Jim Keller
30th May 2006, 12:50 PM
Sorry I haven't been around much to post, been going through the tramma of buying another house, this one way out in the coutry with plenty of garage and land to breath!, far from city lights and noise! ;D and tryjng to get this one in the city up for sale along with family duties......you know, life goes on.........
Well, to get to the point, I am happy to say the Zagato is back on the road and man what a difference all new motor mounts make! ;D side note: I am running the available Betaboyz mounts and silicon rad hoses and so far, I am very satisfied or even over joyed with everything they supplied, both aftermarket and NOS parts! hats off!.
Now for how the Zag got back on the road in two days of slow, but steady tinkering combined with a (Dr. prescribed "legeal"), drug cocktail to keep me from feeling it. I finally got another day where wifeypoo said she would keep the kids away from me and the garage for a whole day! ;) So I started coffee at 5am and headed out to the garage, one pot of coffee, 4 diet Pepsi's, a lunchmeat sandwich and three beers later, (6:30pm to be exact), I had succesfully tinkered all the motor mounts in without sending myself back to the hospital! YEA!
So then Monday morning came, ::) and plans were to pack up some closets around the house in preperation for the up coming move, (but overall, take it easy as I was sore from the previous day), when a knock at the front door came, ??? it was my neighbor informing me my van had puked it's trans fluid all over my concrete driveway at the house we have for sale and into the street, :o how upsetting it trashed the drive like that when the house just went up for sale! >:( let alone what was wrong with the van! Yikes! :o
A quick look revealed it was the driver side half shaft seal, probably caused by a recent improper repair gone bad. So Connie and I took it in and dropped it off at the shop and I was home and in the garage by 11am, 4 diet pepsi's, two slices of Pizza and 7 beers later, (beers spaced so as not to get a strong buzz or anything), 1:10am Tuesday morning to be exact, I shut the car off after a half hour shakedown cruise and fond no leaks, no runs and only one error, I had the horn in wrong so the air hose was hooked to the blank side! Doh! ::) Well, if nothing else, the van crapping out got the Zag on the road, now to go lay down on several heating pads for the rest of the week till I can walk and hold things again! ;D
Our move will change our address and phone, but emails will all stay the same, should happen in about two to three weeks, how ever long the title company takes
Well, to get to the point, I am happy to say the Zagato is back on the road and man what a difference all new motor mounts make! ;D side note: I am running the available Betaboyz mounts and silicon rad hoses and so far, I am very satisfied or even over joyed with everything they supplied, both aftermarket and NOS parts! hats off!.
Now for how the Zag got back on the road in two days of slow, but steady tinkering combined with a (Dr. prescribed "legeal"), drug cocktail to keep me from feeling it. I finally got another day where wifeypoo said she would keep the kids away from me and the garage for a whole day! ;) So I started coffee at 5am and headed out to the garage, one pot of coffee, 4 diet Pepsi's, a lunchmeat sandwich and three beers later, (6:30pm to be exact), I had succesfully tinkered all the motor mounts in without sending myself back to the hospital! YEA!
So then Monday morning came, ::) and plans were to pack up some closets around the house in preperation for the up coming move, (but overall, take it easy as I was sore from the previous day), when a knock at the front door came, ??? it was my neighbor informing me my van had puked it's trans fluid all over my concrete driveway at the house we have for sale and into the street, :o how upsetting it trashed the drive like that when the house just went up for sale! >:( let alone what was wrong with the van! Yikes! :o
A quick look revealed it was the driver side half shaft seal, probably caused by a recent improper repair gone bad. So Connie and I took it in and dropped it off at the shop and I was home and in the garage by 11am, 4 diet pepsi's, two slices of Pizza and 7 beers later, (beers spaced so as not to get a strong buzz or anything), 1:10am Tuesday morning to be exact, I shut the car off after a half hour shakedown cruise and fond no leaks, no runs and only one error, I had the horn in wrong so the air hose was hooked to the blank side! Doh! ::) Well, if nothing else, the van crapping out got the Zag on the road, now to go lay down on several heating pads for the rest of the week till I can walk and hold things again! ;D
Our move will change our address and phone, but emails will all stay the same, should happen in about two to three weeks, how ever long the title company takes