Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Wow. Running lights only? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Oh, Devin... http://www.cbc.ca/ne...pool-crash.html "Police say no injuries have been reported. Crews removed the Dodge Caliber from the pool." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devin 325 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 OH MY GOD! THAT POOR CALIBER! And yes, thats running lights only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devin 325 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Lets see if anybody can figure out whats new in this picture. This doesn't include you, Sean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spridget 498 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Lets see if anybody can figure out whats new in this picture. This doesn't include you, Sean. Paint around the windows and roof edge (or is that stock)? Spoiler? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devin 325 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Paint around the windows and roof edge (or is that stock)? Spoiler? Pillars. I wrapped them in flat black vinyl. SRT4s and R/Ts came with this factory, and mine being a lower trimmed SXT, did not. It makes it look a LOT better. This is what it looked like before. And here is the look I'm going for. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scuba9898 20 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Picked up a toy for 2000$ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Does this one run OK? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devin 325 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Does this one run OK? If it has the 4.0, he'll be fine. They're practically bulletproof. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scuba9898 20 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 It runs great, 1 owner jeeps are the best especially whens it was own by a elderly couple. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 1340593615[/url]' post='49668']If it has the 4.0, he'll be fine. They're practically bulletproof. I know. That 4.0L straight-6 outlasted the whole company that originally designed 'em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thub 673 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Is that a 2 or 4 door, can't quite tell, but I'm thinking 4, the 2 doors are getting pretty rare. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scuba9898 20 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 It's a 4dr. It's already getting modify for cheap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 279 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Tonight Lucy got a bath and a brand new $30 pair of Trico Flex wipers to replace the 6? 8? or so month old Trico ExactFit wipers that were on there. Holy leprachaun's underwear! What a difference they made. I have always been more traditional in car parts like this, and figured they wouldn't be any better, but they put the Rain-X blades I have on Marilyn to shame. Will wait a while and see how they wear, but I may be getting a set for the ol' girl, too. Plus I get an $8 rebate! That expires tomorrow, so if I do get some for Das Bull, then I will have to pay full price, so I will probably take a step up and get the Teflon Shield wipers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
machausta 155 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Headed over to a friend's house to help with a 3.8L Mustang clutch job -- but we discovered coolant leaking from around the driver's side head. Looks like I get to perform an Essex rebuild after all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Headed over to a friend's house to help with a 3.8L Mustang clutch job -- but we discovered coolant leaking from around the driver's side head. Looks like I get to perform an Essex rebuild after all Re:mac.. The Essex is noted for blowing head gaskets. Either blow compression into the coolant, coolant in the cylinder, or coolant out the side. I have had 7, only 2 had to have the gaskets replaced. However, 2 were Lin Cont and they did not appear to have the same gasket issues. Likely they did something different. However, one Lin had the engine replaced under warrenty for what was likely a tight wrist pin. The '95 Sable had the gaskets replaced under recall/warrenty. The '92 was scrapped. Replaced by another '92 which already had the gaskets replaced before 50K. Aluminum heads on iron block with a old style cooling system that cycled when cold was a formula for failure. Have a nice project day. -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
machausta 155 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Re:mac.. The Essex is noted for blowing head gaskets. Either blow compression into the coolant, coolant in the cylinder, or coolant out the side. I have had 7, only 2 had to have the gaskets replaced. However, 2 were Lin Cont and they did not appear to have the same gasket issues. Likely they did something different. However, one Lin had the engine replaced under warrenty for what was likely a tight wrist pin. The '95 Sable had the gaskets replaced under recall/warrenty. The '92 was scrapped. Replaced by another '92 which already had the gaskets replaced before 50K. Aluminum heads on iron block with a old style cooling system that cycled when cold was a formula for failure. Have a nice project day. -chart- I'm well aware of the Essex reputation for blowing head gaskets; however, you can safely use the 99+ MLS head gaskets from a Mustang on any year essex and they are much stronger and last much longer. This particular case is extremely interesting because it went 200k miles -- it had been modified in 2000 with MLS gaskets and arp head studs locally by the dealership. (It had been owned by the owner's wife) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I'm well aware of the Essex reputation for blowing head gaskets; however, you can safely use the 99+ MLS head gaskets from a Mustang on any year essex and they are much stronger and last much longer. This particular case is extremely interesting because it went 200k miles -- it had been modified in 2000 with MLS gaskets and arp head studs locally by the dealership. (It had been owned by the owner's wife) Re mach Thanks for the info, just makes history look different. May explain that Ford knew the answer but failed to use it on Taurus/Sables. May explain why Lin Cont '88-'94 with that engine, and making more power never had a problem. -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
