 Clean your grounding points, What a great F ing idea! NOT! |
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| Ctrout |
 Aug 7 2004, 04:30 PM
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So i decided that the car is running well enough that I can start getting to some of the more minor maintenance needs. Time to clean the ground points right? Start with the easiest ones first. I go for the negative battery cable. The ground point stud is rather rusty so I hit it with some WD-40. I start loosening the nut and then it tightens up as I turn it. I change direction and tighten the nut back up, add more WD-40 and start again. I turn the nut, it gets difficult again, then the stud snaps off! Anyone want to buy a 914 cheap? Doesn't start at the moment but I promise it runs (for a while). So what now? Looks like I have to cut a hole through the sail panel to replace the stud. Anyone ever done this before? I swear I have never had such trouble with a car before in my life! Glad I didn't decide to replace vacuum lines, the engine probably would have exploded.
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| watsonrx13 |
Aug 7 2004, 09:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE WD 40 isn't a rust penetrating fluid. It's good for squeeks and putting on fishing lures. Spend the extra couple $$ and buy PP Blaster or one that is made to penatrate rust. It will work a lot better. GWN7 meant PB Blaster. My most reliable vehicle has been, and still is, my Miata. I've owned it since new, June 1995, with 210,000+ miles. I don't work on the car, but take it to the dealership, even for oil changes. Before I 'rolled' over to full time employment, I was a contractor, which meant, if I didn't make it to work, I didn't get paid. The only time the car ever stopped/quit on me is when a radiator hose broke, on the way to work. I called the wrecker service and had the car towed to the dealer. My wife and her mom dropped off the mother-in-law's truck and I went to work. The dealership had the car finished that day and I picked it up after work. I'm still working to get my teener roadworthy, but I plan to drive it only when I want to, not when I need to. Hang in there, all of this effort is definately worth the joy of driving these things. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Ctrout Clean your grounding points Aug 7 2004, 04:30 PM
ThinAir914 Hang in there. It really is worth the driving exp... Aug 7 2004, 04:39 PM SirAndy cut it off, grind it down flush, weld on another s... Aug 7 2004, 04:40 PM RAR Ctrout It's 30 but I've owned a 1966 Mustang in 1... Aug 7 2004, 08:40 PM GWN7 WD 40 isn't a rust penetrating fluid. It's... Aug 7 2004, 09:19 PM ChrisReale The most reliable car I have ever driven was my 19... Aug 7 2004, 09:20 PM RAR Brad Roberts Want the cheap ass 914 owners way to cure that gro... Aug 7 2004, 11:13 PM Ctrout Now THAT's the kind of answer I was lookin... Aug 7 2004, 11:15 PM Brad Roberts Use a lock washer under the ground cable so it dig... Aug 7 2004, 11:36 PM SpecialK Brads "cheap ass" fix is exactly what I did when I... Aug 8 2004, 12:33 AM
McMark Ahh, at least none of us are DAPO's in the mak... Aug 8 2004, 12:54 AM |
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