Woodman71

On the plus side, the clean radiators seem to be making a difference. A few days ago the needle was crawling just right of the "0." Today, stayed between "8" and "0."

snoopybee

Nice job. I love DIYs and this is the key reason for me to sell my 987.2S to a 996.

For the sticky *****, next time get yourself baking soda. Add a few drops of water to make a paste, leave it on the ***** for a few minutes before giving them a rub, and it returns the ***** like new, without the need to repaint.

Woodman71

Thanks for the hint. I hope the car is around long enough for the ***** to get sticky again!

Woodman71

Well, I was excited to be getting my LN spin on adapter and 12 quarts of DT-40 for this weekend's DIY project (my first oil change and filter cut) but stupid UPS isn't delivering until Monday...

ZuffenZeus

Yo Woody,

Be sure to post some pictures. We all want to see how much metal your car is eating. (snicker) hehehe

Woodman71

Not as badly as I want to know!

Myren

LOL

Woodman71

Installing my LN Spin on adapter today. Into the pit of misery I go. Dilly dilly!

Woodman71

So, after years of preparations and readiness training, I am ready to do this.

Get car in garage without dropping it into the pit of misery: Check.




Remove drain plug without stripping it: Not check. Oy. So much for an easy DIY.

Trip to Harbor Freight for a backout tool. Success!




After that drama, everything went smoothly. Put in 8.7 quarts and it's reading a bit low, but will check the stick in 24 hours and add accordingly.

Woodman71

A kindly gentleman in a panel truck informed me today my brake light was not working.

Having not replaced bulbs in the tail lights yet, I wasn't sure how easy this endeavor would be.

Dang, was it easy! It took me about 4 minutes to put in a new one. When I had to do that in my Mini it took damn near an hour and it scraped my hands all to heck.

I can see how tail lights have (on occasion) fallen off at speed, considering there is only one screw involved.

That's all. Sorry, I am having a slow day.

Woodman71

Well, I finally had the infamous "ghost horn" problem, and decided to fix it yesterday.

Unfortunately Home Depot & others didn't have the 10-packs of #31 o-rings, so I ordered from Amazon. Thanks for the big box for a tiny package.




Also got my trusty torx wrench.


Plenty of good DIY videos guided me through this. The before and after:




Overall it took about 20 minutes and no more horn honking when I brake hard. Cost about $13 (including torx tool) instead of $100 for a new bracket.

For what is worth, I didn't have to disconnect the airbag or horn wiring.

peterp

Your "how to" pics are good and all, but can you show us how you did the other 3 wheels?????

I'm, like, 25 percent through this job, and a bit lost.


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Woodman71

Replaced the plastic top hook latch cover today. Amazing that a $9 piece of plastic was preventing the rear windows from going up.

Process went smoothly, but I popped the piece on without glue to check for fit, then couldn't get it back off to add glue...it's pretty snug though so hopefully that will be fine.

pesuazo

I have been following this thread for over 3 years...and I can still not stop laughing....

Woodman71

Thanks! I have been a little remiss in postings, but hoping to have more soon...