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A new owner. Nothing wrong with the car. I just want to get going on a couple of other projects. The alternator went south in East Jesus, Illinois. On the way home. That would be somewhere between the Ohio River & Vienna, Illinois. It had a nice, shinny new one a couple of hours later....when you got a fast car, you think you've got everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpvfmSL6WkM
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Wheeeew - so pretty close to two months later - I took the wagon on a test drive this afternoon and all seems well. Actually really good!
New: lifters, fans, radiator hoses, motor mounts, steering vibration damper, steering shaft, completely refurbished GearVendor, all rear suspension hiem joints
Fixed: reinstalled the 90* speedo cabler adapter that I thought was part of the issues on tour last year. And then when I THOUGHT I was ready to go, I found that the FAST Dual Sync distributor was actually a complete piece of shit which I had to disassemble and tig braze the advance head back onto the shaft so the timing would stay somewhat stable!
Its sort of funny - I still think of the wagon as being "new" - completely rebuilt. Yet is has 76K on the clock since that was true!Last edited by cstmwgn; August 18, 2018, 02:37 PM.
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If your working on them because you have driven them a lot is better than working on them because they are sitting alot.Greg & Mendy Dayton, Ohio 2007LH 2008LH 2010LH 2011LH 2012 1st 2 stops 2013LH 2015 1st 2 stops2016LH 2017 first and last stops . 2018 LH ("It's better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!! Harley Davidson!")
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The Studebaker needs two leaks around the windshield fixed. I am thinking a FiTech fuel injection system might be in the car's future (That means before 2019PT). Oh yeah, fixing the radio might be nice on the interstate drives to and from PT. I'm sure there is other stuff but I am already starting to panic with just these three things
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Pala still locked up in body shop purgatory, but there has been some movement. Promised pictures next week, we'll see. Ordered right side trunk panel today, so he's got plenty of parts to work with, I'm making sure he's not waiting on mePt 2010, Long Haul 2011,12,13,14,15,16,17, 18, 19, 23
If you wait, all that happens is that you get older
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Some of you know I had a few problems with the Desoto, so along with everything we replaced on the Tour, still need to do another "reserwrecksion" !
Cooling system trouble shoot and new fans
Figure out how to shift a A518 without electronics - vacuum switch, and pressure switches don't work in a performance trans.
New air cond unit. Last one blew up. - and better seal the cabin
Bigger capacity brake booster
Install new upgraded Coker tires
Still haven't pulled the trans to find out if the new flywheel adapter failed, but something in there did.
Since this is a Tour car it probably won't get fixed till 3 weeks before next year's Tour.
Not talking to "Isabel" yet DTB
DTB - RETIRED
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Originally posted by BluLightning View PostWoohoo, we have AC in the Cutlass again!Greg & Mendy Dayton, Ohio 2007LH 2008LH 2010LH 2011LH 2012 1st 2 stops 2013LH 2015 1st 2 stops2016LH 2017 first and last stops . 2018 LH ("It's better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!! Harley Davidson!")
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Originally posted by Dave the Bartender View PostSome of you know I had a few problems with the Desoto, so along with everything we replaced on the Tour, still need to do another "reserwrecksion" !
Bigger capacity brake booster
If so, you might want to consider a hydro boost conversion.
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Originally posted by silver_bullet View Post
What was the culprit?I R Bob
You can't drink all day unless you start in the morning!
2007 LH, 2008 LH, 2009 LH, 2010 LH, 2011 LH, 2012 DNF/BLOW'D UP, 2013 LH, 2014 LH
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