Stop in for a cup of coffee
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I was changing the clutch in my Vega wagon. Pulled the trans and OMG!! I could not believe how heavy it was!! Weight more then the engine!!! Right on my chest it landed!! Sum *****!! Putting it back in was a chore....
I have a clamp addiction…
Yep, I have a few times, cardboard is nice and slippery, many times ( 3 or 4) with out air tools.
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A must have to do the work you put out working man
This place where my son started working at back in 2004 to 2014 got called in from where he works at now to put a run station and exhaust in for, that Barracuda was the winner of the Hemi shoot out 2017. I have walked around all there cars except that beuityful Plymouth Valarie you see.. Creed is having a good day at work and sent these to me
My son has a very top notch southern rock band that keeps him busy, plus his full time job at CWC engineering co. He is a big wig and they fly him out a few times a year to set a job up and take pictures and stuff to bid on. Greezy Tree is his bands name. My other is a high school head basketball coach for the ladies.. I am a blessed old fart.
Speaking of Vega,s
So. Pumped till there was no more. I used the cars electric pump to empty. Gauge showed empty. Got 8 gallons out... And ordered a new gear vendor Speedo adaptor. When I swapped from 355 to 323 gears it put Speedo out of wack. Hard to figure milage when odometer is off...
As The Uecker would say... "Juuuuuusssttt a bit outside" on that gauge accuracy.
Back to the drawing board.
I have a new sending unit/ float going in. With the NOS gauge. I fully expect it to be a lot more accurate...As The Uecker would say... "Juuuuuusssttt a bit outside" on that gauge accuracy.
Back to the drawing board.
shittyslant6
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I was working on a friends 72 chevelle and he wanted to put the trans in. He has a lift and a shop so I thought; "no problem, get out the transmission jack and we will just lower the car over it and put the bolts in." no.
got 4 dudes and just heaved ho'ed the trans on our shoulders and tried to line it up. The thing is, he got the wrong bolts. So for about 5 minutes i'm trying to thread bolts in while everyone is slowly crumbling under the weight of the thing.
Eventually he got a ratchet strap and a 4x4 to hold it in place so we wouldn't drop it on our domes. not fun.
When I pull my trans out, I am definitely making a jig out of wood that will fit the trans pan so I won't have to heave it and tear something.
shittyslant6
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Just a wee bit.
Yoga every morning.
dukeboy440
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Hmm pretty sure the oil pump is out in the Jeep. That Or it’s gone thru another sending unit/sensor.
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I can hear Karl now going on a downward dog rant!I like yogurt.
The vanilla greek stuff with fresh blueberries added.
dukeboy440
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Has he been around ?
And someone will pay that.
So my Fuel gauge install goes on. As you recall, I bench tested the new gauge with the new sending unit/float. I was reasonably happy with the results. BUT, I installed everything, and, 1 gallon, no gauge movement, BUT the car will run. 2 gallons same. 3 same. 4 needle just moves. 5 gallons and you can see the empty mark on the left side of the needle. 6, 7,8, now shows 1/4 tank. 9, same just a little movement, 10, little more, 11 gallons shows 1/2 tank. Need to get more fuel to continue.... At 9 gallons, It started to leak a little, I tightened the ring, it stopped, but that is about 1/2 way up the tank...
Gauge and sender are a calibrated match?
They are. As good as is available... The float position on the bench was appropriate with what the gauge showed....or close....I did notice the lower part of the scale had little movement, just like in the car....Still a improvement from the old. There was 8 gallons in the tank and it showed empty...
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Other then a ground issue then no idea.
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