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jamiel
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Postby jamiel » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:14

fabbed and installed an Al/f-glass composite gasket to silence a rattle between the header and cat flanges, and replaced crush gasket. Replaced the bolts holding the tension springs with SS hardware per frozen nuts on the stock hardware.
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2003 Protege5
91 Protege LX (sold)
90 626 (sold)
90 Protege DX (sold)
81 VW Scirocco FSP autocross car.
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jamiel
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Postby jamiel » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:14

Installed new OE #2 and #4 engine mounts per #2 torn, and shudder during roll-off. #2 (front) is cheap, and very easy to replace. #4 is a little more involved, but straightforward.
If you look at the driver's side frame rail in the engine bay picks, you'll see battery acid had caused peeling paint and surface rust (no pitting thankfully, just cosmetic) around the #4 engine mount, so I sanded and painted to fix it while the mount was out.
Checked to see if the my car was affected by the VTCS recall (screws holding butterfly valves in the IM fall out and get sucked into the engine :eek: )- no recalls for my car, yeah!
IT-Works Computer Services 970-405-4399 http://www.i-t-w.com/

2003 Protege5

91 Protege LX (sold)

90 626 (sold)

90 Protege DX (sold)

81 VW Scirocco FSP autocross car.

SCCA RMSOLO COR region Chief of Safety- ask me about autocross


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