AssaultSUV
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Here's some things that were going bad and the things I did to right them. I'm posting this to aid others that find similar issues and might find the solution to be similar.
Threw cylinder 2 and 4 misfire.
Lean.
Making a loud ass squeaking noise.
Weak.
Smelt like death. I was honestly suffocating people while idling LOL.
Cold air blowing.
Overheating.
Shaking (idle, 30mph and 50mph shake)
Alright so I went to do the spark plugs. Well cylinder 2 was pretty much full of gunk and not firing.
Changed all the spark plugs (spark plug #2 looked like someone dipped it in shit) and the ignition coil tubes. This returned the uumph, removed the squeaking sound (that I thought was a cat going bad) and the death fuel smell. Went back to beast mode.
Found a vacuum leak where the previous owner did not properly seat the air filter hose to the intake. A bottom portion was not on all the way and the previous owner tightened the clamp over it. Simply set it back on correctly and let a few heat cycles remold it. This eliminated the shake at idle and certain speeds. It was night and day, I never knew it could run so quiet...
Cold air? Simple matter of filling it up with coolant.
Well 2-3 days later, cold air again. Overflow tank is empty. Dafuq? Got a leak. Did this for quite some time and I couldn't locate the leak so I kept refilling with water to keep it cheap. Finally located the leak. Water crossover passenger side gasket. In the process of taking the easy way to remove the cross over bar I now need a new intake lol. There is a bolt that cannot really be removed on the passenger side, upside down, unless you remove the intake. Well I pretty much yanked that last bolt attached to the crossover through the plastic intake part. Anyways, the inner part that the gasket seals around had a piece broken off. If not for the broken screw piece portion, I would expoxy and shave it but I believe the seal will be compromised. I will be on the hunt for an intake.
And that's it so far! Will edit this as more problems arise...(hopefully not)
Threw cylinder 2 and 4 misfire.
Lean.
Making a loud ass squeaking noise.
Weak.
Smelt like death. I was honestly suffocating people while idling LOL.
Cold air blowing.
Overheating.
Shaking (idle, 30mph and 50mph shake)
Alright so I went to do the spark plugs. Well cylinder 2 was pretty much full of gunk and not firing.
Changed all the spark plugs (spark plug #2 looked like someone dipped it in shit) and the ignition coil tubes. This returned the uumph, removed the squeaking sound (that I thought was a cat going bad) and the death fuel smell. Went back to beast mode.
Found a vacuum leak where the previous owner did not properly seat the air filter hose to the intake. A bottom portion was not on all the way and the previous owner tightened the clamp over it. Simply set it back on correctly and let a few heat cycles remold it. This eliminated the shake at idle and certain speeds. It was night and day, I never knew it could run so quiet...
Cold air? Simple matter of filling it up with coolant.
Well 2-3 days later, cold air again. Overflow tank is empty. Dafuq? Got a leak. Did this for quite some time and I couldn't locate the leak so I kept refilling with water to keep it cheap. Finally located the leak. Water crossover passenger side gasket. In the process of taking the easy way to remove the cross over bar I now need a new intake lol. There is a bolt that cannot really be removed on the passenger side, upside down, unless you remove the intake. Well I pretty much yanked that last bolt attached to the crossover through the plastic intake part. Anyways, the inner part that the gasket seals around had a piece broken off. If not for the broken screw piece portion, I would expoxy and shave it but I believe the seal will be compromised. I will be on the hunt for an intake.
And that's it so far! Will edit this as more problems arise...(hopefully not)
