I’m waiting for the seller of the 1998 Corvette Wagon Wheels. As usual I’m hell of early and the seller calls me up to let me know he’s running late. Great.
Waiting in Vacaville CA.
I can’t even recall how many times I’ve waited for sellers or traders. I don’t think I’ve ever gone to meetup and be the person later.
After a short wait the seller called me up to let me know he was home. The wheels were as expected. Actually in better shape than I hoped. These wheels came off a 1998 C4 that the owner replaced with a different style.
For whatever reason this particular style gets no love from the C5 owners. They seem to dog the shit out of it due to the resemblance of a stagecoach wagon wheel.
One thing about living out in the country, there’s no city services so that means no local sewage main lines provided. Everything out here is based on a septic tank architecture.
The coupler between the drain pipe coming from the house and into the septic tank developed a crack caused by roots and other factors. I had to disengage the coupler so the part could be replaced. This of course meant all the clog shit was readily available for viewing and the pleasant smell.
If the sewage drain pipe that goes through the cement step walkway ever breaks I’m going to have a hell of an issue trying to fix it. I should probably provide some sort of protection on the exposed pipe.
I needed to remove the annoying light bulb for the Service TPMS since one of the sensors was not taking measurements and I wasn’t going to spend a couple hundred bucks for a sensor that tells me my tire is low in pressure. I take pressure readings all the time.
I also needed to fix the gear shifter indicator. It didn’t move regardless what position the gear shift was set to. There is a slotted lever that needs to be aligned to a gear shift pin.
Of course with me, everything will be taken apart just so I can mess with it.
I’m not going to bother posting the weekly graphic this time. The COVID-19 cases in our county is still steadily getting higher though the rate seems to be consistent and not spiking. We now 1807 positive cases confirmed.
This number has to be off. I can imagine there are lot of folks who probably had the virus but never went to to the hospital or got tested anywhere.
I’ve always been a stickler for having the proper documentation while trying to troubleshoot vehicle issues. It doesn’t matter what year the ride is having the factory issued service manuals are a must.
With the latest offerings from YouTube most folks don’t even bother using a service manual. I think this limits the additional knowledge you gain by perusing through the different chapters of information.
This particular 2 part set cost around $100 on the average. I was able to find these for $70. The “Book 1” has a discolored front cover, it’s obvious when placed right next to the 2nd book. The inside pages of both books are in excellent condition. I’ve had the misfortune in the past purchasing this service manuals that had a split seam which mean your nice book became a series of books. Each section broken off at a meaningless stop point.
