Los_Control

You're kidding yourself, they are hanging out around the corner getting ready to flock back in. Time to get started on the garden again and attempt to bird proof it. Stihl is good quality. I bought a electric stihl weed eater at a estate sale for $5. That thing has all the power I would need out of a gas powered weed eater. To be honest, I never heard of a stihl pressure washer .... and anything "new stihl" is probably out of my price range. Obvious issue with a electric weed eater is dragging around 150' of cord .... a pressure washer would not be so bad.

Here is a old post. Shows you how tight my wallet is I have been searching high & low for a decent used pressure washer. I do not think a decent "used" one exist. Then after the big freeze here in Texas, they all probably junk by now. I ordered this one here, and is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. Looking forward to it ... then as others suggest the real work begins. House is filthy and looks like it needs paint, where a good cleaning will go a long way. I cant wait to use it on the b1b to help with paint prep. Removing 70 year old grease.

Just thought would share progress. Put it on jack stands yesterday, was all prepared to open the wiring harness .... "You cant get there from here" comes to mind. I will have to access the harness from the top, remove the battery, possibly the battery tray if I can & then some other items I do not know what they are. Just not going to be a simple task. I changed the motor oil and the shift sensor and called it a day. I test drove it and worked fine. Of course it was warmed up and checking the oil level etc .... This morning started it up let it run 30 seconds and took off. Shifted ok. A guy can tell the difference in the way it shifts. @JerseyHarold suggested it may be the transmission re-learning to program itself .... could be whats going on right now. I admit I did not disco the battery. What I mean is, the last sensor was real smooth and could barely tell when it shifted ... except when it stopped shifting. This one is real active. it shifts when it should, you slow down and can feel it down shifting. Not a rough shift ... just seems to be doing what it should be doing. I really am starting to suspect poor quality over seas parts. #1 was shifting bad out of the box til it failed. #2 lasted 4 years and many miles. #3 kinda works sometimes but not always. #4 I am hoping gives me 4 more years Too early to tell.

I think you are correct. I have seen similar tools used for tie downs. Here is what I think is a tool for electronics. No clue what it was used for. I just thought it was cool so my Uncle gave it to me and sits on a shelf in the garage. Has 2 wires in the back, a button on one side and a rotating knob on the other. there is 2 clips on the sides where maybe it held some probes connected to the wires? Case is made out of bakelite.

I think for peace of mind, I will open up that harness today while working on the car. In my internet search for a solution, I have heard of a few others have a issue with broken wire in that harness. The harness is dry, clean original and not messed with. But if it is a factory retainer causing the issue, then that could also be my problem. Would be nice to open it up and see a damaged wire, so you know you found the problem.

Some very interesting comments, I cant say I have disconnected the battery for some time. Well worth a try. Tomorrow it is like a spa day, it is getting a oil change, new speed sensor, vacuum of the carpets and interior wipe down. Would not hurt to disco the battery while doing this. I really appreciate the ideas, this one has me puzzled. Either works perfect, or not at all.

Taste the oil .... kinda reminds me of the drawings I seen of a old pilothouse driving circles in a vacant lot, with the mechanic bent over the fender adjusting the valves with engine under load.

I was thinking this myself. The original harness looks fine and shows no damage. unplugging - plugging it back in does not help. Next step would be to loosen the harness and pull the cover off and check the 2 wires. Yesterday I started it up, let it run for 30 seconds then drove off ... was 65 degrees outside. It was stuck in limp mode (35 mph) I drove 6 blocks to the store and when I came back out and started it, it drove perfect again. Other day I took off in limp mode again, drove to my neighbors house and let it run while got his shopping list ... drove it 35 miles one way on the freeway to walmart and back with no problems. There is a transmission control module that rockauto sells for $175 + $50 core charge ... Just not convinced this would fix it ... there is no other electrical parts sold for it. I agree ... I have rubber trans lines on it the fatherinlaw installed when he had transmission rebuilt, 1 line loosened up and dripped a little oil, 1 quart in 6-8 months before I found leak and fixed it. I really thought it was a axle seal and putting it off. That's how I found out when it gets to the add line it goes into limp mode, and to be fair it went in limp mode 2-3 times over the months. The 4th time it never came out of limp mode. So I added another splash of fluid thinking it wont hurt but may be too much. Did not help. I changed the shift sensor, it road tested fine. Next morning taking wife to DR and 10 miles from town at 75 mph it went into limp mode. We drove home and let it sit, I tried a few hours later and it worked fine. Drove it around town some and was fine, then one day drove it enough times to get trans up to hot working temp and went out again ... let it cool off and fine. So I went ahead and drained some fluid, got the level just perfect. Now you can drive it long distance without going into limp mode. Just strange when you start it that sometimes it is limp mode till you run it a few min and sometimes not. Thinking out loud here, sorry for long post but going over it gives me a new idea. I want to compare the sensor to a electrical safety switch like a breaker in your home. If you overload it too many times, it will trip but eventually will burn out and wont reset and need replaced. Because of the fluid leak and last sensor went into limp mode a few times then failed ... could be my fault. The new sensor has already went into limp mode 2 times because of over filled .... I know debatable but lowering fluid did help. Now sensor acts odd or 'laggy' While the sensor still works kinda sorta, going to replace it, keep it for a spare in the glove box. They cost $12 at rockauto or $20 local. Takes 2 min and pliers to change. Then I am going to do a lot of driving this week & hope it is fixed. Just to test it.

