Sunday, October 10, 2010

Intake Gasket at the No. 2 Cylinder

Things do have that tendency to tear up. This one had developed a serious tendency to loose coolant. The Mechanical Minded Daughter had determined it was escaping though a major rupture of the intake gasket at the No. 2 cylinder.This called for major surgery. The Fuzz went over to watch and harass her. His Sweetie and that Young Daughter went along also for a visit.
Above, is a look at this thing with the troublesome intake removed. You may note how roomy this engine compartment is. The Fuzz assures you this was not the case at the start of this operation.
To the right, is a look at the manifold itself. It has been carefully removed and set aside to be cleaned.
The Mechanical Minded Daughter took care of this whist That Lazy Fuzz stood around drinking cans of Blue Ribbon. Below, is an action shot of this mess being reassembled under the skilled hands of said daughter.The work continued into the night under the floodlights.
But that's the way it goes when you need to drive the thing in the morning.
Well,
that Mechanical Minded Daughter kept at it. We all held our breath as she finished up and the key was turned.The Fuzz is happy to report that the operation was a success, and we piled in, for a ride around the neighborhood. The evening was finished, with a toast (several) and a somewhat late, but very tasty dinner.

3 comments:

Woodie said...

Cool, thanks for sharing pix of the adventure. I'm impressed with Anyone brave enough to tackle that kind of job!

maria said...

sounds like a good time. :)

Davey Doo said...

hot damn, good job to j and her support group