Need Help With Full Tune Up!
What you are describing is fairly major maintenance. Since you are planning to swap the timing chain set, might want to look into adding a timing chain tensioner (MOPAR Performance part# P5007709). In addition, take a good look at your water pump to ensure it's in good shape and not leaking out of the weep hole. Since the front cover is coming off, great time to check the water pump closely.
So is there anything else i should look at and or get while I'm doing this?
I think I'm going to put that money for an o2 senser in for a new high flow cat here in June. I might as well just get a whole new exhaust setup. Mine's kinda quiet, haha.
Legend
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From: orangeville ontario
don't forget to add distilled water to your list. you don't want to mix coolant with tap water. it will obviously work but it is what cause calcium build ups in the rad which can cause it to eventually clog up and not cool as good as a new rad. plus distilled water is usually cheap at the grocery store or pharmacy.
Champion
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From: Central VA
+1 on the distilled water. Also, check your radiator closely, too. When I swapped my motor a while back, I opted for an all-aluminum radiator that was a bolt-in replacement for my OEM radiator, which had an aluminum core, but has plastic tanks. Picked it up from www.alumorad.com
Legend
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From: orangeville ontario
do you own a kettle? that white stuff that builds in a kettle is calcium. there is lots of minerals and stuff in tap water. distilled water has none of that stuff. Distilled water is water that has many of its impurities removed through distillation. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container
Oh sorry guys, that's a new one for me. I knew of calcium buildup, but I didn't know it could happen in the radiator.
But why am I mixing coolant with water when most coolant comes premixed?
But why am I mixing coolant with water when most coolant comes premixed?
Banned Goober Smoocher
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Because you'll need to spend more money on pre-mix coolant when you can just buy the good old green at most parts stores for like 10 bucks compared to about 15.
And a gallon of distilled water is about 1-2 at most grocery stores. So you're saving a little bit of cash, but you can use that for gas.
And a gallon of distilled water is about 1-2 at most grocery stores. So you're saving a little bit of cash, but you can use that for gas.