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Tag Archives: Betty
Spending My Day off at the Tax Office
I took the day off to get some things done. The first thing on the list was to get Betty registered. I went to the Tax Office up in McKinney and learned I wasn’t able to transfer the title because … Continue reading
Betty is Ready for Registration?
This weekend I switched around tires until I had 4 decent ones on Betty. I think I had 5 different types of tires between the two cars. The battery was dead to start with, and didn’t seem to want to … Continue reading
The messiest oil change ever
A little more than an oil change, but geez, what a mess I made. This is the biggest puddle I made… I had the filter sitting safely on it’s cover while I was doing something else. The oil just oozed … Continue reading
New Vacuum Hose
Another box of parts came in today for the Benz Twins. I had a few minutes and changed out the main vacuum hose assembly and replaced the breather hose assembly on Betty. She started right up. I drove her around … Continue reading
Air Cleaner Woes
I had a few hours of time to do some work on the cars, so I decided the most important thing was to get Betty’s air cleaner back together. This looks much nicer than the one I took off. (that … Continue reading
Two Steps FWD… with Betty
After 6 hours of work in the yard (another fence post replacement, drip system repair, and other fence work) I finally had some time to work on Betty again. With some creative use of a c-clamp, I was able to … Continue reading
Parts for Betty
I was happy to see the UPS man bring my box of parts this evening. The vacuum pump rebuild kit was the main thing I needed. The oil pan was bashed in pretty bad, and leaking, so I figured this … Continue reading
Betty’s First Operation
I finally had some time this weekend to work on one of the oil burners. My goal was to change out the motor mounts and get the vacuum pump off so I can find the correct rebuild kit for it. … Continue reading
Arrival of Wilma and Betty
You may remember me mentioning a while back that I found a couple of 1985 Mercedes Benz 300D’s a week or so ago. The previous owner, TC, shuttled them both to my house tonight. He was going to use the … Continue reading
