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During rebuild after repairs, I had to change out the timing chain tensioner as it was leaking like a seive.
Went to Chevy dealer and the gasket/seal alone was 2/3 the cost of a complete unit.
Oh well. Gotterdun and driving again.
Oh!, the humanity! The horror! The salt and sand and brine stuff on the road! The rust, it’s been so nice , wash the car just cause! But now it’s the coin car wash to soap off as much crud as you can!
I feel fortunate that there is a nearby park-while-the-robot-works car wash that does a pretty good underbody spray as you pull in, but you need the $10 level to get that feature. I try to use that any time the weather warms, accelerating the corrosion. One time I even got the underbody spray and then drove on through, skipping the external wash.
I also have a length of PVC pipe with holes drilled in adapted to connect to my garden hose. Just shove it under the car. It’s long enough and flexible enough that I don’t even need to bend or stoop. Works pretty well but takes too long. Gonna drill more/bigger holes in it.
Last edited by PulpFriction; Nov 18, 2022 at 03:59 PM.
Yesterday P0010 popped up, slightly rough idle on and off, cleared it and it came right back, ran to the parts store(s) and on the second try
found GM/AC Delco 12679099 in stock for a bit more than the best price I could find on-line. The screen on the old one was perfectly clean. I don’t think the hood was open for more than 15 minutes, and would have been half that if I didn’t have to wipe up oil from the old part that dripped everywhere due to my carelessness. Done and done by about 3:30. Upon starting, idle was immediately smooth again. Today if I get a minute I’ll put a meter on the old coil just out of curiosity.
Last edited by PulpFriction; Nov 18, 2022 at 08:37 AM.
Before anyone says "I told you so", I purchase a thermostat from the local auto parts store.
Due to the circumstances this was my only option.
It was not a genuine GM part.
Needless to say after 3 days my temp readings flatlined.
GM part ordered and installed (30 minutes) and all is well.
Working on burping the system.
