Sunday, June 25, 2023 — Today I made progress with the wiring for the garage — I went to Lowe’s and bought most of the items I’ll need to complete installing electrical outlets and lighting in the garage. About half of what I spent was for the 12/2 MC Cable. I also bought the outlet […]
Them’s the brakes, but where’s the brake lights?
Sunday, June 25, 2023 An unexpected problem has cropped up with the Plymouth. After regaining brakes (by refilling the master cylinder — duh!), I find that my brake lights do not work. I bought a new brake light switch (its a hydraulic switch, not mechanical) along with the new master cylinder. I don’t have a […]
Goin’ cruisin’ this weekend (I hope!) …
Monday, June 19, 2023 My plans to make a video for my YouTube channel, “The Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage,” kinda fell apart this week. After I found the Plymouth’s master cylinder bone dry of brake fluid, I refilled the reservoir. And after several days, what I expected to happen did — the brake fluid restored the […]
Garage update …
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 I spent a lot of time in the garage the last couple of days, but haven’t removed the master cylinder yet. Today I did additional prep work on the electrical line coming into the garage. I really, really need to get the power running in the garage, so this was a […]
More stuff bought for the garage, master cylinder awaits …
Sunday, June 11, 2023 — My parts finally all arrived for replacing my master cylinder, though I’ve not started the job yet. Saturday I made a trip to Harbor Freight and bought several things for the garage. For example, I need a vise in the garage, so I bought a decent 5 inch vise on […]
That’s the brakes, I suppose …
Sunday, June 4, 2023 Today I was going to finally wash the Plymouth and perhaps take my wife for a ride into town. It started up just fine. But when I prepared to back out of the garage, I hit the brake pedal and it went effortlessly all the way to the floor. YIKES!!! For […]
Summer’s here, time to prepare to cruise!
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 — I finally fired up the Belvedere today, waking her from her winter slumbers. It took a little cranking to get fuel pumped from the tank to the carb, but when she had fuel, she fired right up. It took a few minutes for her idle to smooth out, but she […]
Video: The Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage Episode 1
Saturday, April 29, 2023 Here’s the first episode of my video blog, currently named ‘The Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage.” Check it out.
Springtime work on the 56 Plymouth …
Thursday, April 27, 2023 While it may be just a minor “thang”, for me it was an excellent move. I’m talking about repairing the loose molding on my 56 Plymouth. Which molding? On the Belvedere, there’s a horizontal stainless steel molding that attaches to the body just below the trunk opening. The truth is that […]
Cold November a preview of the coming winter ….
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2027 — Time for an update now that the cruising season has — for the most part — ended. Due to all the “stuff” going on in October I did not get to take part in either of the monthly cruises by the local group. The car is clean and in the […]