Anyone else running into any problems come crunch time? I am getting this very odd rattling noise that seems to be coming from the exhuast. But I'm not sure becuase I havent been able to get under there and check becuase of all the RAIN!!!!
I may have to take tomorrow as a half day. This sucks, so much to do and so little time, and too much freaking rain!!!!!
rant off...
welcome to my world.
my car is up on jack stands with the drivers side axle 3/4 of the way out.
i can't get the end out of the tranny.
Ouch
I'm going to see what I can figure out after work today when I get my oil changed. Hopefully its either something easy to fix, or doesnt need to be fixed immediately. My boss isnt going to like me requesting a half day with no notice.
I am still trying to get my alignment straightened out after changing my lower control arms. Firestone got the wheel just about straightened out and the set the toe how I asked but in the wrong way
I told them to set it with 1/16" toe-in, I measure it up myself when I get home later in the evening after dinner, drove it first, and it is toe-out 1/16th of an inch
at least it drives better then before
Originally posted by RawBurt:
My boss isnt going to like me requesting a half day with no notice.
umm, I had bad tuna fish at lunch and am sick to my stomach, I need to go home 
Originally posted by BrApple:
Originally posted by RawBurt:
My boss isnt going to like me requesting a half day with no notice.
umm, I had bad tuna fish at lunch and am sick to my stomach, I need to go home
LOL, I'd so do that if I wasn't just out sick for two days with a sinus infection. I'm thinking that if I just explain the situation, that my car is acting up a day before I'm taking it out of state to a car show he'll understand. I'll just submit the request now and see how it goes. Thats my only chance.
Drop it off at a shop. Better than getting time off.
I get 2 weeks paid vacation a year, i gotta use it up sometime!
Besides I wont get it back in time if I drop it off at a shop.
That sux. Does anyone have spare window washer nozzles for a 99? Broke mine, need to find some quick.
Originally posted by xchang:
That sux. Does anyone have spare window washer nozzles for a 99? Broke mine, need to find some quick.
They're like $6 from a dealership and they are easy to install. Quit being a cheapass! 
They want $10 each here at Seely. Not being cheap, being conservative.
Originally posted by xchang:
They want $10 each here at Seely. Not being cheap, being conservative.
Oh for the love of god...
Oh, and this coming from a person that doesn't want to buy a DVD? I'm on my way over to the dealership to buy them, so don't get your panties in a bunch.
Found a slit in one of our truck tires late last week.
Ordered new ones and they're still not in.
We need the mounted tonight.
My muffler bearings exploded and I'm out of blinker fluid. Sorry guys, doesnt look like I can make it now
oh yeah..and i also blacked out my b-pillars.
but its not sticking in some spots and is pulling off.
from far away it tools good, but up close it looks like crap.
blah
Originally posted by xchang:
Oh, and this coming from a person that doesn't want to buy a DVD? I'm on my way over to the dealership to buy them, so don't get your panties in a bunch.
I think i have some SEXY LED ones here somewhere
LOL, I forgot about those. You need to put them back on so I can make fun of you some more.
umm let me think. NO!
i need some dryer ducting today though!!!!
and im a genius and threw out three phillips screws and 2 flathead screw/nut combo BLA!!!! not i have to go back to aco
Originally posted by todras:
Drop it off at a shop. Better than getting time off.
I'm a big fan of this
Originally posted by Klasse Act:
Originally posted by todras:
Drop it off at a shop. Better than getting time off.
I'm a big fan of this
Not me, I dont like people touching my car unless I'm standing right there watching every move. I also dont have a lease either 
Originally posted by RawBurt:
Originally posted by Klasse Act:
Originally posted by todras:
Drop it off at a shop. Better than getting time off.
I'm a big fan of this
Not me, I dont like people touching my car unless I'm standing right there watching every move. I also dont have a lease either
i'd be more worried about a $35K lease vehicle than a $6K financed purchase.
