. oil pump installed
. sump installed, oil pan installed
. dampener pulley back on, so I could...
. replace transmission dust sheild
. silent shaft (B) belt installed, absolutely sure of correct timing
. oil pump and silent shaft synced, s. shaft bolted and capped
. belt tensioner in and at the ready
The greatest gift you have to give to the world is that of your own self~transformation.
I've been threatening to do that for many years. There was always some voice that assured me continuing to be stupid was beneficial.
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What a great day in my obscure and occassionally abstract life: the cylinder head goes on! I'm in no hurry to start the engine up, so I'm not pushing myself to have it running by tonight. I'm taking my time.
But the repair has a really good feel to it, and having taken the time to clean the engine compartment was not only satisfying, it made putting the oil pan back on less messy. I was able to reach through the cross brace without soaking my arm in grease. Though I have no running water in the garage, I DO have a yard sprayer that I fill with hot tap water from the house, and I keep a kettle on the kerosene stove...you never know when Julia Child's ghost might show up and want tea...
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...and boiling hot water is great for cleaning parts or spiking the temperature of the sprayer water.
Since I have that nice big plastic drip pan (they sell them with rollers...supposedly for storing things under your bed, which is BAD Feng Shui) I decided it was a good time to clean the A-frames and front wheel components: my next task is to rebuild the brakes, and working with clean parts helps tremendously. Getting the truck to move forward comes before concerns about getting it to stop.
In the scheme of my D-50 story, I had stopped driving the truck because the passenger-side caliper was locking up. I didn't want to stress the drive train or engine, so I had it parked until I could locate brake parts. While waiting, I would start it up occassionally. Starting it up one very cold day the timing belt stripped. Though the truck hasn't moved but some 500 feet in the past month, it has taken me on one of the most meaningful journeys of my life.A note about service prep: I removed the wheels and the front bumper for this repair. It was worth the few minutes to take them off, as it makes access so much easier. I was able to sit on a box in front of the engine, and read it bed-time stories and chat about current events. With a little sippy~cup, I was able to give the truck hot chocolate and Mai Tai's with little umberellas. We even played a few games of Scrabble, and I let Pony win, because spelling is not a strong point of Mitsubishi engines.
And once it's purring happily, no doubt it will help me on my journey to get my head together.
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Last edited by royster; 01-17-2014 at 07:09 AM.
The greatest gift you have to give to the world is that of your own self~transformation.
Not to be long~winded, but I wanted to take the time to acknowledge a Beginning in my life
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She showed up while I was rebuilding the garage, and died before it was finished. She left me the three most precious things her life could have produced. It's amazingly like 'Charlott's Web'.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbqQxhp3PB8
Last edited by royster; 01-17-2014 at 08:15 AM.
The greatest gift you have to give to the world is that of your own self~transformation.
The greatest gift you have to give to the world is that of your own self~transformation.
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