That's a really nice pic.Quote:
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That's a really nice pic.Quote:
Originally Posted by dustybarn
Put the car away for the winter. Last Monday we had an unexpected round of heavy snow in the morning. Result? Salt. Car sat all week awaiting a final oil change. After plotting out a salt-free route, I took the car for a full warmup drive, changed the oil, topped up the air in the tires, took it out on one more full warmup drive, ran the AC one last time, hosed it down, parked it in the garage. I'll will be posting a year-in-review soon. Goodnight D, we had a great year!
Had the opportunity today to look under my driver's side headliner. Some of the drawings (Smoking Elvis?) look familiar.
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Took 3165 out for its first drive in a month! I was content with leaving it parked for the winter but my brother and I share a garage and hr needed the space to do an engine job. Which suited me just fine because I was looking for an excuse to take it out for a while before putting it away for the winter. At least we finally have a little bit of decent weather here in the northeast. Probably the last decent stretch of weather we'll have for a while.
Thanks! Here's another:Quote:
Originally Posted by MML
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It is a hot start problem. When the engine is cold or cool, it starts up fine. It use to be able to start up when the engine was hot (normal operating temp) Ginven one try then on the second turn of the ignition it would start. Danny says it is the fuel sender more than likely. It isnt keeping positive pressure after the engine is turned off. I did when I first got the car last year replaced the thermo time switch. I know the fuel sender hasnt been changed in 30 years, so I think it needs to be replaced. Actually the last time I was at the shop danny mentioned it looked like it needed to be replaced. The hoses looked old and corroded around the ends. I will though tell him to check the CSV connectors and all.
Thanks for the advice.
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Originally Posted by WelmoedJ
Finally finished my coolant system work today. Primary reason for the work was to replace my leaking radiator, but while I was at it I also installed Toby's low power fans and a new stainless header bottle. Below are a few photos.
Now I just need to move my stainless header bottle label to the new one. Any thoughts on what type of adhesive to use? My initial thought is 3M VHB since it can take the heat, but there are several kinds of VHB. Any recommendations?
Old radiator out, about to install new fans into shroud:
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New fans installed on new radiator:
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New header bottle installed, old one resting above:
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Got the spare tire replaced with a new tire. Just for peace of mind.
Went for short drive on Thanksgiving day since it was 62˚here. I've got a slow leak on the RF (bead I think) Aired up the tires. Today it's 30˚ w/ snow flurries and my driving is done for a while now.
The VHB's I've seen are too thick and/or too lumpy after cutting to size for a label adhesion job. If you can find a 0.005in. or thinner linerless version of VHB you might be OK. Or, if the old label comes off cleanly then maybe a 3M spray contact adhesive might work - not sure about the thermal limit on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
Alternate approach: How about buying a NOS label (P/N 108749) and installing that to your new coolant tank, leaving the label on the old tank? Saves the trouble of removing the old label without somehow mangling it, much less adhering it again.