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papa
Posts : 114 Join date : 2014-12-10
| Subject: back on the road soon Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:18 pm | |
| 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. | |
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Andebe
Posts : 3323 Join date : 2013-02-20 Age : 55 Location : Centerville, IN
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:03 am | |
| Gotta drive'um to enjoy'um. | |
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Deadmanonduty
Posts : 539 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Green Bay, WI
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:02 pm | |
| I'm just getting ready to put mine away…. SALT! Yuck | |
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bigredwagon
Posts : 86 Join date : 2015-06-07 Location : NRV Virginia
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:58 pm | |
| 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. | |
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bigredwagon
Posts : 86 Join date : 2015-06-07 Location : NRV Virginia
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:10 pm | |
| - Deadmanonduty wrote:
- I'm just getting ready to put mine away…. SALT! Yuck
So do you just not drive until spring? snowmobile? Dogsled? | |
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Deadmanonduty
Posts : 539 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Green Bay, WI
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:50 pm | |
| With 11 cars, I can manage to get around! lol | |
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papa
Posts : 114 Join date : 2014-12-10
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:17 pm | |
| 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. | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7290 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Fri Nov 27, 2015 3:15 am | |
| 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. | |
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papa
Posts : 114 Join date : 2014-12-10
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Thu Dec 03, 2015 12:01 pm | |
| 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. | |
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papa
Posts : 114 Join date : 2014-12-10
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:37 pm | |
| 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. | |
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papa
Posts : 114 Join date : 2014-12-10
| Subject: Re: back on the road soon Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:53 pm | |
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