TB removal and then some!!!

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by secondchance

If you are talking about coolant elbow attached to the plenum, you can grab it lightly with adjustable wrench and twist it back and forth until it pulls off. Hole can be plugged with metal press on cap. I think it was 3/8" cap. Check the hole diameter. May have been 1/4".

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Thank you again Yun, your tip worked great. I ended up ordering the 1/4" cap, could have went with the 3/8" like you mentioned. I did end up spreading the pins to make it fit, works fine for now...


Ok, put some time into the garage today, even with the heat....made more progress, any progress is good progress....starting to look like a LT5 once again. Things went pretty smooth today, just took my time and got it done...
Some pics...

started by getting the back of the engine hooked up...painted the 2 black screws later. thought I had replacements, but who knows...

pulled out the elbow....and inserted the plug...

needed to bend the pins out to fit, could have gone with slightly larger plug...


coating the coolant pipe gasket with Perfect Seal...

always trying new ways for gasket attachment....lol sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't....

[Roadster]

LS on.....

have to do some minor touch up on the PCV pipe....bleeder valve now has plenty of room, no interference at all...

another method of gasket adhesion....lol

RS done...

also touched up the coolant hose clamps after installation...I painted them off the hoses, but they still got marked up on installation..still more to do...

[mgbrv8]

Looking good Tom

Dave

Originally Posted by Roadster

LS on.....

have to do some minor touch up on the PCV pipe....bleeder valve now has plenty of room, no interference at all...

another method of gasket adhesion....lol

RS done...

also touched up the coolant hose clamps after installation...I painted them off the hoses, but they still got marked up on installation..still more to do...

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by mgbrv8

Looking good Tom

Dave

Thanks Dave......

[Roadster]

Trying my experiment on the TB with the Dry Moly Lube instead of the dag. Not having the success and results I was looking for, I decided to give this a try. After applying several coats, there is still some day light around the blades. I am going to try to brush it on those areas and see what happens. I may also use the dag in addition to the moly lube just on the bore surface in the blade area and again see what happens...
Taped up the bore area so the lube wouldn't be sprayed all over.
This may be a longshot and not work as planned. But you'll never know unless you try it.... experimentation at its finest..lol
We shall see....

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[carter200]

Should have bought stock in painters tape

[BigJohn]

Cruise night!
Tom I am saving you a spot.

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by carter200

Should have bought stock in painters tape

I do go through it....lol enjoying a fun time.....

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Cruise night!
Tom I am saving you a spot.

Thanks John, I am on my way.....should be there in a few........

[Mystic ZR-1]

Hey?
It's raining there?
Tom, be careful, Big John just wants to
see ya get your car all wet! 😋
He tryed to get me too...

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by Mystic ZR-1

Hey?
It's raining there?
Tom, be careful, Big John just wants to
see ya get your car all wet! 😋
He tryed to get me too...

Well Doug, I would have had to take the 82. That has been wet many, many times....lol
I think John is just trying to get me to get the Z back together sooner than later