Ontopic A Thread About Butt Mustard, For Those Who Drive Automobiles
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Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Welp, the skyline starts.
Had to pull the plugs out because somehow he had filled #6 with gas, and now the front of my garage is covered in gas from blowing it out with the starter.
But, it starts and it runs. #3 has a slight misfire, which I'm going to assume is the coilpack, as the plug looked fine when I pulled it out.
I need to find a new battery terminal, because the one on the battery cable I had is too big. Hopefully I can find a replacement that's the strap type like the old one.
Then fill and bleed the clutch and get it the fuck out of my garage.
Had to pull the plugs out because somehow he had filled #6 with gas, and now the front of my garage is covered in gas from blowing it out with the starter.
But, it starts and it runs. #3 has a slight misfire, which I'm going to assume is the coilpack, as the plug looked fine when I pulled it out.
I need to find a new battery terminal, because the one on the battery cable I had is too big. Hopefully I can find a replacement that's the strap type like the old one.
Then fill and bleed the clutch and get it the fuck out of my garage.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Yay. Waiting for AAA to come tow my car away.
Damn thing has been working fine. No signs of trouble. No symptoms of any kind. Went out to make a quick run last night and boom. Something electrical caused my car to basically have a seizure. Starter won't start, and every gauge and dial acts in a manner they never have before. I hear a loud draw as I first put the key in, like the fuel pump is powering up in overdrive. turn the key, all goes dark, and just a click click.
New battery, get's it's regular service. Just had it in last month and a full review showed everything fine.
le sigh.
Damn thing has been working fine. No signs of trouble. No symptoms of any kind. Went out to make a quick run last night and boom. Something electrical caused my car to basically have a seizure. Starter won't start, and every gauge and dial acts in a manner they never have before. I hear a loud draw as I first put the key in, like the fuel pump is powering up in overdrive. turn the key, all goes dark, and just a click click.
New battery, get's it's regular service. Just had it in last month and a full review showed everything fine.
le sigh.
Looks like the alternator. AAA came out jumped it. Started. Good. Drive around block. Come back turn off. Same thing. Driving to service place now.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Found in the skyline's radiator...
I think it was running tap water for coolant.
Whatever. I've just got to sort out the clutch hydraulics and then it'll be fuckin' gone.
I think it was running tap water for coolant.
Whatever. I've just got to sort out the clutch hydraulics and then it'll be fuckin' gone.
nukes
I Eat Buttholes Raw
Meh. I'm about to say Kadish for my engine.
Looks like a "Pre-Owned" is getting popped in.
Hoping for a 1 year warranty.
Not likely. 6 months is standard.
Looks like a "Pre-Owned" is getting popped in.
Hoping for a 1 year warranty.
Not likely. 6 months is standard.
So we're officially on vacation. Drove from Halifax to Levis, Quebec on the first leg of our journey and made it, somehow.
Just outside of Edmunston NB, I lost my alternator and power steering. Figured the car threw a belt, so I limped 2km to a gas station and pulled in. Opened the hood... nope, not the belt (which was still there, and in perfect shape)... the belt tensioner had shit itself. Bearing was fine but the swivel part exploded apart.
After standing in front of the car, thinking well shit it's a friday and we're fucked, calling auto parts places looking for another tensioner, finding out the nearest VW/Audi dealership couldn't have one until Tuesday... a few locals started stopping to help. One was a retired farmer called Reg, who had just come back from fixing someone's tractor and had some tools. I got the tensioner out of the car using his tools and sized up what happened... and he said "let's go to my garage, we'll get this thing going"
I can barely speak any french, and he can barely speak any english, but we had a pretty good laugh figuring out how to talk to each other and coming up with something. We bent a piece of steel bar scrap in a vice, and drilled a couple of holes in it:
And 300km later, it's holding up great.
Has to last 400km until we make it to Ottawa.
Just outside of Edmunston NB, I lost my alternator and power steering. Figured the car threw a belt, so I limped 2km to a gas station and pulled in. Opened the hood... nope, not the belt (which was still there, and in perfect shape)... the belt tensioner had shit itself. Bearing was fine but the swivel part exploded apart.
