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chrisgt posted:To me, the strap wrench kind is wildly ineffective. The reason I generally can't remove a filter is because I can't get my meathook around the thing. Thus there is no room for the strap wrench style. Try one of these: 
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Outrail posted:Is this a DIY thing or does it have a name? I always called it a strap oil filter remover, but calling it a nylon strap oil filter remover should sift out the other ones.
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IOwnCalculus posted:This is poo poo they managed to do stock. I don't know how but GM builds absolutely poop-quality starters and runs the exhaust way too close to them, and then spent way too long not putting a relay on the starter circuit. Headers just make the problem worse but it was there all along.
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 Carb rebuild 
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Mmm. Thick and drippy. Axle seal had lost a little flexibility  Brake shoes aren't supposed to look like that   Hopefully braking will be much improved. 
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The single most important gauge on this old car is the water temperature gauge, which didn't work, so got a cheapo gauge to get it running. Finally pulled the gauge. The capillary tube was broken right at the gauge.  Had to build an adapter to go from the remains of the original tube to the smaller tube on the sacrificial water temp gauge.  With the sensor bulb in a salt water and ice bath to keep the ether in the bulb, cut and soldered the new tube into the gauge, and ... test.  Totally jazzed that it works. May try to adjust it to a bit more accurate tomorrow. e: or just rotate the face to the correct position. 
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chrisgt posted:That's really cool, i had no idea you could fix those! did you have to add any new ether, or did it just work? The ether in the old one was long gone. A new generic gauge donated its capillary tube, bulb and ether to the cause. The saltwater/ice bath kept the ether in the bulb while I cut/cleaned/soldered the new tube into the back of the gauge. I could smell that some ether was lost when I cut it (just the vapor left in the tube), but no need to top it off - the precise amount of liquid ether in the system has no effect on accuracy. Motronic posted:It could be a thimbleful, it could be a tanker truck full. That's just how physics works. No matter how much or how little of a liquid you have its vapor pressure is constant at a given temperature. chrisgt posted:If you rotate the face, you'll lose the oil pressure calibration, if you can even rotate it due to having two needles.
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That looks fantastic. Replaced a cheap fuel pump  with a slightly less cheap fuel pump  No more fuel starvation issue!
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Drained and resoldered my fuel sender float. So far it's holding.
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My car got into a calendar today! 
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Replaced ignition coil and spark plug wires that were somewhere between 15 and 25 years old and sanded the distributor contacts, which: Fixed intermittent stumble on acceleration, sometimes bad. Fixed off-idle surging. Fixed intermittent backfiring with hot exhaust and light throttle Got noticeably better butt dyno readings Unexpectedly got the rear end to beak loose at the same throttle input as before. A good fix.
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My first try forming fiberglass. Very happy to be switching to a mechanical fan. 
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It looks great!
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In my continuing quest for adequate engine cooling, put the heater core from a Ford L-series truck in front of the radiator and ran the heater lines from the water pump to it. It works! Before, with temperatures in the 70s-80s and speeds over 40 or so, it would be overheating (230+ degrees) within 10 miles. Just took it for a 25 mile drive, including a spirited curvy 15 mile section, with temps in the upper 80s and coolant temps stayed between 205 and 215. Next, adequate driver cooling. 
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Weirdest thing to have to run to the tractor parts store for in order to finish fixing your turn signal switch: Cotton picker spindle grease
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No. 6 posted:Uhh, what kind of grease? Those little spikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr4Jpu8nPMI That also spin individually in addition to rotating around the drum. (It's just NLGI 00 grease, but it's marketed for cotton pickers) 
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Raluek posted:went offroading with it this weekend! NitroSpazzz posted:
Darchangel posted:That's what I was going to say. A vintage Baja 1000-style Javelin would be sweet.
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Alternatively you could get a little more ground clearance and some meaty tires
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That looks really good!
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