Who would have thought a national holiday is more important than talking about cars? Winter just started a few weeks ago here and I am already itching for a Spring. I need my car fix.
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Nov. 27, 2008 3:28 p.m. Feedyurhed Reader
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Nov. 27, 2008 3:34 p.m. wherethefmi2000 Reader
well I guess everyone is getting fat on turduckens
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Nov. 27, 2008 6:33 p.m. Keith UltraDork
I'm pulling the engine out of the MG so I can start measuring things for the LS1. The national holiday is so I can work on cars, isn't it?
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Nov. 27, 2008 9:04 p.m. AngryCorvair Dork
i drove the V8 944 around the neighborhood today. we were out of town for a few days, and it was cold enough to freeze the water in the hoses, so i knew i had to thaw it out before it got any worse. got it fired up, but the water in the water pump was frozen so it wouldn't spin, and the belt was screaming loud. so i shut it down and removed the belt, then fired it up again. let it run until the intake felt good and hot, then shut it down and waited for the heat to soak through the cooling system. one of the threaded plugs in the block was leaking, and the hose from the rad to the water pump was leaking and looked like it had been pushed apart by the expansion of the water freezing. so i put the hose back together, then dumped a bottle of "K-Seal" into the expansion tank, and chased it with 1.5 gallons of prestone. started up the engine again and let it run for about 10 minutes. just like it said on the label, the leak stopped within three minutes.
is that car talk enough for a holiday?
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Nov. 27, 2008 10:10 p.m. aussiesmg HalfDork
I can't reach the laptop after eating so much turduckens, I think my lap has gone for good
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Nov. 27, 2008 10:19 p.m. Feedyurhed Reader
AngryCorvair wrote:
i drove the V8 944 around the neighborhood today. we were out of town for a few days, and it was cold enough to freeze the water in the hoses, so i knew i had to thaw it out before it got any worse. got it fired up, but the water in the water pump was frozen so it wouldn't spin, and the belt was screaming loud. so i shut it down and removed the belt, then fired it up again. let it run until the intake felt good and hot, then shut it down and waited for the heat to soak through the cooling system. one of the threaded plugs in the block was leaking, and the hose from the rad to the water pump was leaking and looked like it had been pushed apart by the expansion of the water freezing. so i put the hose back together, then dumped a bottle of "K-Seal" into the expansion tank, and chased it with 1.5 gallons of prestone. started up the engine again and let it run for about 10 minutes. just like it said on the label, the leak stopped within three minutes.
is that car talk enough for a holiday?
Sweet. I am feeling better now thanks.
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Nov. 27, 2008 10:52 p.m. DILYSI Dave PowerDork
AngryCorvair wrote:
i drove the V8 944 around the neighborhood today. we were out of town for a few days, and it was cold enough to freeze the water in the hoses, so i knew i had to thaw it out before it got any worse. got it fired up, but the water in the water pump was frozen so it wouldn't spin, and the belt was screaming loud. so i shut it down and removed the belt, then fired it up again. let it run until the intake felt good and hot, then shut it down and waited for the heat to soak through the cooling system. one of the threaded plugs in the block was leaking, and the hose from the rad to the water pump was leaking and looked like it had been pushed apart by the expansion of the water freezing. so i put the hose back together, then dumped a bottle of "K-Seal" into the expansion tank, and chased it with 1.5 gallons of prestone. started up the engine again and let it run for about 10 minutes. just like it said on the label, the leak stopped within three minutes.
is that car talk enough for a holiday?
You know - they make this tasty green liquid that fixes that problem.
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Nov. 27, 2008 11:56 p.m. dansxr2 New Reader
pulled the trans pan on the Corrado to see whats up with the transmission, I think there is a short in the grounds. I'll have it checked out this week.
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Nov. 28, 2008 10:11 a.m. AngryCorvair Dork
DILYSI Dave wrote:
AngryCorvair wrote:
and chased it with 1.5 gallons of prestone. started up the engine again and let it run for about 10 minutes. just like it said on the label, the leak stopped within three minutes.
