wae
HalfDork
10/13/14 9:18 p.m.
On a non course-related note, I think the Neon made it to Cleveland only by the grace of God. I had already purchased all the steel-braided hose and AN fittings to re-make the oil lines for the turbo, but the emergency transmission swap pushed that task down the line a bit. I was out in the garage tonight working on getting the oil feed line removed and the new one made up and after I got it off the car I barely put the tiniest bit of lateral pressure on the old line and it snapped in half. So that's how all that oil was escaping!
Knurled
PowerDork
10/14/14 5:01 a.m.
!!!
I've driven home long distances with engines ready to go, transmissions that broke two miles after I got home, rearends that were bone dry after splitting the case, had an electrical fire after I parked the car, drove 130 miles with a two piece differential pinion shaft and the rearend didn't lock up until I got home...
Never came home on a hook after breaking halfway there. I think my mutant superpower is cars NOT breaking if they are tasked with getting me home.
Did you happen to see why the steering was shifting around? I still think it might just be oil soaked mounting bushings but given how ROUGH the courses were, maybe not.
wae
HalfDork
10/14/14 7:36 a.m.
Haha! Well, I'm glad I wasn't the one to break your streak!
I haven't gotten in to the steering yet -- I can live with that more than I can live with the oil spray, so it's next up on my list. Nothing really felt loose when I grabbed the wheels and shook after I got it up on stands, but I know that the wheel bearings are getting close to needing replacement, the ball joints need to go, and the steering bushings/bearings up in the strut top hats could use a refresh. The whole rack is completely bathed in oil, though, so I'd be surprised if there isn't pretty severe intrusion.
