Brian Baskin
Rikutsu-poi
(Retype, may be lacking info, and phew this is a long one)
OK, just some background info, since the board's been down:
New Years morning, I go out and crank her up. Start driving and immediately hear a dull tapping noise from the engine. I cut it off, post on the board, get some octane booster, don't know what it is. But, I keep hearing all the worst case scenarios, enough to hurt ($$$)
I take it over to JJ in Columbia for him to take a look. He finds the noise coming from the area of the top of the engine, on the passenger side. I'm already planning my brother to come help me check the valvetrain that weekend. Just for good measure, he vacuums brake fluid through the engine to clear up carbon deposits. After the smoke show, I go to leave, and immediately hear the noise was much louder and different. I take her back, and we go for a drive. Definately exhaust leak, and seems to be coming from the vicinity of the diverter valve, or it's tubing. I start to go back home, planning on tearing it all out that weekend. I hit 3500rpm and bam, the noise got very loud all of a sudden, and it's definately noticeable as an exhaust leak (can hear it half a mile away
) Well, the cold weather came in, and I said screw it, take it back to him instead of me spending 4 hours in the 30F cold in a parking lot.
Well, he had the right area for the leak. The EGR tube for the upper intake had blown out. It looks like it started as a small crack, and then just slowly widened, and I must've blown the rest of it, as the aluminum is folded out now. So, looks like I need a new GT-40 upper.
Pictures:
http://w3.cablespeed.com/~bbaskin/intake/
I was just scared to Hell at this point, having complications closing on the house (still am), and just borrowed money to pay for my wife's tuition for next semester. I start planning the cheap way, freeze plugs or a phenolic spacer with EGR blocked. But, I wasn't really comfortable with that fix, and not sure when my next inspection is coming up. So, I spent hours every day going over ebay and forums, trying to find that 'killer deal'. But, most GT-40's were going for $275-300+, used, and I needed one quick.
I'd really like to thank everyone that helped me out. I really felt the sense of a community here. I especially want to thank Muddman, StruckBy, and LW93RCode (Good luck with the new one, Larry), you guys are awesome. I purchased StruckBy's old Downs Ford box upper, just because he already had it off the truck, it was cheaper, and a coworker lent me money so I could pay all at once. And a big thank you to JJ (JJSSVT) for all his help. If it was my regular mechanic, I'd be broke long before now from countless diagnosis fees. JJ helped me out extremely, and has won my future business.
I will be putting my old intake up on eBay, as soon as I receive the new one. Please, I can't give any deals on it, so don't bother asking The price I get for it is helping to pay the labor rates.
OK, just some background info, since the board's been down:
New Years morning, I go out and crank her up. Start driving and immediately hear a dull tapping noise from the engine. I cut it off, post on the board, get some octane booster, don't know what it is. But, I keep hearing all the worst case scenarios, enough to hurt ($$$)
I take it over to JJ in Columbia for him to take a look. He finds the noise coming from the area of the top of the engine, on the passenger side. I'm already planning my brother to come help me check the valvetrain that weekend. Just for good measure, he vacuums brake fluid through the engine to clear up carbon deposits. After the smoke show, I go to leave, and immediately hear the noise was much louder and different. I take her back, and we go for a drive. Definately exhaust leak, and seems to be coming from the vicinity of the diverter valve, or it's tubing. I start to go back home, planning on tearing it all out that weekend. I hit 3500rpm and bam, the noise got very loud all of a sudden, and it's definately noticeable as an exhaust leak (can hear it half a mile away
) Well, the cold weather came in, and I said screw it, take it back to him instead of me spending 4 hours in the 30F cold in a parking lot.Well, he had the right area for the leak. The EGR tube for the upper intake had blown out. It looks like it started as a small crack, and then just slowly widened, and I must've blown the rest of it, as the aluminum is folded out now. So, looks like I need a new GT-40 upper.
Pictures:
http://w3.cablespeed.com/~bbaskin/intake/
I was just scared to Hell at this point, having complications closing on the house (still am), and just borrowed money to pay for my wife's tuition for next semester. I start planning the cheap way, freeze plugs or a phenolic spacer with EGR blocked. But, I wasn't really comfortable with that fix, and not sure when my next inspection is coming up. So, I spent hours every day going over ebay and forums, trying to find that 'killer deal'. But, most GT-40's were going for $275-300+, used, and I needed one quick.
I'd really like to thank everyone that helped me out. I really felt the sense of a community here. I especially want to thank Muddman, StruckBy, and LW93RCode (Good luck with the new one, Larry), you guys are awesome. I purchased StruckBy's old Downs Ford box upper, just because he already had it off the truck, it was cheaper, and a coworker lent me money so I could pay all at once. And a big thank you to JJ (JJSSVT) for all his help. If it was my regular mechanic, I'd be broke long before now from countless diagnosis fees. JJ helped me out extremely, and has won my future business.
I will be putting my old intake up on eBay, as soon as I receive the new one. Please, I can't give any deals on it, so don't bother asking
The price I get for it is helping to pay the labor rates.
Very cool I think.
