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Ghostvette 04-27-2016 09:13 AM

<--------- Reported for really bad Yoda... :rofl2:

Leingod 04-27-2016 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3469329)
Padwa, work for me you should. Car knowledge will fix. :rofl2:

I'll just remain clueless. More fun snapping bolts that way. Everything I learned was from youtube videos and forums. 5 years and I can change my own oil and detail fairly well. Ask me to bleed the brakes or swap other fluids and I will start to hyperventilate.

Ghostvette 04-27-2016 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3469336)
I'll just remain clueless. More fun snapping bolts that way. Everything I learned was from youtube videos and forums. 5 years and I can change my own oil and detail fairly well. Ask me to bleed the brakes or swap other fluids and I will start to hyperventilate.

At least you have the benefit of YouTube and the forums. When I was learning, I learned the hard way, replacing wrong parts, breaking the right ones putting them on and having to buy replacements. :eek:

Leingod 04-27-2016 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3469346)
At least you have the benefit of YouTube and the forums. When I was learning, I learned the hard way, replacing wrong parts, breaking the right ones putting them on and having to buy replacements. :eek:

That's what scares me. I'm to clueless to know where the part is even suppose to go. I'm still learning how my clutches work hahaha. :ugh2:

Masterbeatty 04-27-2016 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3469346)
At least you have the benefit of YouTube and the forums. When I was learning, I learned the hard way, replacing wrong parts, breaking the right ones putting them on and having to buy replacements. :eek:

Yha that sounds about right. I had 3 yrs of auto shop and the rest I learned from trial and error.

Leingod 04-27-2016 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Masterbeatty (Post 3469350)
Yha that sounds about right. I had 3 yrs of auto shop and the rest I learned from trial and error.

So i shouldn't feel bad spending 2 hrs putting my clutch helper spring in........

Ghostvette 04-27-2016 09:38 AM

That 49 Chrysler popped a head gasket while I had it, that was an adventure. I had to go to the library to find a Motors manual that showed how to do it, paid .10 a copy to copy the pages I needed, then find a head gasket. I called several places and finally a place called Midnight Auto (a legit parts store) had one for $12. That damn flat head took both my sister and I to lift it out of the car and put it back without sliding it over the new gasket. Last I checked, the car was still running. My grandfather bought it from me for $300 when I went to boot camp, then his widow sold it to a banker just down the road for about $3000....

Leingod 04-27-2016 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3469354)
That 49 Chrysler popped a head gasket while I had it, that was an adventure. I had to go to the library to find a Motors manual that showed how to do it, paid .10 a copy to copy the pages I needed, then find a head gasket. I called several places and finally a place called Midnight Auto (a legit parts store) had one for $12. That damn flat head took both my sister and I to lift it out of the car and put it back without sliding it over the new gasket. Last I checked, the car was still running. My grandfather bought it from me for $300 when I went to boot camp, then his widow sold it to a banker just down the road for about $3000....

I need to find out where a headgasket in the engine is now. If i ever own a Subbie like Kernchan, I guess they break frequently.

Masterbeatty 04-27-2016 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3469355)
I need to find out where a headgasket in the engine is now. If i ever own a Subbie like Kernchan, I guess they break frequently.

Its right above the oil pan. If your coolant is milky and the exhaust smells like coolant you should probably change it. ;)

Masterbeatty 04-27-2016 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3469316)
Just make your own premi thread and start typing :rofl2:

Dood, that is the easy way but I like the way you think. Work smarter not harder.

Leingod 04-27-2016 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Masterbeatty (Post 3469361)
Its right above the oil pan. If your coolant is milky and the exhaust smells like coolant you should probably change it. ;)

1) dunno what coolant smells like
2) even tho i've changed my oil tons of times, idk what the oil pan looks like off the top of my head. I just look for the bolt on the back of a pan that usually has an arrow and "oil" written on it.

kenchan 04-27-2016 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3469355)
I need to find out where a headgasket in the engine is now. If i ever own a Subbie like Kernchan, I guess they break frequently.

meh, they break cause people are pushing their cars too hard without understanding the car.

dont do things u dont understand and keep a decent margin... then ull be safe. there was nothing in the data dat suggested my engine was running too lean or even remotely close to knock/damage.

kenchan 04-27-2016 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3469365)
1) dunno what coolant smells like
2) even tho i've changed my oil tons of times, idk what the oil pan looks like off the top of my head. I just look for the bolt on the back of a pan that usually has an arrow and "oil" written on it.

u should download the service manual and just study it. coolant smells like sweet candy. just open ur reservoir on ur Z and take a sniff.

onzedge 04-27-2016 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3469372)
u should download the service manual and just study it. coolant smells like sweet candy. just open ur reservoir on ur Z and take a sniff.

:iagree:

Rep with distinction.

Leingod 04-27-2016 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3469372)
u should download the service manual and just study it. coolant smells like sweet candy. just open ur reservoir on ur Z and take a sniff.

Step 1: Find where coolant is. The plastic tube thingie with blue stuff in it I think

Step 2: Taste test!


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