11-01-2004, 10:16 PM
Dad and I finally got the beast started, and watched it spew coolant from the rad cap. It's definitely a head gasket. Or a cracked head. Or a cracked block. Definitely.
So while I was taking a load of shit to Mercy House, dad somehow crammed the Supra into our three car garage...which was already occupied by a Geo Metro, an Olds Silouette, and a 4WD John Deere.
The following has been completed:
Looks like the head and cams are going to need a nice kerosene bath to remove the remains of wire that I found underneath the intake cam valve cover. Oh well.
Tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that the hydraulic fan comes off, then the radiator, and I start removing belts and cams. By that time the gasket set should be here.
So while I was taking a load of shit to Mercy House, dad somehow crammed the Supra into our three car garage...which was already occupied by a Geo Metro, an Olds Silouette, and a 4WD John Deere.
The following has been completed:
- Valve covers removed
- Coilpacks removed and examined
- hood removed for easy access
- intake removed
- radiator drained
- shredded copper wire removed from around intake cam
Looks like the head and cams are going to need a nice kerosene bath to remove the remains of wire that I found underneath the intake cam valve cover. Oh well.
Tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that the hydraulic fan comes off, then the radiator, and I start removing belts and cams. By that time the gasket set should be here.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442