Farrar's car blog

[Farrar]

Most people try it once and don't get any results so give up.

I tried it at least six times and tired of feeling like my sinuses were on fire and my head was going to burst like a balloon every time I used it. Then I gave up.

I'm weird, I guess.

Farrar

[stevedmc]

I tried it at least six times and tired of feeling like my sinuses were on fire and my head was going to burst like a balloon every time I used it. Then I gave up.

I'm weird, I guess.

Farrar

Did you use the salt? It burns if you don't use the salt.

[Farrar]

Did you use the salt? It burns if you don't use the salt.

It said that first-time users should use half a packet in the water, so I did that and it burned. After that, I tried a full packet, and it burned. I bought a bottle of that "sinus rinse boost," which is also supposed to be more soothing, and tried adding that to the solution. That seemed to make things worse.

I dunno, it probably has something to do with the narrow sinus passages I have... I have to be very careful when I am congested, always blowing my nose and never sniffing, because my sinuses block easily and it leads to sinus infections in a heartbeat. Until I started being more careful about this, I was getting sinus infections about four to six times a year. Paying more attention to the way I breathe when I am congested and a change of diet has helped greatly, but when I get a cold, things still get tricky and I have to watch out for potential sinus infection development.

And that's more information than you ever needed to know about that! Enjoy.

Farrar

[stevedmc]

Carb cleaner works mirracles when cleaning out small passages. You might be able to clean your nose out with it and get a nice buzz at the same time.

[Ron]

Carb cleaner sucks. I guarantee that after a couple of good snorts of straight ether, you won't feel any burning at all.

[Farrar]

It looks like I have a touch of 'flu. Oh well, at least my sinuses are draining and I have plenty of anti-nausea medicine on hand.

I have 1,043 hours of sick time available... so I plan on staying home the next two days. Maybe during the spells I am feeling not-so-crappy I can make some headway with Sparky's electrical compartment. I have been wanting to do those relays now for a couple of weeks.

Time for an early night.

Thanks, all, for the well-wishes!

Farrar

[Farrar]

Feeling almost 100% now. Will get to the car tomorrow or Sunday. I have to catch up on work and school first.

Best,
Farrar

[Farrar]

Well, my immune system got its bony little butt kicked the past few days... turns out there's some nasty stomach bug going around. That has worked its way out of my system but I still have a nasty chest cold. Sorry no progress or pictures of late.

Farrar

[Farrar]

Wow, when I posted the previous entry I saw that this thread had 5,600 views. Now it's got 28 more! Since so many folks are watching, I need to appeal to the community.

But first, a little back-story.

I got home from work and class today and started having some food. Next I will be going to band practice. For an instant, I thought "Hey! I put new spark plugs in the D, adjusted the float and idle air screws and put in a new needle valve clip -- I should drive the D since it's cool outside!" And then I thought "But wait -- the last two times I thought I would take that car out for five minutes I ended up waiting for a tow home. Never mind." A year ago I would not have hesitated to drive the car anywhere, and now I have come to the point where I think "Why take the fun car when I can take the reliable car instead?" At least in my head, the DeLorean is now less reliable than a plumber's estimate. A year ago I would not have hesitated to drive the car anywhere.

What happened? I initially quit driving the car because, with no a/c, it was so hot outside that I couldn't stand to sit in the vehicle for more than a few minutes. Months elapsed, and when I drove it again, the fuel pump died. So I installed a new fuel pump, and I had an oil leak. So I fixed the oil leak. Then the carburetor leaked. So I rebuilt the carburetor... and flooded the engine, and fouled three spark plugs. So I bought new spark plugs. Most folks could probably have gone through this amount of work in a few days, but because I am busy and the weather down here generally sucks this time of year, it has taken me a couple of months to do this. I last drove the car to the filling station in April; the tank is still 3/4 full.

As the car has sat, it has acquired a lengthy to-do list:

- remove unused relay sockets
- re-wire cooling fan circuit
- sand and paint fascias
- replace evaporator
- replace blower motor switch
- replace rusty hardware underneath car (rocker panels, fuel tank closing plate, seat studs)
- repair driver's seat (broken stud)

I could use a bit of a pep talk at this point. I don't know what to work on first, and the car needs to be ready for a photo-shoot by the end of the month. What do y'all think?

Farrar

[content22207]

People took pictures of the Tucker prototype, and it had to be pushed around.

Your April gas will be fine. The pictures of my 400 inch Lincoln ignition were taken with the car running on 5 year old gas. Smells like hell, but it will explode.

At least your DeLorean has front wheels. I couldn't drive either of mine if I wanted to.

You do need to run a new ground from your inertia switch to one of the driver side body bolts. Rather than trying to find a ring terminal that large, just strip back a bunch of wire, wrap it around the bolt, and be sure to pinch some of the jacket under the head to act as a strain relief.

Bill Robertson
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