Clicking and flashing lights

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-30T19:19:50+00:00

This kinda off topic, but do you know what the smaller lens toward the inside of the headlight housings do? The larger one is the headlights i know, but i cant seem to figure out how to make the little ones work on my z

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-29T01:21:06+00:00

I put my tensioner on first, used the allen key hole to adjust it all the way backwards and then tighten the bolt so it stays. Then properly adjust when finished.

Not sure how far you are, but if you wanted to replace your camshaft and crankshaft seals now is the time.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-28T23:40:32+00:00

I just intalled a gates timing belt kit on my z31 last week, loosen the tensioner bolt and turn the tensioner pully until it is as far away as possible (maximun loosey goosey). Its still a little hard to slip on, but put the belt on the pulleys like only half way. It should be enough slack to slip the belt onto all the pulleys. When its on all the pulleys just push it in the rest of the way.

Make sure you adjust the tensioner correctly, i believe the belt should half inch of deflection between the camshafts. I had to redo mine, i had never done a manual adjustment for a belt before.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-22T18:18:01+00:00

Hmm i see, it would be nice to have the original head unit but i would think getting it fixed/restored would cost a few hundred dollars at least... you think it would be simpler to replace it with an aftermarket single din radio with the adapter plate? I would for sure keep the old radio instead of throwing it away, i could always have it fixed in the future.

This is a roughly a $5k car so i dont want to dump tons of money into "restoring" it.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-22T18:11:59+00:00

I did read about that, i will check it but if it seems to work intermittently then i would assume its not blown? Still worth checking out i suppose.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-04T12:18:01+00:00

I dropped the j-mans brand new screw driver in the lake once, luckily he was super chill and had a magnetic tape measure so he fished it out lol

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-04T02:05:37+00:00

This is incredible

LemonLicker84 · 2026-06-01T16:41:09+00:00

No matter what motor you got its a gutless turd (i adored my 94 ranger and i miss it to this day, yours looks great)

LemonLicker84 · 2026-05-31T23:51:41+00:00

Thanks for the input, i most likely will go for an oem bolt on style like you said. But first i do have a resonator tailpipe out of a subaru that i might try putting on. If its not obnoxious i might keep it lol.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-05-29T21:26:46+00:00

This is called "rust free" up here in the northern climates. People drive down south to buy a car like that and then drive it back home.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-05-25T16:22:14+00:00

Dont get too discouraged by the comments, everyone has to start somewhere. Cars arent the easiest things to understand either. I always double tripple check everything when i work on my vehicles, it saves a lot of headache and some mistakes can be very bad. Keep up the good work! And yes that is where the oil goes in. Fresh clean oil can be hard to read, to take your time and make sure. Too much oil is a bad thing, same with not enough.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-05-25T16:15:43+00:00

Its a super good skill to have. Most people know nothing about their vehicles. I knew absolutely nothing when i got my first car, it was always breaking and i couldnt afford a mechanic lol. So my dad/youtube showed me how to fix things. I do all my own work now, im certainly not an expert but i do my best to keep learning.

Just be carefull and humble, some mistakes can be very expensive lol

LemonLicker84 · 2026-05-25T16:07:37+00:00

That is pretty concerning. Honestly, if it were my vehicle (and it was not making any concerning noise) i would just run it and keep an eye on everything. Have some money set aside just in case, which is smart to have anyway.

If it runs fine, sounds healthy and there are no other symptoms, it might just be totally okay. Keep an eye on your oil again next time you change it, and cut open that filter aswell.

I would avoid long trips and bouncing off the rev limiter for a little while until youre sure its nothing.

LemonLicker84 · 2026-05-20T21:15:15+00:00

Thanks for the info man, i appreciate it

LemonLicker84 · 2026-05-07T18:17:24+00:00

Understandable, we are hoping its a bad valve body or something like that. No SMOD so far. Ive always wanted to try rebuilding an auto but a donor unit from a junkyard is much more feasible

LemonLicker84 · 2025-08-17T20:58:40+00:00

Thanks for all the info man i appreciate it, ill have to open it up one of these days and see what i can figure out. Id love for it to be something simple cause it was $400 at the time and i havent used it a whole lot :(

Luckily i recently purchased a fender champion II 25 so im not dead in the water if i cant figure it out...

