New Tires

New tires for the 95 eldo!

Pirellis even...

Blah, Spiders...

Ugh, I was looking for the vacuum hose to the transmission in the 1967 eldo, and found a Giant Black Widow instead. Jim killed it. Well, he tried to kill it and then actually killed it. The thing outran the first spray of Raid. Then I turned the engine on to flush it out, and a second third and fourth spray of raid finally took it down.

Blech! Black Widows are gross!

Almost a blowout

Well I knew I needed new tires, but I didn't know one would literally melt. I came close to having a blowout last night.

My passenger side tire developed a wobble while Jim and I were on our way to a party last night. I thought I had a flat, and pulled to the side of the freeway, we looked at all the tires and they were all fine, so I drove slowly to the next exit. It felt as if there was something wrong with the driver's side, but when I looked at the passenger side it was wobbling severely. It had developed a huge bubble, and was distorted and melty.

We put the spare on (luckily there was a spare!), and went to the party. So now I must buy tires.

'95 on the road?

I pushed the Fuel line back onto the filter as hard as I could, but there is no snapping into place or latch that I can see. It seems to be holding gas again, So I drove it to work.

The gas tank was on empty (and was pretty much there when all this happened), so I stopped and got a few gallons, enough to get me to work, and to test it out in case it decided to leak again(I don't need to be responsible for a 20 gal fuel leak in Berkeley, they'd probably put me in jail for life). When I got to work it was still not leaking, so I'm thinking this problem is fixed. I'll continue to watch it carefully.

un-cadillac

this is so the opposite of a cadillac, but I love it! I would totally buy it if it was more like $6000.

1976 Lancia Scorpion 53k miles very original, runs perfectly! - $12000 (redwood city)
Reply to: sale-352879426@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-06-15, 11:41AM PDT

Rare 1976 Lancia Scorpion, in the UK and Continent called a Monte Carlo: Mid engine 1800cc Twin Cam, 5 Speed, all Disc brakes, original paint, runs like a watch, passes SMOG, and is very original. Only some 1700 of 7000 produced were imported to the US over a two year span, and many sadly have died a rusty death.

This little Lancia screams Italian all the way, Pininfarina (of Ferrari) design, retro color, funky roll up top ala a Topolino, classic arms extended Alfa Romeo driving position and all the right sounds from the Fiat derived overhead cam 4 cylinder with headers. Try to find another non-rusty Scorpion, much less one with 53k miles that is mechanically excellent. This litle car drives perfectly. Recently SMOGed, passed perfectly.

By the way, new brake calipers, rotors, pads, master cylinder, soft brake lines, new tires, new clutch master cylinder, new throttle cable, rebuilt front struts, new shift bushings, new hoses radiator, heater et all, re-core radiator, new fan sender switch, new shift bushings, new belts, re-built air pump, new Cat, new battery, new plugs, points, oil changed with filter.

Everything works except the old AC. Top, top straps, top hinged panel, latches all work smoothly, interior all superb, no cracks or tears in dash or door panels, carpet in car the trunk mat superb and original, no stains tears wear spots. Seats recovered.

Engine bay and engine are tidy and very correct: no leaks. It runs beautifully, idles nicely, pulls strong to 6500RPM, no smoke on acceleration or deceleration and 55 LBS of oil pressure. Trans and linkage shifts smoothly. So. Cal and AZ car.




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No Leak?

This morning as I was running out the door to go to work, I started the '95 Cadillac to see if pushing the line back onto the filter solved the gas leak. I started it and shut it off immediately in case there was a leak, but nothing came out, so I started it again and let it run a little, still no gas leaking out!

I still drove the 944 to work today though, because I'm concerned that there is no snap or other secure way the line stays on the filter. I wonder if this is correct?

Broken Fuel line?

Ugh...On my way home last night from Sears, I was driving the 1995 Eldorado, When a small car that I was following a little too closely ran over two pieces of wood, flinging one up into the front bumper of my car, and the other under the body of my car.