Lot of old time mopar lovers here, wonder if any have a clue about my current issue. Or junked the car because of it The van has about 185k miles on it, Transmission was sent to a shop and rebuilt at 150K miles. The speed sensor was bad from the start and gave a hard shift (sometimes) into 2nd gear. Finally went out and was stuck in limp mode. We took it to a shop 4 years ago, put it on a obd1 scanner and told us what they thought ... they did not want to touch it. I replaced the sensor and it worked perfect for 4 years and then it went out again. I replaced it and worked fine, first drive out of town and 3rd sensor quit working. I find that the fluid level affects this. When it reaches the add line, it goes into limp mode. I added a slight bit to much fluid. (1" from a quart bottle) It was in the hot level when only warm, then when it did get hot from driving it showed overfull and back into limp mode. I spent 2 days fixing my leak and get fluid level exactly right. Now, if I start it up and start driving right away it is stuck in limp mode. If I let it warm up for a few min, transmission 4spd overdrive works perfect. Hard to trust it and drive it out of town. Going to order a 4th sensor and try it, keep a spare in the glove box .... is this just a symptom of cheap overseas junk? Anyone else run into something like this?

Seems in my thinking, original wires did not have boots on the plugs. Something that came along in later years. My wires needed to be replaced before I could do first start on it. Went to local parts store to buy some .... guy at the counter could not figure out how to find a set that would fit. I brought the old ones with me to match up. I would have been happy with a set for a V8 and just use the ones I needed. I left there very disappointed. I figured out the best way may be to just order and make your own after the experience. I went home and ordered 6 wires from rockauto the same length just to get the engine started. They made it 3 hours away from my house and sat there for 6 days before they moved again I never thought about tractor supply ... thanks for the tip @greg g I plan to build my own wires, like the cloth covered wires to make it look original ... no boots. If you are questioning the condition of your wires, may be time to replace for peace of mind.

Does it go into 1rst? Chance that if your linkage needed adjustment you would go into 2nd & 3rd but not 1rst & reverse ... what happened to me before. Just moving the 2 shifting linkage arms into neutral and shift lever started working again.

IMHO, depends what you want to do with the car .... will it be a concourse restoration and a trailer queen, then by all means go with original drums. Are you going to jump in it and drive it for .... everything? Then I would consider updating the brakes and possibly rear axle so maintenance & parts are easily achieved. You might try making a WTB add here in the classifieds, see if anyone has some decent drums for sale? Many convert to front disk brakes and have the old drums on a shelf.

Not only nice, it just looks professional. Is literally better then when it was new. Can you imagine the way they were delivered to the shop and setup .... vrs your version? Just saying.

Yes I agree, while the pyramids are not perfect architecture ... they were built for a reason. The thousands of stone circles built in Africa is very interesting. There is a map dated from the 1500's, that show Antarctica correct coast line & shape under the ice. We are just now learning it today with modern radar. I love a photo like this. You look at the main structure, how well built it is how tight the joints are, the blocks are cut on a angle. The wall curves. Then you look at the other construction around it ... bunch of rocks stacked on top of each other. The main structure is much older and better built, & then a tribe found it and built around it. We can build the same structure today .... can you imagine the complexity and the tools we would use to get the angles, to make the tight joints ... building with the angles in the first place to make it more solid against earthquakes. I have seen some blocks with 6-8 sides cut into it and a matching block next to it .... possibly more intricate then what we can do today. The stone for the original structure came from 400 miles away .... hauled uphill @SniperI too am a firm believer we do not know our history, why we are left to guess at what we think. I apologize to @greg gI know they making a joke and I think was a good one. I personally think pole flips happen and we cant stop them.

