hairnet Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 3 hours ago, chaseracer said: 😀😎 @PhilA tell him thats not a us sized portion  chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Today while an eclipse occurred, I took my driveline apart. I replaced the diff pinion oil seal. Now, dirty but dry. It has a pending date with the pressure washer. LightBulbFun, Tickman, Lankytim and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Â the eclipse phil talked about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Through my welding hat CaptainBoom, hairnet, Garythesnail and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Cleaned up underneath a bit. Need to wipe that all down and put some paint on. mercedade, Saabnut, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 There, that's a little better. Will be able to see better if it's leaking now. RayMK, Tickman, Coprolalia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 Cleaned up the governor receiver, drilled out the pin for the reverse lockout. Both pistons were stuck with age. Replaced the pin and crimped it down. Changed the piece out and... No, it's still doing the same. I need to recheck the ports in the case for blockage or leaks. Rust Collector, RayMK and Garythesnail 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Patience of a.saint (y'all) PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 Cleaned up. Tomorrow it's an exhibit at the Rougarou Festival in town. Phil RayMK, Rust Collector, Dyslexic Viking and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Went full up the tank, so I don't have to bother in the morning. Still looks good all clean. Milkshakes obtained on the way home. Â Phil djim, Matty, Rust Collector and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 A misty Louisiana morning turned into quite the scorcher. In spite of that the turnout was good. Â Phil Coprolalia, Tickman, mercedade and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Missing some wheels right now. Phil Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 stance yo  PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: stance yo  Just a little more rake than I would like, to be honest. GrumpiusMaximus and Noel Tidybeard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 GASSSSSSERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 They ain't Oreos, so don't be eating them. $62 later and I've got new tires put on. That'll do. They ride nicely too. Much better. Â Phil Mrs6C, Tickman, mercedade and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 purdy purdy or broken edit ahh PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 43 minutes ago, PhilA said: They ain't Oreos, so don't be eating them. $62 later and I've got new tires put on. That'll do. They ride nicely too. Much better. Â Phil pic stolen hope you dont mind PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 It's that season again. Big fart of cold air come in from up north, we've gone from a balmy 27° to 6°. Belt would screech briefly pulling away from a standstill so a bit of this gunk on it shut it up nicely. Heater has been pressed into service, works well. Just did a 40 mile round trip to collect the kids and friends and drop them all to their respective houses. Toasty warm.  Phil Coprolalia, Saabnut, Rust Collector and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 Had some errands to run. So the car visited one of its favorite places. Went check on a few things at the building site. Then, stopped to pick up dinner at a little local place to grab dinner. Pleasant evening for a drive!  Phil RayMK, Coprolalia, Tickman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 Two Pontiac cars, both daily drivers, in one photo. Rare sight! Â Phil Rocket88, djim, Mrs6C and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Oh no you bought a fiero PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023  Aftermarket spoiler fail on that Fiero! Hard to believe there's still a daily-driven Fiero in the wild. I thought they had all either burst into flames or been turned into bad Ferrari replicas decades ago!  PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Day off today, the whim took me and I drove old highway 1 to where the road stops. That's desolate now. That road used to be 24/7 busy traffic, the town was a busy little place. Now it looks like a Mad Max movie set. Â Phil mercedade, Dyslexic Viking, Zelandeth and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 For reasons beyond my control, I ended up in town today and braved Christmas traffic. That was potentially a good thing because the gearbox did something weird it's never done before, which shed light on the fault of the 1-3.......4 shift thing it does when it gets hot. The drive home was pleasant. The car was running perfectly. Quiet, smooth, luxury. That gave me chance to think so when I got home I broke out the gearbox service manual, then went take apart the spare valve block. Turns out the 1-2 throttle valve appears to be a bit of a kludge and as such has a bit of bad engineering occuring. A sharp 90 degree edge was machined on the edge of the idle drain plug, which should be sitting in a bore with a port, but instead sits between two sections of the casting with holes drilled in. As the spring that pushes against heats up it seems to compress in an arc rather than straight down, applying a small radial force to the plug, pushing it off center because it's worn (we're talking maybe a thousandth of an inch) and causes it to jam solid halfway down it's travel, which blocks the 1-2 shuttle valve from moving fully. So, I machined a chamfer to overcome their faux pas. Applying a side load to that now isn't a problem, it self centers and moves properly. Â If circumstances allow I'll fit it tomorrow. Phil Tickman, Saabnut, Rust Collector and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Fortunately, unlike Archimedes, PhilA was not in the bath when he had his "eureka !" moment. 🫣   (Hope it fixes the issue). PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 phil 1 car 0 maybe  PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Swapped valve blocks. Back on the original with the revised piston. Â So far, it works. But I'll have to see how it behaves once it's hot in traffic. Rust Collector, Dyslexic Viking, mk2_craig and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 stop taking it into town  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 It's a car, it gets driven wherever.  Took it for a drive and got it warm. Result, under very light throttle it still hangs up, but under moderate (average away from the lights) acceleration it changes perfectly. I think that chamfer needs to be reprofiled to be a gentler curve rather than a 45°, polished. It should then slip in easily with the miniscule forces it would appear are present at light throttle. Phil mercedade, RayMK, busmansholiday and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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