What did you do to your Mopar today?

[Bruzilla]

Had to replace the quarter window weather stripping, replace the hood bumpers, replaced the sway bar links on the rear, and the console door lock broke and had to fix that.

 

[YY1]

Went to see bro and check the progress on his 87 starion tsi with 318/ax15 transplant (!)

Thought 900* temp and 1000% humidity might be a good reason to try the A/C in the Satellite.

Had a 8 oz can of 134, and 1/2 way through the compressor kicks on YAY!

Blows 80* to O'Reilly's but is better than the windows down.

Get 16 oz can and then blows 60*

After visiting bro- car now has exhaust and sounds really throaty for an SB- stop by friends shop and he puts in another 1.5 # of 134- now blows 52*.

LOTS of triple takes by other motorists-

1- Hey there's an old car...
2- something's wrong..... why are the windows up ?
3- holy ****- the A/C works!

 

[YY1]

Bru- did you do the top weather strip or the door to glass?

What brand did you use? Are you happy with it?

My door and door panel strips/fuzzies are brittle and cracking.

The rubber at the top is OK but whistles and leaks just a bit through a car wash.

 

[watermelon]

drove it

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Finally figgered out my Holley front bowl fuel problem Float was set so gas would shut off well before the bottom of sight plug. Engine would not run for more than a few seconds before flooding out. Gas coming out of front bowl vent like crazy. needle and seat was working properly Kicked my a** for several hours and finally after trying many things, I found that gas was leaking by the tiny "o" ring on the needle and seat assembly. It had gotten hard , but looked good. Replaced with a new one and that took care of the problem. First time that ever happened to me, but bet I won't ever forget that !!..........................MO

 

[Brandy]

got the right side fender door issue solved and hung the left side fender and door and worked the gaps. Sanded down part of the left fender. Disassembled the other LCA from the drum and then took the LCA apart. Removed both bushings from the torque bar sockets on the LCA's by hammer, chisel and muscle. Wire wheeled one of the caliper mounts.

 

[71charger_fan]

I put a new power steering pump in the '71 Charger. Unfortunately, I dropped it and bent the pulley. So, $100 later, I have a new pulley to install on the new pump.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I put a new power steering pump in the '71 Charger. Unfortunately, I dropped it and bent the pulley. So, $100 later, I have a new pulley to install on the new pump.

tarted mine

I put a new power steering pump in the '71 Charger. Unfortunately, I dropped it and bent the pulley. So, $100 later, I have a new pulley to install on the new pump.

I backed it out of the garge & gave it a good washing & cleaning. First time in about three years or more. Usually i just take the Califonia Duster to it when it gets dusty.

 

[oldbee]

Ripped off inner door trim panels & started lubing everything up, actually looks pretty good for 49yrs. Shot 'fluid film' on latch mechanisms & surface rust spots. Fluid Film available at Deere dealers at least, lanolin based & smells pretty good, pretty thick base so it stays where you put it. Enjoy the 4th!

 

[Auggie56]

Went out to the shop for the first time in a week and knocked the distributor bushing out of the block. While I was at it I fished an old soft plug out of the blocks cooling passage that fell inside when I tryed to remove it. So the block is ready for the machine shop, but unfortunately, my wallet isn't. I fished the crank pulley and a collection of formerly rusty bolts out of a vingar bath I started for them two weeks ago. They came out almost a hundred percent. So I wire brushed the paint residue off the pulley and put it back into some fresh vinegar. Took the used power steering pump I bought appart, to de-rust the pulley and reservoir. The assembly was the hardest one I ever took apart. I dented the small flange on the outside of the reservoir which is repairable. However there is a fair sized dent, that was hidden by the mounting bracket. I'm thinking about picking up some dry ice to see if it will shrink to a decent looking size. Removing the pulley proved to be a bugger. I had trouble keeping the little ram, at the bottom of the large bolt in the puller assembly centered. It kept walking as I tightened it onto the pulley hub. I dug a half by quarter inch up a bolt, and set it insde the threaded portion of the pump shaft. It allowed the puller (Snap-on) to start pulling the pulley off. However, I broke a half inch socket while turning a large three-quarter ratchet. Replace it with an impact socket, but once the ram contacted the hub of the pulley again, I had to tap it back to center with a drift and hammer. All the way off the pulley protested with loud cracking sounds as the pulley came off the shaft hard. Luckily no damage. I put the parts from the pump assembly in the vinegar to clean them. Later I will take the pump apart to inspect it,and hopefully, it's serviceable.

 

[themechanic]

I read Auggie's post and now I'm too tired to work on mine..

