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#1 ·
4 hour work day for me at the shop. Used the time to do a valve body swap on a '01 Jetta 1.8t auto .... I successfully installed a transbrake on the car .... that however wasn't my intention.

Its in 2 gears at once in park, all other gears (R/N/D/2/1) are forward gears.... they all seam to be first gear.

I have it torn back down most of the way. Tuesday I'll actually get the VB back out and see whats up.... but part of me wants to take it out for a test drive the way it is just for the fun of it.
 
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#781 ·
matts37chev said:
whats the matter?
are you confused?
finally, something on cars California doesnt regulate?
I just hope one of our legistators isn't having lunch with one of yours and they talk about this.....next week there will be inspections on rust! But being they don't know anything about the subject. "Rust, you mean Rusty, the lead singer of the Clowns in shoes band"? :D

Brian
 
#782 ·
Put new brake rotors, pads, fluid, and wheel bearings on my 93 dodge dually diesel. What a bi***. Trying to sparate the hub extention from the rotor. Had to beat a ratchet with a hammer to get the bolts out because i couldnt keep it still while putting torque on it, and it was nice and rusted together too. Cleaned up the calipers and brakets. New fluid and bled the whole system. Works so much better. Turns out the caliper slide was jammed up and wore down one pad to bare metal and ruined the rotors. :smash:
 
#785 ·
That's awesome, and very good time spent. Sometimes spending that time on something saves so much on the other end, it is well worth it.

I flew home with my O rings to fire up my top pump/motor and see those cylinders go up and down, and they did! WHOO HOO double WHOO HOOWHOO HOO

That all works and I got started on the top bows. I am hoping I can get them primed and painted this weekend, that would be great!

Brian
 
#786 ·
bigdog7373 said:
Put new brake rotors, pads, fluid, and wheel bearings on my 93 dodge dually diesel. What a bi***. Trying to sparate the hub extention from the rotor. Had to beat a ratchet with a hammer to get the bolts out because i couldnt keep it still while putting torque on it, and it was nice and rusted together too. Cleaned up the calipers and brakets. New fluid and bled the whole system. Works so much better. Turns out the caliper slide was jammed up and wore down one pad to bare metal and ruined the rotors. :smash:
What ? No new calipers ? At least new seal rings and pistons ?
 
#788 ·
adantessr said:
What ? No new calipers ? At least new seal rings and pistons ?
You don't really replace all those things when doing a simple "brake job" to you? Unless you have leakage, or you are dealing with some seriously rusted components you don't need to replace that stuff.

Brian
 
#789 ·
MARTINSR said:
You don't really replace all those things when doing a simple "brake job" to you? Unless you have leakage, or you are dealing with some seriously rusted components you don't need to replace that stuff.

Brian
When he said that some parts were rusted together, that put up a red flag for me on the caliper pistons. Unless they were the resin pistons, I would be very concerned about the chrome on the caliper pistons. I have seen way too many with the chrome seperating from the piston, and when you push the piston back in, it cuts the rubber sealing ring. On a '93, which is a 19 year old truck, and already replacing the rotors, it wouldn't be but about $30.oo more to replace the caliper pistons and seals. I just have never believed in shorting myself when it comes to brakes or steering. Big Al
 
#790 ·
adantessr said:
When he said that some parts were rusted together, that put up a red flag for me on the caliper pistons. Unless they were the resin pistons, I would be very concerned about the chrome on the caliper pistons. I have seen way too many with the chrome seperating from the piston, and when you push the piston back in, it cuts the rubber sealing ring. On a '93, which is a 19 year old truck, and already replacing the rotors, it wouldn't be but about $30.oo more to replace the caliper pistons and seals. I just have never believed in shorting myself when it comes to brakes or steering. Big Al
I can see your point now. Yeah, "it wouldn't hoyt".

Brian
 
#791 ·
Got most of it done except the nap. Pulled the carb, cleaned it a little more, hooked up the throttle linkage(had to pull a piece from the old quadrajet to hook it up), got the new fuel line bent, bolted the carb down. The fuel line is a PITA to thread into the filter off the fuel pump. So I stopped for the day after getting to that point. Also have to figure out all the vacuum lines to the carb to get everything to run right. The carb is from a 73 or 74(can't remember, been so long since I decoded it) caddy and is now on my 68.

Also replaced the wire terminals to the alternator. Can't figure out 2 wires though. They are not factory colors. And I can't trace it back to the regulator. One is lighter and one is a green color. Not really sure what to do at this point.

But overall a productive day. Should be able to get it running tomorrow out of a gas can.
 
#794 ·
Awesome DBM, there's a step for us all!

I had a good night that I planned on my 5 minutes and just kept going until my top irons were all apart. :thumbup:

I was out in the driveway (I don't want anything like that near my car!) in a sprinkling rain. :rolleyes: But I just kept on going until I got the whole thing apart. I guess I am going to be sand blasting it myself. I hate to do something so big but I don't have anyone I can trust. The only guy in town is more like a gravelblaster. :pain:

But I can do one at a time, I am thinking I will sand blast off pretty fast, they didn't put much on it. Only the front header and rear bow have some pitting, the rest is just a thin coat of paint.

