Recent content by yotaah

I see where you are coming from on the 2x4 tactic, it definately could work if prepared properly. I think by the time I wrecked two of them and then made the steel tool it just made more sense to use steel and it was easier than I had thought... Good idea with the masonite too... !

Yeah, I was a bit nervous of the starter too... But after that bit broke off in the hole I was pretty limited on options :-) Also el_hombre70, Not sure where you shop for your parts. I am in Bothell and after this I will be avoiding the O'Riley's at Thrashers Corner like the plague...

I decided to start last weekend on some maintenance that had been put off for a while. This included: Timing Belt, Spark Plugs, Wires, Valve Cover Gaskets, Spark Plug Seals, Water Pump, Thermostat, PCV Valve. First of all thanks to all the previous posts on the normal timing belt steps and...

So it turns out there were two problems. I had the wrong plugs in (went back to stock NGK dual ground plugs) which "helped" but the real problem was I had two of the wires on the drivers side cylinders flipped :ybrick: Thanks for the help and to the following link for the sparkplug wiring...

I ran into some of the same problems (misfire code primarily) and had the injectors pulled and rebuilt and that fixed it.

Hmmm... Possible (especially since I noticed the sticker on the engine noting the requirement for the dual ground AFTER I bought the others.) I had Bosch in there before and they worked great until one of them busted in half while still installed. I will look at replacing them. Do you know...

I used Omni Spark wires from Oriley's and NGK G Power plugs

Hi, I got my truck back together after replacing the timing belt and a bunch of other maintenacne (plugs, wires, valve cover gaskets, water pump, thermostat...) It runs rough now and my immediate thought is that I screwed up the belt install somehow and the timing is off. To verify, I removed...

Mine does the EXACT same thing. My problem started when the engine threw a code for cylinder misfire. I then had the injectors pulled and rebuilt and then ended up with this problem. The weirdest part of mine is that if the car sits for more than a couple days then it cranks perfectly... If...

FYI - After a little more searching I found out you need to press them in with a large socket and/or block of wood with a hammer, being careful not to damage the valve cover. You mayhave to bend the retainer tab to get them in there correctly. Anyone else have any experience with this?

So, I am in the middle of a round of maintenance on my 1999 Limited V6. I have some interesting findings on the timing belt replacement I will share when I am finished but right now I am replacing the valve cover gaskets and also the spark plug tube seals. Does anyone know the correct way to...

So, my 99 limited 3.4 V6 is hard to start, not incredibly hard but something has definately changed. Here is the history: Got a check engine light and the truck was running VERY rough. Pulled the code to find one cylinder was misfiring. Did some research and first cleaned the MAF with...

Hi, I am curious to see out there who has what trucks and how many miles before (if) any major problems. In other words, what is "high mileage" for the 3rd Gen? My truck is a 1999 3.4L Limited with 186,000 which I bought used with 115,000. So far so good for me I have replaced the radiator...

With those tires I would follow the reccomended tire pressure on your doorjam. If you are off roading and in a tough spot you can lower the pressure to increase traction temporarily. If you run your tires at too high of a pressure on the road for too long you will prematurely wear out the...

Hi, There is usually a locking ring that screws onto the top of that assembly which keeps it all together. Look around to see if the ring came off when the whole thing came out. If so, you should be able to screw it back on, if not then you can find a used ring somewhere I am sure.