I thought about it,I dont want to but,Im left with little choice.

Oregon Viking · Apr 18, 2014

Nitric said:
The worst I've ever done was changed the tranny in an awd car. 92 talon tsi to be exact. After I was done I forgot to fill it with oil. Yep locked it up solid on the freeway doing about 70. The car stopped real fast!

I think i would have reported it stolen, and left in there! :laughing7:

dieselram94 · Apr 18, 2014

Oregon Viking said:
Those projects, I have been helped friends with....and they make my back hurt just thinking about it!

Yup, for sure! I at least have my Kubota tractor to help move things around and I am going to buy a engine lift this weekend to assist in lifting things. The worst part is going to be the frame work...

Nitric · Apr 18, 2014

dieselram94 · Apr 18, 2014

Nitric said:
Yes I did. I sold the car to a friend who thought he was going to outrun the cops. it was impounded never to be seen again. lol

Yeah outrunning the cops just never seems to work.

dieselram94 · Apr 18, 2014

Nitric said:
If I lived closer I'd be all for helping with that! lol That kinda stuff is fun when it's not mine! lol

I would be more than happy to have you help, to bad your not closer. I think I am going to start a build thread on dieselbombers.com when I take it off the road at the end of the month.

NHBandit · Apr 18, 2014

Those cars have steel water tubes that run under the engine on the passenger side if I remember correctly and they commonly rust through. A pain to replace since everything is pretty tight under there but better than a head gasket. You won't know until you can get under there in the day light & have a look but it's something else to look for. Also could have popped a freeze plug. No White smoke out the exhaust or burning anti freeze smell ?

dieselram94 · Apr 18, 2014

Nitric said:
sry Red!!! I'm just blabbing away on your thread!

Yup, I'm guilty too!

Red James Cash · Apr 18, 2014

Nope NHB only where the antifreeze is hitting the exhaust pipe when its coming down.

Red James Cash · Apr 18, 2014

you guys are friends,you can do what you want in my threads lol.

dieselram94 · Apr 19, 2014

My old Dodge leaks a little coolant externally from head gasket. Cummins updated the gasket design as it is a common place for it to leak. Maybe next year I will fix it. It goes through maybe a gallon of antifreeze in a year. When I do fix it I am going to install a brand new loaded head...

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Red James Cash · Apr 19, 2014

found out its either the head gasket or the coolant is traveling through a bolt hole that goes through the water pump and through the timing belt cover,you can see wheres theres a little chunk blown out.No coolant in the oil.

dieselram94 · Apr 19, 2014

Red James cash said:
found out its either the head gasket or the coolant is traveling through a bolt hole that goes through the water pump and through the timing belt cover,you can see wheres theres a little chunk blown out.No coolant in the oil.

A chunk of gasket? Sure its not coming out the weep hole on the pump?

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Red James Cash · Apr 19, 2014

nope definitely the gasket between the timing belt cover and the block

Red James Cash · Apr 19, 2014

I looked it up online and its a problem with the taurus.So im not the only one lol.

dieselram94 · Apr 19, 2014

Red James cash said:
I looked it up online and its a problem with the taurus.So im not the only one lol.

Are you going to fix it?

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Red James Cash · Apr 19, 2014

no choice buddy.Its either that or buy another used car and get somebody elses problems that i'll have to fix.I already put enough into this one.I got use to it and know about tauruses more than I did.I'd just be starting over buying another and learning about it.

dieselram94 · Apr 19, 2014

Red James cash said:
no choice buddy.Its either that or buy another used car and get somebody elses problems that i'll have to fix.I already put enough into this one.I got use to it and know about tauruses more than I did.I'd just be starting over buying another and learning about it.

Yeah you have a point. I was just wondering because you mentioned that the rockers were pretty rusted.

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Red James Cash · Apr 19, 2014

Only the underneath,cant see it unless youre under there.Its a common fault because of those plastic running boards.it will easily last another 50k miles if not more.lawsuit money comes in i get myself a 4 wheel drive ,keep and drive the wagon until it dies.