Monthly Archives: March 2021

Two Steps Forward. One Step Back. 1/2 Step Forward?

After the Not a Good Day things seemed to be improving. In Tanks A Lot it even looked like the gas gauge was working! I called Power Brake Booster Exchange who had rebuilt the (wait for it…) power brake booster and described what I … Continue reading

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Tanks A Lot

After installing the New Speedometer Cable! in the previous post it was time to move to the next item. Despite having a new sender the gas gauge still doesn’t work – it remains on empty. There might be a problem with the … Continue reading

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New Speedometer Cable!

With the exhaust problems hopefully cured in Manifold Destiny it was time to move to the next item on the list. After renewing my search for a one piece speedometer cable I found a listing that claimed to support multiple cars – … Continue reading

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Manifold Destiny

In the last article I whined about a bad day with the Imperial. After a day like that the only thing to do is: Put the tools down and walk away before you do something expensive, painful, or both. Come back and … Continue reading

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Not a Great Day

Most of the articles here are success stories of challenges overcome – like the previous article on This Blows: the Vacuum Side. It doesn’t always work that way. I’ve spent the last week re-installing the exhaust system to put in the small … Continue reading

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