back on the road soon

I cranked my 91 Caprice wagon today for the first time in several months.I'm planning to insure and tag it again soon. I have a few things to do before it will pass inspection. I will have to replace both headlight bulbs and deal with broken horn switches. It will need a major clean-up too.

Gotta drive'um to enjoy'um.

I'm just getting ready to put mine away…. SALT! Yuck

Sounds good, get er rollin.  How thorough of an inspection?  State?  

And both headlights out at the same time, damn sounds like the life expectancy was a little too right on for the pair. One time I had both headlights go out at the same time going 70 at 3am in the middle of nowhere NY before....talk about an eye opener.

Deadmanonduty wrote:

I'm just getting ready to put mine away…. SALT!  Yuck

So do you just not drive until spring? snowmobile? Dogsled?

With 11 cars, I can manage to get around! lol

Only 1 light is burned out but it has the blue tint lights in it and I don't like them, so I will replace both with regular 9004 bulbs. My daily driver has been a 1956 Ford truck with a 500 Cadillac engine. I want to use the wagon as my daily ride for a while. The roads here seldom get salted so I'm not worried about that. I think the heater works well in the wagon.

Did you look at the LED headlight bulbs on ebay? The 80W bulbs are the easiest to install. They put out a lot more light than the 9004s, and use about half of the current, making your OEM wiring sufficient. They are a bright white (not blue), and really light up the road. I sniped a set for $43 shipped.

I picked up a couple of regular 9004s at O'reilly's for $6. I found that the cancelling cam/ horn contact ring is broken. So , for now I blow the horn by inserting a small screw driver into the hole, with the horn pad / air bag off. That will allow it to pass inspection. I will replace the part later when I tear into the column to fix the loose tilt situation. I also found that I have a leaking wheel cylinder on the drivers side rear. I will replace both rear cylinders and the brake shoes. The front brake pads are good. I repacked the front wheel bearings and replaced the seals. I'll be on the road again in a week or two.

Tomorrow is the big day. On Tuesday I got new tires and have new brake shoes and wheel cylinders on the rear. In the morning I will drive the wagon to work for the first time in a couple of years. I drive about 8 miles to get to Interstate 40 , then 8 miles on the interstate. A winter storm is forecast for Friday , so we'll see how it goes in some snow , I guess.

First day went great. When I drove my wagon before it was spring, summer, and early fall.Then I parked it for over a year. I had no idea , until today, how well the heater worked. The rear window de-icer and wiper is great too.