What did you do today to your 3/S?

[sergechronos]

Only guess I've got is if the VSS were seated properly they may have worked themselves loose later. Happened to Green lantern when a local shop did his heads, but he found it out pretty quickly.

[sergechronos]

Gave the subframe it's first pass of wire wheeling and some paint thinner, did the work to one of the control arm bushings. Going to make some brief video walk throughs of how to do the poly front end stuff.

Going to get back out there and under the car before long to work on the underside of the car...So. Much. Awfulness.

[green-lantern]

I don't know the history of the heads for the first 80k miles so prior damage is possible. I would imagine that is common for most of heads out there at this point. Not sure how else to explain leaking valves 40k miles later after new VSS. Perhaps bad installation? I've only disassembled, never installed so I'm not sure if they can be messed up only to show itself 40kmi later.

The shop that did my heads didn't seat the VSS good enough (if at all) so they popped off the guides. You can pull the valve covers and see if you have a few that popped off. Are you smoking at idle?

Speaking of smoking, today I took off down the road and noticed smoke coming from my exhaust. I punched it again and had more smoke

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[CoopKill]

Cuz green, just sayin...

[CoopKill]

[stealthee]

I replaced the heater hoses on it so I could retop off the antifreeze. Tried to get it started but it refused. Wanted to kick it.

[j2k4]

I bought it some heater hose.

One of the last times I had it started the hose had split and I want to get new hose on it and get anti-freeze back in it so it doesn't freeze up.

I replaced the heater hoses on it so I could retop off the antifreeze. Tried to get it started but it refused. Wanted to kick it.

Now, Brian - you've been ignoring your beast.

Needs to be coaxed into not ignoring you back.

[stealthee]

Running out of nice weather to be able to do that. It gets dark too fast in the evening now too. If I can get decent enough weather this weekend I will at least get it started and let it idle a little while.

I'm actually starting to wonder if I will ever get the car back to its former self...

[sergechronos]

Utility heater and new steering rack boots arrived today. Should make work in the garage much more tolerable

[DK77]

Took 90% of what's needed to drop the trans out tonight. Will finish and pull clutch in the morning. Hopefully I'll actually get the car to 100% mechanically finally since I've been procrastinating on doing the last few things that needed done. If I hurry I might even be able to get a pass in down at Kearney before they close for winter. Edit: Nevermind, this weekend was the last one for all the strips close to me.