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After a drive, especially in warm weather, I like to open the engine cover to help the engine cool off. Even though my light is an LED and probably wouldn't drain the battery much if left on for a day, I just don't like it left on.
I found a small toggle switch and wired it to the light. It is mounted in the light housing so doesn't show very much. Very easy to flip on or off.
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Rick
FWIW, I have left my doors open for 10 hours with the all the lights active with no battery drain issue. (LED bulbs)Quote:
Originally Posted by Carbuilder
Survived transport cross country. Looks rather nice after it's first real cleaning in 5 years.
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I changed the oil on the car and was doing some inspection afterwards and noticed my passenger side inner rear axle boot is torn. Again. I replaced this one with new about two years ago to the day. Unlike the time before, it does not look like there is a mess of grease all sprayed around from when the boot tore and the axle was spinning. It looks clean under there still like it just happened. Like when I raised the car and the rear wheels were hanging down to their extents before sliding my ramps under them and lowering it down.
Is there any chance this can happen? Like where the boots are clamped on too tight or don't provide enough flexibility or slack so that when the wheels are raised and they are hanging, if the boot isn't flexing, it tears instead? Is that a thing? Or just bad luck and coincidental timing?
It appears to have split right near the edge of the large diameter clamp. For sure that metal edge could have cut into the boot from how it looks.
I have another rubber boot and the grease and clamps and whatnot already in stock. It's a ton of work and pain in the butt, so if I'm doing something wrong with replacing these, thought I better ask and get it right before it happens again.
Probably just crap parts. I got a full set from Grady like 20 years ago and they still look new. Maybe 25K on them since installing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
Blurg! lol You're probably right. Frig does this whole US to Canada exchange rate and customs charges ever put a damper on the hobby. Going with cheaper parts because they're cheaper instead of just getting the good ones in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by 82DMC12
Thanks for the feedback!!
Speaking of crap parts, two weeks ago I tried to start my car after cars and coffee (2 hours since running in 70F ambient weather) and the starter was cranking, tach moving, but no fire. Finally on the third try the engine stumbled to life and after a few seconds evened out and ran normally. When I got home I put my fuel pressure gauge on and found my rest pressure dropped to 1.2 bar immediately on shut down and dropped below 1 bar within 5 minutes.
I found the o-ring on the tip of the primary pressure regulator had cracked, and it was also loose like it had swollen. The larger o-ring was loose as well. I haven't touched the PPR since I installed those o-rings about three years ago, and the o-rings came from a vendor I have since stopped using because it seems like every order I ever made included some junk parts that either flat out didn't work or needed modification to work. I ordered better o-rings from Grady, installed them, and re-tested. Now my rest pressure is normal again.
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In the same boat... I have 3 torn right now and I replaced all of them in June 2021.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
I am planning on getting 4 of these off-road boots - these should be the correct size and should last a heck of a lot longer. I have an A/T so there is naturally more of an angle on the boots/CV Joint when compared to a M/T. To my understanding, these off-road VW boots are what the LS guys are using
https://www2.cip1.com/c13-86-9300k/
Let us know how they work out - would be nice to have a robust option. Knock on wood my OE boots are still in perfect shape - no leaks.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBaker4981
They work well, rebuilt mine and used the same parts.