That large screw you mentioned is the stud that goes into one of the bosses for the TAM. I ran into that when I was transfering engines on the Boozer.

Please excuse my ignorance but what and where is a TAM :?:

Torque Axis Mount. The engine mount on the passenger side.

I forgot. You're a 92-99 NEWBIE.




I now remember where it goes. On the block, near the front cylinder head. There might be a Torx or internal hex head bolt that is blocking that off...if it is, it has to be removed and that stud inserted in its place.

Yes I am a Series 1 virgin.

The stud is definitely not for the TAM but possibly the EGR pump that mounts on the drivers side of the front cyl head.

You say it'* on the block :?: What is it for :?:

Its one of the mounting points for the TAM bracket. Look to see if there is a hole in the block, in the lifter valley, above where the water pump is, close to the front bank. If there is a bolt of some sort there, it needs to come out and a stud put in its place.

EDIT - looked at the pics. There is a hole there...no bolt or stud. It needs to be studded before putting the TAM bracket in place.

No, I already have that stud mounted.

I found it

Good thing I took some disassembly pics.

It'* for the EGR, like I had guessed. Here it is in the pic beside the thermostat.





Thanks anyways. I will still need some help when it comes to the accessory bracket bolt and ground locations.

Two studs that size, and one shorter. Shorter is crossover heatshield/TB bracket. two others are EGR and ICM mounting in the front cylinder head.

Sorry I wasn't here earler. Glad your pics paid off. you should have called, *******.

Ugh...Ohhh.....

I spent much of the day detailing the interior and exterior and on closer inspection discovered this...... :(

But there is insulation under it.....so it can't be sealed...is it?....or rather shouldn't it be? I don't think so. :? Probably just a heat shield that was constructed of poorly selected plastic material that could not stand up to the heat and disintegrated. It is very brittle.








I would expect this from something made in China but this is American made.

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Clean it well, and use RTV.

Blower housings on the S1 (if you hadn't noticed already) are not the plastic the S2 has. No sweat on that.