Squirrel, I forget but I think you are running straight water in the radiator. I have had good luck with running 100% white vinegar for long periods of time. Maybe that and your sock would clean things up faster?
I put antifreeze in it a while ago... I'll keep the sock in it until it seems to not be doing much, then take it out, and just let things happen as they may.
I'm about 30 miles south of there if you need help while you are in the area. I am sure others might be along the route. Maybe they will chime in as well. Will you be at the pre race at the brewery?
I hope to get there a little early, so I can make it to the meet up. Although the way things work on these rallies, the get-togethers are kind of hit or miss, depending on who is where, when.
I'm running out of things to fix, so it's time to get the "theme" together. The Black & Blue Cab is just about ready. yes, the roof light works. I'm always "off duty" when the key is on.
The off duty light does look cool, no doubt about that! One of the very cool perks about the checker, is its more than ample trunk, that has enough room to carry your vintage tool box and other assorted parts and spare nuts, bolts, etc. The only thing I would do at this point, is use some "FLITZ" on each wheel cover to give them the best shine and polish, because it really does make them stand out against the black wall tires! And maybe some yellow/amber, "1157" bulbs in the "off duty TAXI" light so that would really look cool as well!
The light bulb in the roof light has a single filament, and it's built to kind of look right, but not quite. Note that there's only one bulb, so whenever the TAXI part is lit, which would indicate I'll take a fare, the OFF DUTY part is also lit, which would indicate that I won't take a fare. So you'll never get a ride in it! That's on purpose. The illumination is rather uneven, very bright in the middle, not so much nearer the ends. I spent hours researching lights, and found that everywhere except NYC used the plastic bubble light. But NYC had their own weird rules, and used lights that you can copy with whatever old junk you have laying around, so that's what I did. Also this style with TAXI on the front was used into the 70s, then later they just had the medallion number in the middle, front and back. And lots of cabs had yellow lights on the sides of the box, to make it clear that they were able to be flagged. I decided to keep it simple.
I'd been thinking about that, and today I got out the tackle box that I had in Plan II. I took out all the remaining big block racey stuff, and put in boring parts for a boring car. Hopefully I won't need any of them. Also there's a bunch of normal road trip stuff in the plastic bin. I should probably bring a floor jack, and stands, since the bumper jack is missing the main part. Oh...and looks like my kiddo is going with me to PA. Should be fun.
Yes on the floor jack, and three extra pieces of that same length of 4X4, better to have the extra wood than not have it and need it! Measure the footprint of your floor jack and cut an inch thick piece of good stout plywood, that helps to keep the jack from sinking into what ever soft soil that you may encounter on this epic journey!
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