Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post


w00t! Tonight I got everything buttoned up. I refilled the coolant, connected the battery, and cranked her over!

S U C C E S S ! !

I am so relieved. I still have to put the front cladding on and replace the front skid plate, but other than that, all appears to be normal!!

I had to make one final run to Kragen tonight at 8:45 to get a hose clamp as I broke one of the hose clamps when I was putting the radiator hoses back on.

She started right up, no CEL, no rough running, sounded fine if not better than normal, took her for a real short spin around the block, gave her some serious throttle and nothing seemed normal. In fact, my VX seems to be running and shifting smoother than ever. I have no idea why, but maybe changing these parts out does something for performance?????

Anyway, I'm super tired, and dirty, and I need to finish my beer, but I can say now with confidence that this is DEFINITELY something we can all do, especially once my instructions are all done!!

Bart
You sir are my hero! I've got this operation for my VX coming up shortly and I am probably going to turn it over to my mechanic as I don't think I want to tackle this.

If I do work up the courage...I have you to thank!