What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (64 Viewers)

[bryson]

Incessant winter rain in Seattle finally made my sunroof start leaking. Got a magnetic sign as a bandaid until I have a chance to fix it. Figured as long as I was getting a sign... View attachment 1617984

... I may as well make it look neat, right?

Sign was ordered from esigns.com using a pic I took with my cell phone. They did a great job - quality material, good seal on the car, print quality is very good, cost was about $55 shipped.

Better get another one printed to cover up your new footprints/dents on the hood.

I think it's a neat idea though for a temporary fix, but no way I'd silicone the thing up there.

 

[steffan]

a little maintenance, nothing out of the ordinary. replaced the original a/c tensioner - i had rebuilt it around the time i got it (35K miles ago?) but the seals were leaking all the grease out. i looked at getting a new bearing but from what it cost i just got the new pulley. again, nothing that hasn't been done before but since i replaced all the belts, i lined up the alternator belts nice and pretty just to see how long they would stay that way - not even 5 minutes..

 

[steffan]

now this seems strange to me: the PCV valve has always seemed a little loose in the grommet. couldn't remember if it was always like that and it seemed like it was getting a little hard (7 years old). after replacing it, with oem grommet and valve it still is loose - if it's leaned over a little you can hear it sucking air... is that a common problem? naturally, after a little while it sucks itself down and the leak goes away but doesn't seem right to me

 

[Masud]

Are those weather tech window deflectors you have on your windows ?

Yes and I think I got them from eBay

 

[baldilocks]

now this seems strange to me: the PCV valve has always seemed a little loose in the grommet. couldn't remember if it was always like that and it seemed like it was getting a little hard (7 years old). after replacing it, with oem grommet and valve it still is loose - if it's leaned over a little you can hear it sucking air... is that a common problem? naturally, after a little while it sucks itself down and the leak goes away but doesn't seem right to me

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I don’t have the issue you described. Is the correct hose connected to the pcv? Or is the hose you are using too short or too long?

 

[steffan]

correct hose, but even at that, it seems like there should be a good tight fit between the valve and the grommet

 

[FloridaCruiser22]

correct hose, but even at that, it seems like there should be a good tight fit between the valve and the grommet

Mine was very tight, do you have the valve facing up right?

 

[baldilocks]

correct hose, but even at that, it seems like there should be a good tight fit between the valve and the grommet

my valve and grommet are about 3 years old and have maybe 10-12k miles. I have noticed a growing oil stain on top of the valve cover around the grommet but no air leaks noted. Did you install the fat end of the valve in the grommet. The fit will be very tight as you past the barb through.

 

[amgraham]

correct hose, but even at that, it seems like there should be a good tight fit between the valve and the grommet

Mine was tight enough going in that I had to put a little oil on the valve to keep from pushing the grommet into the valve cover.

 

[taccruiser97]

Since I had to rip all the carpet out to clean it up, I decided to take off the stock leather on the front seats in preparation for some new LSeat leather. It’s really not that bad of a job, but we’ll see if I change my mind after the new leather goes on.

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How did you get the plastic pieces the head rest posts go into, out? Is there a special tool or technique?

 

[HAAANK]

I didn't do it, but some generous and crafty 80 series owner deployed the portable bathroom for a damsel in distress on the 5 freeway near Gorman...Dilly Dilly!View attachment 1617646

I do not miss that traffic

 

[ewillis]

I do not miss that traffic

Oh but I'm sure you miss the weather!

 

[LFD2037]

Mine was tight enough going in.

 

[HAAANK]

How did you get the plastic pieces the head rest posts go into, out? Is there a special tool or technique?

IIRC you reach from below and squeeze the ends and push them up and out.

 

[Bama4door]

How did you get the plastic pieces the head rest posts go into, out? Is there a special tool or technique?

I stuck one hand up behind the seat and pushed one of the tabs in and then used the other hand to pry it off from the top with a screwdriver. If you can get a hand in from the back and squeeze the tabs together it’ll pop out, but there’s not a lot of room.

 

[haulin auss]

Installed one of @NLXTACY ’s cubby inserts to consolidate all my mounts to one location.

Very impressed with how stable it is. Opted to use a magnetic mount for the CB mic and the other RAM ball is used for a Garmin InReach.

 

[IndecentExposur]

Was thinking about that. If I applied a bead of silicon and left it on for about 8 months (it's a long rainy season here), do you think that would cause any other issues? Paint wear, stains, hard to remove, etc?

I think Silicon would be okay. I buffed off some Silicon using a rubbing compound and polishing pad. This is a great idea!

 

[LS1FJ40]

Silicone and metal do not coexist well. Use urethane. Silicone causes rusts.

Also, silicone is very difficult to truly get clean enough to ever adhere anything to where it was.

 

[chap79]

Arts and crafts

 

[138thBatista]

Replaced both lights. Wiring harness isn't here yet. Dash cam going in soon too.