[elky] Re: Sprint in the shop
- From: STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:51:18 -0400 (EDT)
its getting what it needs so feel good about it.
Smokey Mt Frank
In a message dated 9/20/2011 9:12:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Hello all,
Been two weeks since I sold Clustertruck, and I don't miss it as much as I
thought I would. We've had some nice days that would have been great for
working on cars, so if I feel like picking up a wrench I'm just gonna have
to do maintenance on my new Sprint or work on the lawn mower or something.
Anyway, the new Sprint (the '76 I bought in May) is in the shop, and I now
remember why I don't like bringing cars to a mechanic. Just expensive.
My intent was for the guy to rebuild the VIR in the A/C system, just like he
had recently done to his own '76 El Camino. However, he found a few more
problems and it looks like I'll be getting those fixed instead. The
carburetor has a fitting that leaks and won't tighten, and might need to be
replaced with a rebuilt carb. I thought the car smelled awfully bad of fuel,
but Clustertruck smelled even worse so I just assumed that smelly cars is
something you lived with when you drive a '70's carbureted car. Apparently
not the case. I hope this helps. I also will be getting an A/C hose
replaced, the system evacuated, and refilled with R-12. But I'm not quite
clear
on whether this means I'll be getting nice cold A/C again (of
course....right as the temps have dropped where I don't need it anyway). The
mechanic
said the windshield defrosting in the winter could be affected if the A/C
system gets too dry. I don't know. If I had more time I'd read up on it in
my repair manual. For now I'm taking the guy for his word, and realizing it
will be a little bit of time for me to save up money before my next repair
(whatever that may be). Right now, the only thing wrong with the car is
that the "ice cold" A/C is at best mediocre. When I drove it in our triple
digit heat this summer, I ended up smelling bad due to sweat, on top of
smelling bad due to a leaky carb.
And I took the bus home today, while I leave the Sprint at the repair
shop. It took an hour and a half for my normal 25-minute commute. Would love
to take the bus more often, but that's just too much time.
Anyway, that's all for now.
Saul
'76 GMC Sprint
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