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Category Archives: Automotive
Betty’s A/C
In my renewed interest to get Betty operational as a daily-driver, I decided to tackle the air conditioner system. I assumed it would need a new compressor, since the clutch was hot-wired on and it was running non-stop for who … Continue reading
W123 / 300D EGR, ARV, and ALDA systems
Recently, I’ve been working to get Betty running better. My main complaint was how dog-ass-slow the car accelerated from a stop to about 20 MPH. I installed a boost gauge and could see that the acceleration picked up as soon … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive
Tagged 300D, ALDA, ARV, Betty, diesel, EGR, Mercedes Benz, performance, tune-up, w123
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Betty’s Wastegate
After lots of cleaning, close inspection with a flashlight and mirror, then lots of fiddling with a jewler’s screwdriver, I finally removed the cap off of the wastegate. This would probably be an easy task if you could see what … Continue reading
Adjusting Valves
I finally got around to adjusting the valves on Betty. This is something Mercedes says you need to do every 15,000 miles. Every single one of the valves needed adjusting, so I’m sure it has been a while since it … Continue reading
Cars and Coffee
I met up with a friend from college that I recently learned lives just down the road from me. He is a fellow car enthusiast and suggested I come check out the Cars and Coffee show this morning. I was impressed with … Continue reading
Lane Choice Flowchart
Hattip to Carol for this one.
Posted in Automotive, Humor
Tagged Driving, flowchart, slower traffic keep right, the left lane is for passing only
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Why did GM do this?
I do not understand why GM thought it was a good idea to scale the coolant temperature gauge like this. There is no way you can look at it and figure out what the temperature is unless you are good … Continue reading
Stepper Motor Pictures
I had to take apart one of the little stepper motors from my gauge cluster to see what was inside. It is amazing you can get these little motors for $3 each… those little tiny gears are amazing by themselves.
Quadzilla’s Gauge Cluster
GM installed poor-quality stepper motors in most all GM trucks in the 2003-2006 model years. Amber’s Tahoe was covered because she had under 60000 miles, but Quadzilla is a year older and has 20000 more miles so I was SOL. … Continue reading
Door Repair
I’ve been driving around with a little door damage caused by some worthless waste of flesh a while back. I wanted to try to repair the damage myself, so I finally upgraded my wire welder to a MIG. The cylinder … Continue reading
