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Old 05-24-2013, 09:37 AM
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one thing I would say is while it was apart you should have cleaned the rockers and pushrods etc to remove all that baked on oil sludge
I did but I don't have any picks of it

We made sure to clean everything we could. I also cleaned the valve covers and intakes and as much sludge as I could get off the side of the block and heads.
 
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Old 05-24-2013, 02:57 PM
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Does anyone know how I could tell if these steel wheels on my car are Defender "wolf" rims? I keep seeing them around, but can't see how I might be able to verify they are.
 
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Old 05-26-2013, 05:13 PM
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Update:
Today my dad and myself fixed the injector problem. Now no fuel leaks and it runs very smooth and starts right up. The only thing I noticed is the first time it heated up when I went down to get some gas is it didn't want to start after that. I just turned it over about 3 times and it fired right up.

I also pulled up the trunk carpet, and there was rust to be expected. I do not have any through holes but the pass. side near the back of the trunk is pretty much rotted through. I will get some pictures soon and post them up.
 
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once you take a wire wheel to some of that rust you may have rust through, we did
 
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Old 05-28-2013, 08:20 AM
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Well took out the back seats and the carpet to take a look at the damage. It is not as bad as I was expecting. This is next weeks project to cut out the cancer and fix it up. I don't have a picture but the drivers side rocker panel is gone also.

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wow, this is why I just ripped out the carpet padding and threw it away, it is just a sponge that traps moisture against the body and will never dry out, only down side is there will be an increase of road noise
 
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Old 05-28-2013, 08:09 PM
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wow, this is why I just ripped out the carpet padding and threw it away, it is just a sponge that traps moisture against the body and will never dry out, only down side is there will be an increase of road noise
Well when I get the rest of it apart I want to figure out where it leaks in, I am suspecting the back windows ( the seals are very dry rotted) but I am trying to find a cheaper place to get them. The other thing I can't seem to find is where to get door seals at a good price, all of mine are either flat as hell or rotted and falling apart.
 
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Old 06-04-2013, 10:02 AM
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So last saturday I took out the distilled water I put in after the Headgasket job and put in a mix of 50/50 w/ water wetter. I went to change the thermostat but I broke the lower bolt off trying to get it out. I let it alone for now and its not leaking, but that will have to be attended to.

I took yesterday off to work on some body work, but unfortunately I was beat from doing a tough mudder sunday afternoon so I didn't do much of anything.

Anyone have any suggestions on the course of action for the broken bolt? My dad has done a few drill outs before, but I don't think he has on aluminium.
 
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Old 06-09-2013, 09:49 PM
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Took out the rest of the interior to see the extent of the damage, boy my dad and I have our work cut out for us.

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Flickr will be my new home for a things disco pictures, I have a bunch of shots of the damage up there.

I was not feeling to bad about the boot floor, but then I ripped up the crappy waterlogged excuse for insulation under the drivers and passenger seat, boy was I shocked
 
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