Engine Rebuilding options for S/C

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And finally I replaced some wiring that needed to be replaced. Mainly my fuseable link. This is the second time replacing it as part of PM. Last time I think was in 2003/4. Good thing. Both sides had exposed wires. Replaced a few wires that weren't properly protected from my dual battery install. All in all a very productive day.

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So question...I found some windshield washer fluid that is 1% dye and detergent to keep the blue content down and to keep the caking to a minimum. I am thinking of using the new washer tank as double duty for both the windshield washer tank AND as a methanol tank. I rarely ever use my windshield wipers. In fact its probably been three years or more since I last filled my WW tank.
 
scottryana said:
I am going to be doing the same thing. Kind of. One large tank, around 6 gallons for windshield washer fluid and my air to water intercooler.
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Wouldn't this be succeptible to overflow in a non sealed unit? Note:I have no idea what the temps of the fluid would be in cooling the intake.

Buck
 
The water temp should never see anything above slightly over ambient. So if 110 outside maybe 130. I am actually hoping to be very close to ambient, with a large tank and a large heat exchanger.
 
scottryana said:
The water temp should never see anything above slightly over ambient. So if 110 outside maybe 130. I am actually hoping to be very close to ambient, with a large tank and a large heat exchanger.
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There is another reason I've been thinking about this: I've always thought about installing a heated windshield washer for deicing during the winter trips. This could heat up the washer fluid enough to be useful.
 
I used to have water injection on my 60. I did something similar to what you are thinking; I used the washer tank for double duty. The bottom of the washer tank was drilled and a brass fitting and hose added to feed the injection pump. Of course, I only ran distilled water in the tank which kept things simple.

One time in Utah in the winter the washer water froze to the windshield...
 
western flyer said:
I used to have water injection on my 60. I did something similar to what you are thinking; I used the washer tank for double duty. The bottom of the washer tank was drilled and a brass fitting and hose added to feed the injection pump. Of course, I only ran distilled water in the tank which kept things simple.

One time in Utah in the winter the washer water froze to the windshield...
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Well a 50/50 blend of distilled and alcohol could have helped that ;)

Maybe Chopin potato vodka :hhmm:
 
Got a PO303 last night. So its misfire on cylinder #3. Pulled the plug wire, its within spec which is 25ohm (plug wire was 12ohm). Pulled the plug, didn't look fouled nor did it have a strong smell of gas. Checked the gap and readjusted to .031". Pulled the cap, visual inspection, looked good. Check the gap on the pickups and the resistance on the coil. All good. Put everything back together and with a few miles the truck starts running rough and the PO303 comes back on. I'm hoping this doesn't point to a fuel injector. I just redid all of them a few thousand miles ago :bang:
 
Well did this today:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/737901-how-fuel-pump-install-plus-upgrade.html

The Supra pump seems to really help on WOT. This pump has a very noticeable spool up only during WOT. Hoping that's normal. Kinda sounds cool ;)

The PO303 is still kicking around. I was hoping the new pump would be enough to shoo it away. Not so much. Thru in a bottle of Techron fuel injector cleaner hoping for some love. I'm starting to learn towards a bad injector. Can't think of anything else that would be pushing the 303.

So now I'm thinking about just replacing all the injectors anyway. I didn't replace them with the rebuild. I just had them cleaned and new o-rings. If I do wind up replacing the injectors I'm thinking about upgrading those as well. I guess I have a few more threads to read about the turbo/SC injectors to use. Never-ending.
 
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