On 11/3/2017 7:42 PM, RS Wood wrote:
> What are some car-repair jobs you always wished you could do but have never
> done?
>
> Mine are, in this order of "I wish I could do it" order
> 1. paintingDid it.
> 2. alignment
Bought Firestone "lifetime alignment" for each vehicle.
> 3. replace/rebuild engine
Did it.
> 4. clutch replacement
Did it.
> 5. tire mounting and balancing
I've thought about this one
> 6. timing belt
Never had a vehicle with one.
> 7. head gasket and vcg
On the rebuild - Honda 600 Sedan
>
> I've done electrical, brakes, shocks, cooling systems, alternators,
> ujoints, pitman/idler arms & tie-rod ends and ball joints, tuneups,
> emissions hoses and sensors, exhaust, electrical components, fuel pumps,
> and fluids, but not the six things above.
Ditto, plus a ring replacement on the 66 Chevy van.
>
> What are some car-repair jobs you always wished you could do but have never
> done?
Replace transmission - I did pay someone else to replace an automatic
with a manual transmission I provided, on a 66 Chevy van. Glad I did it
- got 3 mpg out of it and way better performance (repl. power glide).
The shop that did it said "never again.

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