| Why I do my own work........ |
Subject: Why I do my own work........ by jsup on 2008/1/11 0:24:30 I purchased a Super Ram from a very nice fellow on the forum. I have been working on my motor for some time. The intake is one of the last pieces to put on. SO.......I go to install the intake, I slather a thin layer of sealant on each side of the gasket between the runner and the manifold base. Well, I go to start putting the bolts in and tightening down. The bolts start OK, but I get part of the way in and the bolts start binding. Something's wrong... did I cross thread it or something? So, I take the bolts out and the runners off... I called Accel to see what the spec was on the bolts. The bolts are supposed to be 8MM. The bolts that were shoved in there were 5/16 The idiot who was working on the car (not the forum member but a so-called "professional") cranked down the WRONG BOLTS into the holes. After fking with it for a while I figured I'd have to take the manifold off and take it to a machine shop. So I said WTF. I took a 5/16s tap and ran it in and out of the holes and opened the 8MM up to 5/16s. Now I am going to get all new bolts. I bet almost anything that the person I bought it from could NOT get the car running right as there is no way in HELL it was ever going to seal using those bolts. The forum member I purchased it from went over to a MINI RAM as suggested by the guy who put on the SR (if I remember correctly). This guy was supposed to be some kind of engine specialist. Anyway, it's now going to cost me a wasted $40 for new gaskets, and wasting a week of my time when I could be finishing it up this weekend. How do these hacks stay in business. |