Not me, I would not give two shats what they did to my leased car as long as it worked and looked good. Becuase once the lease is up, its someone elses problem. It wont come back to get ya. Its the the price that matter, its the fact that one is basically a rent a car.
Originally posted by RawBurt:
Not me, I would not give two shats what they did to my leased car as long as it worked and looked good. Becuase once the lease is up, its someone elses problem. It wont come back to get ya. Its the the price that matter, its the fact that one is basically a rent a car.
ah, young, foolish rawbutt.
99.9% of all cars are "rent a car". who really keeps their car forever??? i'm sure you "think" you will... but something else will come along soon enough and you'll be selling it. and it's not like you can turn in a big pile of crap at the end of the lease, ya know. not to mention, many people keep their cars at the end of the lease.
Originally posted by MxRacer:
Originally posted by RawBurt:
Not me, I would not give two shats what they did to my leased car as long as it worked and looked good. Becuase once the lease is up, its someone elses problem. It wont come back to get ya. Its the the price that matter, its the fact that one is basically a rent a car.
and it's not like you can turn in a big pile of crap at the end of the lease, ya know.
I am aware of that, you just took it the wrong way. As I figured it would be.
Originally posted by MxRacer:
rawbuRt
My car has been on jackstands for the last few weeks, i've already missed two deadlines because of it, i am not missing SZ.
Originally posted by 5V7 Dr1v3r627:
My car has been on jackstands for the last few weeks, i've already missed two deadlines because of it, i am not missing SZ.
well... if someone didn't like to get a little over-zealous with the welder, you wouldn't have that problem, now would you?
Originally posted by RawBurt:
I get 2 weeks paid vacation a year, i gotta use it up sometime!
Besides I wont get it back in time if I drop it off at a shop.
What is going to take more than an hour to diagnose?! Fugg I take mine to a local shop sometimes. Get there at 8am and I'm out by 9am usually.
Originally posted by MxRacer:
Originally posted by 5V7 Dr1v3r627:
My car has been on jackstands for the last few weeks, i've already missed two deadlines because of it, i am not missing SZ.
well... if someone didn't like to get a little over-zealous with the welder, you wouldn't have that problem, now would you?
You shut your dirty whorish mouth, that wasn't the only issue i have had but it is all being sorted out and i should be done soon.
Originally posted by 5V7 Dr1v3r627:
You shut your dirty whorish mouth, that wasn't the only issue i have had but it is all being sorted out and i should be done soon.
take it easy... or i'll have to start talking about your sister!! 
Did he weld his aluminum wing on upside down again?
Originally posted by todras:
Did he weld his aluminum wing on upside down again?
No... he thought it would be cool to weld it under his car for better aerodynamics.
Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by RawBurt:
I get 2 weeks paid vacation a year, i gotta use it up sometime!
Besides I wont get it back in time if I drop it off at a shop.
What is going to take more than an hour to diagnose?! Fugg I take mine to a local shop sometimes. Get there at 8am and I'm out by 9am usually.
I requested the time. If its approved and I need it, then I'll take it. If I dont, I'll just come to work.
Originally posted by WorldTour:
Originally posted by todras:
Did he weld his aluminum wing on upside down again?
No... he thought it would be cool to weld it under his car for better aerodynamics.
no, we're having a hard time welding the FMIC for his twin turbo setup. gosh!
My intake pipe couplers came in the wrong size. (My fault) Rushed to send them back for an exchange but the company is moving too slow.
Went to pick up 2 CSVTs yesterday to find out AAA won't tow them for me because they are not registered. I need to pay alot for the tows.
Brakes need to be painted, but had no time so I took today off from work to do them.
Onsite computer repair today at 4:30 for a customer, which means I need to get going.
My car is nasty and will have no time to clean it except a few hours after work tomorrow.
that sucks.
i got Jess' caddy towed up from RI without it being registered.
i just put plates on it and told them i just bought it.
