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Arizonaperfect
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 7 เม.ย. 2010
Smart Fortwo (451) Positive Crankcase Valve (PCV) (Excessive Engine Smoke)
How to diagnose the PCV system on a Smart Car.
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Smart Fortwo (451) Engine Oil Change. Think you know how? Watch and Learn!
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Smart Cars (451) have unique service procedures and changing engine oil is no different. Failure to use the method I cover in this video could result in contaminating your fresh oil change.
Smart Fortwo (451) DIY Dual Exhaust for Under $5 Bucks!
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This is a video to show you how to improve the exhaust sound of your Smart Fortwo Car. There is no drone or popping. Just a nice rumble.
Mazda Miata Big Brakes For Under $200 Bucks
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A the part numbers and procedure to upgrade front brakes
1991 - 1996 C4 Corvette Door Panel Repair
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How to modify the door panel to correct the factory defective door panel.
1992 - 1994 Corvette LT1 Optispark DIY Redesign
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Convert your Non-vented Optispark distributor into a Vented Optispark for under $50 bucks!
Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L Engine Noise (some possible causes)
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3.8 Liter Chrysler/Dodge V-6 engine noise diagnosis and possible causes.
Dodge Neon 3.8L V6 Project Introduction (bottom side)
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Intro to see the bottom side of a V6 Dodge Neon.
Dodge Neon 3.8L V6 Project Introduction (top side)
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3.8L V6 Dodge Neon Project Introduction (topside)
Fix your Briggs & Stratton Powered Lawn Mower for Under $10 (Repair Procedure)
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Due to ethanol in some gasoline, the carburetor diaphragm on a Briggs & Stratton powered lawn mower can rupture or degrade. This causes the engine to run extremely rich, a loss of power, and the exhaust blows black and/or blue smoke. In my introduction video, I showed how to identify and diagnose this problem. In this video I will go through the carburetor diaphragm replacement procedure. It is...
Fix your Briggs & Stratton Powered Lawn Mower for Under $10 (Intro/Diagnosis)
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Many briggs & Stratton powered lawn mowers are thrown away because of a simple carb problem that you can fix yourself in about 10 minutes for less than $10 bucks. Only basis simple hand tools are required. This video will show you how to identify and diagnosis this carb problem. My second video will go through the steps to repair the carb.
Wow I appreciate these items you mentioned. Sounds like what I am having. Sounds like the noise coming from the engine bank closest to the front grill. Will check these easy items first. It has around 190,000 miles on it. Will come back to your website to tell what it was. thanks Phil
I don't understand how there was no recall on these cars for this part.
There has to be a safety issue before the government can force GM to recall for this issue. In this situation, the vehicle gives warning so the owner can fix the car. GM could issue an extended warranty or issue a Customer Satisfaction Notification, but they're not required to. There is no question in my mind that this was a faulty design and GM should have taken care of their customer with a fix for this issue. Unfortunately GM did not do that and now the cars are too old for any type of class action lawsuit.
Almost the worst video I have ever seen.
i have looked everywhere (3 hardware stores) for a metal pipe skinny enough to fit. where did you get yours?
I used 1/4 inch soft copper tubing. It comes on a roll and it is easily straightened to go into the dipstick opening.
@@Arizonaperfect ok that is very helpful to know, thank you. I did see a roll of this at Menards and wondered if it would straighten out. i’ll be sure to buy that now.
I was able to take off the bolt with the alternator on. I lowered the engine but not completely. I'm having a hard time finding the other bolts
I wonder what opti he used for replacement.
I purchased my Optispark from O'Reilly's Auto Parts. It comes with a lifetime warranty. It's been over a year since I did the modifications and the car runs perfect. No issues from the Optispark system. GM was so close to getting it right, unfortunately they came up a little short!
Nice video,hadn’t thought about that weep hole trick. Wife’s car is 95’ Z28 T56 conv with 12K on the clock.
Great Video !What brand of Optispark did you use ?
I bought my Optispark from O'Reillys Auto Parts. The price was good and it has a lifetime warranty. So far, I've had no issues with the ignition system. The car runs great!
Great... now I have to get one of these.. LOL How long is that copper pipe and what width ? UPDATE: Got a pump by Amazon, with a copper pipe. And a filter (Blueprint) and oil.
Could u send a link? I can't find it. + is the pipe long enough?
The vacuum source i use is on the left side of the intake manifold. It uses a vacuum tee but i no longer use EGE and secondary air . Since i have the MSD cap and rotor i have the check valves and vent hose. I run an electric water pump to so i no longer use the weep hole on the water pump.
Great idea. MSD does sell a updated cap and rotor with a vent hose for the non vented distributors.
I did this mod to my 94 this week. Hope to get some long life out of it. Thanks!
Did your opti fail? I have a 94 and I think my opti is going out
@@kylestolfo4695 yes, died, wouldn't start again and gave a code for optispark. Check your codes.
The differece ist about 5 bucks🤣
1995 CHEVY AND UP USE VENTED OPTISPARK.
Great Job
You told the dimensions of the aluminum in your video but did not give how big the bracket is in size once its placed on the door. Great idea love it.
