It’s a 2001, maybe it was before they got stupid.
What did you do to your other vehicle today?
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It’s a 2001, maybe it was before they got stupid.
Showing the bus some love! New steering box, tie rods, drag link, axels and shocks! Now to go to work so I can pay for it all. LOL
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Yah, 70 Westfalia.
What is THAT doing in Sac? It needs to go to Santa Cruz or Big Sur!
Got the O2 sensor replaced in the truck. Not sure what brand this POS is but it's got a NTK O2 sensor in it now.
Here's the old one, and BTW these are getting as hard to find as the TJ O2 sensors so don't feel like you're the only ones.
Took the truck out for a quick test drive to verify that I'd fixed it and things seemed to be OK
. Hopefully this is it for the rest of the winter. I'll be installing the headers in the spring.
Here's the old one, and BTW these are getting as hard to find as the TJ O2 sensors so don't feel like you're the only ones.
Took the truck out for a quick test drive to verify that I'd fixed it and things seemed to be OK
. Hopefully this is it for the rest of the winter. I'll be installing the headers in the spring.
2009 Jetta TDI. Removed the engine and trans. Slowly selling parts. Waiting for machine shop to test the cyl head and report results. Fail = part out. Pass = collect parts to reassemble engine and swap in to the '98, or pick up a different swap recipient, or do both and sell everything in a couple years. You just never know. It's like a Choose Your Adventure book without a plot.
Started the process of replacing the head gasket and piston rings in this old clunker I bought from my brother in law. It’s been sitting in my driveway for 8 months, but now that the Wrangler needs the tub to come off for rust repairs, I’m actually motivated to work on it, so I have something to drive winter(and so I can start on the wrangler sooner)
Unfortunately it also developed a brake line leak since it’s been sitting, so I have some hard lines to replace as well.
Forgot to take pictures, but made decent progress today getting all the electrical harnesses/cooling system components out of the way and the fuel rail. Gotta finish removing the intake and oil pan and then pull the head.
Been trying to decide whether to send the head for machining or just check it for warpage myself as best I can and slap a new gasket on it. Will probably just slap a new gasket on it and send it.
Unfortunately it also developed a brake line leak since it’s been sitting, so I have some hard lines to replace as well.
Forgot to take pictures, but made decent progress today getting all the electrical harnesses/cooling system components out of the way and the fuel rail. Gotta finish removing the intake and oil pan and then pull the head.
Been trying to decide whether to send the head for machining or just check it for warpage myself as best I can and slap a new gasket on it. Will probably just slap a new gasket on it and send it.
My traditional hotrod looking sexy as hell sitting in the driveway while I have my daughter's TJ in the garage replacing the harmonic balancer.
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Highlights from the last couple of days, getting started on the trailer wiring:
Pipe installed as conduit to route harness through the wheel area (each side)
Front half of harness routed through tongue
Harness exiting rear of tongue, showing tie-wraps. Yes, its been painted black since the picture...
Ground wire grounded
Then primed and painted to seal it
Pipe installed as conduit to route harness through the wheel area (each side)
Front half of harness routed through tongue
Harness exiting rear of tongue, showing tie-wraps. Yes, its been painted black since the picture...
Ground wire grounded
Then primed and painted to seal it
Thanks. Those are stock 1935 Ford wire wheels. A popular upgrade for Model As back in the day.
started the rear brakes on the Ram 2500, only to find a guide pin completely seized in the caliper bracket. Then borrowed the wife’s car and spent the rest of the day sourcing a new bracket and pins. Back at it tomorrow!
The good thing is I may have found the culprit for the incessant “service electronic braking system” and “service antilock brakes” alarms. Stupid Ram made it so the alarm will go off, on, off, on, off, on - over and over again. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! So annoying.
It would have been easy enough to program in some logic that restricts the alarm to tripping once per hour or something civil. Too advanced for FCA I guess! But I suspect it’s this filthy wheel speed sensor. The sensors on both rear wheels seem to have amassed some gunk or shavings that is definitely blocking their ability to detect wheel speed. Hopefully I get a 2-for-1 fix when I get these brakes finished.
The good thing is I may have found the culprit for the incessant “service electronic braking system” and “service antilock brakes” alarms. Stupid Ram made it so the alarm will go off, on, off, on, off, on - over and over again. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! So annoying.
It would have been easy enough to program in some logic that restricts the alarm to tripping once per hour or something civil. Too advanced for FCA I guess! But I suspect it’s this filthy wheel speed sensor. The sensors on both rear wheels seem to have amassed some gunk or shavings that is definitely blocking their ability to detect wheel speed. Hopefully I get a 2-for-1 fix when I get these brakes finished.
Working on the on board air switch panel for the f150. One switch is just a hair crooked. I'll file the panel down to get it even.
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Sorry, just saw this. I'm off Exit 13 on 400. Sure you and the little one can check my cars out. Just PM me. I have another old hot rod as well.
Put about 100 miles on the GN before we get our first snowstorm here
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