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Did you happen to pull the gauge cluster during any of this? You can check the main power wires on the back of the ammeter too. The solid white wire should have a good connection to the positive side, and the white/blue stripe wire should have a solid connection to the negative side.
 
This is probably a dumb question, but have you wiggled the battery terminals to make sure they are not loose?
 
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Srobs future?

Bravo gents!!! I Can't follow Srob anymore...
 
fountainhead said:
Did you happen to pull the gauge cluster during any of this? You can check the main power wires on the back of the ammeter too. The solid white wire should have a good connection to the positive side, and the white/blue stripe wire should have a solid connection to the negative side.
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Im gonna dig in this weekend. It has to be a connection issue I think.


FJ60Cam said:
This is probably a dumb question, but have you wiggled the battery terminals to make sure they are not loose?
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Yeah all good there.
 
Glad this is over. Some dremel and touch up work left and it's ready to rock out.

Cutting a template first to mark up the lines was wise on my part. Made it easier to takes the curves. Jig saw worked great. Thanks Bossman


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At mardi krawl, I lost some coolant in the overflow bottle out on the trail so refilled reservoir, thinking I may have a bubble in the system that worked it's way through on the hill climbs. Drive home 100 miles on the hwy and lose no more coolant.

Decided to recheck head bolt torque yesterday and found this. All bots were still at 90lbs except #15 and it turned maybe 1/8 of a turn..

Should I still be expecting residual sludge to be working it's way through or is the head still fawked?

I am pretty sure the machinist did an xray when he did the valve job and found no cracks.

Used OEM head gasket during install.

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No coolant showing up on dipstick so it's not in the oil pan at least.
When I stopped after driving for a while the other day, I heard bubbles in the coolant bottle which looked to be filling back up. Would a leak down test tell me anything ?

F bombs I don't want to pull this head again:bang:
 
How much do you actually drive it? Just a bunch of short trips that do not allow the motor to reach a really good operating temp? Clean out the goo, reinstall the valve cover, drive it some more and enough to regularly get the motor hot and recheck.

This spring has been wet and that could just be a buildup of condensation+oil.
 
Godwin said:
How much do you actually drive it? Just a bunch of short trips that do not allow the motor to reach a really good operating temp? Clean out the goo, reinstall the valve cover, drive it some more and enough to regularly get the motor hot and recheck.

This spring has been wet and that could just be a buildup of condensation+oil.
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Though I agree engines can develop internal condensation, that is FAR more than you'd find from normal ambient air infiltration. Bomar said it, something ain't right there. You're getting coolant in there from somewhere. Wonder why it's sitting on top of the rocker shaft housings at #2 and #3 and not the others?

ROB!
 
When you did the head gasket, was it checked for cracks? Coolant passage could be cracked and mixing with the oil. Clean it up and let it run and see where it's building up at.
 
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When you did the head gasket, was it checked for cracks? Coolant passage could be cracked and mixing with the oil. Clean it up and let it run and see where it's building up at.
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I'll check my receipt again. I took it to a guy who "knew" what the hell he was doing according to my sources.

This is the 2nd time. I've cleaned it. May throw in a new PCV and run it some more after I clean it.

Eff my cruiser life sometimes... piggy is still fawking with me too.
 
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