What did you do to your car today?

[Gary]

I wired in a worklight and switch under the hood of my truck so that if I get stuck at night on the side of the road, I won’t have to hold a flashlight as I make any fixes. Share what you’ve done!

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[Andrew Button]

My truck is a 91, and its actually got a factory underhood light with a reel and cord. I have never used it, but I think an underhood light is useful.

[Gary]

[quote=”andrewbutton442″ post=124278]My truck is a 91, and its actually got a factory underhood light with a reel and cord. I have never used it, but I think an underhood light is useful.[/quote] I guess in the 70s they didn’t think of that lol.

[Lorrin Barth]

Got in and drove around looking at pump prices at various gas stations. For 91 octane, the best they sell here, the price ranged from $2.59 to $2.04. It is like, with oil prices falling so fast, they are not quite sure where to price gas.

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Interesting. Contractions are definitely out unless you like long words.

[Mike]

I took my wet driver’s side carpeted floor mat out and cleaned it off as best I could with a hose and degreaser and then dried it out all day. I’ve been tracking a lot of snow in the car that came around a couple days ago. Maybe I’ll see about some WeatherTech mats.

I also had some leftover roast pork and carrots in a Ziploc bag to eat for lunch, so I bungee corded the bag against my valve cover while running my pre-lunch errands to reheat it.

[Gary]

[quote=”barneyb” post=124350]Got in and drove around looking at pump prices at various gas stations. For 91 octane, the best they sell here, the price ranged from $2.59 to $2.04. It is like, with oil prices falling so fast, they are not quite sure where to price gas.

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Interesting. Contractions are definitely out unless you like long words.[/quote] Lol even though theres a problem, I just can’t stop using them(contractions)! Anyways, ya agreed gas stations can’t make up their minds on what to price it at it’s so crazy.

[Gary]

[quote=”Fopeano” post=124354]I took my wet driver\’s side carpeted floor mat out and cleaned it off as best I could with a hose and degreaser and then dried it out all day. I\’ve been tracking a lot of snow in the car that came around a couple days ago. Maybe I\’ll see about some WeatherTech mats.

I also had some leftover roast pork and carrots in a Ziploc bag to eat for lunch, so I bungee corded the bag against my valve cover while running my pre-lunch errands to reheat it.[/quote] Weathertechs are worth it. Haha that’s great, I’ve warmed a sandwich up over headers before…works like a charm.

[Lorrin Barth]

Several years ago on the Evolutionm forum I asked owners to respond to the question – how long did your OEM radiator last? With that information I decided, rather that waiting until the thing popped, to preemptively replace it. The consensus of the forum was that I should expect 100k miles of service give or take. The vehicle now has 99,600 miles on it so I ordered a radiator, exactly the same one it came with new from Discount Radiators. Forty eight hours later UPS delivered it to my door.

So, I unboxed this brand new radiator without a mark on the core. Even new cars will have a mark or two on the fins. It was beautiful. I thought of putting on the shop heat and dropping it in but it is miserable cold here today and forecast to get colder, it did, so I put my lovely radiator against the wall in a spare bedroom where it would be safe. Seated in the living room I heard a loud noise. Investigation reveled a book, go figure, had decided to jump out of a bookcase and marked my radiator. This place is haunted. I guess it is my punishment for being lazy. Well, nothing is hurt except my feelings.

[Gary]

[quote=”barneyb” post=124517]Several years ago on the Evolutionm forum I asked owners to respond to the question – how long did your OEM radiator last? With that information I decided, rather that waiting until the thing popped, to preemptively replace it. The consensus of the forum was that I should expect 100k miles of service give or take. The vehicle now has 99,600 miles on it so I ordered a radiator, exactly the same one it came with new from Discount Radiators. Forty eight hours later UPS delivered it to my door.

So, I unboxed this brand new radiator without a mark on the core. Even new cars will have a mark or two on the fins. It was beautiful. I thought of putting on the shop heat and dropping it in but it is miserable cold here today and forecast to get colder, it did, so I put my lovely radiator against the wall in a spare bedroom where it would be safe. Seated in the living room I heard a loud noise. Investigation reveled a book, go figure, had decided to jump out of a bookcase and marked my radiator. This place is haunted. I guess it is my punishment for being lazy. Well, nothing is hurt except my feelings.[/quote] Ouch guess the ghost didn’t like your perfect radiator.

[Robert Pilsucki]

Put in a new clutch cable in my 88 accord. Shifts greatly improved and no more chattering going into 2nd gear 🙂

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