busmansholiday Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Do I presume "Bright Lights" on that dash picture is a U.S. of A way of saying "Main Beam"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 6 hours ago, busmansholiday said: Do I presume "Bright Lights" on that dash picture is a U.S. of A way of saying "Main Beam"? Yup, bright lights= high beam, dim lights= dip beam in US terminology. High beam switch is referred to as the dimmer switch. Just to confuse matters, it lights up red. Phil busmansholiday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PhilA Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, mercedade said: It's only pause, it's not stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 last time he paused = mopar happened anything nuts happened :D or are you waiting for parts :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 20 hours ago, hairnet said: last time he paused = mopar happened anything nuts happened or are you waiting for parts Waiting on parts. They are delayed because I just spent a big chunk of Pontiac money on buying a new car for the mother in law. mercedade and hairnet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 interesting or shopping car (in us that could mean anything :D ) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, hairnet said: interesting or shopping car (in us that could mean anything ) Little base model Jeep Compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Those American cars just look sooooo much biggerrrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 47 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Those American cars just look sooooo much biggerrrrr. It's just a standard overinflated SUV, but it's what she wanted and she's happy with it so that's what counts. She wanted something with squishy suspension, comfy seats and is cheaper to maintain. It's the between model that sits above the Renegade but below the Cherokee. Phil busmansholiday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 I made a pipe. Started working with fire. Half a bracket, now cooling off. Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Bracket to shape. That can cool overnight. Phil LightBulbFun and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Storm season has woken up suddenly. It's gas can season too, then. Generator is full, mower is full. Went fill that lot up. Pontiac has an electric fuel pump so an extra 15 gallons of storage, win. Phil LightBulbFun and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 I finished up the pipe bracket and used it to hold the pipes to the chassis where they go through it- stops them from rattling. Didn't actually remove this from the Titanic, it's one of the rubber pipes to the under seat heater. Surprisingly the clamp undid without a fight, was lubricated and now it's holding a new piece of pipe on. Got the return pipe all connected up. Filled it up and ran it up to warm. Heater box got nice and toasty. Metal and fire came out again. Made a bracket. Wasn't happy that a long run (4') of metal pipe was suspended between two pieces of rubber pipe. Bolted that to the chassis to support it and stop it wobbling about. So, net result is I have a heater. Now it's always remain on cold because it's rare to actually need a heater here... Phil paulplom, STUNO, Tepper and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Just ordered the correct thermostat for the car, it's a strange design. Typically nothing like modern ones. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Thermostat arrived today, need to get it unboxed. Ran out of time until now, it's been a busy afternoon. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 First, who doesn't like NOS stuff in NOS packaging? Thermostat and retaining ring. A strange looking contraption, for sure. But, it works, fits correctly and such. All wedges up into the housing like so. Finally, cut a new gasket, smeared on a little sealant and bolted it all down, filled it up with water and ran it up to temperature. Got up to 180, sat there a little while then started to rise as the car was just idling and got up to a stable 190F which is good. Heater blows red hot. Need to get some proper coolant next, this is just tap water. Oh, and REVELATION MOMENT Spot what's new... Phil LightBulbFun, Coprolalia, MorrisItalSLX and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Give us a clue. The glass patio table? BlankFrank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 minute ago, paulplom said: Give us a clue. The glass patio table? 928 BOJ. BlankFrank and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Nice tag m9 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 how about NOTBUICK for vanity plate :D PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 shoddybanger, spartacus, eddyramrod and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Very picturesque. If it wasn't for your two moderns in the background, that could've been taken back in the day. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 38 minutes ago, paulplom said: Very picturesque. If it wasn't for your two moderns in the background, that could've been taken back in the day. It was, they're both time machines. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, PhilA said: It was, mopar tech is THAT old LightBulbFun and cort1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Clean now! egg, DSdriver, paulplom and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 14 hours ago, hairnet said: Very true, but so are sledgehammers and they are similarly effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 22 minutes ago, cort1977 said: Very true, but so are sledgehammers and they are similarly effective. id only use those on something billy or beko owns :P :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Today was rain, so a bit of garage time. Previous owner decided the best chrome polishing method was to use a wire wheel. They've scuffed it down to the nickel in a lot of places, but I managed to get it looking a little better. Little buffing wheel to get into the corners, of which it has copious amounts of. Far from perfect, but it was too hot to continue. More to follow. Phil somewhatfoolish, paulplom, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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