so i finish my 10 minutes of packing and mount 2 new trailer tires, go to pull buggy out of shop, running and stumbling like crap and while im looking for a coil wire or cracked plug or some sensor loose i notice there is coolant pouring from the front of the block around the water pump. awesome. Pull the pump and find the compression limiting gasket is nuked. run to shitbox store and get 2 new gaskets, and an entire water pump assembly that also comes with its gaskets.
decided the welder is buried and packed so sealing up the new WP heater outlets will be a hassle. Throw new gaskets at old pump with everything cleaned up. what a PITA to line up these gaskets without the bolts falling out. start car, fill coolant system, and still has small drip in same place but not pouring out like before. motor starts making horrendous high pitch screeching sound with 4psi oil less than normal now. after 20 min of searching, the hose i rerouted ( i think PCV from left head) into the manifold that was causing my throttle to stick on is now causing all the noise in the intake, the motor running like shit, and the oil pressure. i have no idea, that hose is hanging now and the manifold port plugged. ignoring the coolant drip for now.
had not planned on a late night.