You know - they make this tasty green liquid that fixes that problem.
bolded for DILYSI Dave's reading comprehension. i had the cooling system filled with water in case i dumped on the track at the challenge, then kinda forgot about it. no more worries, as the 1.5 gallons of prestone should give me arctic protection.
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Nov. 28, 2008 10:16 a.m. neon4891 Dork
i was looking at an accord I will probly get, as my neon has passed the point of Daily drivability
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Nov. 28, 2008 10:22 a.m. DILYSI Dave PowerDork
AngryCorvair wrote:
DILYSI Dave wrote:
AngryCorvair wrote:
and chased it with 1.5 gallons of prestone. started up the engine again and let it run for about 10 minutes. just like it said on the label, the leak stopped within three minutes.
You know - they make this tasty green liquid that fixes that problem.
bolded for DILYSI Dave's reading comprehension. i had the cooling system filled with water in case i dumped on the track at the challenge, then kinda forgot about it. no more worries, as the 1.5 gallons of prestone should give me arctic protection.
I read it. It just seems like adding prestone to an already frozen motor is like putting a condom on after she's pregnant.
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Nov. 28, 2008 10:25 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
tryptophan effect kicking in strong :D
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Nov. 28, 2008 10:30 a.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
It's always quiet Thanksgiving and the day after. That's why we rolled out the new stuff this morning!
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Nov. 28, 2008 11:10 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
noticed quite a few things.
preview of recent threads
the facebook/digg/yahoo buttons.
I'm sure there's more
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Nov. 28, 2008 11:15 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
Yeah I think activity has hit an all-time low over the last few hours.
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Nov. 28, 2008 11:45 a.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director
We were at the Turkey Rod Run yesterday (big car show at Daytona speedway).
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Nov. 28, 2008 11:56 a.m. JmfnB UltimaDork
Tanner and I played with Play-Dough and the baby made a poo that was the EXACT same color... inspiration!
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Nov. 28, 2008 2:07 p.m. AngryCorvair Dork
DILYSI Dave wrote:
AngryCorvair wrote:
DILYSI Dave wrote:
AngryCorvair wrote:
and chased it with 1.5 gallons of prestone. started up the engine again and let it run for about 10 minutes. just like it said on the label, the leak stopped within three minutes.
You know - they make this tasty green liquid that fixes that problem.
bolded for DILYSI Dave's reading comprehension. i had the cooling system filled with water in case i dumped on the track at the challenge, then kinda forgot about it. no more worries, as the 1.5 gallons of prestone should give me arctic protection.
I read it. It just seems like adding prestone to an already frozen motor is like putting a condom on after she's pregnant.
true. i was lucky that temps weren't consistently below freezing while i was ignoring the car. no damage done.
FWIW, i think the new 3-dimensional smilies are ghey.
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Nov. 28, 2008 3:25 p.m. wherethefmi2000 Reader
I know why there's no activity, no one is at work
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Nov. 28, 2008 3:30 p.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
Basically, yeah. On holidays, and holiday weekends, traffic is usually about what it is on a weekend. Yesterday, for example, had almost the exact same traffic as a typical Saturday.
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Nov. 28, 2008 4:41 p.m. dean1484 HalfDork
ummmmmmm Pie is good.. . .
O Wait this is not the food site.. ..
I have been messing with my megajolt cam triggered edis 924s project. I am pondering if I should try to use the WB02 0-5volt output to the aux port adn use it to retard timing if is goes to lean say something over 14 or so and it would drop timing by 3 deg. Then there is the period it is effect. I am wondering what it would do to throttle response as you would be lean on deceleration causing the timing to retard but getting on it would then delete it and put you back to the proper bin no the timing table.
Now back to pie.. . . . We have apple and pumpkin (not squash) and a cherry pie. I also made 3 turkey pot pies with the left overs. two standard and one with the Frenches onions as the top crust (think been casserole) The whole house is smelling better then yesterday.
My doc said be good on thanksgiving but he did not say a thing about the day after.
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Nov. 28, 2008 5:27 p.m. bigwrench New Reader
Seems to have picked up!!! :)
