So took advantage to start the cruiser in the garage while the wife was at the pool. Fired right up with no issues. Ran it for a few seconds and shut it off.
Hope my wife doesn’t smell the exhaust fumes.
Had an alignment, oil change, tires rotated and balanced, ignition switch fixed, all zerk fittings greased. Getting ready for our trip to the Tatacoa Desert. Loving exploring Colombia 🇨🇴
Only took a year to get 3 bolts out of the DS windshield hinge. Tried everything. Finally took a hacksaw and sawed a groove and then used a hammer and chisel.
End result, I was able to get my DS chrome hinge on and also swap out my mirror arms...
My driver door window regulator was quite worn so I changed it and the window is a breeze to operate. Changed the passenger side as well today since I had it anyway. Added some sound deadener to the outer door skin also
Here’s the twist: 3-4...
This week: Mostly driving to the office, so far good as a daily driver! This weekend my wife was on a girls trip, so I took the kiddos out with a buddy of mine for an easy trail (Johnny Park road), lots of breaks & a few hikes. Kids had a blast!
1000 miles this week. The 450 home yesterday was a slog. 98F in the Central Valley for 5 hours sucked but it was good to see all of my brothers. We’ve been going to the Navarro since the early 1960’s when my parents bought 4 acres. Built a cabin...
My '89 "Band" (Jipe curto) down here in Brazil.
Hands up, he doesn't need to do the hard offroad stuff, but he gets out 1-2 a week. Groceries, work, Friends, ...
Once you get it correct mark the boots with a yellow paint marker. On the hood inside: points & spark plug gap, valve clearances, firing order, dizzy rotation. In grease pencil last compression #'s. On the fan an arrow for direction
So just a few minutes ago I decided to start figuring out why cruiser wouldn’t start. I was looking at the spark plug wires to make none of them where loose. Upon doing so I realized that I had 5 and 6 mixed up on the distributor cap. Upon that...