Car Related Tips Thread

[CoreyB]

First I heard of that!!!

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

LOL meant as a joke of course, but he's got a point. If you have a second car to fall back on for DD, then rushing to fix your 3/S is never a problem, and should prevent people from cutting corners in the interest of time/money.

right on everything except I wasn't joking.


The other great thing is if you turn out needed a part you don't have to rush to ship the thing.

[green-lantern]

I was dead serious about it also

Every time some kid wanted to TT his NA DD I’d always tell them to buy some beater to get around in because if it’s your only mode of transportation you’re going to be walking soon.

Say you wanted to remove a stud from your turbo. You heat up the area around the stud, till its hot enough to melt the wax quickly. Melt the candle on the stud and it runs down the threads. Let it cool and it works as a VERY good lubricant and usually comes right out.

I would melt a pan full of Paraffin and soak my dirtbike chain in it years ago. Before O ring chains anyway.

[mb3000]

I was dead serious about it also

I would melt a pan full of Paraffin and soak my dirtbike chain in it years ago. Before O ring chains anyway.

I used Kerosene

[green-lantern]

I used Kerosene

Too thin for me. I used gear oil also but that can make a pretty good mess.

[green-lantern]

I was dead serious about it also

Every time some kid wanted to TT his NA DD I’d always tell them to buy some beater to get around in because if it’s your only mode of transportation you’re going to be walking soon.

See my post

http://www.3sgto.org/f17/restoration...tml#post109897

[93STLTH]

You can use a 10 inch length of vacuum hose to guide your spark plugs down the tube and even start them threading and then use the socket to tighten them. You won't have to worry about trying to keep them in the socket or accidentally pushing the gasket into the cylinder.

[Roybatty]

You can use a 10 inch length of vacuum hose to guide your spark plugs down the tube and even start them threading and then use the socket to tighten them. You won't have to worry about trying to keep them in the socket or accidentally pushing the gasket into the cylinder.

This works well...Also YOU have excellent posts particularly in the NWS section.

I don't know how you can own/work on one of these cars and NOT have access to another "working" DD.

Some times no matter how much PB blaster/wax/parrafin/whatnot you use...you may run into the friggin crustulated/rust recalcitrant bolt that needs to be drilled out...with all the pain involved with it. These are old cars!

[shmoo]

If you can't get something loose with just heat use heat and then melt candle wax into it and it will usually come out. I use it on bolts and just used it on a hub assembly the other day.

tell us more about this.. you just melt wax into the threads?

_isiah

[KPZVR4]

When you have nut/bolt you can't get out, make sure you are tightening it too. This will help to work the lube into it.