*** New Flash.... Vendor works on his own car ***

[Ramzi]

With the weather in the 80's this weekend, I decided it was time to get off my duff and do some work on my Sedan ... of course with the help of my 10 year old daughter.

I finally replaced the cobbled together exhaust with a new Imasaf system from the down pipe back. While under the card I noticed the transmission mount was all but gone and flex joint had a few cracks.



This guibo could have probably gone about 1000 mile.... or perhaps not! Im certainly not suggesting everyone should rush out and change their's too, but at least have a very close look at the flex joint before pulling the car out this spring.

Also...
When last I parked the car this fall, it had a 1/4 of fuel a in a brand new fuel tank and also a brand new DCOF carburetor. Upon starting it fuel poured out of the top of the carb onto the manifolds (OHV cars have the intake and exhaust on the same side). My duaghter grabbed the fire extinguisher and I shut the car down. Once we were sure the fuel was cleaned up, I took the top of the carb off. Amazingly, the inside of a NEW carburetor was full of brown crystalline formations.... they appeared mostly on the softer metals in the carb. Im assuming they were caused by the Ethanol additives - but will need to look into that more. Point forward, I may plan on draining the fuel system before storage.

[AriK]

Don't be misled by the looks of that guibo. No chunks have fallen out. A good scrubbing with steel wool will clean it up nice. Then give it a good finger massage with Nivea Cream. As a final step give it a good bath in Armor All and this rejuvenation will extend its life considerably.
Run a mix of toluene, kerosene and sambuca through the tank and pour about a half a cup of the solution down the barrel of the carb, let sit for 45 min. That should dissolve all of the brown crystalline formations out of the lines and carb.

[So Cal Mark]

with today's fuel, you can't let a car sit for more than about 3 months without issues. It's time to treat your tank and fuel system with Carb Defender

[KevAndAndi]

Should Carb Defender be used in FI cars, as well?

[AriK]

Driven Racing claims that the product is specifically made to protect the fuel system and components of the carb but can also be used for FI engines. You can read their FAQ here:
http://www.drivenracingoil.com/news/dro ... -additive/
Pretty pricey but you get better value for the dollar when you buy a 6-pack. I have a hard time finding this stuff in Canada and shipping over the border is a no-go.

[So Cal Mark]

liquids can be shipped via ground to Canada

[courtenay]

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Driven-Racing-Oi ... 1122538490

Says they will ship to Canada.

[AriK]

Thanks, i stand corrected.
In November i took advantage of a local speedshop that had a closeout sale and discounted the rest of their inventory. And thanks to ORFORD2004 last night he kindly pointed me to another deal that i could not resist that will ship them to a U.S. address. Thanks John!!! (Generally this stuff is not given away.)
The best course of action is to avoid the ethanol altogether which is easily accessible in my neighborhood. During roadtrips however that's a different story especially in the U.S. where i trek often in recent years. There's a map of locations for pure gas but they are often out of the way and not worth the time to detour.
http://www.pure-gas.org/