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Tonite I bled it one more time the old fashioned way. Actually, old and new. I still had the bleeder wrapped with Teflon. I just cracked it and put a hose on the bleeder to a plastic cup. I started...

I removed the bleeder and wrapped it generously with Teflon tape. Bled it again with the vacuum device. Still has bubbles, but less. Figured it was good and out everything away.

So I went to...

I missing something here. $2500 divided by 8 hours is $312 per hour. Are you saying a dealer charges this per tech? Or are you saying $156 per tech/hour. That sounds more realistic, but I’m behind...

I would suppose the best time to buy one of these cars is in a few months when we get more into the recession. It’s hard to sell specialty cars in a recession. Prices should go down. If the...

I have a lot of guys tell me how unreliable it is. When I ask how many they have worked on, the response is usually “this is the first one I’ve ever seen”. Almost everyone thinks it’s made by AMC.

What you describe here is acceptable. A lot of alternators are weak at idle. As long as it makes over 12.5, you’re fine. (You won’t be discharging your battery. It might take longer for it to get the...

I would think you still have air in the line. One thing I would do if I had the remote bleeder is have it higher than the slave while you bleed it. You want the air to go up and out. After you’re...

Yea, I was thinking maybe remove it and wrap it with Teflon tape. What they should have is miniature ball valves.

Edit, just found this.
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So I got a mityvac and bled it. The biggest issue is the stupid bleeder. I’ve never understood the design where when you open the bleeder, it leaks air through the threads. The vacuum would suck air...

Today I checked the adjustments every which way. I think they are good. I’m not happy with the pin on the shifter. Mine is not a roll pin. It is a dowel pin. Does anybody no if that is wrong? Funny,...

I changed the oil about a year ago. (Good quality synthetic) I will check it again, but it doesn’t seem to leak. My fluid is full and the hose is good. I’ve always heard that hydraulics get worse...

The video is good. First thing I noticed was my shift linkage is a gob of grease and dirt. I’m wondering if my shifter is not coming up the whole way sometimes because of junk in the way. Also noted...

So I lifted the car and tour apart the console. The fore and aft tube(s) has some play in the ends, but the mechanism for moving it seems good. That play would only force me to move the shifter...

Fluid is full.



It just did it this morning again. Would not go into reverse, but would go in first without too much trouble. I guess I need to break out the manual. This sucks because I have...

Today I drove to a restaurant with my wife. Everything was fine. I parked the car and had dinner and drinks with friends. We were there for three hours. It was late afternoon when we arrived and it...

Wow, I just read all through this thread. What a roller coaster. I have had a similar Small manufacturing experience. My advice to Steve would have been. Figure what you think you can sell them for...

Good to know! I appreciate that.

I guess I need to inspect my roof box. Ignorance was bliss.

That’s what I was thinking. If you have full coverage, they have to pay. They will go after the third party insurance. They probably won’t have issue because insurance companies have multiple claims...

That was the best episode yet. I learned a lot. Got me thinking about possibly making my trunk bigger. This is an exciting point in your series because pretty much everything from now on is going...

All true. The big issue I see is the possible collapse of the dollar and it’s loss of “reserve currency” statis. This won’t be a normal recession, or even depression. In a currency collapse, a lot of...

I just upped my insurance to 60K. I guess it might not be enough soon. Of course, mine is high miles. That’s one of those things I don’t agree with. Low miles mean something when the car is a few...

I laughed entirely too much at that.

That looks like quite a car show. I take it, you had the only Delorean? Good luck on the cooling system. I’m too lazy to look back, but didn’t you replace the water pump a year or so ago?

Sounds like you got it figured. I would think it pretty much has to be the thermostat or the water pump with the stat being more likely.

Link doesn’t work for me.