You just don't know how nice it feels to know that I have another top bow assembly to refer to when I put this back together. I took loads of photos don't get me wrong, but DAMN this thing is complicated. If I didn't have that other assy photos or not I would be a nervous wreck tonight trying to go to sleep. :sweat:

Brian

 
#796 ·
The only one I have near me I LOATH the owner of. :( The shop where I work has done some trading with him over the years. I had my hood hinges for the Gran Sport done by him. I gave them to my boss to bring over (the connection :mwink: ) and there was no price.The guy then came over and handed them to me (first time I ever met him) and proceeds to tell me how they normally would be $250 but he is such a great guy he is going to give them to me for $150. The price was a little high for a "deal". I had a guy who is out of the area where this would have been $50 all day long. But ok, if $150 is the going price (like I said it was a little high but not a shock or anything) He had to have the cash NOW because he was heading off to Reno (gambling casinos). Now I don't like the whole "I am such a nice guy and it would have been way more" BS, it is fake and plain BS. Tell me the price and mention the discount, that's fine but to go on and on about it, BS! So that rubbed me the wrong way. But what REALLY chapped my hide is when three or for days later one of my fellow employees hooked up with the guy and they are of the same ethic background and speak the language, everything is "hey buddy, old friend, hows it going?" He did the guys entire 1964 Impala FRAME, and ALL the suspension components along with the radiator support for $550! I am sorry, but I can't give that guy any of my money. I rather go thru ten bags of play sand in the back yard and a weekend of work.

Brian
 
#797 · (Edited)
MARTINSR said:
. I rather go thru ten bags of play sand in the back yard and a weekend of work.

Brian
You'd be surprised how much sandblasting that I have done with dried and screened beach sand from the shore of Lake Superior back when I lived in Michigan. If you use the play sand, make sure to use a GOOD dust mask. The fines in it are good for silicosis or brown lung. I built a pressure blaster back in '82 that I still use on occasion. You can pick one up from HF for about $90.oo. The pressure blaster is about ten times as fast and uses about one fifth the sand of a siphon blaster. Also get a full face shield and wear long sleeve shirt and TIG gloves and a welders cap. It is actually fun to see how fast you can clean up old parts. Ear muffs are also good to keep the sand out of your ears. I have probably blasted over a ton of sand over the years. 50lbs at a time.

Black Beauty sandblast media is great to work with. It cuts fast and has basically no dust. I was just on the phone and found it locally for just under $15.oo for a hundred pound bag. Well worth the price.
 
#798 ·
What am I working on? What am I working on? The same @^%#*Y^$E 10 hp Tecumseh generator engine that I've been working on the last 3 @#&%)&#! days! Dial indicators, VOMs, @$^%!&*^! pull ropes, no timing marks no stinking %&*^%#(*&^%$#@ information!
But I'm not mad.
 
#799 ·
boothboy said:
What am I working on? What am I working on? The same @^%#*Y^$E 10 hp Tecumseh generator engine that I've been working on the last 3 @#&%)&#! days! Dial indicators, VOMs, @$^%!&*^! pull ropes, no timing marks no stinking %&*^%#(*&^%$#@ information!
But I'm not mad.
Oh yeah. You didn't see this one on " My favorite engine"
@%##^&*%#@@! Tecumseh
 
#800 ·
MARTINSR said:
The only one I have near me I LOATH the owner of. :( The shop where I work has done some trading with him over the years. I had my hood hinges for the Gran Sport done by him. I gave them to my boss to bring over (the connection :mwink: ) and there was no price.The guy then came over and handed them to me (first time I ever met him) and proceeds to tell me how they normally would be $250 but he is such a great guy he is going to give them to me for $150. The price was a little high for a "deal". I had a guy who is out of the area where this would have been $50 all day long. But ok, if $150 is the going price (like I said it was a little high but not a shock or anything) He had to have the cash NOW because he was heading off to Reno (gambling casinos). Now I don't like the whole "I am such a nice guy and it would have been way more" BS, it is fake and plain BS. Tell me the price and mention the discount, that's fine but to go on and on about it, BS! So that rubbed me the wrong way. But what REALLY chapped my hide is when three or for days later one of my fellow employees hooked up with the guy and they are of the same ethic background and speak the language, everything is "hey buddy, old friend, hows it going?" He did the guys entire 1964 Impala FRAME, and ALL the suspension components along with the radiator support for $550! I am sorry, but I can't give that guy any of my money. I rather go thru ten bags of play sand in the back yard and a weekend of work.

Brian
Even 50.00 is to much for a pair of hinges for me.. thats about what a new set costs..The HF cabinet blaster is under 100.00 and you'll always have it around for bolts or anything small...I dont use it much any more but everyone else comes over to use it.....good little blaster after a little tweeking.....Change the hoses and clamps for good ones and there'll be no problems..
 
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