It was a while ago but I remember reading somewhere in some obscure place that there was a Autozone gasket that basically was molded to the bottom of the timing chain cover so you didn't need to replace the entire oil pan gasket if you were being a frisky dingo during removal. Like an idiot I forgot to bookmark the page. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? I've searched the forums but I've got no results and I don't want to spend the next several hours re-tracing my "internet steps." Thanks guys!
Save yourself many tears, hours, and monies by buying a mouse sander, couple of gallons of aircraft paint remover, and a 30 rack of cheap beer. I would start with 150 grit, and finish with 800 grit once I start to see bare metal.
Well its a sign of the times. That's like saying you prefer to have your speedometer set via resistors rather than having a fancy self-calibrating one. While I understand and respect the "ITS NOT FAIR, 'CAUSE IN MY DAY," argument I think we should all be MORE humbled by the fact that we have encyclopedias at our fingertips. No longer do you have to break your back, proverbially of course.
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School and my girlfriend have dominated my life for the past 8 or so months, but I am going to start pulling the engine/dash sometime this week. Perhaps over the weekend. My mechanic said he would plasma cut out the rust and tack weld in the new sheet metal for me. I'm pretty stoked because I'll be able to do all the real welding myself, and he'll be doing the "hard" work of lining up the replacement metal perfectly. Hopefully I'll have all the rust killed over winter and I can beg the family for some Christmas Datsun parts to get her road ready again.
Also engine is running stupid rich. My mechanic said it was the AFM that's the problem. I read somewhere that in 1976 the water temperature switch sends some information to the ECU modifying the amount of fuel sent to the injectors. Is this true? If so I believe that it may be my problem. My old water temperature switch wires turned into dust when I was putting the new head gasket in. Perhaps all I need to do is install this new switch to fix the problem?
Cool thanks guys I really appreciate this! I figured it would affect me because there are times during cold weather when I have to get out of my car and prime the lines. It must obviously be due to a leak then! This information really helps! thanks again!