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Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 11-01-2014, 09:06 AM
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Posted By fearacious
Overheating

A lack of pressure can cause overheating, and if it stopped when you put in the bars leak, my first guess would be a pinhole in the radiator or side tanks. Like someone stated above, if the coolant...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 11-01-2014, 08:57 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
All is good...

Fired up Aveline on Halloween night, and she purrs like a kitten. She's very strong and sounds like a new engine. I got to drive her down the road a little and I have to say I'm impressed with how...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-27-2014, 08:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Update

Ok, I got tied up a little this weekend with other things and I'm running a little behind, but I'm in final assembly on the upper intake and power steering pump. Should be finished tomorrow, hoping...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-26-2014, 03:58 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
loctite

Yes, using blue on everything. they seem to hold ok after i set them and go back over them later a couple of times, but its going to be hard to get an accurate torque on them since the breakover is...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-25-2014, 05:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Ok everything is good so far but I noticed the...

Ok everything is good so far but I noticed the rockers with the helicoils loosen up after sitting for a while and I have to re torque them. All but one are staying tight so far. Normal?
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-23-2014, 08:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Cool update

Ok got my gasket set and helicoils, going to start on it tommorrow. Looks like lifters and pushrods are ok, just need to tap the rocker stud holes, clean up, and assemble everything. Going to try to...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-21-2014, 02:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Heli-coils

Just a note for those adventurous souls who decide to take this road. It looks like there is not enough clearance to turn the heli-coil wrench without removing the lower intake. Someone please...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-19-2014, 11:45 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Threadlocker on the heli coils?

Thanks sleepy, should I use the blue thread locker on the heli coils too?
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-18-2014, 06:48 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Update

I torqued the front rockers to spec and almost all of the noise is gone, but when I got to the back side-horror story. Just as I feared #3 rocker was laying in there near #1, and the one beside it...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-05-2014, 08:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Yea I've checked all the box stores around, they...

Yea I've checked all the box stores around, they are either rented out or they want 100 bucks. I can order one from Summit Racing for 30.
Forum: General Performance 10-05-2014, 06:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,643
Posted By fearacious
Mmo

See this thread and the videos I posted before and after MMO in my 3400. It made a huge difference, see for yourself.

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38171

Before...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-05-2014, 06:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Now I just need a torque wrench. Dammit.

Now I just need a torque wrench. Dammit.
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-05-2014, 05:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
After treatment

Before treatment:

http://youtu.be/ehdAgC6vUl8

After Treatment:

http://youtu.be/F5hLJFJXrWo

Now the noise is only present at lower rpm's, higher rpms sound great. Now I just need to tweak the...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-05-2014, 03:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Update

Thanks MMGT1, I'm trying to get my hands on a torque wrench asap, and in the meantime I ran some Marvel Mystery Oil through it, ran it for a few minutes each day for 2 days, and then changed the oil....
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-03-2014, 06:09 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Torque specs

Yes, but remember 14 ft lbs = 168 in lbs, this may be why alot of people strip the bolts, as 168 ft lbs is surely to break something. here is a link...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-03-2014, 05:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Thanks for your input sleepyalero, I appreciate...

Thanks for your input sleepyalero, I appreciate any info I can get on this, and I talked to a guy who owns a shop nearby today. He seems to think the valves just weren't adjusted properly when the...
Forum: Common Questions & Troubleshooting 10-02-2014, 10:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,457
Posted By fearacious
Is this normal for the 3.4?

Hi everyone, I just bought an 04 Alero 3.4, and I got it cheap because of an engine noise. The guy that had it thought it needed an oil pump, but in my experience you usually need an engine before an...
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