After standing in front of the car, thinking well shit it's a friday and we're fucked, calling auto parts places looking for another tensioner, finding out the nearest VW/Audi dealership couldn't have one until Tuesday... a few locals started stopping to help. One was a retired farmer called Reg, who had just come back from fixing someone's tractor and had some tools. I got the tensioner out of the car using his tools and sized up what happened... and he said "let's go to my garage, we'll get this thing going"
I can barely speak any french, and he can barely speak any english, but we had a pretty good laugh figuring out how to talk to each other and coming up with something. We bent a piece of steel bar scrap in a vice, and drilled a couple of holes in it:
And 300km later, it's holding up great.
Has to last 400km until we make it to Ottawa.
Omg I love Reg!So we're officially on vacation. Drove from Halifax to Levis, Quebec on the first leg of our journey and made it, somehow.
Just outside of Edmunston NB, I lost my alternator and power steering. Figured the car threw a belt, so I limped 2km to a gas station and pulled in. Opened the hood... nope, not the belt (which was still there, and in perfect shape)... the belt tensioner had shit itself. Bearing was fine but the swivel part exploded apart.
After standing in front of the car, thinking well shit it's a friday and we're fucked, calling auto parts places looking for another tensioner, finding out the nearest VW/Audi dealership couldn't have one until Tuesday... a few locals started stopping to help. One was a retired farmer called Reg, who had just come back from fixing someone's tractor and had some tools. I got the tensioner out of the car using his tools and sized up what happened... and he said "let's go to my garage, we'll get this thing going"
I can barely speak any french, and he can barely speak any english, but we had a pretty good laugh figuring out how to talk to each other and coming up with something. We bent a piece of steel bar scrap in a vice, and drilled a couple of holes in it:
And 300km later, it's holding up great.
Has to last 400km until we make it to Ottawa.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
I bandaged up the skyline as best as I could, and sent it off to be neglected some more.
nukes
I Eat Buttholes Raw
BOUGHT A $9 CAN OF RESTORE OH BOY I BELIEVE THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS MY DEAD ENGINE WILL.BE RESSURECTED
So we're officially on vacation. Drove from Halifax to Levis, Quebec on the first leg of our journey and made it, somehow.
Just outside of Edmunston NB, I lost my alternator and power steering. Figured the car threw a belt, so I limped 2km to a gas station and pulled in. Opened the hood... nope, not the belt (which was still there, and in perfect shape)... the belt tensioner had shit itself. Bearing was fine but the swivel part exploded apart.
After standing in front of the car, thinking well shit it's a friday and we're fucked, calling auto parts places looking for another tensioner, finding out the nearest VW/Audi dealership couldn't have one until Tuesday... a few locals started stopping to help. One was a retired farmer called Reg, who had just come back from fixing someone's tractor and had some tools. I got the tensioner out of the car using his tools and sized up what happened... and he said "let's go to my garage, we'll get this thing going"
I can barely speak any french, and he can barely speak any english, but we had a pretty good laugh figuring out how to talk to each other and coming up with something. We bent a piece of steel bar scrap in a vice, and drilled a couple of holes in it:
And 300km later, it's holding up great.
Has to last 400km until we make it to Ottawa.
That's a good fucking story.
Tell me about it. That whole experience made my vacation. Saved it too.
Canada is amazingSo we're officially on vacation. Drove from Halifax to Levis, Quebec on the first leg of our journey and made it, somehow.
Just outside of Edmunston NB, I lost my alternator and power steering. Figured the car threw a belt, so I limped 2km to a gas station and pulled in. Opened the hood... nope, not the belt (which was still there, and in perfect shape)... the belt tensioner had shit itself. Bearing was fine but the swivel part exploded apart.
After standing in front of the car, thinking well shit it's a friday and we're fucked, calling auto parts places looking for another tensioner, finding out the nearest VW/Audi dealership couldn't have one until Tuesday... a few locals started stopping to help. One was a retired farmer called Reg, who had just come back from fixing someone's tractor and had some tools. I got the tensioner out of the car using his tools and sized up what happened... and he said "let's go to my garage, we'll get this thing going"
I can barely speak any french, and he can barely speak any english, but we had a pretty good laugh figuring out how to talk to each other and coming up with something. We bent a piece of steel bar scrap in a vice, and drilled a couple of holes in it:
And 300km later, it's holding up great.
Has to last 400km until we make it to Ottawa.
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nukes
I Eat Buttholes Raw
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Low compression. Mechanic couldn't save it. Check engine light blinking intermittently. Shopping for replacement, won't be long now.
Glad I didn't catch a 20 mile.walk home from Gastonia last night
You could uber if you're stuck.
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