"Something in the Orange"
Just got back in from taking it up the Wynoochee, back down the Wishkaw, and back up the Chehalis with my daughter. She slept most of the way. It sounds and feels great! I often thought that circuit would be a lot of fun in orange car but must admit it’s better with one that’s much tighter w/ bigger brakes! Save for the farm truck using both lanes at one point, it was still a nice ride.
Replaced the horn relay and the air pump after the aforementioned short burned both up and the horn workED great. Then when I bumped the turn signal lever it honked again …. Grrr
At least I know precisely where that short is now but that’s the second switch I’ve put in there in as many years…. Ground wire off of the relay for now. I wanted to get some miles on it while the sun was shining.
Finally, while buttoning the dash back up I had an epiphany for my crummy dash pad:
Painted original burgundy pad with bulls eye that predates me. I sanded the high spots off, filled the cracks with shoe goo, masked up the interior and shot it all down with undercoat!
Some of these repairs are “temporary” right? It beats staring at that spot I’ve had since 2011 anymore.
What d’ya think?
Just got back in from taking it up the Wynoochee, back down the Wishkaw, and back up the Chehalis with my daughter. She slept most of the way. It sounds and feels great! I often thought that circuit would be a lot of fun in orange car but must admit it’s better with one that’s much tighter w/ bigger brakes! Save for the farm truck using both lanes at one point, it was still a nice ride.
Replaced the horn relay and the air pump after the aforementioned short burned both up and the horn workED great. Then when I bumped the turn signal lever it honked again …. Grrr
At least I know precisely where that short is now but that’s the second switch I’ve put in there in as many years…. Ground wire off of the relay for now. I wanted to get some miles on it while the sun was shining.
Finally, while buttoning the dash back up I had an epiphany for my crummy dash pad:
Painted original burgundy pad with bulls eye that predates me. I sanded the high spots off, filled the cracks with shoe goo, masked up the interior and shot it all down with undercoat!
Some of these repairs are “temporary” right? It beats staring at that spot I’ve had since 2011 anymore.
What d’ya think?
