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Repair and Maintenance Archive
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1967 Mercury 410 FE V8 Engine Rebuild – Or How One Thing Leads To Another, Part 1
Posted on March 23, 2024 | 19 CommentsIn 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. […] -
CC Maintenance and Possible Refurbishment: 1991 Dodge Power Ram 150 – Feel The Heat!
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 33 CommentsRecently I came to a crossroads of sorts with my old Dodge. It was losing coolant at an alarming rate. Typically there are only two locations coolant will evacuate the […] -
CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – GM 3800 Series II Updates
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 18 CommentsThe 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 […] -
CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – Filters, Fluids, And Upgrade GM 4t65e
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 21 CommentsCars, 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 […] -
CC Outtake: I Have a Brake Drum…Hold My Beer Edition
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 31 CommentsI have made the case in various Curbside articles for turning entire cars into works of art. But what about car parts repurposed for other uses? -
QOTD – No Sticker for YOU! Any Good Annual Vehicle Inspection Stories?
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 92 CommentsIt’s coming up that time. Time to get the state inspection sticker. In my driving year, this is pretty much the time when my car is most in jeopardy of […] -
Curbside Tech: Replacing The Oil Cooler/Filter Housing On The PentaStar 3.6l V6 – Taming The Trail Of (Oily) Tears
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 48 CommentsA year ago. That’s when I started noticing that our 2015 Jeep Wrangler (JK generation) was starting to drip oil at only 55,000 or so miles. While in 2015 the […] -
My Patio Classics: Steel Lawn Chairs – A Restoration Project For JPC
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 44 Comments(first posted 5/6/2017) Spring is here, which brings about one of my twice-yearly urgings to buy an old car. I successfully resisted the urge last fall (no thanks to a […] -
Curbside Maintenance: The Mystery Car Gets New Struts – It Was Time And Then Some
Posted on May 3, 2023 | 34 Comments(Note: the author did not disclose what car this is, so maybe we can also turn it into a CC Clue) I knew the car had the soft suspension which […] -
What Did You Do For Your Car Today? The Whole Story.
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 67 CommentsI’ll admit, the bulk of this post’s title was lifted from a very popular and long-lived thread over on a marque-specific car site that I frequent. I have subsequently discovered […] -
QOTD/CC Tech – What’s The Best Way To Store A Plug-In Hybrid Car?
Posted on March 7, 2023 | 17 CommentsYes, I know that we do mostly old cars here, but I have built up a respect for the brain trust of CC readers, so maybe some of you can […] -
COAL Update & Curbside Repair Guide – The Clock Springs Forward On My 1991 Dodge W-150
Posted on February 10, 2023 | 40 CommentsAnyone who has ever owned an elderly vehicle knows there are periodic events that allow opportunity for stretching one’s mind into new territory. Such recently happened with my 1991 Dodge […] -
CC Tech: 1991 Mazda 626 LX – After 31 Years It’s Time To Replace A Few Things
Posted on November 16, 2022 | 28 CommentsSince I last introduced my 626 a couple of years ago there has been some maintenance of things expected and some unexpected. So let’s take a look. -
QOTD: Have You Been Stymied by “Special Tools”?
Posted on October 24, 2022 | 133 CommentsThe other day, as I engaged with my own personal Ship of Theseus – otherwise known as a 2001 Whirlpool Duet washing machine – I encountered the special frustration of […] -
CC Tech: Installation of Power Brake Booster and Dual Master Cylinder In My 1965 F-100
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 CommentsI had only had the truck for four days in 2006 when I lost my brakes 1.5 miles from home and rolled through a 4-way stop.