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[JoaoPRSousa]

 

F50 

 

[Bananasplit_00]

So, my GT550 has a slapping sound comming from what sounds like the primary chain or the secondary shaft. Basically, need to pull the engine, split the cases and see whats going on(or just ignore it and drive it like it is ) Its one hell of a strange noise though, there is no noise when turning it over with the starter and no noise when over 3000rpm but bellow 3k and at idle you can really hear it. Never heard of a sound like that that gets better with rpm If anyone has any idea what that would be please let me know. Location of the sound seems to be secondary shaft or gearbox rather than crank at from what i can tell at least.

 

anyway i think ill be pulling the engine and taking everything to pieces very soon, i was wondering if there is any point to replace things like crankshaft bearings and stuff while im in there anyways? Or should i just leave the ones in there if they look alright because they have worn together or something? Was thinking maybe id just parts cannon all the bearings and bushings if im in there, i do plan on keeping this bike for a long time.

[bcredeur97]

14 hours ago, Bitter said:

An uncle of mine used to live outside Bozeman and teach at the college, had a nice house up a valley with a back porch view of the Bridger Mountains.

Yeah... it’s so beautiful here 

 

idk if I’d want to live here though, cost of living is pretty high and a reasonable house is like half a million lol.

 

the place were staying at is like 1.5 million lol. It’s crazy compared to where I live, this would be like $300k where I am lol 

[Bitter]

7 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Yeah... it’s so beautiful here 

 

idk if I’d want to live here though, cost of living is pretty high and a reasonable house is like half a million lol.

 

the place were staying at is like 1.5 million lol. It’s crazy compared to where I live, this would be like $300k where I am lol 

They bought their house for like 250-300, did some remodeling over the years, sold it for 1.5 mil a few years back. I think they kept their ski house over in Big Sky though. I rarely see them anymore, like most of my extended family. Just not a people person lol.

 

I'll try to find the house, I'm sure there's pictures of it on some realty site somewhere.

 

OH Museum of the Rockies was pretty cool when I was kid!

[JokerProduction]

Been raining for a week straight it seems.  Took advantage of it and hit some backroads.

 

[TVwazhere]

12 hours ago, JokerProduction said:

Been raining for a week straight it seems.  Took advantage of it and hit some backroads.

 

That foot weld mud buildup though

[JoaoPRSousa]

22 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

So, my GT550 has a slapping sound comming from what sounds like the primary chain or the secondary shaft. Basically, need to pull the engine, split the cases and see whats going on(or just ignore it and drive it like it is ) Its one hell of a strange noise though, there is no noise when turning it over with the starter and no noise when over 3000rpm but bellow 3k and at idle you can really hear it. Never heard of a sound like that that gets better with rpm If anyone has any idea what that would be please let me know. Location of the sound seems to be secondary shaft or gearbox rather than crank at from what i can tell at least.

 

anyway i think ill be pulling the engine and taking everything to pieces very soon, i was wondering if there is any point to replace things like crankshaft bearings and stuff while im in there anyways? Or should i just leave the ones in there if they look alright because they have worn together or something? Was thinking maybe id just parts cannon all the bearings and bushings if im in there, i do plan on keeping this bike for a long time.

 

If you're keeping it, definitely take a look at the bushings and bearings. Replace what needs replacing and some more, never a bad idea to refresh what's growing old.

[Bitter]

 

Doing my lazy on the ground not crawling under the car home oil change, thankfully Toyota put the filter up front hanging down so all I need to do is reach under the car with a disposable bowl and have the sucker tube in the bowl to remove the oil as the filter drains. Also since I've had a few decades to get to know myself I took out the starter relay before I took out the oil. The above abomination is a cheap cheap fluid extractor that has the dumbest pump, it won't hold but ONE stroke of vacuum so you have to pump it the whole time you're sucking the fluid out. It's highly annoying! I remembered that I bought this little 3.5CFM 5 pascal single stage vacuum pump a few years ago so I could leak test my work when I replaced my AC condenser at home. I cobbled some plumbing fittings and got it connected to the vacuum pump and it works most excellent. It sucks air out faster than air or fluid goes in and I can take the adapter off and put the useless hand pump back on should I need to and assuming I don't lose it at some point.

[bcredeur97]

Tire #2 lol 

[vetali]

4 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Tire #2 lol 

big oof. Another pot hole?

[bcredeur97]

5 hours ago, vetali said:

big oof. Another pot hole?

 

I wasn’t driving again! So I can claim it wasn’t my fault twice xD 

 

we replaced it all good (for now)

[vetali]

5 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

I wasn’t driving again! So I can claim it wasn’t my fault twice xD 

 

we replaced it all good (for now)

At least that situation would condemn any tire, regardless of wheel size lol.

[Bitter]

4 minutes ago, vetali said:

At least that situation would condemn any tire, regardless of wheel size lol.

Nah, just toss a plug in it and loop it through the sidewall for extra security.

[bcredeur97]

3 hours ago, vetali said:

At least that situation would condemn any tire, regardless of wheel size lol.

Lol. We drove almost 600 miles with that in there lol 

 

so lucky 

[bcredeur97]

2002 miatas like mine are going for 5 figures now what the heck 

 

this market is stupid 

[bcredeur97]

So uhhh my parents may have traded in their QX80 for a fully loaded q7 while I was gone xD 

[Bitter]

Oil change done, it's nice having time to do things slow and lazy. Ended up using almost the whole 5qt jug between the engine and filter, I think the fluid extractor got more oil out than the drain plug because I could let it sit overnight and pull more out again the next morning. Added 4oz of Hy-per Lube Zinc Replacement additive, VVT clatter at hot engine idle seems to be gone which is nice. I'll have to see how it is after a drive tomorrow to make sure the brakes are cleaned up.

Also, took it through a touchless wash for the first time since I fixed my drip channel leak and good news my leak is in fact fixed!

[TVwazhere]

16 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

2002 miatas like mine are going for 5 figures now what the heck 

 

this market is stupid 

I bought the ST in 2016 for $21K

 

I could theoretically get $17-19k for it nearly five years later. 

 

If I wanted something different I definitely would trade in right now (assuming I could find anything I wanted) I had a dream I saw the new Bronco's on the road...

[Bitter]

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

[the gamer that is bad]

3 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

Good to know stay away from that when looking for a car

[Bitter]

Mmmmmm yeah high performance cooling fan.

 

[bcredeur97]

5 hours ago, Bitter said:

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

^ why I don’t buy American economy cars in a nutshell lol 

[bcredeur97]

6 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

I bought the ST in 2016 for $21K

 

I could theoretically get $17-19k for it nearly five years later. 

 

If I wanted something different I definitely would trade in right now (assuming I could find anything I wanted) I had a dream I saw the new Bronco's on the road...

I’ve seen Bronco Sports but yeah waiting to see the real one lol 

[vetali]

6 hours ago, Bitter said:

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

Funny joke, its a GM. It wont be recalled until it kills about 20 people.

[arnavvr]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

I’ve seen Bronco Sports but yeah waiting to see the real one lol 

I was looking at the new F-150 Lightning, considering I could get one for $10,000 off ($7500 federal + $2500 CA). Looks pretty good for $30K