Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Better than the other choice of sitting in the dark, watching meat spoil!! LOL

 

We are running a 2004 'YOTA Rav4 that we bought new and have had zero issues with it.

 

been squirting PB blaster in the spark plug holes. valves all look good from the manifold side (no rust), but I cant see the pistons thru the plug holes as the motor is stopped mid-stroke, as usual.

eliminated the drive train by blocking the clutch, putting it in gear and towing it a little. so it's definitely engine related.

no big deal. worst case i'll pop the head, pan and pistons for a quick in-chassis (it had a full rebuild not long ago). all it will cost is a gasket set.

 

Same here. Will be working on my honeys Chevy Avalanche-changing valve cover to new style PCV and hopefully doing an upper engine cleaning with Seafoam Spray. Hope tis works

 

True, but the option of a cheaper/portable genny can handle that. True, you have to keep filling it with gas but I highly doubt you will use 160 gallons in 3 days. Paying $$ for the convenience of whole house and plug n play setup.

If I had onsite propane already and was in an area that lost power a lot, I would consider the whole house setup or at least partial house.

edit-correction of gallons

 

Will these fit through plug holes? Might be handy with all the old engines you resurrect

RIDGID Micro CA25 Inspection Camera-40043 - The Home Depot

 

I use one of these.It will run all night on a single tank of gas.It's pretty quiet too.

 

gonna go look at it

 

WOW....that would be a lot.

 

I have a creek that runs through my property that puts a portion of my yard in a flood plain, the water table is very high. My 22kw whole house generator is truthfully there just to run my 1 hp sump pump and my 3 hp (I think) foundation pump. The fact that it powers the entire house is just gravy. Power goes out very rarely, but if it goes out in a rain storm, without the genny I would be flooded.

 

oops, meant 160 gallons.

 

I am going this route to clean the top end-it wont clean the injectors but a can of Seafoam in the tank will

There is a chance that either of these methods can take out the plugs.......I am thinking the Seafoam version is less intense than the straight injection method

 

Hmmmm, gotta look into one of these. Looks very similar to the Honda but 400 bucks cheaper

 

I've tried the Seafoam through the intake in the past on my '02 Trailblazer, but didn't notice much change except for tons of white smoke while doing it.
IMO, putting a can of this in every 2-3 months is the best thing......have used it on my Trailblazer since it hit 100K, which now has 245K+, and starts & idles like new.....Advance Auto always seems to have a sale, or buy 1- get 1 deal....lubes elect. fuel pumps too. best stuff going, IMO:
Techron Concentrate Plus Complete Fuel System Cleaner | Chevron Lubricants


BTW, make sure you do this OUTDOORS.

 

BTW, I ran the Seafoam through the hose that connect to the power brake booster. (I bought the pour can version) That way, bypasses all the intake tube sensors, etc, and goes direct to the intake manifold. Slowly pour in until about 3/4 can is gone while keeping RPM's up. Then, pour in as fast as possible to soak the interior and stall the motor. Let sit for 15-20 min, then re-start engine and rev it up until all white smoke is gone.

 

Another beautiful day out for the 3rd of Nov. 68* Bottom is going to slowly drop out over the next week-10 days though....I saw a few nights that will drop to about 28*

 

damm, I have used Techron way back when and your right it always worked great. Forgot about that stuff.

I will still try the Seafoam through the intake as I am trying to clean up the combustion chamber from the oil fouling that the original style PCV that caused.

Kind of looking forward to the smoke show