What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (61 Viewers)

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Switched out the air cleaner and dumped the tuna can.
Baking the old one for rotation…
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Removed the rear heater core. The hole in the floor is covered by Gorilla tape on both sides for now. Need to get to a body shop and see if they can patch it. Needs to be done before Ohio winter salted and sanded roads start the corrosion process.

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There was a company that made an aluminum plug for this hole but he is no longer in business.

Maybe @Outsane could 3D print something for the masses.
 
Picked up my 1FZ cylinder head from the machine shop, then picked some Plumeria flowers blooming in my backyard. All and all a very productive day!

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We are knee deep on a head gasket (and a million other things while in there) replacement for my new-ish 1994 80 series.

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There was a company that made an aluminum plug for this hole but he is no longer in business.

Maybe @Outsane could 3D print something for the masses.
Available from Delta

It gets a bit too hot from the exhaust in that area for a print. Keep the ideas coming.

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Removed the rear heater core. The hole in the floor is covered by Gorilla tape on both sides for now. Need to get to a body shop and see if they can patch it. Needs to be done before Ohio winter salted and sanded roads start the corrosion process.

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Why did you delete it? Cover the tape with Flextape and spray your underside (which you should do anyway) with FluidFilm. I've kept my 80 in great condition using it here in salty Minnesota. Moving out of here would be the best solution. 😜
 
Replaced spark plugs and cords with OEM parts. Cleared check engine light but it came back after 25 miles. At least one code was addressed which was engine misfiring. Spark plugs knocked it out but the motor still runs rough though. EGR code still showing. Ordering the EGR parts. Not sure how to diagnose engine rough running.
 
Posted this elsewhere, but here again for the team.
Chunky Dusty Tuna Can. And where to look for it if you’ve never found yours!
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Reminds me of what the local bear did to my job-site can last Monday in Telluride- ripped the back handles out with his teeth and spread the trash all over the driveway. New can charge from Waste Management was $315.

I've been working on cleaning bolts and parts for the front & rear axle rebuild- 3rd members being re-reared on Tuesday so I can begin the re-assembly process.
 
New can charge from Waste Management was $315.
WM is doing it dirty. We get one free wheely bin swap out per year with Alameda County Industries. Which is good because the dudes that operate grab and dump claws on the trucks, treat the bins like that bear.
 
Daughters doing some prep work before she gets her license in 2 weeks.

New front pads. We put 100 series pads on when we upgraded to 97 brakes. But the pads are larger than the rotors just slightly. So back to 80 pads.

Trans service including dropping the pan. The trans shop that rebuilt it used a gasket. And it's always leaked. So some fipg is going on.

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Daughters doing some prep work before she gets her license in 2 weeks.

New front pads. We put 100 series pads on when we upgraded to 97 brakes. But the pads are larger than the rotors just slightly. So back to 80 pads.

Trans service including dropping the pan. The trans shop that rebuilt it used a gasket. And it's always leaked. So some fipg is going on.

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Great time to be learning about vehicle maintenance. Can you please give her a pair of safety glasses, though? They are cheap insurance against a lifetime of loss.
 

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