Whatcha workin on? (2 Viewers)

[whitec13]

Yea, I'm not optimistic the system will be leak free. I haven't read about where the suspected leaks usually occur or what the key failures are in this vehicle and honestly I've never worked on A/C systems. We're headed on a short road trip Monday and my wife and I agreed we need A/C so hopefully it lasts long enough in this heat we're facing.

Usually leaks occur on the 100 in the rear AC system. There are cap kits for it to disable the rear and fix most leaks, allowing the front main system to still operate. In a lot of cases, most people haven’t even used the rear system.

 

[dogfishlake]

The 80 threw an "ECM Battery malfunction" code yesterday and it was idling around 2- 2.5k. Finally poked around and found some very hungry rodent decided to snack on part of the wire harness near the engine bay fuse box - little bastard ate through the plastic sheath, tape and 2 wires.

Ed, I'll swap for your robins


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Not sure if it is true for all wire, but I read somewhere that wire insulation is plant based (soy?) and the little bastiges like it because of that.

 

[dogfishlake]

We made some big strides on the green 80. The 1FZ-FE going into it came out of my daughter's rusted 80. I did a head gasket and base line on it a few years ago. We did some more clean up and baseline on it and dropped it in. I had a chance to hot power wash the engine bay before dropping in the motor too.

Have been stalled out for a couple of weeks because of shop busyness but I am ordering parts for a push to get it up and running.

 

[dogfishlake]

We've been putting the trim back on. I originally was getting ready for paint, but I just don't have time for it. Sun faded clear over green it's is. Looking more like an 80 again.