Data Mechanic
I was told by the great Cheryl Smithem that I should never have a category of “undetermined”, and I agree with her. So instead of that I have a “General” category. Everything that doesn’t have a defined home somewhere else belongs here. This is my grab bag.
Or at least power. Turn out that the battery was bad, and then that the battery cable was also bad. After replacing the battery, beating my head against it for a few days and then fixing the battery cable everything is fine now. So, Roxy is back on the road and I am happy again. … Read more
Well, it was bound to happen sometime. At some point there would be a problem that would stop Roxy in her tracks. I thought I had guarded against most things, but there was one are that I blindly forgot. There weather turned cold here last night with temperatures down in the mid-twenties. Hey, I said … Read more
OK, this is boring stuff but I wanted to have things noted. I got 10 gallons of gas after going 185.5 miles. That give milage of 18.5 miles per gallon. Not too bad, but it really should be about 21 to 23. I have some work to do. Need to get the idle down to … Read more
Yesterday I did a bit more work on Roxy. Ok, so it wasn’t a lot but I did get the replacement driver’s seat in. So now instead of the Scheel racing type seat she has an original, or fairly original, blue 2002 seat. I don’t know much of anything about the Scheel that I took … Read more
Well, we got a nice weekend day and nobody was sick so I got a chance to work on Roxy a bit. I figured that I should tackle the exhaust leak since it was not only noisy but unhealthy. There is nothing like riding in a car for long periods of time with exhaust leaking … Read more