Josie is rattling…

Ever since I had the Flowmaster 10 series installed there was a distinct rattle that progressively gotten worse every time I drove the car. Today I jacked up the rear to investigate. The left side muffler tip was the culprit. I think the muffler place forgot to tighten it back down after the installation. The right side was on tight as I checked it. Once everything was tightened the rattle went away. Nice when it’s an easy fix. 

I also checked the air and set the pressure level to all four tires manufacturer specifications of 44 psi.  

 

Rolling through the waters…

Like most of the time after work no matter what route I take home there is some freakin’ roadblock. These are random areas and the places that typically have a roadblock still have one.

Today I was following a peanut sized import and came across another roadblock on our lane. The driver pulled to the oncoming lane and dodged the roadblock setup. I stopped. Thought about it and said “fuck it” and off I went.

Caddy 99′ cruising through jet ski style! I’m glad I have the stock tire setup, not dropped low. At least not for now…

Back at it again… rain.

We had a slight break in the weather and it looks like rain again for another 5 days or so. I’ll be working on the Cadillacs CV half shaft driver side once the weather clears up. This will more than likely be a weekend job. 

You can see from the photo the grease has squirted out of the CV bearing rubber boot. More than likely there is a tear or pin hole on the other side. 

 

Caddy 99′

I have to say the size of the 1999 Cadillac Deville trunk seems to be on par with the size of my former Cadillac the Fleetwood Brougham De Elegance package. The trunk space is massive! I did a look over this afternoon and clean up. It has a nice spare tire and jack and the tire jack iron. If I ever get a flat I definitely would prefer a star lug nut tool. 

You can tell by the side moldings the weather strip is doing the job. After all these years no rust or evidence of standing water. The trunk space is so deep it falls into a shade. 

Caddy 99′ Remote…

I got off of work and couldn’t get Caddy 99’s stock remote to disarm. After fidgeting around with for awhile I got it to disarm after the damn thing set off and started honking. Took it apart when I got home and it was the battery holder piece not soldered down securely. Easy fix for me. 

Caddy 99′

Here we go again! I traded my Mercedes Benz SLK230 for a 1999 Cadillac Deville. The car is in excellent shape with very few cosmetic issues. There are a few items that require attention but nothing to stop me from using it as a primary four wheel commuter.

Turlock Winter Swapmeet…

Took an early morning drive to check out for the first time the Turlock car swap meet. This event caught me by surprise the sheer size of the sellers and the amount of folks attending. The location is at the Turlock County Fairgroumds located at 900 N Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380. 

The cars for sell section was like a car show in itself. There were cars reasonable priced and not the over inflated pricing you going on Craigslist all the time. I can’t imagine how the vendors actually are able to get their stuff out once they’re done for the day. 

Had to take a photo of this cars bumper. He had welded an adjustable wrench onto the grill. Very cool and unique. It blended in nicely with the whole vibe of the car. 

You could tell the seasoned pros with there wagons in pull. The good ones were the high capacity models with the larger rubber wheels. 

SLK 230 Woes…

It was a nice day today not too cold and plenty of sun. I though I’d take the top down. Coming off wasn’t a problem but getting it to come back on was! I ended up having to manually placing the top on and securing it using the provided tool in circumstances just like this. I’m guessing this is not a uncommon problem.