[V8] Wonderful Dead V8

[Dave Saad]

You don't need anything fancy for tools - Here is my method:
remove air snorkel
remove upper heat shield - 10mm and 13mm box end wrenches work fine
remove the frame rail heat shield if you want - it is easy and makes  
everything else easier
unplug the sensors
remove the top sensor bolt with a 10mm socket and ratchet
here is the secret part - use a 10mm box end for the bottom bolt -  
and using something like a broom handle stick or the long handle from  
a breaker bar,
lever the wrench against the bolt by sticking the lever between the  
header pipe and head - doing this keeps the wrench from slipping off  
the bolt head
until you crack it loose - then I just put a socket over the bolt and  
twist it out by hand. Sounds complicated maybe - but it is really  
easy and fast.
Use the same trick to tighten the bolt.  if you have a 1/4 drive 10mm  
socket you may not need to do all of this but the 3/8 drive and  
socket is too fat.

Dave

On Dec 23, 2008, at 9:10 PM, Ron Wainwright wrote:

> The sensors are very easy.. well if you've done them enough ;-)
>  But I usually go about it one of two ways.
> You CAN use a 10mm wrench/gearwrench tool. If you snake your hand  
> up along the block to were the sensor shield is you can use the  
> above mentioned wrenches.
>  If you wanna use a socket you can use a 1/4 inch with a few  
> extensions through the exhaust header. There is a void that you can  
> phish the deep 10mm & extension straight to the two 10mm bolts.
>
> All so, I had bought new sensors I got from Bruce from a 5ktq &  
> they work great. But when I tore my 3.6 down I wraped my headers in  
> Black exhaust wrape. & it works GREAT.
>  I can touch/grab my exhaust headers now & they are cool to the  
> touch.. so I'm going to assume that the sensors I just replaced  
> won't have to be replaced for a VERY long time now :-)
>  I'll have to get some pics of them for all.
>
>  Ron
>
> --- On Mon, 12/22/08, Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Wonderful Dead V8
>> To: "V8 List" <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 10:41 PM
>> Warning...
>>
>> The sensors do a great job of mimicking a fuel pump issue.
>> when the sensors
>> cool, the car will work fine. when hot they are
>> intermittent. i did my fuel
>> pump like 3 x times huffed enough gas vapours to pickle me
>> before i I got
>> wind of those two sensors.
>>
>> took me a heck of a lot longer than 10 minutes to replace
>> the pr. too. I was
>> working at it from under the car with the wheel off it was
>> hell. the exhaust
>> pipe restricts access. my hands are pretty big.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf
>> Of Greg Furstenwerth
>> Sent: December 21, 2008 1:22 PM
>> To: V8 List
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Wonderful Dead V8
>>
>>
>>
>> V8 is ALIVE!!!..... Taking out the fuel pump and shaking it
>> draining it
>> etc.. made it to where its magic back to life! however I do
>> not trust it
>> I will /replace the part and be done with it.
>>
>> Thanks Listers! I have 13,269 emails archived dating back
>> to the day I
>> got the V8.. I searched the list found the likely culprits
>> and went from
>> there. Without your help I would have been lost. You guys
>> rock!
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Verdict: Fuel pump is on last leg..  :)
>>
>> G
>>
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