Monthly Archives: September 2003

Progress Report

September 23, 2003
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Progress since the last update The first batch of chrome pieces came back from the chrome shop and all look great. I wish I had taken some before and after pictures to show how well some of the items came out. I will take some good pictures when I take the window frames in to be straightened and chromed. The bottom of the fuel tank looked like a fine sieve. I had a local...

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Diff Leak

September 22, 2003
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I came home from a drive and found a small pool of oil under the differential. I crawled under the car and didn’t see an obvious leak so added some dye from my leak detection kit, went for a short drive, crawled back under the car with a black light and behold a leak from the pinion seal. I spent about 2 hours on the phone trying to find a compatable seal. It looks like...

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Track Day Maint

September 14, 2003
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I need to look this up every now and then so I might as well put it on my web page. For track days I run BOSCH W5DC plugs, the coldest plug the make. For around town driving I switch to the W6DC. With the W5DC, I've fouled a plug while doing a long sedate drive.

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