Workie Work

thinking about changing the oil on the old car before dark, but looking at the weather forecast, the next few days will be better. Sunny and less wind. I have the cars where it will be easier to change them, so might stay in tonite. That won't be fun, but could do some work. Maybe.

woke early and eager to get working. Last night it was warmer pretty late. A bit breezy today, and tomorrow would be better, and sunnier, but may not want to wait. Will wait till about noon, and see how I feel.

Neck and vision seem better, The Subaru might strain my neck the way I have to get to the oil filter, and the dealer changed the oil, and put on a smaller filter than the tool I have, and if they put it on tight, I might not be able to shim the tool to get it off, so will try to take the filter off Before drainiung the oil, A tip I heard about, about changing the trans oil, that will come in handy for it.

clock is moving slowly. Have to get materials together to change the oil. Have to rehearse in my mind what to do, till I get moving.

gona try to get MY motor running. Went back to sleep and woke, and had to watch Democracy Now.

http://www.democracynow.org/

Going to try to get everything together and change the oil on one car at least.

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done in Doneden. Everything worked but had a kink in my side, back. Changed the oil in the old car, pumped up a low tire, added antifreeze, and helped a young girl stop her wipers from runing all the time. Weather was real nice, and for a moment I thought about doing the Subaru, but that didn't last long. I was moving like I was made from stone. Hope to do it tomorrow. Have to. Was low on antifreeze. Not bad for the whole summer. I think it's from the cap. I have a new one so better try it.

Got cleaned up and am Hunnnngry, so heating some processed food. Have some Whole food later.

Went to get up and my Good knee buckled on me from or with pain. Have to see what That's all about. Might have to supplement, but probably not. That one never needed anything when it hurt.

ate processed, and knee and side still hurt when I move them. Vision seems better. No pain or focusing problem to speak of. Think they were related.
May go out and thinking of driving the Sube, but not sure.

knee is better but side is still iffy.

Made it out in the Chevy early, and it quit a block away. Restarted and I drove it home, and got the Sube, but it quit swapping them, and took a while to get it started again. Put some gas down the carb to see if the pump was bad or out of gas. It did start and run, but not always right away. Got it running and swapped, and drove the Sube. Went to the diner and took a ride, then came back to put more gas in the Chevy tank from the Gal I keep on hand. Gauge was reading 1/4, but could have gone bad.. Put it in, and started it, it ran for a min and quit. Then the radio settings changed, so it Must be electrical. That has happened a few times, but it started and ran. Mid summer it was quitting, but would restart in a min, and keep running. Now it isn't. There was a spot ahead of it so was going to park the Sube there, but decided to try to swap them and did, so they are both legal. Was going to go back out but better not. Kept trying to start the Chevy and it would run and quit. Figured I'd wait and try to find the problem tomorrow, when I change the oil in the Sube

slept a bunch, maybe 6 or 7 hrs. I woke a few times, and kept falling back. Knee seems fine but still have the kink in my side. Have to see if I can figure the problem in the Chevy. Wonder if the carburator went goofy again? The car wouldn't start years ago, so got one from a junkyard, because they cost SO much, and that ran for a few yrs, and then the car wouldn't start again. Just putting the original one back and That has run a few yrs. Both times the car wouldn't start at all. Hope I don't have to try the other again. When the problem started in the summer, I ran the car for 30min a few times, and it kept running.

Don't plan to start for a few hrs, and going to try heat on my side. Hope I don't have a problem changing the oil on the Subaru.

slept again, longer than expected. Not going to change the oil today, but Need to look at the Chevy and why it is stalling.

it's Not Fuel.. It's Not Spark (ouch), so Has to be The Ign Switch... Replaced it Last yr... Shame it's getting dark, could have dropped the steering wheel, and checked the connections tonite. Tempted to anyway.

slept a bit. Dropped the steering wheel on trhe Chevy, and checked the switch, and gona have to try hot wiring it tomorrow. If that starts it thinking of putting a manual switch in. Just replaced the reg switch last yr, and it acted up this summer.

Umm, missed the hockey game...

The VChevy problem is making me think of the diagnostic tool for the Subaru.. The one for it is propietary, and only authorized Sube technicians can buy it AND it costs 1600$. not 50 like others. Might be a way to get around it, with free software run on a laptop. Just have to buy a 70$ cable to connect it. Better find out before the warranty is over, but maybe even before, so I don't have to get the car to the dealer if something goes bad. My Chevy is simple in comparison, and can still be a pain.

