Yep that's always a good plan too. Brian On 10/20/05, Zeke Yewdall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another trick that I like (because I take a few months between taking > something apart and putting it back together sometimes) is to lightly > thread all the bolts for something back into the holes they came from > right after I remove it. I can usually remember where the big pieces > go, but it's harder to remember which particular bolt was holding it > on. Or make sure you keep bolts with it, and label them well. > > On 10/20/05, Doug Foskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > & a white marker pen! (mark the hoses etc with dots or a character if there > > is > > room) > > The other trick is to put the small parts in paper bags, that are marked > > with > > location. (This works well for things like injector pumps, or gearboxes that > > have shims, etc.) > > regards Doug. > > > > On Thursday 20 October 2005 10:55, Zeke Yewdall wrote: > > > Not quite a direct answer to your questions, but one thing I've found > > > very helpful when taking apart engines that I lack manuals for (or > > > even ones that I have generic manuals for), is to take LOTS of digital > > > pictures before ripping into it. Then you can refer to them when you > > > are wondering exactly which vacuum hose goes where when reassembling > > > it. > > > > > > Zeke > > > > > > On 10/20/05, Brian Rodgers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am new to Peugeot and diesel engines. I have no books for this fine > > > > looking car. I was a pro VW mechanic during the 70s and early 80s. Now > > > > I am a pro electronics tech. I prefer to read about a job before I do > > > > the wrenching. I have a decent garage in which I am able to weld with > > > > gas and electric and of course I am very handy with the electronics. I > > > > am often asked for advice on various home auto repair projects to > > > > which my first suggestion is to get the book and if possible get the > > > > official service manuals and read them. I am not a magician, merely a > > > > mechanic and lately I work only on our fleet of ranch vehicles. > > > > > > > > This said, I am about to pull the head off of my Peugeot not knowing > > > > where hoses and wires will return to nor what they do, then attempt to > > > > buy a head gasket from I don't know where. Not my ideal way of > > > > working, and certainly goes against everything I have preached all > > > > these years. > > > > > > > > I have rarely worked on a diesel engine and never a turbo diesel. I > > > > need to understand how the Peugeot turbo works and if it is working. I > > > > would like to test it while the head is off as this seems like as good > > > > a time as any since it is under the manifolds. I joined the Yahoo > > > > Peugeot-L group but they don't seem to know where to get information > > > > either as I have posted numerous requests for service manuals and > > > > parts ordering contacts. I don't mean to sound ungrateful the Peugeot > > > > group gave me the name of one guy in Vermont who seems to have access > > > > to a microfiche. Remember those? I even own a reader which if I dug > > > > around in the barn I might even be able to lay hand to. Still, he has > > > > the info not me. As far as I am concerned it is like saying," I have a > > > > gun, not here but I have one." > > > > > > > > Questions I have put forward to date are: White exhaust smoke and > > > > expanding coolant hoses are invariably signs of a blown head gasket, > > > > where do I buy parts? Where do I look up information online? Does > > > > Peugeot really not have a decent web presence? Sorry if I am > > > > forgetting those who wrote back and given advice and those who told me > > > > of Mr.Brian Holm, I have written to him. I should call and may do so > > > > from work tomorrow. I feel exposed not having anything going for me. > > > > > > > > Anxious in New Mexico > > > > Brian Rodgers > > > > www.outfitnm.com > > > > The Outfit > > > > 801 Douglas Ave. #1 > > > > Las Vegas New Mexico 87701 > > > > 505-454-9661 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Biofuel mailing list > > > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > > > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > > > > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > > > > messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Biofuel mailing list > > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > > > messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > > messages): > > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > >
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