Recent content by robschachel

:D Well, it's done, running, and with about 100-miles on it over the weekend, operating as designed. My vaccum harness and connector concerns were resolved with a lot of patience and diagrams from several differnt sources. i.e. Haynes, All-Data, and Chrysler Stealerships Star Program parts...

Well, progress and digressing has all occured in one fell swoop. I discovered today that my #1 exhaust valve and #2 intake valve are not seating properly. This is due to a crappy valve seat cutting job which I the student did all by myself. I went to a machine shop and had them re-cut valves and...

I guess the key word to describe me would be student, at least in this forum and with my ASE course. My brother said with no air in the lifter it would possiblly keep valves open, He said I should remove the valve cover, loosen the rocker arm bolts and then slowly tighten them with the engine...

I was able to wade through my vaccum line and connector concerns with a lot of patience and even more time( trial and error that is). It was discovered this afternoon whem the plug wire was removed from the #1 and #3 spark plugs with the engine running, there was no audible or detectable change...

Eastern 4 Wheelers' Florida Vacation Although I did disassemble the engine myself, I had 3 other students hands in the engine during disassembly leading to one of my most valuable lessons this term... At the end of the day the only one who needs to be disassembeling is the same one that will...

I have already discovered the major pitfalls of engine repair during my first complete rebuild. I have reassembeled my 89 AMC 2.5 liter 4 cyl engine and it will start however I am seriously having a problem in a few catagories: Vaccum harnesses, I have some left hanging with no home. Sensor...