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post Jul 24 2022, 07:02 PM
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After a couple of rounds, it looks sparking clean again. Now, how to keep it this way.


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post Jul 24 2022, 07:03 PM
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How about sealing all the openings, with my favorite stuff.


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post Jul 24 2022, 07:04 PM
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First, I sealed around the bulb.


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post Jul 24 2022, 07:06 PM
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Then a bead of goop around the rubber cap edge, since no matter how I adjusted the fit, the edge would not stay sealed against the reflector.


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post Jul 24 2022, 07:07 PM
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We'll see tomorrow if it stays sealed.


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post Jul 24 2022, 07:09 PM
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Another quick task: replacing the license plate screws with security Torx. Maybe a bit paranoid--and OCD--but why not?


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post Jul 24 2022, 07:10 PM
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Now I have to avoid losing the security Torx bit.


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post Jul 25 2022, 07:48 PM
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Headlights ready to instal, with a bead of goop around the bulb itself.


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post Jul 25 2022, 07:50 PM
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installed with the lights off and it looks clear.


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post Jul 25 2022, 07:50 PM
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And with the lights on, still looks good.


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post Jul 25 2022, 07:51 PM
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Covers back on, ready for some night driving (after some aiming).


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post Jul 25 2022, 07:55 PM
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I took the 914 to a shop for a "real" four wheel alignment, but the process failed. After getting the car on the rack and some initial measurements, the tech reported that the assemblies mounted on the front wheels ran into the fenders when the wheels turned. So no camber possible and questionable measurements all around. Rats.


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post Jul 25 2022, 07:57 PM
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Once home I got out my vintage primitive camber gauge.


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But my home readings are not close to the suspect shop readings. Now what?


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post Jul 26 2022, 08:13 PM
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First step: I checked the zero on the gauge (I know I did this last year), and found it off by about 0.2°. Unfortunately, it has no calibration, but I know the correction factor now.


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post Jul 26 2022, 08:19 PM
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I also tried using my iPhone, with a clinometer app that claims 0.1° precision. To use the phone I had to hold it against a straight edge, while holding a straight edge against the rim, and with a spacer in-between so the phone side buttons did not screw up the measurements.


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post Jul 26 2022, 08:21 PM
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Here's my new measurements, with the phone app and the corrected camber gauge. The variation is probably within error, and these better match the preliminary camber numbers from the shop.


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post Jul 26 2022, 08:24 PM
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I decided to make a new gauge to use my phone from aluminum bits around the garage.


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post Jul 26 2022, 08:26 PM
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I used more JB Weld to glue the parts together. I will test this tomorrow.


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post Jul 27 2022, 07:48 AM
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Jul 24 2022, 06:09 PM) *

Another quick task: replacing the license plate screws with security Torx. Maybe a bit paranoid--and OCD--but why not?


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