The North & South poles have been drifting apart for decades. There is lots of speculation about what will happen when they move X amount of distance. From what I can tell it seems to be a normal pattern over a billion years on earth. We humans have been here a few thousand years ... I think it obnoxious to think we were the first intelligent life forms here. Incredible amount of architecture of cities, stone monuments under the ocean to prove it was once dry land. And built before we ever started taking history notes. Not really being humorous, I just think the earth going through these cycles is normal. And for us mere humans to think we are the first, the brightest and best the earth has seen is humorous. We mere mortals did not create this with a bronze chisel & a rock. And it was created more then 12 thousand years ago, is between florida & Cuba. When there was once dry land and a city. I think a pole flip only comes every several thousand years, I do not think you and I will see one in our lifetime. I do think they have happened in the past.

Nothing to worry about ... if the poles flip like they claim ... we will be looking at 800 mph wind in less then a minute, there will be floods, The dry land will be under water, the oceans will become dry land ... While the story in the bible Noahs ark tells us this has all happened before. I really doubt we will be here to talk about it afterwards. Hrmm, maybe if we were to build a boat like a storm shelter...

I have only done it one time couple years ago. was pretty painless here in Texas. Think it depends on the state you live in, the laws in place.

All I got to say about that kk I say a little more ... one day got out of night school and driving home ... Had a lil Triumph spitfire with a huge arse toyota 1800cc dual overhead cam twin 2 barrels and headers and a 5spd and a yuuuge stereo .... Top down and just opened her up. Some camaro driving side by side on the freeway. We cruised at over 100mph for about 10 miles listening to this song. Not racing, just young and stupid.

Stay safe and warm, might have to try a banana tree ... I have a few avocado seeds planted. No clue if they will sprout. Yeah some crazy weather for sure. They are saying this is a once in 100 year storm here in Texas. Millions have been without power for a couple days. Texas gets 25% of power from windmills and solar. The windmills have frozen solid, solar panels are covered in ice& snow. With the cold temps it has been in single digits all week, warming up to teens or 20's. Many people use electric heat and using 3 times the normal electric currently. So losing 25% of production, the power plants were over taxed and a few of them went off line ..... just a mess. The city cant produce water as there wells do not have power. I have been out of water for 2 days. But I am blessed to still have power and I have gas heat. Not sure if it matters, the county hospital is right down the street ... thinking they may be going out of the way to keep power on this grid for it. Right outside of town there is no power. 2 more days below freezing and then will start warming up again. Wonder how @Sniper is getting along?

I am with you brother. I feel we do what we can here in this lifetime .... Am a goofy dude thinks we get re-incarnated. get a new life when done. I am convinced that when we die ... do not go to the light .... it is a trick. Go away from the light and then you get to choose your future life. I will be 58 this year, we are close to same age .... I smoked for 40 years ... since was 10 years old, been about 8 years now I quit. Every male on my family side died around 60, I think now I will be first male to bypass them. I sure love my beer. I became disabled at age 49. Dr's are a bunch of idiots and cant figure out whats really going on. In my case. Instead of taking mass pain pills, I use a beer or 3 to relax and forget about pain. Keep on keeping on brother!

I agree 100% with over building something. Same time the builder is 73 years old, he built it to hold the little model A body in the background. Most likely will disassemble it when finished. Is purpose built for 1 use only .... who knows maybe his kid or grandkids may save it from the lumber pile. Perfect time to go through the steering box and access if it needs maintenance. @keithb7 made a nice video will show you what is involved

Here is one version I was just looking at today ... seems solid to me.

Looks pretty severe to me ... wonder how it ran at all .... looking at what we can see, ya have to wonder at what we do not see. I wonder what caused all the tarnish in the down draft area? Could it be the new modern fuels we have? I would take it apart and clean it, then re-assemble with a rebuild kit .... maybe just a good cleaning is all you need?

Sure sounds like fuel starvation to me. Certainly would be the first things I would eliminate.

I did get the item delivered yesterday. .... First thoughts .... is like the picture of hamburgers at a fast food restaurant. Always looks better then what they give you. Total cost with shipping was $65 so not expensive, I think the wheels are not bad, but not same quality as the pictures. The vinyl covering feels thin, but looks ok Actually fairly comfortable to lay on ... vrs the concrete. I am 10 pounds overweight at 150, if I was 200 pounds, I might worry about the construction quality of the seat .... it should work for me. To dang cold to go outside and roll in the driveway, it actually rolls well in the house ... not to difficult to get up and down on. So far am happy with it, will work for me but again if I weighed more it may be questionable.