Originally posted by ElKy:
that sucks.
i got Jess' caddy towed up from RI without it being registered.
i just put plates on it and told them i just bought it.
That's what I wanted to post somewhere on here to ask about. When they ask if the car is registered and you say yes to them and give them the plate number, do they verify this at all or just say ok?
Otherwise I will call back and do it again.
Originally posted by CSVT1214:
Originally posted by ElKy:
that sucks.
i got Jess' caddy towed up from RI without it being registered.
i just put plates on it and told them i just bought it.
That's what I wanted to post somewhere on here to ask about. When they ask if the car is registered and you say yes to them and give them the plate number, do they verify this at all or just say ok?
Otherwise I will call back and do it again.
wouldn't then a bill of sale or the title be enough, sounds like they just want to make sure that the car is really yours
i have never had them say no when i have given them a plat enumber.
i dont know if they verify it or not.
i think they want to know its registered which in MA means its insured, to cover their arses.
i didnt even want to tell the guy i just bought it.
but he asked and had no problem with it.
Originally posted by BrApple:
Originally posted by CSVT1214:
Originally posted by ElKy:
that sucks.
i got Jess' caddy towed up from RI without it being registered.
i just put plates on it and told them i just bought it.
That's what I wanted to post somewhere on here to ask about. When they ask if the car is registered and you say yes to them and give them the plate number, do they verify this at all or just say ok?
Otherwise I will call back and do it again.
wouldn't then a bill of sale or the title be enough, sounds like they just want to make sure that the car is really yours
Won't work. I'm picking them up from the owner to get them off his hands because he needs them out of the 2 lots they are in. He is getting an earfull about that.
I'm paying him later for them, so no titles or paperwork till paid. (Couple months)
I'm plagued by constant rescheduling of school requirements. One requirement, an interview "test"-Thursday at 8:30am, won't be rescheduled by the instructor and she assigned these dates by random! I explained my situation, and that I planned this trip for a year, etc. She didn't care.
So I'm still meeting the crowd and following to Fort Wayne, instead of heading to Stazi's early and installing my headers.
It's been a [censored] year!
I think I'll have them up for trade.. though they are 3 bolt flange..
All else is well with my car, though it is FILTHY.
Originally posted by WorldTour:
Originally posted by todras:
Did he weld his aluminum wing on upside down again?
No... he thought it would be cool to weld it under his car for better aerodynamics.
God, that sounds like an old Escort ZX2 SR that I once knew.
Oh, about those LED sprayers... Ummmmm... NO.
Well my $750 setback is now mounted.
Damn the truck looks kickass with them on.
Oh and none of you should be surprised if us New Englanders get extra shatfaced this weekend.
We have a lot to drink about.
I need a halfshaft(at least) and there on national back order. Looks like the tour is not coming again
Really? i just got a halfshaft friday. they had 4 in stock
Driver side or passenger? Theres plenty of passenger axles around. I have been to a local parts place, autozone,Napa and Murrays.
pass side, but i think they had a driver instock
murrays at 10mile in ceterline.
Hey jason, what were you doing between 21 and 22 mile on old van dyke around noon!?
are you stalking me?
I was at work how do you know it was me?
Nothing here....packing tonight, cutting hair tommorrow, Thursday morning I am cleaning the inside of the car.
Well, had to change knuckle, found out that any "new" knuckle needs to have the updated tie rod end if you own a '95 or '96..... so I changed my tie rod end last night and about a week ago my indiglows 1/2 of them stopped working ugh - so I had to open the dash up again and take care of that and I changed my burned out high beam indicator on the dash finally....
I checked my spark plugs too and I encountered something.... Do dealerships put oil in the holes in the valve cover where the spark plug wires go in? Does that make a better seal for the spark plug in the head or something? I had the same amount of oil in each of the three holes on the front of the engine....
I dabbed a rag in the holes to get some of the oil out before I took out the spark plugs so it wouldn't go in the engine. Took the plugs out, cleaned them, put'em back in and fired it up *POOOOOOF* cloud of smoke out the tail pipes! yum
Erm.. Joe.
