terryjmatthew
SY #1770
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I have always been a fan of the Syclone/Typhoon and got the opportunity to buy one in February of this year. So on to the good stuff...
The truck had been sitting in storage for what appears to have been a few years and I am in the process of trying to work out all of the bugs as well as figure out what has been done to the truck with respect to modifications. Through some research here and another forum I have decided that most of the aftermarket parts are from the now defunct ATR and possibly Kenne Bell, but I am not absolutely certain.
After removing the truck from storage I checked/topped all of the fluids and installed a fresh battery. To my surprise the truck cranked right up and I let it idle for a few minutes to see how long it took for the smoke to clear from the obviously leaking valve stem seals. After letting it idle for about fifteen minutes and the smoke mostly clearing, I racked the truck and changed the oil and replaced then ten year old Avon tires.
Over the course of the next few days I got up enough courage to take it out for a test drive and found a few more items that needed some attention. I found and replaced several rotted vacuum lines, replaced the plugs, cap and rotor all with Delco brand parts, ripped out a bunch of aftermarket stereo wiring and alarm system. The truck ran out reasonably well, but had a miss at lower RPM's and was still smoking a considerable amount so I decided to go ahead and tackle the leaky valve stem seals before I did anything else to the truck.
That is where the fun begins and brings us up to the current issue.
While my tech was replacing the stem seals he called me back to discuss a problem with the truck. He had already replaced the seals on cylinder number one and was moving on to the next cylinder when he discovered that the cylinder would not pump up to hold the valve in place in order to change the seals. After a minute of scratching our heads we both noticed that one of the coolant lines from the intake manifold was bubbling coolant. Crap....
I plan on diving into the top end rebuild next week and would appreciate any insight you guys can offer into the repair and/or the history of the truck.
Thanks and sorry for the long-winded first post,
Matthew
I have always been a fan of the Syclone/Typhoon and got the opportunity to buy one in February of this year. So on to the good stuff...
The truck had been sitting in storage for what appears to have been a few years and I am in the process of trying to work out all of the bugs as well as figure out what has been done to the truck with respect to modifications. Through some research here and another forum I have decided that most of the aftermarket parts are from the now defunct ATR and possibly Kenne Bell, but I am not absolutely certain.
After removing the truck from storage I checked/topped all of the fluids and installed a fresh battery. To my surprise the truck cranked right up and I let it idle for a few minutes to see how long it took for the smoke to clear from the obviously leaking valve stem seals. After letting it idle for about fifteen minutes and the smoke mostly clearing, I racked the truck and changed the oil and replaced then ten year old Avon tires.
Over the course of the next few days I got up enough courage to take it out for a test drive and found a few more items that needed some attention. I found and replaced several rotted vacuum lines, replaced the plugs, cap and rotor all with Delco brand parts, ripped out a bunch of aftermarket stereo wiring and alarm system. The truck ran out reasonably well, but had a miss at lower RPM's and was still smoking a considerable amount so I decided to go ahead and tackle the leaky valve stem seals before I did anything else to the truck.
That is where the fun begins and brings us up to the current issue.
While my tech was replacing the stem seals he called me back to discuss a problem with the truck. He had already replaced the seals on cylinder number one and was moving on to the next cylinder when he discovered that the cylinder would not pump up to hold the valve in place in order to change the seals. After a minute of scratching our heads we both noticed that one of the coolant lines from the intake manifold was bubbling coolant. Crap....
I plan on diving into the top end rebuild next week and would appreciate any insight you guys can offer into the repair and/or the history of the truck.
Thanks and sorry for the long-winded first post,
Matthew
