I removed that diagnostic connector from my car. The sprocket speed sensor was just hanging onto the exhaust anyway. You will never use the diagnostic connector. You can get the dwell reading from the two pin connector going to diagnostic connector.
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I removed that diagnostic connector from my car. The sprocket speed sensor was just hanging onto the exhaust anyway. You will never use the diagnostic connector. You can get the dwell reading from the two pin connector going to diagnostic connector.
Today I zipped over to the hardware store thinking I would buy a set of t-handle hex wrenches and make a small adjustment to my CO mixture (thanks Dave S for the advice on what I needed).
The first store I went to didn't quite have what I wanted, but I didn't get to the next store on my list. Instead, I come out to the parking lot to find my beautiful G8 missing the front corner.
Dude stuck around and gave me his name, insurance and whatnot. The two witnesses and his company name on the side of the truck he creamed me in likely influenced that decision. The car is at a body shop and I've got a rental for now. My little CO mixture adjustment on the DeLorean gets to wait.
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What did he snag it with?
A moving truck!! Like one of those cube vans more or less. I am trying to understand how one could do that much damage if you were paying attention at all. He said he got distracted and it was 100% his fault, but you'd think he'd hit the brakes when it first started to crunch. I would imagine the force of the truck wheel at the back did the pushing but then either the rim somehow or the big platform style bumper grabbed the inside of the wheel well and just kept pulling. It completely sheered off the whole half bumper and skirting. He got a piece of the right front quarter, the hood, headlight lens, rim, fog light and marker light with that effort. That's a helluva mess considering one of the two cars was stationary and the other is supposed to be at parking lot speeds. Just that much heavier I guess. No one was hurt thankfully... and I say that partly because I wasn't in it at the time as much as the thought of had it been the DeLorean I took this morning, someone would have been going to the hospital or prison. Pretty sure my temper if forced to deal with that wouldn't have ended pleasantly.
Looks like it was just sawed off
Got my new vanity plates on the car last week.
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I'm seeing some plate-giarism going on here.😜
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I've had this plate for 21 years.
Should you decide to make the drive to a DCS event we could have some fun.
Dennis
Well hey that's a sharp looking plate you've got there!:biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC5180
Yes I definitely think we could have some fun a DCS event. I hope to make it to one, one of these days. It'd be interesting to find out how many GULLWNG plates are out there.
A couple days ago, I replaced my PPR O-rings. I had lingering problems with a cold start. The fuel seemed to drain out of the feed line after a few hours, despite an external check valve on the fuel pump. Even though I would prime the line with the key several times, it sputtered to life when cold.
I still have to install a new fuel accumulator, but it thought I'd try this first, as it was more of a cold start issue than hot start. I read some good posts beforehand, and backed out the adjacent fuel fittings just for good measure as recommended by the posts. The first and larger O-ring got stuck a bit requiring a gentle pull:
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After that it came out easily and I used a small wooden dowel to remove the second/piston part. The O-rings looked brand new :hmm:, but I cleaned the unit and installed the new ones anyway.
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I lubed the larger ring with a small amount of silicone grease and reinstalled it. The result: Problem solved!!!
I tried it over the last day and a half, and it now fires right up, as it should. I'm a happy camper! :woot:
I finished my custom "Heninger style" door strut brackets. I used a piece of aluminum from Ace Hardware, two ball studs from the door hinge, and 4 m6 bolts on each bracket. Cost me under $100 and I can still use stock struts.
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