Bull Geek 812 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 I just did a fuel pump on friends 2000 Taurus. Wasn't too bad a task. Fun. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaurusKev 1089 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Bull Geek said: I just did a fuel pump on friends 2000 Taurus. Wasn't too bad a task. Fun. Add rust to the equation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull Geek 812 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 43 minutes ago, TaurusKev said: Add rust to the equation Now its not fun. All the bolts spun out beautifully. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
REDTRUCKCHASER 340 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Just cleaned off 5" snow and sleet off TB. No easy feat with only one hand. (Broke my other one in a stupid fall.) Still sleeting but i got the snow off and windshields cleaned and covered. The next time I say something asinine like "oh I don't mind snow" some one just slap me. Today reinforces my plan to retire out West. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, REDTRUCKCHASER said: Just cleaned off 5" snow and sleet off TB. No easy feat with only one hand. (Broke my other one in a stupid fall.) Still sleeting but i got the snow off and windshields cleaned and covered. The next time I say something asinine like "oh I don't mind snow" some one just slap me. Today reinforces my plan to retire out West. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Just bought my '11 Buick Lucerne out in your town, Paxton St week ago last Friday. Nice sunny day, no snow in sight. Getting out of town on Friday ~4pm in a different car in the stop lights was not fun. And then 22-322 was at maximum capacity and I was just holding my place until got across the river and got to a parking lot to stop and figure out the controls like mirrors and such. So it does snow down there too. Guess I picked a nice day to go. Best of luck healing. -chart- Quote Edited February 4, 2018 by -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angrod 280 Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) Drove it for the final time today to U-Pull-and-Pay Pittsburgh. Discovered a puddle of transmission fluid when I pulled out of the driveway. My guess was the input shaft seal finally started to give out. It drove fine to the salvage yard. I forgot how nice it handled. It will definitely be missed. Final goodbye photo: Edited February 21, 2018 by Angrod 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaurusKev 1089 Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spridget 498 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Hauled my ‘96 SHO back to my house from the shop in south Austin that I was previously managing. The battery has a dead cell but engine started easily with a jump box. It’s been sitting outside the shop for the last year. Now that it’s home, I hope to be able to get it road legal. We need a back up car, but I just wanna hear that V8 purr. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Seeing rust and expecting the worst. I treated the inside of the wheel well Fall of 2016. Drilled holes in the inner fender and used a wand on tube and coated all inside. Today took the Dremel and sanding drum and knocked off the paint and it is rusting from the outside. No hole. Paint cracked, likely from when the tree fell on it in 2011. I sanded out to clean metal and used a file folder with a hole cut in it as a shield and primed it. Hope to do more when weather warms up. The rusty rocker to dogleg was rusted and treated back in '16 but nothing for cosmetics. Two winters in the north country as a daily driver takes a toll. 15 year old car. 169K miles. It is a survivor. Bought as repro, totaled by tree fall, patched up and it keeps on ticking. -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vulcanator 85 Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 I started cutting the rusty rocker panels and other pieces out last weekend. That was going to be continued these days off but winter came back my first day and now I'm having back pain today so thats kaiboshed. Maybe next week I can get something done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Been to the JY as the snow has melted and new ones are being placed. '04 Sable listed Friday, Monday sunny and ~45F. Took 3 trips as I forgot my 15mm socket. Got 2 tires/wheels, GY 8/32 tread and 5 spoke wheels, 90% perfect condition. $30 per and that includes tax, no core. Got rotors/drums as they are nearly new, surface grinding still showing. Also got the console shifter indicator flag as they tend to break. Very nice clean car, seats like new but I have a spare and not my color anyway. Head lights were not good enough to take. Mud on the tires and rotors and I washed them free of mud. Rotors drilled but no name I can find. Drums Bosch, paint still good. Drums pulled off easily so I did not need my plastic hammer I took. Of course this car nearly as far from the office as possible. Wheels were off the car and on the special rack in the office, so no effort. I looked for the other 2 but someone beat me to it. Daughter borrowed my camera so no pics yet. Got 2 '03 Sables on the road, 4 drivers in the herd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoNic 36 Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 I have replaced most of my exhaust pipe. The last muffler broke of at some point and the rest of the pipe had rust and a couple of pin holes. On the driveway is a horrendous job. Had the front up on ramps, rear bumper on jackstands, cut the old bolts and the pipe with the flex and sawsall (didn't have enough clearance to drop it down), then support the front muffler and the middle of the pipe with other jackstands (din't have another person). At the end I sprayed some spots with cold galvanizing zinc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
