Odds and Sods
I haven’t been outside to work on the Roadmaster much over the last little while.
Not so smooth.
Well the Roadmaster started acting a little funny this morning. When I got to my parking spot and shifted into reverse to back in the wagon hesitated before backing up. I pulled the car forward and backward a few times and drove it around the lot a bit. It was very consistent about hesitating after…
The Roadmaster in winter shoes
One of the perks when I bought the Roadmaster wagon was that it came with a set of snow tires. My plan is not to drive the wagon in the winter, but since I haven’t been able to sell my 1981 Pontiac Parisienne yet, it was good that I happened to have a set of…
Roadmaster Home Plate Delete
It’s a little too cold outside to do much automotive work at the moment but I’m just itching to get started. I figure a good place to start work with an LT1 engine is the “Home Plate Delete” modification which involves removing the intake air filter resonator. While I really do like the stock look…
All over and done with
Well I had my court date today. It was a much smoother process than everyone led me to believe it would be. The waiting area has seating for 60 people, and I expected to spend the day sitting there waiting my turn. The tickets give the address on the back and say “9:00AM SHARP!”…yes the…
The Roadmaster’s got cancer
While I’ve been driving around I keep hearing a sloshing sound from the rear of the car. I presumed it to be a rear washer fluid jug at first but it turns out that the Roadmaster wagon doesn’t have a rear fluid jug. I started nosing around in the back and ultimately started tearing out…
The Roadie’s good to go!
It was a little bit expensive, but overall it cost a little less than I was prepared for. All of the repairs are done and the car is legal to drive on the roads. Now…to deal with the court system.
And now…the bad news
Well, today was the day. The Roadmaster went into the shop to have the Safety Inspection and Emissions tests done. Cleaning the EGR valve and running Seafoam through the vacuum system failed to get it to pass an emissions test last week so it’s up to my mechanic to figure it out now. The mechanic…
I’ve got time to spare now
It started to look like I won’t be able to make all of the required repairs to the Roadmaster in time to meet the 15 day limit on my ticket. I gave up trying to find a way to get the car fixed faster today and went down to the Provincial Offences courthouse to pay…
About ready to make the leap from junk to driver
Well, any wiring issues that prevent it from passing a safety inspection are resolved and I’ve fixed the rear window roller. In order to pass the emissions test I really need to figure out what’s causing the high NOX emissions during low RPM. I’m really not too sure where to start. I removed the EGR…