machausta 155 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Re mach Thanks for the info, just makes history look different. May explain that Ford knew the answer but failed to use it on Taurus/Sables. May explain why Lin Cont '88-'94 with that engine, and making more power never had a problem. -chart- I thought those year Conti's used a different head design. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull Geek 812 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 The 3.8 In the 88-94 Continentals used the 3.8 Police motor from the Taurus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 The 3.8 In the 88-94 Continentals used the 3.8 Police motor from the Taurus. Lincoln Continental and 1995 Ford Windstar had a high-output version of the 3.8 with better cylinder heads and other modifications A copy I got somewhere. -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 279 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 95 Windstar, eh? Always wondered why I kinda wanted one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 95 Windstar, eh? Always wondered why I kinda wanted one... Back when I worked for pay, there was a Ford dealer in our area. They had a van which made couple of rounds the town each day. You could drop your car off at 7:30 and be at work before 8:00. I used them as it was really convenient and the service mgr. was old timer who knew every one by name. The van was a Windstar. Really nice and it impressed the riders. Smart business by them. They got customers in the door. I retired in '98. That dealer went out of business couple years ago. Somebody wanted the land they sat on. -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spridget 498 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Driving into Austin on Thursday in the '12 VW Jetta SportWagen I hit a stone (a limestone brick) with the right front wheel. I was changing lanes to overtake a slower vehicle going up a large hill. I looked over my shoulder to make a safe lane change and when I looked ahead, there was the stone. There was no avoiding it. The tire went flat immediately following a loud bang. I assumed the rim was bent, but after safely pulling off the highway and inspecting the damage, it appeared that only the sidewall of the tire was cut. A nice gentleman stopped to help. I've never used the OEM jack before, and neither had he... he accidentally raised the car with the jack upside down. We were in a bit of a hurry as this road is notoriously deadly, traffic was heavy, and it's also a construction zone (supposedly making the road safer). As I'm positioning the spare, the jack slipped out. Fortunately, the car was supported by the brake rotor resting on the inside of the rim, otherwise the car would be on the ground. The road had been recently paved and the asphalt was loose in the hot sun. I'm not sure the jack would have supported the car even in the correct position since the road was so soft. We got a bottle jack from his truck and raised the car again. The fallen jack left a couple nicks and a small dent in the rocker panel. Once the spare was on, we continued into Austin. First stop was a tire shop (Discount Tire) where the tires are covered under a road hazard warranty. Of course, they didn't have the tire in stock, so we had to leave the wheel overnight, making a second trip to Austin the next day. The tire tech claimed to have not found any bend in the rim, surprisingly, but I noticed this wheel has more tape weights than the others.... so this wheel will become a matching full size spare in the future, also because it will have the newest tire when the others are due for replacement soon. I'll buy another rim to replace it. I'm glad VW continues to put full size spares in their cars. Now if only they included real jacks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Driving into Austin on Thursday in the '12 VW Jetta SportWagen I hit a stone (a limestone brick) with the right front wheel. I was changing lanes to overtake a slower vehicle going up a large hill. I looked over my shoulder to make a safe lane change and when I looked ahead, there was the stone. There was no avoiding it. The tire went flat immediately following a loud bang. I assumed the rim was bent, but after safely pulling off the highway and inspecting the damage, it appeared that only the sidewall of the tire was cut. A nice gentleman stopped to help. I've never used the OEM jack before, and neither had he... he accidentally raised the car with the jack upside down. We were in a bit of a hurry as this road is notoriously deadly, traffic was heavy, and it's also a construction zone (supposedly making the road safer). As I'm positioning the spare, the jack slipped out. Fortunately, the car was supported by the brake rotor resting on the inside of the rim, otherwise the car would be on the ground. The road had been recently paved and the asphalt was loose in the hot sun. I'm not sure the jack would have supported the car even in the correct position since the road was so soft. We got a bottle jack from his truck and raised the car again. The fallen jack left a couple nicks and a small dent in the rocker panel. Once the spare was on, we continued into Austin. First stop was a tire shop (Discount Tire) where the tires are covered under a road hazard warranty. Of course, they didn't have the tire in stock, so we had to leave the wheel overnight, making a second trip to Austin the next day. The tire tech claimed to have not found any bend in the rim, surprisingly, but I noticed this wheel has more tape weights than the others.... so this wheel will become a matching full size spare in the future, also because it will have the newest tire when the others are due for replacement soon. I'll buy another rim to replace it. I'm glad VW continues to put full size spares in their cars. Now if only they included real jacks. For what it worth, OEM tires are the cream of the crop as far as being round and balanced. The Goodyear aftermarket in the pic is more typical and I do not know what is on the other side of this one, it's mate is about the same. The Michelin OEM is not labeled but likely 5G and it's mate has 10G which is about third of Oz. That is on the car in my pic. So I would not expect aftermarket tires to fall much less that 1 to 3 oz of total weights. There are random exceptions of course. Walk around a new car lot and look at the weights. Then look at parking lot tires on older cars. -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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