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Two out of three "legs" of the auto transmission wiring harness have now been repaired. I haven't had a lot of time for the car recently, so I just get a little bit done whenever I can.

For the...

Same on my car, got rid of the brown bundle and replaced with red battery cable in 2015. No problems so far.

Thanks, Dan! I'll look into that.

Less than two years out, my remanufactured starter motor is already beginning to fail. I turn the key and get "clang" instead of the engine starting. First it happened occasionally, and now it's...

Temps ran higher than usual today. I'll swap out more coolant this weekend.

The passenger carpet was wet today after I got home. The evaporator box isn't dripping water like I've heard it can....

What I got from the cooling system had some time to settle. At the top of the gallon container, the liquid was partly green, partly brown, and translucent. Moving downward there was a kind of color...

Temp gauge read higher than normal for the past two days: it usually hovers around 205 even sitting in traffic, but yesterday it was 212-215. Yes, I know that's not terrible, but I was worried about...

Originally this "meme" had a Yugo at the bottom.

I improved it.

Enjoy.


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I am continuing work on the automatic transmission wiring harness. It's slow going, so I am still shifting using the little box that Bill rigged up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QUdn3Mmk1w
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I was fortunate enough to have a "spare" ignition module.

#2613 has an adapter harness to run on an aftermarket ignition module. Once I removed the aftermarket module (and adapter) and plugged the...

Pro tip #1: When removing ancient electrical tape, wear disposable gloves.

Pro tip #2: A stitch ripper is very handy for removing rubber cable sleeve.

The wires finally came from the UK....

Now that Dorian has passed I feel safe ordering things through the mail again. The wire, as mentioned, is already on its way from the UK. As for the loom, I have decided to go with asphalt-infused...

#2613's transmission controller is broken. I bypassed the original (rebuilt) unit years ago in favor of an Angwin controller, but it too seems to have failed. As luck would have it, the previous...

As it turns out, the ignition module died. Once replaced, the problem was solved.

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I have a new problem: water intrusion. After a long drive in the rain, both floor carpets were soaked....

Interesting theory. It is true that when I checked the fuel bowl after the engine slowly ground to a halt, the fuel bowl looked low. But I think that's because the engine turned very slowly on its...

I forgot to check in here on the moisture intrusion problem, but I think it may be the passenger inner door seal. This morning, driving to work in some very light rain, the passenger window was...

The odometer turned over 80,000 miles on the way to work this morning. :driving1:

Down to 50% now.

I like that! Can I steal it? :)

Yep. And now I'm waiting for the two unavoidable steps backward. LOL

Good to know. Seems we're in monsoon season now. By November it might clear up. :)

Oh, and when you mount your mechanical fuel pump, use studs instead of bolts. When the time comes to replace the pump, removal/replacement will be a snap.

The interior of the car smells much less toxic now. Today I dumped 20 ounces of water out of the dehumidifier's tank. At that time the humidity gauge had gone down from 69% to 54%. Now it's down to...

I'm using a mechanical pump only. Draws fuel through a pickup filter in the tank & the old K-Jet return line. Only time I need extended cranking is when the bowl is empty.

Search eBay for a pump...

No, not yet. However, judging from the location of the most water I'm guessing one of my body-hole fixes has failed. #2613 has an early-VIN body style with the vent holes underneath the rear quarter...