FrankR
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Reged: 02/01/04
Posts: 10225
Loc: Columbia, SC
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Re: Bob's 3.0L Engine
05/01/07 06:47 PM
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After cleaning and painting some parts, it's time to deal with the lower intake...... it's a mess:
The water by-pass pipe and front tube will have to be replaced, but I don't yet know where to get the front tube - it's not listed in the parts manual - should be able to get something at NAPA, though.
The head flanges are really a mess - even after a short session with a 12" flat file they're slightly bow-warped in the center and pitted torward the ends.
I didn't want to file too much for fear of (as Eddy says) going wrong with confidence. Instead, I'll have the machine shop mill a couple of thousandths off of each side.
Oh yeah... VHT Cast Aluminum paint is no longer available anywhere in town, so I had to order it from Summit.... just when you get used to something you like, the stores replace it with junk that doesn't work as well. 
Frank
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'89 G-Raider Supercharged 3.0L, MegaSquirt 2, lockup A/T, 2.5" exhaust, 155k, Cibie H4s/Oscar SCs, Hella Micro DE fogs, Cobra CB, Superwinch hubs, LSD rear/Aussie Locker front, Bilsteins, 165A alt., Lifeline AGM, Rust-Oleum
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