REDTRUCKCHASER 340 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Nothing exciting. Oil change. Will go back during the week to do safety inspection, check front end (hit a pothole in the snow), maybe replace the blend door actuator. Not getting any air movement on the left side. Either rodentia has gotten in and plugged up something over the winter or it's just time to replace it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 Got my JY wheels on. Rears nearly new GY tires, fronts brand x and worn out. Will get new tires on them real soon. And I noticed after I got the last 2, they do not match the rears. Both 5 spoke as easily seen but they are different for whatever reason. Anyone care to post what they are. Now I have 6 spare wheels/tires and 4 are going to recycling early next month. So my wagon will stay with 7 spoke wheels and the sedan will stay with the 5 spoke ones. I need to clean off the bottom of the doors. I put rust proofing inside the doors through the drain holes last fall. Some leaked out and made them black on the bottoms. It wipes off with mineral spirits. -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thub 673 Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 5 hours ago, -chart- said: Got my JY wheels on. Rears nearly new GY tires, fronts brand x and worn out. Will get new tires on them real soon. And I noticed after I got the last 2, they do not match the rears. Both 5 spoke as easily seen but they are different for whatever reason. Anyone care to post what they are. Now I have 6 spare wheels/tires and 4 are going to recycling early next month. So my wagon will stay with 7 spoke wheels and the sedan will stay with the 5 spoke ones. I need to clean off the bottom of the doors. I put rust proofing inside the doors through the drain holes last fall. Some leaked out and made them black on the bottoms. It wipes off with mineral spirits. -chart- The front rim is from the Gen 4 (2000-2003 MY cars) the rear "step ledge" rim is from the Gen 4.5 (2004-2007 MY cars). 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-chart- 287 Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) On 4/26/2018 at 9:39 PM, Thub said: The front rim is from the Gen 4 (2000-2003 MY cars) the rear "step ledge" rim is from the Gen 4.5 (2004-2007 MY cars). Thanks. My '01, '03, '03wagon all came with 7 spoke but they are different. Some polished face on the spokes, others painted. Center caps different. All my 7 spoke wheel corroded and one leaked around the valve stem. Others just leaked around the bead, even when treated. These JY wheels are really nice for no corrosion. There were 2 more in the yard like the fronts but not quite as nice as these fronts. New Mics X-Tour on the front wheels yesterday. Should last the life of the car. Edited April 28, 2018 by -chart- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 This weekend, after basically sitting dormant for the past 5 months, I got a warranty replacement battery in the Sable and got it roadworthy again. It was briefly used at the end of June to transport a new 36”x80” storm door kit home from the store, but otherwise I have not driven this car since February 28th. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff 386 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Sounds like it's time to pass the torch to someone else.... I've cut back my car collection over the past few years....both my 54 Caddy and 55 Caddy hearse have found new homes. The sale of the 54 allowed me to pay off the mortgage on my home and purchase some things I had been saving for. I miss that car, but it was the right time to get out. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sablekid 23 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Finally put a new set of teeth on the 1987. Found a brand new lightbar for 50 bucks. Now that I have 2 of these lightbars in new condition I finally feel safe putting one on! lol! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 43 minutes ago, Sablekid said: Finally put a new set of teeth on the 1987. Found a brand new lightbar for 50 bucks. Now that I have 2 of these lightbars in new condition I finally feel safe putting one on! lol! She’s so beautiful. 😍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Well holy crap, I didn’t realize that it had been a year since this topic got a last update. 😯 This morning I changed the Sable wagon’s transmission fluid and filter, and swapped pans for a new one with a built-in threaded drain plug for more ease and cleanliness when draining it in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShelbyRacer78 247 Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 I started taking parts out of the sable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
REDTRUCKCHASER 340 Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 It was suspension time for Third Bull this spring. New tires, struts, swaybar links, and for good measure, a new timing belt. Rolled over to 134k not too long ago. She's still comfy to drive, and fast. ("oooh hello officer ! Do you really think this old lady in a Taurus was going that fast ?") 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
REDTRUCKCHASER 340 Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 In anticipation of winter (bah humbug) , have an appt at my mechanic to change out fluids. I thought I did this 2 years ago but it's been 5 years. Time flies when you're having fun or don't know what you're doing.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_05_SEL 1418 Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) My Sable wagon currently needs a new air conditioning compressor and a cylinder #5 coil pack. Edited August 16, 2019 by Brian_05_SEL Update: fixed 8/15 it drives right again and the A/C blows ice cold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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