Well, was heading home yesterday and driving in hard rain. First time driving like this in the D. Good thing I didnt have far to go, as my visibility was 10% at best out of the windshield. Water on the windshield was being washed away by the wipers, but leaving a thin film behind, which […]
Well, after a nice and restful vacation I am back. I have the following parts sitting around waiting to be installed: – Belts & Bearings – Spark Plugs – Plug Wires – LED Lights Hope to get to all of these in the next week.
Well, yesterday with the help of a friend and my father (who has experience rebuilding cars, did a frame up restoration on a ’69 Camaro SS) we took off the caliper and rotor on the front drivers side. Dropped the rotor off at a tire store on the way to work. One hour and $15 […]
Here is the old list, and what has been done: 1. Fix the “high idle” 2. Replace the tires 3. Bleed the brakes 4. Fix the passenger door strut 5. Fix the bonnet struts 6. Replace belts – no biggie, just need to get it done. 7. Engine light 8. Interior lights – haven’t toyed […]
Went shopping today, and after 3 auto stores, finally found one that sells an A/C fumigation type bottle/device. Spent 3 hours on my back under the passenger foot well with a tiny mirror and a garden hose cut and duct taped to the shopvac sucking out gunk from the evaporator. Lots of grass. No idea […]
Had the car inspected today, and it passed without a problem. The inspector did say that my one brake pad looked low, and I should get it changed ASAP. So, on the ride home I start to hear this metal scraping sound. Perfect. Brake gone, rotor grinding. Pull it in the garage, pop off the […]
After 2 days of running the car without an issue, on trips to and from work, about a hour and a half a day, I have hit a roadblock. The air condtioning smells like somebody is frying ass in my vents. It is awful. I am going to assume that the cold air and water […]
I decided to order a Freeze-12 kit from eBay, as it seems to be a good inexpensive R-12 substitute. Locally shops wanted anywhere from $75-100 per pound. As I had no idea how much the car needed, and most wanted $40 to even look at it, I decided to spend the money on the kit. […]
So, made it back today from the Pittsburg Tech session that took place yesterday. It was great. I met many new owners, all of whom were very friendly, and accomplished a lot with the car. The car made the 4 hour trip each way without a hiccup, but it sure was hot on the way […]
1. Fix the “high idle” – still have no idea. It is not … the microswitch. 2. Replace the tires 3. Bleed the brakes 4. Fix the passenger door strut 5. Fix the bonnet struts 6. Replace belts – no biggie, just need to get it done. 7. Engine light – its the compartment that […]