That is where the pliers comes in. Saves on the skin as well but as you know, sometimes they have other ideas. Gloves and eye protection is recommended along with an apron.
I found that using my bench grinder with a wire wheel works the best for cleaning corroded bolts. I hold the bolt with a pliers and keep rotating the bolt against the wire wheel.
The vapor separator is after the fuel pump. Not before. Here is a pic of the correct layout. Also, not all of those filters with the 1/4" nipple are correct either. Some do not have the small orifice to reduce the fuel going back to the tank. The correct separator has a mounting bracket that...
If your car didn't have dual exhaust from the factory, there would be no bracket. But....if you look where the bracket would be, you will see 4 center punch marks. That is where the bracket gets bolted on when you add the second exhaust pipe. Those holes will match up with the aftermarket...
There are plenty of things to rattle inside and under any car. If it is a clunk, it is more then likely underneath like exhaust or as someone mentioned a shock. My charger had a rattle I thought was in the deck lid. I finally found it a while back. It was the torsion bars for the deck lid...
I'm not an engineer by trade but I do consider myself a "field engineer" meaning I have engineered some fixes for things that didn't work.
However, I have to admit I have messed up a few things that were engineered properly that I made to not work properly.
A couple things come to mind I know I...
I have to disagree with the last part of your comment. If the oil is black, it is dirty not burnt. I've always been told "Oil never breaks down. It get dirty and contaminated."
If the cruise kicks in but slowly loses speed, the diaphragm is losing vacuum somewhere. If it won't start at all, it could be any number of reasons. Even a brake light out or a bad connection.
This is a Used bumper jack removed from a 74 Challenger that I parted out years ago. It is the base and jack assembly for the bumpers with jacking slots. No lug wrench. Has some surface rust and would be a good candidate for restore.
Driver quality as is. $55.00
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