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Originally Posted by dirtcurt
Hello, back from desert trip and back to real world.
I Fixed(got most of it) squeel, turned out to be loose intake bolts, I could actually see oil leaking/ bubbling out of back area of intake using a flashlight at night. It took an hour to set up a socket that would reach and I ended up removing 12mm banjo bolt and bracket 13mm bolt to push trans dipstick aside. I got the back two nuts tight and about 90% of noise gone. I will remove air cleaner and get to the rest of them(I hope).
I have switched out injectors on number 3 and delivery valve from my old engine with clacking/slapping sound that ran smooth as could be at idle. It did not get rid of the rocking. I also switched rack damper bolt too. It still rocks once it's warm but runs smooth cold. I also found that the glow plug on that cylinder(3) was not working either. It has an audible miss sound with slight blue smoke that smells like unburned fuel. I will check out the thread about baldness to see if I can find anything there. I need to do a compression check at this point. Has anybody ever had a motor sit for 5 years and have a ring unseat? As far as motor mounts, could the rubber be cold andstiff and as the engine warms the mounts they get loose? They look factory and perfect but they could be 30 years old too.
Could I have a valve too tight on #3?? I may go back and see what the #3 valves adjustments are set at.
The turn signals cancel in a wide turn and once in a while in a shallow turn. I will check the thread on them as well.
I am now finding the fact that if a car sits for five years un-touched it will have lots of aches and pains when you wake it up, no matter how nice it looks. Thanks for the help.
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Now, check the rear of the dip stick you pushed out of the way... The dip stick base is flat metal with no gasket, and "pushing it out of the way" can bend that, causing it to leak... ask me how I know. To fix, you can remove it and try and flatten the base again, I ended up sealing it with Red RTV., basically making a gasket. so far it's held up for 10k with not a drip.
Ditto on swapping the injectors around... get some new crush washers and heat shields before you do...
Engine mounts... sometimes can look good but be shot. I had a set where the engine rocked but looked fine, I replaced them and shake was gone. Be wary of the little shocks buy those mounts... they are VERY expensive to replace it you break them. like 130 bucks each. There is a thread on the forum where a member redid his own basically pouring in a hardening substance to replace the worn cracked rubber. Interesting if nothing else.
After sitting that long you could also consider the mystery oil trick... remove the injectors and pour MO into each cylinder let the stuff sit and soak in a week, turn the engine with injectors out after, put it back together and fire it up...