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Gotta love that Cletus job on the water valve. The open EVAP line in the engine compartment is priceless too. Reminds me of a car that had the back end explode on the highway in front of me one day. Got my attention I tell ya.

A thief is a thief. Period. It's amazing how most rationalize their behavior.

I'd add PCV is not there just for "classic" blowby. Crankcase venting is also required because of the compression stroke. PCV was developed as an emissions system with the original intent to scavenge raw HC lost past unloaded rings before combustion occurs and then send it back to the intake for...

Find another car. Oops, I see you already bought it. Why would you do that?

If you can smell fuel you must have spark. In this engine no spark = no injection. Plus you'd get a code. Assuming the induction system is leak tight it still sounds like an ignition timing or valve timing issue. The CPS pic looks right but I usually set it using the marks on the housing and...

Hmmm. Code 24 is AFM related but not the part of it that'd cause this problem. Clear the code and try again. Do you have a mulitmeter? One that can measure frequency? A fresh rebuild huh. Plug wires/firing order right? All the injectors look OK wiring wise? Vacuum leaks? Code-less problems...

You'll *never* be a former Marine. Didn't they teach you that? ;) A bad afm could cause your symptom. It and the CPS are the two most important signals in the EFI system. The engine should still start with a bad afm though. Try unplugging it. It should start and even be drivable. Some will...

Aha. That explains why the 50 pounds of dog food I usually have back there doesn't cause a problem. I need to look when I get back. My spare is probably flat by now. Car doesn't get driven long distance so I tend to ignore it. Other than on two occasions in 20 years the car has never been more...

Nah, as I said the AC system will equalize as soon as the compressor is shut off. High side pressure will go down, not up. It's just nice to have the fans do that. Probably not needed but it's been like that for 17 years. It'd be too much of a hassle to figure out what I did in order to put it...

I haven't answered because I didn't see it although I must admit people who constantly refer to inanimate objects in the female vernacular creep me out in a big way. First it runs good and then bad? Which is it? Line the crank, cams, and CPS up on their marks and install the belt. Getting the...

I'm confused. Does the spare support the wood? Been so long since I looked I don't remember. I know it's pristine under there though. My spare is virgin. Never been used.

Ok, I think I understand now. Sounds like it's time for a new one although I take them apart. It's the only way to replace the pintle shaft seal which is a carbon or graphite disk. Makes them very easy to clean out too. I even lap the pintle to the seat before putting them back together. Call me...

It quickly clears heat soak and lowers underhood temps. They're connected to the overtemp water sensor and only run for as long as needed. Usually a few minutes. Five at most. They only come on after shutdown during very hot days. Most modern engines and many older ones are set up the same way.

Tissimo: They're supposed to come on when the high side gets too high but that's not going to happen with the engine off. The AC system starts to equalize almost immediately. The issue is whether on the 2J they're wired to run with the key on. Like poodles I think not but I'm not sure on the 2J...

It leaks where? EGR "leakage" (it's actually pirate air leaking into the intake manifold) around the pintle shaft are common on these EGR valves. If it's leaking from one side through to the other it needs to be cleaned or replaced.

http://tinyurl.com/yvtptj ;) Well, if they flowed 95-98 ml in 9.4 seconds how much would they flow in 60 seconds? If train A left Boston for Tampa at 3 pm going 40 mph and train B left Tampa for Boston at 11 am going 30 mph which train would be furtherest from Boston when they passed each...

The others can be but work is a grind. Not the glamor job many think it is, at least not these days. Too many crazy people both public and in the government. I haven't been doing it all that long and I'm already sort of looking forward to giving it up.

Apologies for the thread jack... Colin: I'm typed in several but these days a CRJ for work. On off time an L-39 but I'm looking to get out of that partnership. I also own a medium performance piston single. On occasion fly the Lear 35 and a Citation Bravo for a former employer. Tow gliders...

Google bird strike. Also google "snarge". Strikes are serious buisness and in the US there's a nationwide radar system used to help avoid them. A strike in the right place will bring even high perfomance aircraft down: http://tinyurl.com/2bcrku I've had a couple of strikes. One was on a...

Made the dealer through both books in with the car. It and the EWD are pretty beat these days, the EWD mostly from helping out here. I have far more money is other books collected over the years. One of my TCCS hardcover reference works alone cost $175.