What did you do to your car today?

Was thinking about trying to polish up my yellowing headlites till I opened the front door and got knocked back by the oppressive heat. Maybe next week. If my method works I'll post up the results. If I can figure out how to do pictures I'll try to post before and after pics.
 
Mr. Man said:
Was thinking about trying to polish up my yellowing headlites till I opened the front door and got knocked back by the oppressive heat. Maybe next week. If my method works I'll post up the results. If I can figure out how to do pictures I'll try to post before and after pics.
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Well if you’re just now getting the heat wave we had then get ready for daily on off rain and storms (some severe) for the next 2-3 weeks…

Anymore I can’t tell if working outside makes me a stronger person or if it’s slowly killing me..??


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I've been needing to replace my battery. Can't seem to get the retainer removed, though. Been hitting it up with penetrant and an impact driver, but no luck. Parked it outside while I get some work done in the garage, but it's been stuck, so it'll be fun to get it off the grass with all this rain once I can get it started again.
 
I started off by cheating my way to a lower idle by making a new IAC gasket but leaving one port tiny, like only 3/16”. Not only did that drop my RPMs but also seemed to cure the occasional hanging idle, quicker rev drops, AND FINALLY cured by bucking at speeds under 35-40MPH. Parking lots and subdivisions were a nightmare to hold speed in. You had to ride the clutch once it started or you’d better be wearing a cowboy hat and keeping an arm up..

It never occurred to me the bucking could be in the IAC. Even with a brand new motorcraft one, dual shortened return springs on the Accufab, and numerous fine tuning of the stop screw and TPS adjustments, NOTHING would lower my idle lower than 1,200! Perhaps when I modded the upper intake for the single blade I opened up the IAC intake a tad too much? Or a combination of that and too much air getting past the TB blade either by blade fitment or the blower simply still creating too much of a push, or both?? I have a big red BOV always bleeding off and a Tial 50mm always open to atmosphere being used as a waste gate essentially to keep the boost down as much as possible so I wouldn’t think it would be producing enough at idle to jack with the TB blade.

Don’t know, don’t care, just happy!


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Well, this...
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Looked like this Saturday
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Oooooh, noooo!


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But, it's all good! It looks like this now.
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Crazy easy job, slice the little flange off the top, left and right, use the Crutchfield 120955817 install kit = slides right in with finish looking sides

Here are opening measurements for those who might need them:
4&1/16” x 7&7/16 raw opening
3&21/32 x 7&1/4 flange opening before trimming


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Getting MM ready for trip to TX Saturday, decided to replace Trilogy accessory belt given the blower belt snapped last summer (trashed my perfect OEM hood liner! :mad:) and check all the pulley bearings.

All was good with the exception of the Trilogy small ribbed idler pulley bearing - just starting to make a little noise.

Could not locate the Dayco 89095 and no time to order but found out the Gates 36079 is nearly identical (about 1/8th" larger in diameter) according to Gates cross reference (https://ww2.gates.com/if/automotive/partslookup/Interchange/index.cfm).

Ordered and picked up today on way home from office and reassembled.

All good now!!! :D She sings!
 
Decided to attempt polishing up my yellowing headlites with Mothers Aluminum wheel polish. Had a modicum of success. Not as clear as the YouTube video results, but at least now I can see the bulbs inside. I tried by hand and got the results I got. Going to try again with a polishing attachment thingy for the portable power drill and see if that will polish them the rest of the way. Sorry I didn't get pics, but it does seem to work. Will post up after I try the drill.
 
Mr. Man said:
Decided to attempt polishing up my yellowing headlites with Mothers Aluminum wheel polish. Had a modicum of success. Not as clear as the YouTube video results, but at least now I can see the bulbs inside. I tried by hand and got the results I got. Going to try again with a polishing attachment thingy for the portable power drill and see if that will polish them the rest of the way. Sorry I didn't get pics, but it does seem to work. Will post up after I try the drill.
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I've had great success with the Sylvania kit. You have to do everything by hand, no drill, but it's worth it.
 
Had a problem start up last month of driving last year. While cruising at speed the car would very slightly surge forward and back quickly, like a buck or slight engine miss. It felt like fuel starvation? The issue was so slight most would not notice but after 40 years of being a wrench I am so in tune with my vehicles it was a glaring issue in my eyes. I had been wanting to replace the COPs so used this as an excuse. So: new plugs, new COPs from Tommy at Sparta, installed fuel pressure gauge. Still did it, fuel pressure was very erratic so installed modded FPDM I had sitting around waiting to be installed. erratic pressure cured but drivability issue still present. I had a new FRPS in the glove box for emergency after witnessing a member have one go out at a Marauderville so installed it. BINGO! that was the issue. All fixed. :-)
 
MyBlackBeasts said:
Had a problem start up last month of driving last year. While cruising at speed the car would very slightly surge forward and back quickly, like a buck or slight engine miss. It felt like fuel starvation? The issue was so slight most would not notice but after 40 years of being a wrench I am so in tune with my vehicles it was a glaring issue in my eyes. I had been wanting to replace the COPs so used this as an excuse. So: new plugs, new COPs from Tommy at Sparta, installed fuel pressure gauge. Still did it, fuel pressure was very erratic so installed modded FPDM I had sitting around waiting to be installed. erratic pressure cured but drivability issue still present. I had a new FRPS in the glove box for emergency after witnessing a member have one go out at a Marauderville so installed it. BINGO! that was the issue. All fixed. :-)
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I fixed mine as well! By eliminating it. [emoji12]


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