 

[Brandy]

Went out to the shop for the first time in a week and knocked the distributor bushing out of the block. While I was at it I fished an old soft plug out of the blocks cooling passage that fell inside when I tryed to remove it. So the block is ready for the machine shop, but unfortunately, my wallet isn't. I fished the crank pulley and a collection of formerly rusty bolts out of a vingar bath I started for them two weeks ago. They came out almost a hundred percent. So I wire brushed the paint residue off the pulley and put it back into some fresh vinegar. Took the used power steering pump I bought appart, to de-rust the pulley and reservoir. The assembly was the hardest one I ever took apart. I dented the small flange on the outside of the reservoir which is repairable. However there is a fair sized dent, that was hidden by the mounting bracket. I'm thinking about picking up some dry ice to see if it will shrink to a decent looking size. Removing the pulley proved to be a bugger. I had trouble keeping the little ram, at the bottom of the large bolt in the puller assembly centered. It kept walking as I tightened it onto the pulley hub. I dug a half by quarter inch up a bolt, and set it insde the threaded portion of the pump shaft. It allowed the puller (Snap-on) to start pulling the pulley off. However, I broke a half inch socket while turning a large three-quarter ratchet. Replace it with an impact socket, but once the ram contacted the hub of the pulley again, I had to tap it back to center with a drift and hammer. All the way off the pulley protested with loud cracking sounds as the pulley came off the shaft hard. Luckily no damage. I put the parts from the pump assembly in the vinegar to clean them. Later I will take the pump apart to inspect it,and hopefully, it's serviceable.

What is this vinegar you speak of?

 

[Auggie56]

What is this vinegar you speak of?

"White vinegar" (only) is three percent acidic and it will eat rust if a rusty part is soaked in it long enough. It will remove paint too. I buy it in two-gallon jugs it's relatively cheap and safe to use.

 

[Brandy]

"White vinegar" (only) is three percent acidic and it will eat rust if a rusty part is soaked in it long enough. It will remove paint too. I buy it in two-gallon jugs it's relatively cheap and safe to use.

Will be shopping soon. Thanks, had no idea. LCA's and UCA's into the tub! Disc brake stuff into the tub.

 

[MOPOWER871]

After a painstaking effort to install a stereo in my 67 GTX I finally have tunes. I didn't want to touch the stock factory AM in the dash that works perfectly, so I opted for a hidden system mounted in the trunk the Unit is a "Secret radio SST".
I Mounted the 200 Watt FM receiver over the rear on rubber isolator's and ran the cables correctly, didn't want to trust some ding dong stereo shop to just slap it together if you know what I mean. All wiring is rapped in shrink rap and covered in wire loom.
Control pad is mounted in the center console with USB MP3 Flash drive port and an IPOD docking connection.
A Kicker 10" sub and a pair of Alpine Type R SPR-69 2 way 6 x 9" speakers are driven by an Alpine MVR-250W power amp.
The power antenna is hidden on top of the Kicker box under the back window. A RF remote control with no line sight required, good for 40'
System sounds good. didn't want a killer system just good quality sound with a little punch that wouldn't tax my charging system and wiring.
When I said painstakingly earlier I meant it. I through my back out in the middle of this project and have been wearing a back brace for the past two weeks and MRI and a half dozen chiropractor visits but the tunes have helped ease the pain. thought I'd share. Peace.

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[PP1RT]

Vinegar is acetic acid. You can boil vinegar down to strengthen it a little more too.

I fixed my wifes "broken" dish washer with vinegar. Scaled up with lime from our hard water. Boiled the small screen from the drain in vinegar then ran the dishwasher a few times adding vinegar right before the wash cycle. I had some of our glass dishes in there too. Everything sparkles and the soap dispenser works like new!

 

[themechanic]

Evapo-Rust is by far the best rust remover. There has been a lot of comparisons done and posted on YouTube and other web sites with varying results for other rust removers. Evapo-Rust always comes out on top. It is $22 per gallon at Oreillys, doesn't have a bad odor or toxic fumes, and can be used over and over.

Though they may be less expensive, some of the other rust removers turn the metal black or gray. So, be cautious and perform a test first.

 

[eldubb440]

I looked at mine, and considered selling out

 

[Riverdawg]

So since I had the 3rd and 4th off work, I decide to take vacation time for the rest of the week. Wife is on the East coast visiting her aunt and cousin's, Daughter is in the Queensland, Australia area on a study abroad program for 5 weeks, then a week in New Zeeland (I'm so jealous) and the my son is working. I'm all alone, except for the cat. Worked on some yard work that the wife asked for, still more to do. Did finally get a little garage time yesterday. I got the passenger side apart and cleaned up some. I'm mainly trying to get this driveable so a more thorough cleaning will be done in the future. My brother is swamped trying to get things done before his hernia surgery next week, so I offered to help him out. Did a few things for him but he surprised me by having me drag my rear end out and he welded it up. I mocked it up this morning/afternoon to make sure everything has good clearance now.

 

[Riverdawg]

Got the housing painted this evening and one of the backing plates. I'm going to my brothers in the morning hopefully we'll get it together without any trouble.