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by redemption
Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:38 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Lots of smoking :/
Replies: 12
Views: 2456

Re: Lots of smoking :/

hmmph, well ... i just found this on youtube... pretty much same thing, obviously visually leaking more than mine, but same area, same amount of smoke... so i'ma go with hoping it's JUST the gasket... *to the parts store*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulvwqO6oWGg
by redemption
Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:07 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Lots of smoking :/
Replies: 12
Views: 2456

Re: Lots of smoking :/

Well, I'm on vacation from now til the end of the month... I'll check the spark plugs tomorrow probably... But since it's looking like the exhaust manifold, should I just try and find one at a junk yard and see what happens and go from there?
by redemption
Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:17 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Lots of smoking :/
Replies: 12
Views: 2456

Re: Lots of smoking :/

I turn the truck on... it's normal for a good 7-10 minutes, that is when the smoke appears, does not matter if I give it gas or not from what I've seen. Ya it was right after I quit recording that I saw the liquid come through the bolt, but I mean obviously, that isn't the only leak since there's sm...
by redemption
Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Lots of smoking :/
Replies: 12
Views: 2456

Re: Lots of smoking :/

That's how I roll, I real things and assume the worst... If you google symptoms of a blown head gasket, that's what it says, smoking engine, white smoke from pipe, water... And I thought burning coolant was supposed to smell sweet? In the picture I circled the bolt, I'm pretty sure I saw black liqui...
by redemption
Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:31 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Lots of smoking :/
Replies: 12
Views: 2456

Re: Lots of smoking :/

remember I'm fully retarded about cars here :) It's got over 160k on it it I think, and I'm pretty sure it's the original motor. I live in Lawrence, KS. This time of year highs around 45-50, lows 40-30. The exhaust from the pipe doesn't really smell all that different, and it's only sometimes coming...
by redemption
Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:01 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Lots of smoking :/
Replies: 12
Views: 2456

Re: Water pump, thermostat replaced, only to find worse...

Okay, got off work, she fires up fine, drives absolutely normal all the way home, but obviously something is wrong.. Better pictures and video for ya: Video: http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=125gsd5&s=5 1.jpg The red circle.... I did see something wet come out around the ring of the bolt, and dri...
by redemption
Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:08 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Lots of smoking :/
Replies: 12
Views: 2456

Lots of smoking :/

**EDIT** Got to look at it in the light today when I drove it to work, in the 5 minutes it took to get here, the engine was already smoking.... Looked up some stuff on the internet.. Engine smoking, white smoke in exhaust, water coming out tailpipe.... = blown head gasket, probably warped heads too....
by redemption
Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:21 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.
Replies: 8
Views: 1320

Re: Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.

dave and drofman, thanks for the quick replies and the help...
buddy is coming over in the morning and we're gonna put it all back together and hope that the water pump was the problem.

now i just need to check my sensors later and put a new handle on the window/gate and she'll be back to normal.
by redemption
Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:45 am
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.
Replies: 8
Views: 1320

Re: Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.

just for my own satisfaction... anybody got a pic????????
by redemption
Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:42 am
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.
Replies: 8
Views: 1320

Re: Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.

holy shit... for real? every god damn thing i've read said, follow the upper radiator hose to the first housing... this is where the thermostat is... it is an EASY fix... why on earth would it be placed in the water pump, that is a way more annoying job...holy hell i can't believe he was right after...
by redemption
Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:51 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.
Replies: 8
Views: 1320

Another dumb question from me. Bronco ii 2.8 people.

The coworker changing my water pump for me says when he got the pump off, a thermostat fell on the ground... Makes no sense to me or him where it came from. Anyway, here is my stupid question, in picture form. This is where it goes, right? before.jpg after.jpg There is no random spot down by the wat...
by redemption
Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:42 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.
Replies: 9
Views: 2185

Re: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.

hooray, someone finally came and checked it out today, they said they are 100% sure it's just the water pump, i was too concerned watching the dripping water to notice what parts were simply just wet, at the highest point, ended up being just under the water pump, where the weep hole is (that you ca...
by redemption
Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:12 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.
Replies: 9
Views: 2185

Re: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.

I just looked that up... and that looks.... unpleasant....

i'll have to try and find out if i can even see them tomorrow... that would most likely screw me out of DIY and saving money...
by redemption
Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:21 pm
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.
Replies: 9
Views: 2185

Re: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.

Pic 1: Filling thermostat housing with water. http://i45.tinypic.com/1hdok5.jpg Video 1: Immediately after picture 1 was taken. http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=33nhlc8&s=6 Picture 2: Housing already empty. http://i46.tinypic.com/2e4w9xz.jpg Video 2: Just steady dripping..... http://tinypic.com/p...
by redemption
Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:25 am
Forum: Bronco Tech
Topic: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.
Replies: 9
Views: 2185

Re: My '84 Bronco ii is dead.. overheating help.

Thanks for the response, sorry for not posting pictures as I said I would. I was watching a video at work about replacing water pumps and what the two guys said hit me; "overheating, clearly leaking fluid, no hot air in vents" I left work and bought a water pump. Going to try and get it on...