What did you do on your car today?

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Were you referring to the little 'o'-ring at the shaft of the dizzy? Do you have excessive sump compression?
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Yes,that seal.But it was just worn and rock hard.
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A 2min operation! Right?
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HEY !!!!!!!! that was my drive way, yours was already used on monday last week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Pine wrote:A 2min operation! Right?
Yes
Bad Ass Bob wrote:HEY !!!!!!!! that was my drive way, yours was already used on monday last week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My driveway looked a LOT worse! :mrgreen:

You had a small little spot.
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Was still my drive way, question is who is next ????
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Hloni wrote:
Ron&Gill wrote:Wash the area with caustic to neutralize the acid, then with soap and water, don't spare the water. (the solution to polution is dilution) Use the caustic, you know what happens to your jeans when you get acid on them, everytime you wash them, the hole gets bigger! This only stops when you soak them in caustic, why should your battery tray be any different...
Sure for that R&G, am goin' into the city today to get the stuff. Might also get NS1/NS2 which Chris swears by :hangloose:...
Man didi what a man had to do just before sunset today. Will see what she looks like tomorrow once the sun has risen.!!
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Hloni wrote:
Hloni wrote:
Ron&Gill wrote:Wash the area with caustic to neutralize the acid, then with soap and water, don't spare the water. (the solution to polution is dilution) Use the caustic, you know what happens to your jeans when you get acid on them, everytime you wash them, the hole gets bigger! This only stops when you soak them in caustic, why should your battery tray be any different...
Sure for that R&G, am goin' into the city today to get the stuff. Might also get NS1/NS2 which Chris swears by :hangloose:...
Man didi what a man had to do just before sunset today. Will see what she looks like tomorrow once the sun has risen.!!
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Ron&Gill wrote:Tell me how you made out...
Sure will do :hangloose:
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On the way home from the airport I decided to get the split out of storage and drive it to charge the battery. Went to fetch my daughter from school with it and on the way back it died in the center of the traffic intersection and did not want to start again. I had to push it to the side of the road with people honking etc. Found that the starter solenoid wire had come loose. Still could not get it started and almost drained the battery. Eventually got it going by pouring some fuel into the carb, but it did not want to idle at all. Luckily I could get home by keeping the revs up. So a fun drive turned into pain in the ass. Tomorrow I need to clean the carb and fit a new brake slave cylinder as on top of everything, I saw that the right rear wheel was wet with brake fluid.
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Welcome back Uncle BF! 8)
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removed my exhaust and the oil piping to my remote filter....
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Welcome back Bernard.
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Chris wrote:Welcome back Bernard.
Blitzkrieg wrote:Welcome back Uncle BF! 8)
Thanks guys!
Uncle? :evil: As long as they don't say "No, uncle". :twisted: :D

So hopefully after the weekend I'll be able to add something to this thread everyday. The cabrio is coming out of storage tomorrow. :hangloose:
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Mocked up my exhaust and spent the day putting on heat wrap
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