Darin's 80q…Alive...

[my2000apb]

yay

[audifreakjim]

:stupid:

[a_CQ]

Nice. Be sure to put that locating nut on the TB cover on because the little spacer behind it is floating free and could easily jump off and wedge itself between the belt an done of the gears. Wouldn't be fun.

Noise is a weird one...see if it varies with RPMs.

[Audilard]

I'm also glad my advice worked, cause pff, it would looked really bad on video with you naming me directly as the source of advice had it done nothing

Confession: That wasn't the first time it fired up. I timed it like you said and got in the car after having filmed the 3 previous "first start" attempts and nonchalantly turned the key. I honestly thought it wasn't going to start....so much for confidence. When it did, I wish I had the camera rolling then because I was pretty happy. So I knew it was working when I filmed and I ended up making you look good!

Surely the noise isn't oil pressure related....but it doesn't make it while cranking, only when it starts running.

[ringbearer]

Nice! Now to get all the bugs out...

[85oceanic]

Nice work Darin! I can't wait to see it in it's updated form at BBQ!

[WOMBAT]

Awesome!!! Nice work!

[pilihp2]

Mother of god that noise is terrible. Nice work!

[audifreakjim]

I'm also glad my advice worked, cause pff, it would looked really bad on video with you naming me directly as the source of advice had it done nothing

Confession: That wasn't the first time it fired up. I timed it like you said and got in the car after having filmed the 3 previous "first start" attempts and nonchalantly turned the key. I honestly thought it wasn't going to start....so much for confidence. When it did, I wish I had the camera rolling then because I was pretty happy. So I knew it was working when I filmed and I ended up making you look good!

Surely the noise isn't oil pressure related....but it doesn't make it while cranking, only when it starts running.

It sounds like a gnarly vacuum leak or an angry accessory. I am pretty confident it is the AC compressor. :wink:

[Audilard]

I'm also glad my advice worked, cause pff, it would looked really bad on video with you naming me directly as the source of advice had it done nothing

Confession: That wasn't the first time it fired up. I timed it like you said and got in the car after having filmed the 3 previous "first start" attempts and nonchalantly turned the key. I honestly thought it wasn't going to start....so much for confidence. When it did, I wish I had the camera rolling then because I was pretty happy. So I knew it was working when I filmed and I ended up making you look good!

Surely the noise isn't oil pressure related....but it doesn't make it while cranking, only when it starts running.

It sounds like a gnarly vacuum leak or an angry accessory. I am pretty confident it is the AC compressor. :wink:

I actually think it might be the PS pump since I think it changes a bit with rpm and it hasn't been bled, but it could be vacuum since none of the turbo line are hooked up.

I doubt I'll get to it tonight since it's my wife and I's 15 year anniversary today.

[Hank]

It sounds like lower timing belt covers that are hitting the pulley.

[ringbearer]

You would be smart not to even mention it tonight

[nsimps]

I doubt I'll get to it tonight since it's my wife and I's 15 year anniversary today.

Congrats Darin!

[Audilard]

You would be smart not to even mention it tonight

Funny thing is she just asked me if I wanted to work on my car tonight. What a woman!

[ringbearer]

That rocks! What a keeper...

But you do know the correct answer right?

[nsimps]

That is awesome! but don't accept her offer, it will be better that way

[pilihp2]

It's a trap! Don't do it!

[Wheeljack]

:stupid:

It was a rhetorical question!!!

[RSCoupe]

Do NOT take her up on the offer! It's definitely a test.

Tell her you would love to, but your anniversary is more important. As it should be.

And congrats on 15 years!

[nsimps]

Everyone cross their fingers he reads this before he accepts her offer.

[Mcstiff]

I couldn't go to bed without trying Derek's suggestion of lining up the marks on the distributor when the engine is at TDC. By doing so and then rotating the engine to where the flywheel pin is centered on the VR, the window on the distributor that Ed told me to line up was actually 180 degrees on the other side lined up perfectly with the connector.

Now that I am "awake" reading this (as awake as 5hrs of sleep plus an 8hr day affords me) I'll say that the window should not line up with the pin every 360º of rotation.

[jbrentd]

Mine made a similar noise after a timing belt job. It was contact between the camshaft pulley and rear metal timing belt cover. It got bent in the removal process since I didn't remove the camshaft pulley.

[quattro87]

Congratulation on the 15 years and oh yea......getting the car running. Next time up work your steering back and forth and see if it effects the noise. Did you drain or break into the hydraulic system when apart?

[Audilard]

Yes, I removed the reservoir, disconnected the pump and drained the hoses, but not the rack. I definitely will be digging into it tonight and I bet it's the PS pump not being bled.

[Audilard]

Good news. It wasn't the power steering pump as I turned it from side to side and bled it out, but the horrible noise was still there. It definitely went to a much higher pitch when I revved the engine a bit. So, off came the ps pump belt and I pulled the timing belt covers only to have the noise stay. Hmmm...looked around a bit and found that the rear metal cover that tucks behind the cam shaft pulley was resting right against it. I proceeded to bend it off and bingo, no more horrible noise. Oil pressure is solid! No leaks anywhere except for the #1 injector. Time to put the whole front end back together! Back out to the garage!!!!