In March 2023, after dealing with a solenoid jammed in the start position on my 1967 Mercury Park Lane, I noticed I had an exhaust leak of the driver’s side. […]
In 2004 my father bought his second new personal car in my lifetime. Before he had used those of the Army in 1946, then company cars during his working life, […]
Here is a car you don’t see very often anymore, probably because the biggest factor working against them was rust protection. Or lack of. This one wasn’t immune to it, […]
The GM 3800 engine, which came in roughly 25 million cars, in three versions. This is Version II, as one can see, and it had a few shortcomings which could […]
Cars, circa 2004, many times don’t have a cover under the engine like newer cars. Less to remove but more dirt. I had to hit the bottom with a brake […]
Yes, there are car shows at the USS Hornet. Most times on the pier but also sometimes both pier and our hanger deck. West Side de Berkeley organized this car […]
This Focus was acquired on Feb. 12, 2004 and has accumulated 186,000 miles. I figured it was maybe time to do its first-ever brake job and serpentine belt change.