Here's my shitlist for this week:

1. Power steering. Belt was squealing something fierce and slipping like a madman. Solution? Snipped like Mr. Bobbet. Hopefully everything will be alright running no belt. Oh well, I have no time or money to fix it, so it will have to work. The upper body workout is a plus.

2. Excorsist needed for headlight operation. At the mere flick of a switch, one goes up, the other goes down. Turn them off and the same happens. Synched the crapass motors up twice this week to no avail. Decided that as goofy as it looks, headlights are staying up for now. However, one continually decides to slowly vibrate itself down and aim into the bumper/pavement. I want to smash it with a hammer.

3. Spontanious exhaust leak. Dunno how this happened. Last Wednesday it just decides to spring a leak at one of the seams where the down-pipe thing hits the test pipe. Why now? Who knows. All I know is that the damn thing now sounds like a mid-80's Tempo.

4. Post PS belt slashing squeaks. I only have one belt left. This one drives the altrinator and the water pump. Slashing that one is out of the question. Bought some damn belt dressing that kinda works. Why there is no factory tensioner, I do not know.

5. Tranny/shifter. Well, most who have ridden in my pile know about the shifter and its perpensity to detatch itself at random times from its other mechanical counterparts. 4th gear downshifts are met with a grind even after double clutching. Car needs a new clutch, flywheel and shifter.


Gotta change the oil/filter, clean/re-oil k&n and come up with a water shield for it. This car is starting to piss me off.

Had to rant a bit, hope my new better job comes through tomorrow as I need all the cash I can get for this pile to keep running until it is slated for weekend duty only.

 

belt dressing stuff is bad! but hopefully it gets you through for the meantime.

 

LOL @ Zate. nomination for quote of the week!!! with the exception of the spelling / gramatical error

 

The "barely running" bandwagon?

Seriously, I love the car, but I have no idea who or what has hexed it within the past week. It's creepy.

PS: The Ford Mustang was the bandwagon before the term bandwagon was ever applied to cars. It now goes above and beyond bandwagon to full blown naval lint or asshole status. Everyone has naval lint and an asshole. Still love 'em though.

 

Don't feel bad. At least you don't own Project Snowball sitting outside soiling itself all over the driveway.

 

I think both of our cars need the automotive equivilant of adult diapers.

 

Just look at the bright side man. Something big, let's say a seized bearing, is bound to pop up and make all these issues seem like nothing.

 

Bill...you are the light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.