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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
10/30/2017 at 12:58 • Filed to: None

For the last two weeks, I’ve been running around, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for my/our big Halloween party. That party has passed, and now I feel at liberty to once again start working on the cars. As is proper, I figured I would start by making a list of everything that needs doing, and go from there.

The Saab

One of those holes represents a massive vacuum leak.

Following it’s mildly successful journey to McAlester, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the Saab hasn’t been getting much love. I did find that the idle air control screw went AWOL, and is not exactly easy to find, so I replaced it with a normal bolt for now. Also I did some work on the distributor wiring harness. Additionally, when troubleshooting during the drive, I discovered the distributor is full of oil. Shit.

Find and fix vacuum leak

Rehab distributor hall sensor connection and harness

Replace distributor o-ring

Rehab/ clean distributor

Replace cap and rotor

Install hot start relay

(If needed) Pull fuel pump and attach feed extender

(If above) Confirm feed pump operation

(If above) replace feed pump strainer

(If above) shore up fuel pump donut

Not a small list, but everything is pretty minor

The Disco

My poor Disco hasn’t been getting much love after it got back from our !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I’ve taken it !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , changed the transmission fluid, done some fluid changes, and a few other things, but mostly have been putting it off in favor of working on the Saab. Sadly, it has a growing list of needs that have to be addressed sooner than later, including the dreaded “Three Amigos,” a fault with the ABS which causes warning lights for the ABS, Traction Control, and Hill Descent mode to turn on simultaneously, which cropped up a few weeks ago. Luckily, after buying a new code scanner, it looks to be an electrical problem which is readily solved with some wiring harness modification. Unfortunately until this is fixed I’m essentially driving a one-wheel-drive Land Rover.

Diagnose Three Amigos

Fix the Three Amigos - Shuttle valve wiring modification

Buff out roof paint burns (if possible)

Fix Driver’s Door Lock (key)

Replace front passenger’s door latch

Replace rear passenger’s door latch

Replace (you guessed it) rear driver’s side door latch

Full detail

Reinstate center diff lock

The Alfa

Safe, but lonely .

Even more neglected than the Rover, the Alfa has been in storage since work began to repair the garage. With the Saab (formally) running, the plan was to retrieve it last week, but that went sideways. Pending work wrapping up on the Saab, the Alfa needs: lonely

Head retorqued

Oil-Vapor Separator checked/ bypassed

Diagnose and repair hard start issue

Body work

Rehab and fit new wheels

The Volvo

Hard to see, but the factory rubber is starting to spider badly.

Even the Volvo needs something, albeit minor. I “missed” a service that was technically covered under my service plan (long story) and I need to catch up, but lazy.

New tires (on order)

Replace cabin air filter

Brake fluid flush

Overall

I need about 4 more hours in the day. That should take care of it.

I really just want to take a week to play video games, but winter will be here soon enough and it’ll be too cold to really wrench...

DISCUSSION (8)

Captain of the Enterprise > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/30/2017 at 13:29

Things are bad when the most reliable brand in your lineup is a Volvo.

Urambo Tauro > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/30/2017 at 13:29

The Volvo sounds like it might be the quickest to knock out, if that filter isn’t a nightmare to get to. I bet it’ll feel real good once you get new brake fluid in there.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Urambo Tauro
10/30/2017 at 13:44

The filter is, in fact, a nightmare. Requires removing the gas pedal.

Urambo Tauro > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/30/2017 at 14:45

Kinja'd!!!