Day after Christmas, Tuesday: Driving the van,the smell of gasoline coming out of the heating system.
Wednesday: Found the fuel pressure control valve was spurting gasoline. Bought replacement.
Friday: Started installation. Ran into the usual GM problems with doodads and junk in the way. Plastic lines shattered from the cold. Outside 5 hours, temp was about 15 F.
Saturday: finished fabricating parts, installed them. 1 1/2 hours outside. Temp about same as yesterday.
Sunday: Drove van to store, no more smell of gas. Yay! Then suddenly get the smell of antifreeze. Front seal of water pump blew out. Managed to limp home (insert SMC approved symbol for SMC unapproved language here).
Monday: Stubbornly refused to do anything except to enjoy the holiday.
Tuesday: Installed water pump. Went well except I dropped a pulley bolt and it didn't find it's way to the snow. Had to jack up van, remove passenger side wheel, pull the fender liner and get the bolt. It was trapped on top of the lower control arm. Outside total of 3 hours, high of 12 F.
The van is now running but still in the yard. I'm afraid to go near it. The starter was looking at me a bit funny while I was under the hood. I think it wants to go someplace warm, like a repair shop.
Wednesday: Stubbornly refused to leave the house for any reason. Temp: Who cares?
-Tom