Well, I had a wonderful surprise. A 1966 Amazon should have a B18 1.8L engine with 90 HP. I noticed the number stamped on the block is 496996. After much Googling this is a B20B 2.0L 118 HP engine! This model engine was never installed in any car, but was a replacement that could be […]
’99 F150 – Really bad brakes
Well, the grabbing feeling going down the highway was solved. The front right brake lower sliding pin was rusted closed. I am not sure how this is even possible, but at some point in time I pressed the brakes and they locked closed on the front right. This destroyed the inner pad and was causing […]
’99 F150 – 4R70W Transmission fluid and filter change
I checked the service record and it has been 8 years since the transmission fluid was changed in the truck. 🙁 It has only been changed once in 206000 miles and it was performed at a quick lube place so they just sucked the fluid out through the dipstick, which is completely useless. That […]
’99 F150 – Rear differential fluid change
So while driving the truck I get a random tug. It is a strange feeling like something in the drivetrain is binding. I owned a Nissan Pathfinder back in the 90s that had the same issue, on the Pathfinder it was the rear differential. I had changed the fluid, but not added friction modifiers for […]
’66 Volvo – Exhaust Issues
Our first day on the trip from Seattle to Little Rock we started getting dizzy and sick in the Volvo. I thought I could smell exhaust. 🙁 So the next morning I checked the manifold and it was leaking pretty badly; (pictured) between the manifold and downpipe. At this point we were in Yakima WA, […]