plymouthcranbrook

We just had one open about three miles from my house. I keep planning a sojourn to see what it is like but so far haven’t made it. I have been a Farm and Fleet customer for forty years or so so habits are ingrained.

I had friends who worked at both of them.

The Goodyear tires on my 80 Volare were bought in 2007. Now have about 26,000 miles in them. They look new and live in the garage most of the time. Never loose air nor any sign of cracking. Still have the nubs on the outside of them. And the used tires I put on my 52 in 2014 still look good, hold air, and drive well. I am torn about what to do as any new set I get will get the same use as these do. Mostly slower speeds and relatively short trips.

The cat that shares our home, or rules it depending on your perspective. In one of her favorite places. As we lovingly refer to her as 6 pounds of vicious fury. 😁

Baring unforeseens I hope to start both of my cars this week to ready them for driving. Last year due to health problems and other issues neither got much use being put back in storage in early July. Driving so start soon after weather permitting. I.E no snow or ice. Don’t laugh, it has happened here this early in the year before.

As the outlier here my two cars live in my two car garage year round. I never bothered with covers figuring that any dust buildup will just be washed off once I start using them each spring.

Our dog “Martin” had some sort of issue about 6 years ago when he was about ten years old. The regular Vet did not have any idea what was wrong so off we went to a specialty hospital. A couple of days and $4000 later he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that ended up being controlled by a relatively cheap medicine. He lived four more healthy years finally passing away at the age of almost 15. I still miss that boy and his “sister”. Now we are down to one little cat.

I can’t use mine till April because thats when the plates activate. And I really don’t start until I can stay started.

I coated my car with POR 15 both under the body and frame and also the floor of the interior. I have seen no rust at all and at this point in my life any rust that does show up will be the problem of the next owner.

First thing that comes to mind is a small item not for a classic but for my then modern daily driver. A Chevy Astro van. Those of you who have never owned one probably aren’t aware of their tendency to go through idler arms(mine was AWD so it might just be that style). I had gone through two sets in about 140,000 miles and needed a third. The local stores didn’t have any in stock and I didn’t want to wait for an order as I had already removed one side. I went to a store in the next town who had them in stock. When I got home I took the first one out of the box and started to install it I realized something was loose and the part wobbled. I realized the parts(both of them) weren’t made right and the fit was wrong. After cursing and mumbling for a bit I decided rather than go back and take another hour to see if all their stock was like that I just went ahead and “fixed” the problem by disassembling each piece and installing a big flat washer to take up the slack. That done I installed them and drove the truck for another 50,000 miles until the tin worm completed its return to the earth.

And after you catch the ice, then what?

And now they want $16,500 for it.

I certainly would if that is what they were still selling

First check to see if the line back to the tank is not plugged. If you have compressed air use a blow gun and try blowing through the line back to the tank from the fuel pump. If that is clear re connect the fuel line to the pump and then disconnect the line at the carburetor. (Note, disconnect the coil from the distributor) Try cranking the motor with the disconnected line going into a coffee can or some type of metal container. Fuel should come out in a steady pulse and pool in the can. If nothing comes out or it is very slow the diaphragm in the pump might have a tear in it or a hole. Older style rubber can be eaten up by alcohol in the gas. You can also see if while cranking it if you feel any pressure coming from the line while cranking the engine.

My late Father used to say we had only two seasons here. Winter and July.