Wheel-N-It 2,969 #19426 Posted July 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, Achto said: They almost had to recall all the cars after they moved the dimmer switch to the steering column. Too many blondes were getting their foot caught in the steering wheel when they tried to dim the lights. Yep, there was a bit of a learning curve LOL. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,821 #19427 Posted July 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, Achto said: They almost had to recall all the cars after they moved the dimmer switch to the steering column. Too many blondes were getting their foot caught in the steering wheel when they tried to dim the lights. My gut hurts again! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evguy 556 #19428 Posted July 4, 2023 I remember those days, column shift 3 on the tree, no air conditioning mostly. Foot dimmer,25 cent gas…oops showing my age. 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,969 #19429 Posted July 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, Evguy said: I remember those days, column shift 3 on the tree, no air conditioning mostly. Foot dimmer,25 cent gas…oops showing my age. No worries. It's ok to show your age here 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,619 #19430 Posted July 4, 2023 So I removed the sediment bowl from the 875 today. Replaced it less the 2 yrs ago. Was leaking like crazy again. I strongly recommend never installing one unless you want to change them every other year. 875 is back in action. 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #19431 Posted July 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Evguy said: I remember those days, column shift 3 on the tree, no air conditioning mostly. Foot dimmer,25 cent gas…oops showing my age. We didn't need air conditioning when you could tilt a vent window to bring in as much fresh air as you wanted. And the A/C systems were pretty unreliable and sucked a lot of engine power, unless you had a Caddy or Merc with a big block engine it didn't make sense. GM then ruined everything with their Astro Ventilation, which was really poor at bringing in fresh air and forced more people to buy the A/C option, and other makers followed this stroke of marketing "genius". In only a couple years simple, reliable vent windows were gone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,535 #19432 Posted July 4, 2023 9 hours ago, D_Mac said: So I removed the sediment bowl from the 875 today. Replaced it less the 2 yrs ago. Was leaking like crazy again. I strongly recommend never installing one unless you want to change them every other year. Do you use Non ethanol gas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,631 #19433 Posted July 4, 2023 @Rick3478 living large back in the day was my turn for the 10" oscelating fan! having 3 sisters , had to go thru them first to get to my time. just the slightest breeze in the house , was living large . another time zone , pete 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,588 #19434 Posted July 4, 2023 10 hours ago, Evguy said: I remember those days, column shift 3 on the tree, no air conditioning mostly. Foot dimmer,25 No AC??? My '70 Impala had genuine GM 4-60 AC. 4 windows down at 60MPH. Open the floor vents & it was a regular whirl wind in there. 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob J. 1,942 #19435 Posted July 4, 2023 Learned to drive in a 63 Impala straight six with 3 on the tree and yeah it had a dimmer switch on the floor too. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,619 #19436 Posted July 4, 2023 46 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Do you use Non ethanol gas? Always and Stabilizer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,535 #19437 Posted July 4, 2023 1 minute ago, D_Mac said: Always and Stabilizer Interesting. I do realize that the sediment bowls are well known for leaking. Seems like there would be a better life span than 2 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,619 #19438 Posted July 4, 2023 I think because the petcock is so small the rubber grommet dosnt hold up. If you never turn the gas on and off it would last forever. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,121 #19439 Posted July 4, 2023 60-70's AC. Nothing beat the Frigidaire A-6 compressors on GM products. You could hang meat in a Caddy Fleetwood Brougham! Fords and Chryslers pretty much sucked eggs with those big ugly York compressors hanging off the front 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evguy 556 #19440 Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Achto said: No AC??? My '70 Impala had genuine GM 4-60 AC. 4 windows down at 60MPH. Open the floor vents & it was a regular whirl wind in there. Yep, 4/60 air with vent windows and floor vents, I was too young and poor to have a car with air conditioning. Most of the time it wasn’t bad in Michigan, but when I moved farther south I looked for a car with AC. I wish today’s cars would vent like the older cars. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,121 #19441 Posted July 4, 2023 Nothing like opening the floor vent the first time in the spring and getting a crap load of leaves and acorns blowing all over inside! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,232 #19442 Posted July 4, 2023 18 hours ago, ebinmaine said: my generally poor demeanor along with some pretty fair to reasonable coffee FWIW, my experience has been the exact opposite 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,232 #19443 Posted July 4, 2023 11 hours ago, D_Mac said: So I removed the sediment bowl from the 875 today. Replaced it less the 2 yrs ago. Was leaking like crazy again. I strongly recommend never installing one unless you want to change them every other year. 875 is back in action. What leaked? The bowl-to-body gasket is easily replaced (I cut one from fuel-tolerant material bought on the jungle site). The valve seal is a simple o-ring compressed with the cap. The fittings can be sealed with a small length of teflon tape. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,121 #19444 Posted July 4, 2023 I sold more sediment bowl gaskets at Napa than I could count. Sediment bowls are French for "Gas Leak" Whoever was the first person to patent them stole the idea from Joseph Lucas! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wvtroutbum81 186 #19445 Posted July 4, 2023 Put stainless hardware in the dash, adjusted deck height front to back and shimmed the front wheels. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,007 #19446 Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) You pretty much need to have owned something with Lucas electrics in it to fully appreciate @squonk statement. Edited July 4, 2023 by 8ntruck 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #19447 Posted July 4, 2023 3 hours ago, squonk said: 60-70's AC. Nothing beat the Frigidaire A-6 compressors on GM products. You could hang meat in a Caddy Fleetwood Brougham! Fords and Chryslers pretty much sucked eggs with those big ugly York compressors hanging off the front Yeah the rotary Frigidaires were great in the day. And of course GM owned Frigidaire, so they weren't really available to other makers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,577 #19448 Posted July 4, 2023 Finished prepping the C-105 for snow plow duty. Winch attached. @peter lena red tacky and tightened up all the linkages... greasy smooth... 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,619 #19449 Posted July 4, 2023 Leaked at the petcock, not the bowl. They arnt worth the Hassel in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,884 #19450 Posted July 4, 2023 Replaced the 7 year old walmart battery in my 310. Think I got my money out of it! It was even the 230cca one. 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
