Well folks, I mentioned briefly during a different topic about having sluggish acceleration, reduced power, and sucking fuel. Warm and clear enough outside to start poking around at this issue. Must be leaking power steering - only had just the bare tip of the stick wet.
I first was thinking possible exhaust restriction since two years back I had a bad thermostat (stuck open) that was let persist for about 1,500 miles. Couldnt get the pre-CAT O2 sensor out with end wrench, so hit it with PB and will try it tomorrow. I did hook up a vacuum gauge to the intake and watched it stay steady at idle and revved to 2000 RPM and held to see if I started losing vacuum, which would help point to an exhaust restriction. Vacuum level didnt drop, so may not be exhaust restriction, will still pull the O2 sensor to double check on that anyways.
Moved on to checking Transmission Fluid - Not much on low side, maybe could use a quart. Does need to be changed though, it is that cherry red color so it's getting close.
Checked oil - seems a bit lower than what it was when I did oil change last year. Checked the intake resonator and felt heavier at the front than what I remember. The crankcase ventilation pipe was showing a decent amount of oil through it, back of resonator was clean, but where ventilation pipe connects I could see some oil residue and some of that milky oil gunk from the short trips during winter. Checked TB and it looks pretty good, not in need of cleaning it seems.
Drive belt is getting there for replacement. While inspecting that I gave the Fan a few turns to test its resistance. Pulled up on it from the top and only slightly saw some movement, did it from the side and oh buddy, I think we may have found the cause of the sluggish acceleration and fuel consumption.
Im not a trekkie fan, but I think Dr. McCoy can sum this one up for me. "He's dead, Jim."
What do you guys think? Pretty bad shape huh
I first was thinking possible exhaust restriction since two years back I had a bad thermostat (stuck open) that was let persist for about 1,500 miles. Couldnt get the pre-CAT O2 sensor out with end wrench, so hit it with PB and will try it tomorrow. I did hook up a vacuum gauge to the intake and watched it stay steady at idle and revved to 2000 RPM and held to see if I started losing vacuum, which would help point to an exhaust restriction. Vacuum level didnt drop, so may not be exhaust restriction, will still pull the O2 sensor to double check on that anyways.
Moved on to checking Transmission Fluid - Not much on low side, maybe could use a quart. Does need to be changed though, it is that cherry red color so it's getting close.
Checked oil - seems a bit lower than what it was when I did oil change last year. Checked the intake resonator and felt heavier at the front than what I remember. The crankcase ventilation pipe was showing a decent amount of oil through it, back of resonator was clean, but where ventilation pipe connects I could see some oil residue and some of that milky oil gunk from the short trips during winter. Checked TB and it looks pretty good, not in need of cleaning it seems.
Drive belt is getting there for replacement. While inspecting that I gave the Fan a few turns to test its resistance. Pulled up on it from the top and only slightly saw some movement, did it from the side and oh buddy, I think we may have found the cause of the sluggish acceleration and fuel consumption.
Im not a trekkie fan, but I think Dr. McCoy can sum this one up for me. "He's dead, Jim."
What do you guys think? Pretty bad shape huh