Took the ugly, broken plate holder off of the front of the crown vic. Tennessee doesn't require front plates so I don't know why it was ordered with one in the first place. Of course ford has to make things difficult and attach it to the car with 1/4 inch metal rivet things. Drilled those 2 out and it came right off. Really dirty behind it, but it cleaned up to be the cleanest rectangle of paint on the whole car. Not faded, not chipped or scratched. Im gonna put some little white plugs in the holes that it left. Might put some touch up paint in them, depending on how well they match. Sorry for shitty phone pic.
Finally replaced the shitty shifter bushings that disintegrated. But, since the most simple parts are the most complicated to work with, couldn't get the shifter assembly on tonight. But hey, progress.
Brought home my grandfather's 1993 Ford Ranger yesterday. Where should I begin? Engine: massive hole in exhaust, gas smell at idle, burning smell at highway speed, runs slightly rich, possible carburation problem (1993, one of the last carbed vehicles sold in the U.S. I believe), no power for hill climbs or acceleration. Transmission: Clutch is non-existent, who needs a reliable 5th gear? Suspension: Shocks; just take them off, it'll ride the same. Right rear wheel bearing howls. Overall Exterior: Illegal windshield, wiper blades needed replaced yesterday, front end seems to have been painted with spray paint Overall Interior: Lives in rough neighborhood, someone stole the radio (again). Needs detailed. This thing is a lost cause. My Corolla of Doom is safer to drive. We dubbed it "Danger Ranger".
Well yesterday the driver side brake light/turn signal light "burned" out so today I went to replace it...and it started working again. So now i have have 2 spare bulbs in case it stops working again.
Fixed my two bad window switches after another one failed today. Took them both apart and cleaned the contacts. The front passenger's side switch had a little worn plastic piece in it that had mushroomed at the bottom which kept it from clicking when pressed up. Softened it above a flame and reshaped it with my fingers. Put them back together and into the car. Quicker window response etc etc.
My new pioneer 900 watt 2 channel amp came in today. I am going to use it to power 2 8-inch subs my neighbor gave me. I already had the car wired for an amp. Ive got everything hooked up, and nothing. The amp wont even turn on. I know fort a fact that the amp is perfectly fine. I have no idea what the issue is. its been pissing me off beyond belief.
whack a volt meter across the power cables at the amp end while it is switched on. Should read above 13v with engine running.
Gave it a clean and broke out my iPhone photography skills in preparation for the sale. (imported from here) (imported from here)
Are those scuffs on the rear bumper or is the paint scraped off? If they're just scuffs I'd recommend taking some paint thinner or something to them. Maybe paint thinner would be too abrasive. I don't know I never can remember what I use to get scuffs off of cars. But it'd look a hell of a lot better without those marks on the bumper. I'm gonna assume that the paint is gone because I think you would have done something about them if they were just scuffs
I got my mirror back from Radar Mirror and installed it. I'm glad I went this route instead of spending $600 on a new auto-dimming rear view mirror, and it looks brand new. I had another SES light read as code P0133, which indicates a faulty oxygen sensor - bank 1 sensor 1. I found out that it may just be a faulty MAF sensor, so I might try cleaning that before replacing the O2 sensor. I also replaced a window regulator on the E90 328i, as they frequently go out on BMW's (this is the second one I've had to replace).
I let the Silverado sit while I drove our Pastor's 1997 Saturn SC stick shift. 1st time ever driving a stick and drove it a good bit and started on a hill without stalling it. Then I stalled it..twice. Then drove it more then stalled it.
I drove to Cambridge to the MG owners club workshop to have a vehicle inspection before the cars MOT is due. On route there I ran out of fuel and had to push my car half a mile down the A14, which was fun. Then as expected after the inspection I had a big long list of work that needs to be done: Some of the things written are quite funny.
My goodness, inspections are thorough over there. I can take my vehicles into a handful of places that only check to make sure all of your lights are working. Probably 80% of the things I see driving around here wouldn't even get close to passing in the UK.
Well in fairness he did take it to some MG specialists for their own inspection rather than a regular MOT. An MOT inspector while certainly far more thorough than the US might miss a few of those things. Then again, my Skoda had 21 advisories.
Yeah, everything underlined needs to be done for it to pass it's MOT. I still can't believe that the last owner put the anti-roll bar on upside down..