Smart C4 man 👨 👍
How about a video of that red Omni GLH in the background? I used to have a black 1985 GLH and I miss that sleeper.
That was a survivor car. 100% original car I bought new in March 0f 1985. It was a 1985 GLH turbo without air conditioning. Ended up selling it o a collector for a good price about two years ago.
Nice ! You taught me something Sir. Thanks.
Applying your methods to my '91 ... Thanx! 🤘^v^
I got the pneumatic fluid extractor I hook up to the air compressor off of Harbor Freight, all that hand 🤚 pump thing 🥴👀🤔
It doesn't work for Smart 453 unfortunately..
Nor the EV version...
@@RealButcher 453 is petroil version :)
@@gintautasull4761 of course .. It's the EV version. It's a yoke (like in egg)...
Damn good video. I have an 09 Brabus and after watching you I think I'll start doing my own oil changes.
Pretty neat. 37 mpg excellent. Nice job.
A true genius is a talented man who has the ability to pass on his knowledge to others without insulting them and the student can duplicate the task. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge.
Great attention to detail here. My ribs are cracked in the middle and I am going to use your welding method to address them. I may do the end bracket as well but for simplicity I will probably opt for a speed clip Again outstanding work!!
Wow! I have an 88' which doesn't come with the Optispark but man wanted to understand the issues surrounding it. Gotta tell you this was a very good idea. But, how would it work with a closed system to collect the moisture. Maybe install a small catch-can with a drying agent in it? Maybe silica beads? Or maybe, just leave the third (top) line off, using only the bottom lines and route the lines from a vacuum source and dump it into the plenum? Thoughts?
I'm not sure how well my iPhone microphone picked up the sound after the muffler modification. If some does the muffler modification, please comment back on how you like it. Thanks, Arizonaperfect.
This is great. Where are you located? Seriously may go get this from harbor freight
I live in Lake Havasu City Arizona.
MSD already makes a wayerproof optispark
I wonder if it’s still holding
It's been a year since I did the repair and it is holding perfectly. I don't anticipate any problems. It is stronger now than when it left the factory. It was a bad design from GM right from the get go!
Omg thank yooou!!!
My 3.8 is making a random noice.. grinding sound… Need to pull the belt tomrrow and diagnose…(yay)🙄
I will never buy another Chrysler product after owning this T&C
Your system creates a vacuum leak. Mine rellies on the a negative pressure from the intake before the throttle body.
I would use a cap and rotor with brass contacts. They last a lot longer.
I’m also working on a kit to relocate the water pump (electric ).
Nothing new. I did this 5yrs ago. I used the center hole to run a line up to the intake tube and the other 2 I ran lines up to a hand made box 3 inch square filer. Issue solved. I used a tap and die set and threaded the tubes into the opti Where the electronic connection goes in the top I sealed with epoxy to keep water from getting in.
Great job. Any updates on how the repair is holding up? Thanks
Where did you get the check valve. I am assuming the two hoses pointed down are connected to the filters. The hole drilled in the cap is the source for the vacuum. Holy cow, a Mopar Guy fixing an issue on a Chevy. 😂 Also what did you adjust to make up for the vacuum loss?
I had that check valve in my drawer full of Mopar junk. I believe NAPA auto parts sells that check valve.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to make this video. Any links for the timing chain video!!!
Mine has same problem I just haven't pulled it apart yo see what it needs. Now I know what to expect. A few extra screws doesn't hurt as long as it functions. Thanks for the video.
Great video, thank you for sharing. Is there a better source for vacuum that wouldn't require drilling? Also, what size check valve did you use?
Best door panel repair idea by far from any of the repair videos.
Yesh im fixing to do this with my pt cruiser. But as far as emissions here if the check engine light is off and you got cats it will pass.
Doing the physical engine swap is the easy part. The hard part is the wiring. Chrysler has a bad habit of calling the same part/circuit a different name. I used a minivan to make the swap and I got the pinout schematics for both the Neon PCM and the minivan PCM. There were a lot of confusion on the names of items that were the same. So be aware that you need to really understand electrical wiring to make the swap work. With all that said, the swap is fantastic! The car runs the way it should have from day one. Good power, driveability and fuel economy. My Neon is a joy to drive. I've put about 50,000 miles on the vehicle since the swap.
How did you modify the intake manifold? Don't the earlier vans have the air intake on the driver side and wouldn't they eliminate some of the modifications that you did for your swap.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, just the right amount of info, no excessive bullshit, no showing me what other tutorials already have
So you took a crappy motor out of a crappy car and swapped it with a bigger, more crappy motor? 😅
Thank you Having this issue i think and no im not crazy (yet)🤓
It’s likely that it wouldn’t fit the assembly line. They had the same problem with the Darts in the 60’s. Because the body dropped onto the front end assembly, the angle wouldn’t clear a bigger engine. They even put a notch in the valve cover of the slant 6 because the clearance when it lowered on was that tight.
Seems to me your introducing a vacuum leak by doing this.