Stupid ??
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libertysyclone
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Are you serious?!?!?! its gray right in front of the ic, pass side.
you could have pulled out your manual, it tells you.
you could have pulled out your manual, it tells you.
J_SULLIVAN
A&P slave monkey
here are some under the hood pics.......you okay man? :lol:
http://syty.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35308&highlight=jeremy
I just realized that these pics won't help you...
My bad
http://syty.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35308&highlight=jeremy
I just realized that these pics won't help you...
My badCaptain Morgan
Moderated User
Here...
J_SULLIVAN
A&P slave monkey
See the grey "loop" stick in front of the IC or the left of the compressor? Thats the one buck-O-
:wink:
:wink:
libertysyclone
New member
woot woot I was right and i didnt even have to go look! (its been sitting in the garage for a while)
JustBeachin
Plays well with others
Put your truck in "time-out" for a month. You must ride a bus for a month until you can find it in the dark. :roll:
Does that mean you didn't check it before you bought it?
Does that mean you didn't check it before you bought it?
SeattleSy#1255
Category 5 Conservative
Don't worry about it man....everyone starts somewhere, most people just forget they didn't use to know what a dipstick was....they are just giving you shit...its part of the auto world...
TurboManiacal
Donating Member
Timbo said:My truck doesn't have an oil dipstick
Didn't like it flopping up against the heads?
Jimmy
Banned
Hey Timbo my friend,let's trade trucks straight up! I'll even deliver it to ya. :lol:Timbo said:Was the previous owner's doing, but that was likely part of the reason. The oil gets changed frequently enough anyway, so I don't see it as a neccesity.SyGoat said:Timbo said:My truck doesn't have an oil dipstick
Didn't like it flopping up against the heads?
AlaskaTy
New member
Jimmy,Jimmy said:Hey Timbo my friend,let's trade trucks straight up! I'll even deliver it to ya. :lol:Timbo said:Was the previous owner's doing, but that was likely part of the reason. The oil gets changed frequently enough anyway, so I don't see it as a neccesity.SyGoat said:Timbo said:My truck doesn't have an oil dipstick
Didn't like it flopping up against the heads?
So you know which one he got huh? 8)
LOL okay okay...listen i got this truck and lets just say there is a lot of shit on it that is "rigged" the guy did the vortec head swap and Im dead serious ...did not see a dipstick anywhere. Im not that stupid ive been wrenching for years. Just wanted to know where it should be thats all...thanks though for the layout.
J_SULLIVAN
A&P slave monkey
oh now you tell us this :roll: :lol:nboost said:
Syclone 697 said:
damn nboost, i tried to warn the buick and syty communities about this truck...where did you hear about it? the truck has alot of potential, but potential costs alot of money on a turbo six...it looks very nice IMO...but the previous owner is a flake and in the end he dumped the truck because it beat him at his own game...its none of my business what you paid, but i hope it wasnt the asking price...personally, i would start by yanking both the motor and tranny and fix it right (if it was really mine, i'd yank the entire body)...it will also help in replacing the steering box you mentioned...do a zq8 steering box if you can...if you're mechanically inclined, pull the motor and take a look inside...plastigage the rod and main clearances...make sure it doesn't have stock rods in there...i say this considering the vortec conversion and other upgrades that were done...that stuff makes more power and the stock rods and main caps are barely sufficient for a stock truck...and the pistons i saw when the heads were off looked like regular n/a sbc pistons...i would look into that as well...keep in mind that the check engine light isn't working on this truck, so without a real scantool, who knows what the hell is going on...
all of this is water under the bridge now...tear it down and we'll help you put it back together... :wink:
if you happen to need a million photos of this, just let me know...
still curious where you heard about the truck...
later,
Re: Stupid ??
as far as the dipstick goes, if you can find a 96 up vortec motor at a scrapyard (with a steel pan, not aluminum) you should be able to use the dipstick setup providing its a 4x4, i think...that dipstick assy should bolt to your passenger vortec head via a small 10mm screw close to the top of the head under the front side of the valve cover instead of to the exhaust manifold...much nicer setup, just make sure you get the right one...i'm certain that the dipsticks on the aluminum pans are a different length than the steel ones...have a 3/8 open end wrench in your pocket...it's the perfect fit to pry the dipstick tube out of the block without damaging it...also use the 3/8 wrench to install the dipstick tube into your motor...don't forget to use rtv at the very least to prevent a leak...good luck..
nboost said:
as far as the dipstick goes, if you can find a 96 up vortec motor at a scrapyard (with a steel pan, not aluminum) you should be able to use the dipstick setup providing its a 4x4, i think...that dipstick assy should bolt to your passenger vortec head via a small 10mm screw close to the top of the head under the front side of the valve cover instead of to the exhaust manifold...much nicer setup, just make sure you get the right one...i'm certain that the dipsticks on the aluminum pans are a different length than the steel ones...have a 3/8 open end wrench in your pocket...it's the perfect fit to pry the dipstick tube out of the block without damaging it...also use the 3/8 wrench to install the dipstick tube into your motor...don't forget to use rtv at the very least to prevent a leak...good luck..
Timbo
SyTy Stalker
How about this... I'll take your truck and $4k, and I'll deliver my truck to ya! Deal?Jimmy said:Hey Timbo my friend,let's trade trucks straight up! I'll even deliver it to ya. :lol:Timbo said:Was the previous owner's doing, but that was likely part of the reason. The oil gets changed frequently enough anyway, so I don't see it as a neccesity.SyGoat said:Timbo said:My truck doesn't have an oil dipstick
Didn't like it flopping up against the heads?
Jimmy
Banned
Sounds good to me.Let me run it by the wife and then we'll work out the details ::brews::Timbo said:How about this... I'll take your truck and $4k, and I'll deliver my truck to ya! Deal?Jimmy said:Hey Timbo my friend,let's trade trucks straight up! I'll even deliver it to ya. :lol:Timbo said:Was the previous owner's doing, but that was likely part of the reason. The oil gets changed frequently enough anyway, so I don't see it as a neccesity.SyGoat said:Timbo said:My truck doesn't have an oil dipstick
Didn't like it flopping up against the heads?