Aurora 4.0l / Izuzu 5 speed swap into 88 coupe (Page 42/102)
Will JUN 02, 03:00 PM
Isuzus and Muncies (and Getrags for that matter) were never meant to work with the engine. WTF do you expect?

The front manifold on a Fiero V6 is a PITA to deal with too. That doesn't make it a POS because it does what it needs to do.

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Erik JUN 02, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by Will:

Isuzus and Muncies (and Getrags for that matter) were never meant to work with the engine. WTF do you expect?

The front manifold on a Fiero V6 is a PITA to deal with too. That doesn't make it a POS because it does what it needs to do.





no kidding ..still does not make the waterlog attractive for the swap

PITA POS are one in the same

cptsnoopy JUN 02, 11:36 PM

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Originally posted by RCR:

I've caught up, too, but I still have a long road ahead: plumb & mount oil cooler/exaust/suspension & axle mods/install hoses and fluids/see if it runs.

Bob



Looks good but kinda busy in there!

Charlie
cptsnoopy JUN 02, 11:40 PM
I found the clutch actuation the only real issue with the water-log and I think it really only affects the Isuzu to the point of having to do something completely different to get it working. If I can fit the water lines, clutch slave and air intake tubing in that space I should be ok.

Charlie
RCR JUN 03, 08:12 AM

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Originally posted by cptsnoopy:


Looks good but kinda busy in there!

Charlie



Yes, but it does fit.

Bob
Will JUN 03, 01:03 PM

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Originally posted by Erik:
no kidding ..still does not make the waterlog attractive for the swap

PITA POS are one in the same



No, they're not.
It is a PITA because it's difficult to work with, but it is NOT a POS because it does exactly what it was designed to do and does it very well with a high degree of reliability. It is well engineered. Don't blame GM because they didn't design it to go into a car that ceased production 4 years before the engine was introduced, with a transmission that's rated to 1/2 or less of what the engine puts out.
Erik JUN 03, 01:22 PM

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Originally posted by Will:


No, they're not.
It is a PITA because it's difficult to work with, but it is NOT a POS because it does exactly what it was designed to do and does it very well with a high degree of reliability. It is well engineered. Don't blame GM because they didn't design it to go into a car that ceased production 4 years before the engine was introduced, with a transmission that's rated to 1/2 or less of what the engine puts out.


umm yeah, they are I had a POS give me a PITA and it was a crappy experience ..
Ok I'll compromise ..its not a POS for the N* ..it could care a less if a human has to suffer when dealing with it

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cptsnoopy JUN 04, 01:56 AM
It looks like my routing for the radiator return crossover pipe will work ok. I can't get pip to find the server so pics will have to wait until I have more time to figure out how to use my cox webspace again.

trying ImageShack for temporary use...



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Will JUN 04, 10:10 AM

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Originally posted by Erik:

umm yeah, they are I had a POS give me a PITA and it was a crappy experience ..
Ok I'll compromise ..its not a POS for the N* ..it could care a less if a human has to suffer when dealing with it




It does exactly what it was designed to do.

When your soap slides off the soap tray in your shower, the soap tray is a POS because it doesn't do the one thing it was designed to do: hold soap.
cptsnoopy JUN 04, 09:59 PM
I decided to work on the fuel tank today and install the high pressure fuel pump. First thing was to check the output of the fuel gauge sender and as usual it was too high. I was able to look up some archived threads on calibrating the sender and was able to get it to show .2 ohms at empty and 96 ohms full. That should be close enough. The tank was pretty badly corroded when I dropped it down a couple of years ago and now it was just dry flaky corrosion crud. I poured a bunch of BB's in the tank and shook it around for several minutes. It is not perfect but it does look much better and usable. I was surprised at how fine the corrosion dust is after knocking it off the tank with the BB's. It went through my new vacuum filter and filled the garage with a coating of dust. Oh well, live and learn. Once I get the rest of the dust and BB's out of the tank, I will install the new pump and close up the tank. After it is installed I can verify the routing of the heater hoses because I am installing the surge tank behind the driver on the left side of the firewall instead of the right side as I had previously planned.