Posted By: poorboy
first trip out of the garage for my 48 - 04/04/12 02:25 AM
Sorry, no video, no pictures, nothing but words about the experience.
The car has been moving in and out of the garage under its own power since about Oct. last year. I think I put a couple gallons of gas in it then, but the gauge showed empty. The first stop was the gas station a couple blocks from home. I put in $45 worth, I had $50, but knew the power steering fluid was low and I would have to get some. At the gas station, i had 2 people comment about the car, from both.
Next stop was the local Farm service store to get Power steering fluid. It also gave me a chance to see if I could locate where the trail of smoke that followed me into the lot was coming from. It appears the PS hose may be dripping a bit, and the motor was burning off oil from the time spent moving in and out of the garage. Nothing major. As I was leaving the parking lot, a guy in a van pulling an empty trailer circled around me and gave another thumbs up. The next destination was a cruise through one of our local parks. If I drove the car like a little old man, it worked fine, if I pushed it a bit, the smoke trail would return. I can tell you the 3.9 5 speed pulls pretty hard through 3rd gear. The whole trip from the garage back to the garage was about 15 miles.
I have some squeaks and rattles to locate and quite, and the cause of the smoke trail to locate and resolve, but over all, I was happy with the 1st trip out. Tomorrow I'll try to get it in the shop and get it it the air to have a good look under it. Its going to be a fun car.
Here are a few pictures, if they are light enough, so you get an idea what it looks like. I'll take better pictures tomorrow. Gene
The car has been moving in and out of the garage under its own power since about Oct. last year. I think I put a couple gallons of gas in it then, but the gauge showed empty. The first stop was the gas station a couple blocks from home. I put in $45 worth, I had $50, but knew the power steering fluid was low and I would have to get some. At the gas station, i had 2 people comment about the car, from both.
Next stop was the local Farm service store to get Power steering fluid. It also gave me a chance to see if I could locate where the trail of smoke that followed me into the lot was coming from. It appears the PS hose may be dripping a bit, and the motor was burning off oil from the time spent moving in and out of the garage. Nothing major. As I was leaving the parking lot, a guy in a van pulling an empty trailer circled around me and gave another thumbs up. The next destination was a cruise through one of our local parks. If I drove the car like a little old man, it worked fine, if I pushed it a bit, the smoke trail would return. I can tell you the 3.9 5 speed pulls pretty hard through 3rd gear. The whole trip from the garage back to the garage was about 15 miles.
I have some squeaks and rattles to locate and quite, and the cause of the smoke trail to locate and resolve, but over all, I was happy with the 1st trip out. Tomorrow I'll try to get it in the shop and get it it the air to have a good look under it. Its going to be a fun car.
Here are a few pictures, if they are light enough, so you get an idea what it looks like. I'll take better pictures tomorrow. Gene