Raybestos web site. The outer pad is the larger one. Now that I think about it the inner piston is 2" to 3" in diameter but the outer pad is held by a larger area on the caliper ~ 4". Part Number: PGD203M Brand Name: Raybestos Part Description: Disc Brake Pad Set Inner Pad Size: 6.96" x 2.19" Outer Pad Size: 6.96" x 2.22" Inner Pad (Metric) Size: 176.78mm x 55.63mm Outer Pad (Metric) Size: 176.78mm x 56.39mm Packaged Weight: 4.30" Packaged Length: 9.25" Packaged Height: 6.12" Packaged Width: 2.12" Grade Description: Premium

I just ordered some new Raybestos brake pads p/n PGD203M and there appears to be an inner and outer pad. The actual pad braking material has a different profile. The clearly have a different surface area and shape, this is new to me... Will they only mount one way? I haven't pulled the old ones off yet to look at them.

All settled up with the insurance and found my new ride. The Camry was a practical, reliable, economical and BORING! It was a nice quite ride with good mileage but once I got it home I thought to myself, now what can I do with it... nothing. Now I have something I can play with, there will never be a boring moment with an Audi in the garage. I found a 2006 A4 Quattro, 2.0T, 6spd Auto, fully loaded, 32k miles $14,991. This car was a garage queen, it has never been on a dirt road and I don't think it has ever been in the weather. It drives and looks new. This was a rare find, most people that get Audi's drive them into the ground. Excuse my photo editing.

To summarize: Photos were taken with police present. The officer assessed the situation and then gave us a lights and siren escort across three lanes of traffic. Even then it was difficult to move to the shoulder, people don’t want to give you a break. The photo is a little misleading regarding the traffic, there was a wall of cars stacked up behind us moving 5 mph, I’m sure that started a huge traffic jam full of angry people. The car was assessed and determined to be a total loss. I have my check already. Now I have to decide what the new vehicle will be. I really liked the Camry (smooth and quiet) but at this altitude it was a little short on power. The one thing that bugged me, the six speed auto was always down shifting out of sixth gear any time you touched the gas. There was an easy fix, use manual select and set one thru five. I have been thinking real hard… Had I been in the Comanche I probably would not be sitting here right now. I’m getting old and scared, oh well, what are you going to do.

That is a 4 cylinder 28 liter! not 2.8 but 28!!

Are those stretch bolts? I think a torque value and then a rotation is only used on stretch bolts application.

Six weeks and 3700 miles, here we go, off into insurance wonderland. South bound I25, moderate traffic 65-70mph, typical wave slow down. The guy behind me "DID NOT" slow down. No injuries, as you can see the vehicle was designed to absorb the energy of impact. I guess a new car is a lot cheaper than medical bills. It was amazing how mild the impact felt, there was just the sound of a loud explosion. I saw it coming and must have been making some kind of noise, I can remember my wife saying "what" just before the impact. The truck that hit me was a 2500HD Siverado, minor damage. Crack in the plastic grill and a little bend in the leading edge of his hood.

Just got an email notice, 3 new arrivals. Colorado Springs, CO MAKE MODEL YEAR TRIM ROW Jeep Comanche 1986 base T017 Jeep Comanche 1987 base T008 Jeep Comanche 1989 base TR00I

Can you imagine the noise that made when it let go!!

The light fixture and the bulb is integrated, all one piece. The color temperature is 4100K, equivalent to Cool White. There is no flicker that I can see. I think fluorescent lights tend to flicker due to the ripple you get from the high voltage transformers. I think that if you were going to make a large purchase you could negotiate some aggressive pricing discounts.

Wondering through Costco while the wife did some grocery shopping, found something really cool. (Feit Electric) This thing puts out some light, 3700 lumins @ 4100K on the color scale. It only has a power cord, no switch, I need to figure something there? It is rated for 50,000 hours or 45 years, which ever comes first. That means I will be ~109 when it needs replacing... Wonder if I will still have the Comanche. Last but not least $39.99, next year thet will be $18.00.

"U" Joints are designed to work at an angle. There is a lot of geometry and engineering in drive shaft operation.

My 88 2.5 would do the same thing only when it was warm, the plug wires were shorting out. Take a spray bottle of water and spray the wires with the engine running, you will see the sparks...