That sounds like a serious issue that you should more than investigate before you drive to SZ.
Sounds like bad spark plug tube seals. If you plan on doing an intake rebuild, pickup some new valve cover gaskets and spark plug tube seals. That'll seal everything up real nice, and you won't get oil down on the plugs.
Mark
Originally posted by blu_fuz:
Well, had to change knuckle, found out that any "new" knuckle needs to have the updated tie rod end if you own a '95 or '96..... so I changed my tie rod end last night and about a week ago my indiglows 1/2 of them stopped working ugh - so I had to open the dash up again and take care of that and I changed my burned out high beam indicator on the dash finally....
I checked my spark plugs too and I encountered something.... Do dealerships put oil in the holes in the valve cover where the spark plug wires go in? Does that make a better seal for the spark plug in the head or something? I had the same amount of oil in each of the three holes on the front of the engine....
I dabbed a rag in the holes to get some of the oil out before I took out the spark plugs so it wouldn't go in the engine. Took the plugs out, cleaned them, put'em back in and fired it up *POOOOOOF* cloud of smoke out the tail pipes! yum
Prob from the gaskets on the valve covers. 
Originally posted by Decepticon:
are you stalking me?
I was at work how do you know it was me?
lol, it sure looked and sounded like your car. Maybe someone has a clone.
Originally posted by Pre98:
Erm.. Joe. That sounds like a serious issue that you should more than investigate before you drive to SZ.
Not a big deal as everyone stated. THe car will still make the trip fine. It smoked because that oil went down into the cylinder when you removed the plug. Just get some new gaskets/seals.
Originally posted by RawBurt:
Originally posted by Decepticon:
are you stalking me?
I was at work how do you know it was me?
lol, it sure looked and sounded like your car. Maybe someone has a clone.
Ya it was me. I had to go to belle tire at 23mile and van dyke
Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Pre98:
Erm.. Joe. That sounds like a serious issue that you should more than investigate before you drive to SZ.
Not a big deal as everyone stated. THe car will still make the trip fine. It smoked because that oil went down into the cylinder when you removed the plug. Just get some new gaskets/seals.
Yah, I know it wasn't a big deal and it does not effect the driveability of the car... I had new valve cover gaskets installed no more than 5 years ago along with a new rear head...
sooo no one answered my question.... do dealerships put oil in by the plugs to help seal everything or does that seem silly - I havn't checked my plugs since I had the head replaced 5 yrs ago so they might have put the oil there... I guess I will find out with time kuz if it is leaking from the valve cover gasket then eventually there will be oil there again... - JOE
i blew out a tire friday night and bent a strut. dang curbs.
got the tire replaced and im getting the strut tonight to put it on either tonight or tomarrow morning.
Ummm never heard of some puting oil in the plug holes.My Talon done the same thing,sorta made me mad.Change the plugs required taking plugs out to drain oil from holes,put old plugs back in to burn oil out of cylinders,take plugs back out ,install new plugs.Plus if the put oil in the holes the inside of the boot would be covered in oil,which yours are probly not.
Originally posted by blu_fuz:
I had new valve cover gaskets installed no more than 5 years ago along with a new rear head...
sooo no one answered my question.... do dealerships put oil in by the plugs to help seal everything or does that seem silly
5 years is a long time man! I had oil sitting in one of my spark plug holes, and the car is 6 years old. Gaskets wear out, and that's all those spark plug tube seals are. Just a rubber gasket. I'll bet money that's what it is, as that's the only way it could get in there.
Mark
cool - sounds like my intake cleaning episode with pole will turn into a valve cover gasket/sparkplug changing meet.... hummm someday... - JOE
I am soooo close to done!!! Dropped it off to be tuned on Monday morning and the bastards haven't touched it yet!!! So if they dont work fast tomarrow, I will have to show up in a bloody civic.
-Adam