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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 05:06 AM
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starts now but..

evidently I cut one of the o-rings when I put the oil cooler back together. I couldn't get the screws loose on the starter mounted solenoid, so I just got a new starter motor and put that in. Hopped in, crossed my fingers and fired it up. Started so fast it scared me, maybe cranked for two seconds. hopped out, shouted an obscenity and threw my keys so far it took me 20 minutes to find them. Looked like I had no seals at all in the oil cooler. Guess what I'm doing tomorrow
 
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 08:22 AM
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You HAVE to use silicone grease, if not engine oil, to assemble those things. Silicone (dielectric) grease works the best, much better than engine oil. They slide right together.
 
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