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Motor pool paint job. I pulled a few dents, fixed a soft spot on the top, sanded 120grit, washed, masked, sprayed. Did body work Saturday and masked, Sunday sprayed two coats of green then brown and finished with black. I’m super color blind so it was really hard. I used Behr paint per the...

Fresh paint over the weekend.

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I changed my glow plug relay with an ST85, removed the cowl and wipers and sealed some cracked seam sealer that was leaking. Greased the linkages so they would stop squeaking. Then removed and replaced the gasket on the kick panel vent which was also leaking. I left the cowl and screen on the...

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Started great again this am, just over freezing. Maybe 2-3 sec of cranking. I’ll start work on making a gp removal tool this weekend. At the bagel shop: ETA: I also have the gp solenoid fed directly from the front battery so I won't have cascading gp failures. I don't understand the point of...

My 09 had gotten hard to start. Had the symptoms of bad gp’s. Preemptively ordered a new set of Bosches. Ended up ohm’ing the gp’s and also testing with a test light and all 8 seem fine. Which is good as the only three I unscrewed where swollen and stuck so I put them back. The PO put a spin...

Now that my thermostat and radiator cap are working the tank to core seam on my radiator spring a small leak. I pulled the radiator, filled it with water and pressurized it with a bike pump. About an inch of the seam bubbled. I wirewheeled it to bare metal, brushed on some acid, neutralized...

It’s been cold here lately and the 09 had tepid heat at best. Sunday I shot the crossover pipe with an IR gun and it was barely 100 deg after idling for an hour. Of course I broke both thermostat housing bolts... Lots of attempts at welding a nut to the studs but I finally gave up. Put the...

After lots of wiring issues, rusty floor boards and a seat upgrade, I got my VA state inspection today.

I recently repaired a patch for a beacon penetration. FYI: don't use a dinner plate patch for three small holes, and don't use flux core to make leaky weld buggers, all while making huge dents resulting from kneeling on the roof. :-x One of the numerous electrical problems I have with my...