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12-23-2018, 12:53 PM
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fitted new fog lights at the front , as mine were foggy on the inside , refitted battery , and cleaned off the bird poo of the windscreen
 then fired it up for the first time in a week
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12-23-2018, 07:43 PM
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Finally got to doing the cooling system. Thermostat has been stuck open for months and finally bought everything from FCPeuro and did it in a couple hours. Filters too. Side note. The stupid radiator drain plug snapped off when I touched it so that was fun to remove. I’ll get a new one from the stealer tomorrow. 125K miles. Other than the thermostat there were no leaks and no cooling issues. Just wanted to be cautionary.
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12-23-2018, 08:32 PM
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Put a stewartperformance water pump in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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12-23-2018, 10:42 PM
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Been a busy Christmas Eve!
First off, I tackled my intermittent rear end squeal - found the brake pads polished by the lip on the rotor. Spot the polished edges.   Kind of a smoking gun... As I'll be replacing the rear rotors and pads in a few months, for now I just filed a big bevel on the top and bottom edge of all four pads, so they don't touch the lip.  Man, this thing is quiet now! There was more than just the squeal - I just didn't realise how noisy the rear brakes had become...  Next up was this... no comment needed (other than to say what a PIG that ball joint is to get back on!!)...  This is the old one - fractured on the pivot but the piece is still there... In the 3 1/2 years I've had this car, the drivers door has always had a small squeak when you pull it shut. I always figured that the last muppet in there had not connected the centre retainer correctly. I was right - the centre retainer was missing entirely (and the handle LED was snapped off, the vapour barrier had been cut open behind the air bag and three door clips where missing... ).Being Christmas Eve, I figured I would have to Heath Robinson this but I needed a small block of plastic to make a new centre retainer, so I "cast" a cube of "plastic" using hot-melt glue, let it cool for a bit then "carved" this little doodad...  Works great! I had more door clips (knowing I was going in..) and so now the door opens, is secure and quiet. Merry Christmas to one and all...!! 
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12-23-2018, 11:39 PM
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Wash & Turtle wax!
Buffed out the sun roof; most of the water spots are gone. Dumped a can of Sea Foam into the tank.
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2018 F250 STX 2002 BMWX5; 3.0i 2016 Nissan Altima (OR), 2008 Ford Escape (OR), 1998 K1500 (GA), 1990 BMW 325i (GA, KY, & OR), 1992? Ford Explorer (TX-GA) , 1987 Ford Ranger (GA), 1982 Ford Courier (TX), 1986 Mercedes 260 (Germany), 1988 Izuzu Trooper II (NC), two 1970 Jeepster Commandos (NC), 1979 Monte Carlo (NC) 1968 Ford 3/4T truck (CA), 1972 Ford Courier (CA), 1972 Ford Maverick (CA), 197? Yamaha 125 (CA), 196? Honda Trail 90 (CA)
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12-24-2018, 07:15 AM
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Repalced O2 sensors banks 1+2 upstream (3.0l). Trying to get rid of an SES light that says the O2 is bad (seperate thread).
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