I thought "crap that sounded bad, it probably poked a hole in the bumper..." when I pulled into our driveway, about a mile from where the wood hit the car, Jim said he smelled gas. When I opened the door, the scent of gas hit me in the face. and there was gas dripping out from under the car like crazy. When I shut the car off it stopped, and luckily I did not have a full tank of gas, otherwise our driveway would be extremely flammable today, and I would be out the $60 it takes to fill up the tank.

After inspection, the first piece of wood left a nice scar on the bumper (fortunately, it looks like it can be buffed out). The second one that went under the car, and seems to have broken (or at least disconnected) the fuel line from what looks like the fuel filter(?). I moved the car in the spot reserved for cars that are not running and took the 944 to work today. When I moved it the gas started leaking again.

Plan for this week

I need to tackle the '67 eldo and get it into a running status again.

Things to do:
-locate the vacuum hose that is causing the tranny to not shift
-replace the bolt that is causing the exhaust leak
-replace the front brake pads
-change the oil

New Spark Plugs!

New Spark Plugs are in the 1995 Eldo. Did them today with Dad. The old ones were pretty fouled. and a couple of them had some oil leakage (not a good sign). The engine is aluminum so an anti-cease compound needs to be applied to the spark plugs where they screw into the block so they don't weld themsleves in.

Since the new dog bone mounts went in, it's become pretty obvious that I have a serious shimmy. I'm hoping it's just these mismatched and old tires, which I plan to replace next week. if not that, maybe it's the wheel, which I could swap with the other wheels I had from the '93 Eldo. if it's neither of those things, then there is something wrong with the suspention, which will cost some serious $$$.

Dogbone motor mounts installed!

The new dog bone Motor mounts are in. The old ones proved much more difficult to remove than the one's in my 1993 eldorado. not extreamy difficult, just had to pry them out with a hammer. and one of the new one had to be hit into place with a hammer as well.

the rubber on the old one's fell apart as soon as I took them out. I had to pick some pieces out from the fan belt.

New Brakes for the '95

New rotor


Old rotor

See the big old scar?

also, when I took the tires off, I discovered that I have 1 new tire. The rest are ready to go, who replace one tire? I'll have to get new ones before the trip to Savannah.

Parts in

Got a call from Kragen that the dog bone motor mounts have arrived. I will pick them up tomorrow after work.

Also, on thw way home tonight in the Porsche, I saw the faintest red light behind the battery indicator.

Parts!

Last night I stopped by Kragen and bought tons of parts. They price match, so I brought in the costs from RockAuto.com and I also had two gift certificates I've been forgetting to use, so I got out of there for only $83.

Parts purchased:
Rotors for '95
brake pads for '95
spark plugs for '95
anti cease compound
brake cleaner
brake tool kit

Parts Ordered and paid for:
dog bone motor mounts (2)

Rotors

I have not been driving the '95 because of the grinding sound last week, and today I looked at the rotors, again, because of the grinding sound, and decided to replace the front rotors. The passenger side is obviously scored(deeply) on the outside of the rotor, and the other is most likely scored on the inside, even if it's not, it's probably best to change them both out so they will wear evenly in the future.

Parts

OK so I kind of lied last week when I said I'd ordered the parts for the '95. I was ordering them , but then I found out that there is no way to redeem a gift card for Kragen on their website. So, I decided to go into the store armed with the online prices and order there, but I never did. So here's the list to bring into Kragen for the '95 after work today:

Brake pads
dog bones
spark plugs

Brakes for the '95

Uh, the 95 need brakes, Badly. They are grinding, which means I probably will need rotors as well. I may take the car in to have this done. I don't have any time to do it myself.

New Brakes on the '67 vert

My dad and I changed the rear drums on the '67 deVille. The one thing I'm not sure about is the drums. The new ones do not have the hole in them to attach to the wheel hub.

We did not get to bleed the brakes, so there is no pedal (and therefore no brakes). So next step is to bleed the brakes and check for leaks. The rear passenger side cylinder looked like it may have a leak, but it was hard to tell, since there were so many bugs and so much dirt and rust built up.

I also need to put some power steering fluid in the car, and change the oil and other fluids.

It starts, but only after charging the battery, which doesn't seem to want to hold a charge, so I may need a new battery as well. I suppose it could be the generator. Maybe I can bring the battery in to an auto parts store to test it? can they tell if it's still good?