Topic: What did you do to your car today?

[Bubba]

Got my Thing back from the shop yesterday.  The mechanic sorted everything out and she runs great.

She's slow and noisy, with a buckboard ride, and I love it.   

[Fobroader]

Finally got Bilsteins for the JK....was going to install them today but the lady of the manor had other plans

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[Firm]

Congrats 84im!

Got some work done on the Orange MGB this weekend. Installed a new alternator, which solved my charging woes. Then it started running like crap and dumping gas out of the evap system, a telltale sign of a stuck carburator float; unlike the early design SUs, these later ones have bowls at the bottom of the carb, so I had to remove both carbs completely to take the bowls apart and un-stick them. Fortunately, that did the trick and the car is running well again. Repaired an interior door panel and then started buffing the paint, got the trunk lid and area around it done before I ran outta time, good news is that the paint is coming up really nice without too much effort.

[84im]

Yesterday I installed new calipers on my wife's Chevy Tracker.  The rotors were still in good shape and the pads were only half worn, so they were both reused.
After installing the calipers and bleeding the entire system a couple of times I took it out for a test drive.  The brakes work great except the pedal goes down 2/3 of the way to the floor.
The brakes aren't spongy and pumping the brakes doesn't bring the pedal back up.

Weird.

[johngenx]

Discovered someone keyed the Corolla.   

Looks like it's only in the clear, so I'm going to try to polish it out.

[Firm]

Yesterday I installed new calipers on my wife's Chevy Tracker.  The rotors were still in good shape and the pads were only half worn, so they were both reused.
After installing the calipers and bleeding the entire system a couple of times I took it out for a test drive.  The brakes work great except the pedal goes down 2/3 of the way to the floor.
The brakes aren't spongy and pumping the brakes doesn't bring the pedal back up.

Weird.

I assume you replaced or at least cleaned and lubed the slider pins extremely well? I had the same issue with the Firebird and new pins did the trick...I did the rotors/pads at the same time, but in theory that shouldn't be your issue.
The other thing to check is the flex lines, especially the fronts. Have someone step on the pedal and watch the front lines, if you see them bulge, swell or anything like that change them. If their is 'give' in the rubber lines it'll noticeably increase pedal travel. 

[Arthur Dent]

Got the transmission swap finished up on the MG B. Wouldn't you know it the darn thing won't start now. Get fuel, spark, and timing/spark plugs ok but won't run. Ugh.

[Firm]

Got the transmission swap finished up on the MG B. Wouldn't you know it the darn thing won't start now. Get fuel, spark, and timing/spark plugs ok but won't run. Ugh.

That's an odd one...If you know you're getting fuel to the carb(s?) and spark it'll almost always run....Maybe terribly, but it'll run. This is the same engine that was in the car prior, right? Does it sputter or try to run, or just crank and crank forever?
Only thing I could think of that would cause it to not run at all given spark, fuel, air and compression is if the timing is exactly 180deg off...usually the result of someone putting the rotor on inside the distributor cap backwards - check that if you opened the distributor at all since it last ran. Ignition wires on the right plugs? What about the wires to and from the terminals on the coil - are they connected correctly?

[johngenx]

^^^  Yeah, if there's spark and fuel and the some compression, it should at least run in some fashion.  I concur that it's probably some sort of timing issue.

Is the check engine light on?   

[ArticSteve]

Yesterday I installed new calipers on my wife's Chevy Tracker.  The rotors were still in good shape and the pads were only half worn, so they were both reused.
After installing the calipers and bleeding the entire system a couple of times I took it out for a test drive.  The brakes work great except the pedal goes down 2/3 of the way to the floor.
The brakes aren't spongy and pumping the brakes doesn't bring the pedal back up.

Weird.

How did you bleed the system?

[Arthur Dent]

Got the transmission swap finished up on the MG B. Wouldn't you know it the darn thing won't start now. Get fuel, spark, and timing/spark plugs ok but won't run. Ugh.

That's an odd one...If you know you're getting fuel to the carb(s?) and spark it'll almost always run....Maybe terribly, but it'll run. This is the same engine that was in the car prior, right? Does it sputter or try to run, or just crank and crank forever?
Only thing I could think of that would cause it to not run at all given spark, fuel, air and compression is if the timing is exactly 180deg off...usually the result of someone putting the rotor on inside the distributor cap backwards - check that if you opened the distributor at all since it last ran. Ignition wires on the right plugs? What about the wires to and from the terminals on the coil - are they connected correctly?

I think .... it might be something electrical. It catches then dies as soon as I am off the starter. I thinking it is loosing power to the coil when not cranking.

[Firm]

There's a wire that runs from the harness on the passenger's side of the engine bay, across the area where the oil filter is and into the side of the distributor...I *think* it's beige/brown striped. It's in a stupid location and always gets beaten up, it's a main power feed into the distributor from the ignition, check that it's connected up properly and then check the wire itself for continuity. I've had trouble with that wire before (accidentally pulled it when removing an oil filter and spent hours chasing a no-start).

[Arthur Dent]

Thanks. I'll hunt for it. Oh the same engine, etc. Just the transmission was swapped.

[Fobroader]

Just ordered a leveling kit for the Jeep.....can't wait for the new springs to arrive.

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[Gurgie]

Just ordered a leveling kit for the Jeep.....can't wait for the new springs to arrive.

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Just bringing the front end up? Or a small lift in the rear as well?

[Fobroader]

Just ordered a leveling kit for the Jeep.....can't wait for the new springs to arrive.

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Just bringing the front end up? Or a small lift in the rear as well?

2' in front and 1" in the back

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[Gurgie]

Just ordered a leveling kit for the Jeep.....can't wait for the new springs to arrive.

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Just bringing the front end up? Or a small lift in the rear as well?

2' in front and 1" in the back

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Nice, should be able to run 33's with no issue after that   

[84im]

Yesterday I installed new calipers on my wife's Chevy Tracker.  The rotors were still in good shape and the pads were only half worn, so they were both reused.
After installing the calipers and bleeding the entire system a couple of times I took it out for a test drive.  The brakes work great except the pedal goes down 2/3 of the way to the floor.
The brakes aren't spongy and pumping the brakes doesn't bring the pedal back up.

Weird.

How did you bleed the system?

I had my wife sit in the driver's seat and apply the brakes.

[Bubba]

Just ordered a leveling kit for the Jeep.....can't wait for the new springs to arrive.

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Just bringing the front end up? Or a small lift in the rear as well?

2' in front and 1" in the back

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Two feet in front? 

[Fobroader]

Just ordered a leveling kit for the Jeep.....can't wait for the new springs to arrive.

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Just bringing the front end up? Or a small lift in the rear as well?

2' in front and 1" in the back

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Nice, should be able to run 33's with no issue after that   

That would involve a regear...and if I was going to regear, no way would I keep the stock axles......and if I was going to put some 1 ton axles on it why would I bother with only small little 33's, might as well stuff some 40's under there