Jerry Hall
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A fluid change without a new filter?
Things the car factories did that made no sense to you
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A lack of drain plug just makes draining ATF a friggin mess.
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I understand where you're coming from too
even so it makes the job way easier to drain it, before pulling the pan off
not get fluid everywhere (you know people do it) to replace said fluid too WIN, WIN
no downside to have it/a drainplug, & be able to fill it easily either
BUT;
On that note too, way better then running 150k+ miles on the same damn fluid
because to much trouble (lazy) to change, or too expensive
which is the case far more I'd bet
& the pans gasket if not done/sealed & torqued correctly, will leak like a freaken' sieve
& almost always a fire hazard/because transmission-fluid is highly flammable
serious liability issues
let alone **** without a dipstick now too,
seems like, they want you to blow it up or not service it easily
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Remember the GM "Torx" fasteners that started in the early 80s?
440 PHIXX
The Island of Misfit Mopars
Vinyl tops.
440 PHIXX
The Island of Misfit Mopars
We use them exclusively for inserts in tooling at the machine shop I work at. Torx Plus though.
440 PHIXX
The Island of Misfit Mopars
The 400 Modified.
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Easy solution. A833.
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I like vinyl tops on some of the Post coupes/HTs, not much on A-bodies
especially from the later 68's (66-70) to early 70's (E-bodies) it's a touch of class
as long as they are not kept outside always
then it's a rust hazard for damn sure
most my stuff has had a garage,
or when I had my warehouse, crapload even work trucks stored inside
they last way longer
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I was stumped the 1st time I did brakes on my 1st Dakota an 98 R/T 2wd hot rod
couldn't figure out what size (I thought) the allene head bolt was on calipers
to change the pads when doing an upgrade,
my 1997-99 Haynes service manual was of no help on size or style (bolt head)
I tried every allene wrench & socket, up-to 3/8" allene & metric up-to 10mm, that I had
I thought it must be a huge one, none would grab at all, even remotely
So I too a break, went to Harbor Freight & I bought some cheap sets of bigger
allene wrenches & male sockets
No 6pt or 12 pt sockets would fit either, & the access how thru the rubber deal
was sort of small to be of any real size 6pt/12pt bolt head
In my defense of stupidity, it is/was under a rubber seal deal, to keep grime out
can't/couldn't easily see where I was working, to see in it
by chance I tried a Torx socket & turns out it has a Torx head, like 3/8",
I had in my box already...
I'll never use any of them bigger ones, 'ever', so I took them back not trouble
not just GM BS, ma MoPar too
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God help you if you ever need to change out a starter on your Ram. Took me 6.5 hours in my driveway to change mine.
I think the only thing worse might be my near daily driver 69 Vette. GM crammed 10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bucket. There is darn near NO ROOM TO DO ANYTHING!!!
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Which is why I kind of fell out of love with my '77. I still have it but such a PITA, especially when you have a bad back. At least you can console yourself by having a non smog era engine and chrome bumpers!I think the only thing worse might be my near daily driver 69 Vette. GM crammed 10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bucket. There is darn near NO ROOM TO DO ANYTHING!!!
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The steering linkage in those Corvettes is really stupid. They took something that could have been simple and made it stupid and complicated.
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Yeap, I think 1st gen Mustangs had a similar setup but I could be wrong. Either way the Vette setup is famous for leaking, and just like our Dodges its popular to swap in a PS box. For those that don't know the Vette basically has a manual steering box with a ram setup to provide power assist. If you have a full manual car I believe its the same box but the tie rod ends are relocated to a different spot on the spindle to have more leverage.
If my weeping setup ever full on pukes its guts I may try the manual config, but I'm feeling like one manual steer car in the fleet is enough.
All that said if there was a good ram set up to quickly make the Coronet have PS steering I would be interested.
If my weeping setup ever full on pukes its guts I may try the manual config, but I'm feeling like one manual steer car in the fleet is enough.
All that said if there was a good ram set up to quickly make the Coronet have PS steering I would be interested.
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On Roadkill Garage, they worked on a 67 Cougar and it too had weird steering linkage.
You bet the power steering "ram" on my Vette leaked too!
Luckily, this is a rare easy fix. Buy the seals, pull the ram apart and replace the seals. The ram is simple to remove (and you can easily get to it), and in turn the seals are easy and quick to replace.
Who stole that idea from who. Was it ford that came first with the pony cars. I know some trucks used it pretty early too. It worked, but always ended up leaking at some point.
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