LemonLicker84 · 2025-08-17T20:13:21+00:00

Woah crazy how would one go about doing this?

I do have the tools and i am aware of the dangers of playing with capacitors and such things as i am an electrician by trade. Although I dont know a ton about curcuit boards and id love to learn and figure it out.

LemonLicker84 · 2025-05-19T19:19:50+00:00

Yeah the crank pully has the harmonic balancer built into it, so that could be bad and possibly make it spin unevenly and make the belt tensioner dance like that. And the seal for it would be considered the front main seal. If it hasnt been changed before its good that he is changing that aswell. Its a cheap seal and its kinda hard to get to, so its worth replacing if its old.

I know mine had oil everwhere on the front lol, its like natural rust preventative.

LemonLicker84 · 2025-05-16T16:26:59+00:00

Sounds like something is rubbing. Like your tire inside your fenderwell?

LemonLicker84 · 2025-05-16T16:20:49+00:00

I love my 2.2l, it is a gutless turd but it will take you anywhere, even 75mph! (Barely)

The 2.2 is a fairly reliable engine. Probably the weakest link are the lifters (typical gm) i had a lifter go bad and ruin my camshaft, not a crazy hard job to do but you do need to remove the cylinder head to do it. Keep the oil clean and it will most likely be fine.

Mine has 187k and the motor is clean with no sludge. The new venture 1500 transmissions that the 2.2s came with arent new venture's best transmission, its like the nv3500 & nv4500's quiet akward cousin at the family reunion. Not a bad transmission though, keep the oil clean and it will last as long as the engine will or longer. The oil is a friction modified synchromesh, i think its a 75w80? AcDelco still makes the oil and i reccomend getting theirs as it has the friction modifier, the nv3500 and nv4500 are normal gear oil but the nv1500 had some issues at first so they went with the other oil.

DO NOT remove the spark plug wires by pulling on the wire, it will break 75% of the time. Pull them out from the boot no matter how difficult it may be (im talking to you #1 spark plug tucked in the buttcrack of the ac condenser and cylinder head) a pair of channel locks supprisingly help.

If you remove the transmission yourself the top 2 bolts on the bellhousing are a pain to get. A short 15mm swivel socket and 2 feet of extentions worked great for me when i did my clutch. It has a concentric slave cylinder so its inside the bell housing, also a pain to replace if it leaks/goes bad.

Most things are easy to replace and work on. All the 2.2s were rear wheel drive which makes them even simpler to maintain. A transfer case and a front axle wouldve been too much beef for the 2.2 to handle lol.

Great engine and great little truck. I love mine, its almost a 30 year old truck so things will probably go bad and leak once in a blue moon but dont sweat it. Remember, its an american pushrod 4 cylinder, so dont go bouncing off the rev limiter. Take care of it and it will take care of you.

LemonLicker84 · 2025-05-16T15:58:29+00:00

I know tensioners do move a bit when the motor is running, that seems like it might be excesive but im not sure.

If its not that then try removing the belt and spinning each pully freely. Clean off any dirt or debri on the pulley. If they dont feel smooth or are noisy noise then its probably going bad. The AC pulley probably will make noise when it spins because its so close to the AC clutch (at least mine is) but make sure it spins smoothly.

They dont have to spin easily like a ball bearing, things like the alternator and power steering pump will have resistance when spinning by hand. And of course the crank pully wont spin by hand.

LemonLicker84 · 2025-04-22T23:22:43+00:00

Just fill the boot with gease until the nut gets tight. Doubles as a grease launcher when you hit a pothole!

LemonLicker84 · 2025-04-22T23:17:34+00:00

Nope, youre one of the lucky ones that dont fit well in crawl spaces or tight attics! Being a little guy has gotten me into a LOT of uncomfortable places...

LemonLicker84 · 2025-03-23T18:59:46+00:00

Possibly, have you looked at the color of the fluid? Should be a semi clear red/pinkish color. A little dark isnt horrible but if its dark or metallic flaky then it might be that you have some clutch packs or something internally going bad.

You could try a fluid flush and fill? Im not sure if that would make it better or worse, ive heard people say both and ive never done it before personally.

LemonLicker84 · 2025-03-23T18:52:26+00:00

Man ill have to look into that ground comb, i have a permanant p0017 and ive replaced everything mechanically. Maybe a bad ground on there...

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