Interesting woodworking shows on PBS. Shame I don't do what they show anymore.

well, hunted for the old ign switch again to try it, and, and didn't find it. If I can't figure how to hot wire the car, I'm gona have to buy a new switch to see if that's the problem. Don't really feel like doing any of it. It's Daytime...

temp is suposed to be nice, but real windy. Not sure if I want to deal with it and change the oil in the Subaru. Might have some problems with getting the filter off, and the last one leaked. Tomorrow will be cooler. Could go shopping today.

On an Email list for an older british sports car I was interested in, they seem to have a Lot of problems. Supposed to be less, and cheaper to fix that others of their type, but they sure do have problems. Being older, going back 24 yrs, I guess they will.

looked for the other speakers in the basement, and couldn't find them. Thought one was on the 1st fl but didn't see it till I hunted. Should be another one somewhere. Thought it had a different resistance from the instructions till I figured it out. Thought about going back out, but think i'll stay in. Wanted to go buy cheese steaks, but will do it tomorrow. Thought about cutting the hole for the speaker, but have wood to cut also, so maybe tomorrow.

not ready to change the oil, and would like to do something. Could cut the hole in a baffle I made, that I mounted another speaker in, but might tire myself out doing it, so leary. Tomorrow will be cooler, so don't want to take the chance of not feeling up to working outside today.

slept a little, and Have to get working... Looked at some vids on changing the oil on the car to Refresh my memory, and try to motivate me. Don't need it but figured it might help.

da deed dis done, and I am done in. Finished just before dark. Should try to cut the baffle for the speaker. Would be nice to get that right.

Time to eat..

while up decided to think car stereo. How far do i want or need to go? Just wanted to put the bass speaker-s in the rear of the wagon. I had made up a removable baffle that I hung behind the rear seats on the shock absorber housings on either side. Something that could be moved or removed so things could be carried with the rear seat folded down. I had thought of adding mid and high speakers to have the full range coming from the rear, but was mainy after more bass. Having to try again, thinking I should anticipate adding the others. Got out all the mid range speakers I have, even went out and got the ones I took out of the rear doors of the car to see what size and resistance they are. Don't think they are as good as the others I have, but might be good to use in the car. They are the same size, so holes I cut will fit all I might use. Now have to get out the tweeters I bought a bunch of and check them.

The Chevy radio worked last night, but might not be long for this world.

ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT PLAY THEIR MUSIC SO LOUD, WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, SO IT HURTS EVERYONE'S EARS??

have to cut strips of wood to mount the car speaker on the baffle, and will have to clear off the saw table to do it, and it is Loaded with the house trim pieces. I use it as a work bench. If I could cut them one way, I could just clear some space, but have to do it another way also, and I Don't want to do Anything risky, but eager to do it. I could just cut the hole to mount and test it, and add the wood later, but rather do it right, and not up to it.

uh huh wrote:

ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT PLAY THEIR MUSIC SO LOUD, WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, SO IT HURTS EVERYONE'S EARS??

You don't know Anything. Is your brain secured??? You say the Dumbest stuff. If you said Nothing someone Might Think You Had a brain.,at One time. But what can one expect from Poka Dottie..LOL If you would Ask before you started Babbling you Might Learn something.

LOL.. Are They the Only music Lovers You Know?? NO, I like GOOD Sound, Not LOUD, unless it Should be. I grew up in a family of musicians, and used to Build home audio, and want it to Sound Right, and how it Should sound. When it Doesn't sound right it IS a distraction. Bass should be Airy, Tight, and Clean, Not BOOM...

Forget it.. You wouldn't understand Poka Dottie.

Nice Post.. Me also..

was looking at vids of how to work on the Subaru. It is a different type motor, and these new cars have Loads of different things on them. Have to take off about 50 things to change the spark plugs on one model, that I think is more complicated than mine. Have t check to see what is needed for mine. I don't change the plugs till they quit, which could be a LONG time with the new cars.

Lost a friend a few yrs ago who would have been into figuring out how to change them. A mechanic I know only likes working on OLD cars, and the guy I talked to yesterday who people Say is a mechanic, doesn't seem to know how. He just knows a few terms.

changed the tire. It wasn't a puncture, the rim is leaking. Might be hard to fix. Have to see how rusty my others are.