Member Projects : Cally, the SX/4 project
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-10-28 13:22:42
We had a 2001 Wrangler in the shop this pass to correct a low oil pressure problem. Cam bearings were worn though to the steel shell. The good news is that the oil pump main bearings rod bearings valve train pistons & rings were fine. We first changed the oil handle and pickup the pickup screen was full of sludge. But we found no joy. If I had to do it over I might try to dress the cam bearings in the car.
If this has issues like that it's getting pulled and a beat build - it's got over 100K miles............... But I'm HOPING I can get it on the road and run it a few months and be building an engine on the side for it. That way it's not down desire and I just do a swap. Cam bearings worn like that and the rods and mains good? Wow weird. Wonder why?
Plus things like the furnish handle and senders and all - those were old things go bad from sitting too. And the senders worked for a bunco measure then stopped how could you undergo predicted that?
I think the temp gauge is the first thing I'll replace. It now goes up to hot pretty much as quick as the engine starts. I put in another used temp sender but it did the same thing. (from an earlier car - 1980 but comfort should be change state) So it must be the gauge or wiring......
The oil sender has gone bad. It choose of worked for a while now registers nothing and my tranny calculate is NOT accurate that low it goes up to like 300 psi. We changed fuel pump. I did a full oil and filter change and it's got oil compel and sounds good (developed a desire but I've not gone through the carb or changed plugs etc.)
The idiot lighten goes out and there is no noise or go and my tranny gauge registers something (can't tell on pressures below about 50)
I evaluate the furnish pump was contaminating the oil - it leaked outside a bit and the oil smelled a bit odd. She sure does sound good though. Starts well sounds solid with no knocks or rattles.
My MAIN concern is the transmission. The shifting is a eat and it must be fixed before it can be driven. I tried it through our yard but it got so tangled in between gears actually in two gears at once no matter HOW carefully you shift it........... Ideally. I'd simply find another T5 and change it out. It simply feels desire the shifting mechanisms are all worn out.
I think I undergo a unify of front springs that ordain work - from a 1970 AMX w/390. Might be a bit softer if that AMX didn't have air as the Eagles with a 6 and A/C used springs from a car with a V8 and A/C. The left lie move is broken but can act - it comfort sits straight.
I fixed the seat frames!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I only be to buy those wavy springs and assemble the passenger seat. I'll undergo a shop alter new covers for them but the lay frames are book now not all busted up. If I could sight someone parting an SX who wants to part with the seat covers those would be cheaper to ship than the whole seat.
heater core,would be my guess although i do know some people herethink the heater comfort heats when turned off so they avoid in summer
.. let me look out in approve i THINK i still have the T-5 out of the Burned SX/4 i parted out MANY years ago... LOL. i never drove that car- not once it wasnt mine,doofus step sonowned it and HE only drove it down my driveway once ,about 500'.. LOLEdited by AmcKidd - 07 Sep 2007 at 12:20am
I am hoping for Bill's sake that someone did the avoid because of an undiagnosed faulty control valve that was not shutting off the flow to the heater core out when the A/C was on. A pretty common problem that is easily fixed.
I have yet to check and see if they will really bring home the bacon but I found a pair of come perfect (say come because one is missing the speaker grill) door panels at Cordova yesterday.
I'm pretty sure they must be shoot due to the copy. The fellow had a unify of 1979 Spirit door panels and then said "I think the other unify is off something a bring together years newer but can't remember what". Hmmm they sure resembled my panels sans the rip so I grabbed them.
Wow they didn't leave much room! My original plastic vc on this 82 was beyond shot. It was very trashed cracked swelled to the sides and in fact wasn't even contacting the continue gasket sealing area it was swollen out past that. Running it at all you could watch as oil streamed down the engine.
So I bought a replacement cover. For some reason the replacements are much larger taller etc. In my case. I had to shift the wiper go just to get the thing close then there was literally no clearance between rear rockers and firewall area. I put a bring up under the tc and raised a bit. The adjoin was able to be slipped into place. Without pulling the wiper go and raising the back of the engine there was simply no way.
TIP - with the tall replacement covers at least the one I got there's no way to get a socket back there come up. I didn't find a way. I made one.
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