The cylinder was leaking and the line broke during disassembly, so I bent an 8" replacement to fit.
Showing posts with label Taurus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taurus. Show all posts
Monday, December 30, 2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
In like Flynn
Learned a new trick: freeze the ball joint that won't go in, it gets smaller and presses right in.
Who would've thunk!
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Ball joint kicking my butt
The ball joint is stuck in the lower arm.
Looking at the new ball joint, its on a taper, so I gotta find a way to bust it loose.
Looking at the new ball joint, its on a taper, so I gotta find a way to bust it loose.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
The Ford needs some fixing...
Monday, November 29, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Some assembly required
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Had a flat tire...
On my way to my Dad's I hit a huge hole in I-75 where a chunk of concrete popped out of the road. About 9 miles later I noticed the van in front of me had a left rear flat tire. I flagged him as I passed him. Then 2 miles later (just shy of the Mackinac Bridge) I noticed my same tire was also flat!
Turns out there was a huge gash made in the tire wall, having to replace the whole thing.
A picture from later in the day, after Dad's curtain hanging project.
Turns out there was a huge gash made in the tire wall, having to replace the whole thing.
A picture from later in the day, after Dad's curtain hanging project.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Taurus engine swap - completed!
Well, Adam finished up "our" project today.
To help the engine exchange project along, I spent $400 on insulation at Home Depot and put that up the day before Christmas. We were then able to heat the garage enough to actually be comfortable while working.
Pictures as we went along:
Wednesday, the day after Christmas had the car up:
And the engine out:
Friday:
Upon the recommendation of my mechanic, a new water pump was installed ("easier now than later in the car"):
Getting ready to go in:
Really late Friday night:
Back on the subframe, connected to the transmission:
This is the point that I left it so I could travel to da U.P. to do more Christmas visiting (with MOST of my kids in tow!)
Adam called Sunday morning 8am while I was at the farm to let me hear the car start, as he just finished a marathon session of getting the engine reconnected!
Here is the bad engine, sitting on a trailer just before I took it to the local high school to be used in experiments:
To help the engine exchange project along, I spent $400 on insulation at Home Depot and put that up the day before Christmas. We were then able to heat the garage enough to actually be comfortable while working.
Pictures as we went along:
Wednesday, the day after Christmas had the car up:
And the engine out:
Friday:
Upon the recommendation of my mechanic, a new water pump was installed ("easier now than later in the car"):
Getting ready to go in:
Really late Friday night:
Back on the subframe, connected to the transmission:
This is the point that I left it so I could travel to da U.P. to do more Christmas visiting (with MOST of my kids in tow!)
Adam called Sunday morning 8am while I was at the farm to let me hear the car start, as he just finished a marathon session of getting the engine reconnected!
Here is the bad engine, sitting on a trailer just before I took it to the local high school to be used in experiments:
Monday, October 22, 2007
Then, the washing machine!
Yesterday Beckie came to me with "the washing machine keeps running". It wouldn't discharge.
Tonight I tore it apart and found a sock in the pump. Guess that makes it awful hard to get the water out of the machine!
Still trying to figure out what to do about the Taurus. It's still at Browns, where they want $523 to get it out of hawk, but "oh, yeah, you need a new engine! Please add $1900 to your bill, and we'll take care of it!" It blue books for $2100! Give me a break!
Test drove a Corolla over the weekend. Nice ride. Nice price, too!
Now I'm driving Adam's Crown Vic. That's something!
Tonight I tore it apart and found a sock in the pump. Guess that makes it awful hard to get the water out of the machine!
Still trying to figure out what to do about the Taurus. It's still at Browns, where they want $523 to get it out of hawk, but "oh, yeah, you need a new engine! Please add $1900 to your bill, and we'll take care of it!" It blue books for $2100! Give me a break!
Test drove a Corolla over the weekend. Nice ride. Nice price, too!
Now I'm driving Adam's Crown Vic. That's something!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Woods weekend
Left the Taurus back at Browns for more repair, as it is still not right.
Rented an Enterprise car for the weekend, so I could go up north while Dawn stayed home to work.
This weekend found my brother, my buddy Jim and I helping my Dad clear some trees in preparation for his 0.86 mile light line installation. We managed to clear all but 0.25 miles, leaving enough work for another day, I guess! We delivered the proceeds from our harvest to Jim's yard so he can feed his outdoor wood burner.
Rented an Enterprise car for the weekend, so I could go up north while Dawn stayed home to work.
This weekend found my brother, my buddy Jim and I helping my Dad clear some trees in preparation for his 0.86 mile light line installation. We managed to clear all but 0.25 miles, leaving enough work for another day, I guess! We delivered the proceeds from our harvest to Jim's yard so he can feed his outdoor wood burner.
Friday, October 12, 2007
"Taurus" day
Put the Taurus in to Browns Wednesday night so they could tell me why the oil light is on steady all the time. Diagnosis: bad switch. They want $110 total to repair.
I take the Taurus back, pay $37.50 for diagnosis then $7.95 at Fochman's for a switch and spent Thursday evening swapping it out. While I had the switch out, rolled the engine over and saw the pump eject oil out the hole, so it is doing some kind of work.
As it is not an actual Ford part, the wire connection is incorrect, so a pair of snippers and an eyelet fix that issue.
Start it, and the oil light is no longer lit!
Now, what to think about it sounding like a sewing machine for the last 20 miles or so?!?!
I take the Taurus back, pay $37.50 for diagnosis then $7.95 at Fochman's for a switch and spent Thursday evening swapping it out. While I had the switch out, rolled the engine over and saw the pump eject oil out the hole, so it is doing some kind of work.
As it is not an actual Ford part, the wire connection is incorrect, so a pair of snippers and an eyelet fix that issue.
Start it, and the oil light is no longer lit!
Now, what to think about it sounding like a sewing machine for the last 20 miles or so?!?!
