Recent content by bigjim5551212

yes, the hydraulic lifter could be shot. if you can wiggle the rocker arm and there is back and forth slop, then the rocker arm has a hole, or the liffer is not pumping up. thats a big job on that motor. you have to take the intake manifold off to get at that. why dont you run some Seafoam in...

depends on how you drive. you can make an SUV handle like a race car. You can drive one economically as well.

not really. the O2 sensor controls the richness or leaness. if you take the O2 sensor out, then the motor will go full rich. You have to be careful. If you make the engine go leaner, then the burning will be less efficient and the temperatures will go way up in the engine and then you end up...

not really. the O2 sensor controls the richness or leaness. if you take the O2 sensor out, then the motor will go full rich. You have to be careful. If you make the engine go leaner, then the burning will be less efficient and the temperatures will go way up in the engine and then you end up...

the way to tell if the clutch is bad, is to put the car in 4th gear and then release the clutch while the engine is running. If the engine stalls immediately, the clutch is still good. If the engine just slows and nearly stalls, the clutch is bagged. I think the clutch disk is baked