Joe:
So glad to hear Gertrude (but still NEMO in my heart...LOL), has hit
the road. Chad had thought that it was the reverse band on Gerty
after driving it last fall (can I call her Gerty?), and we are thrilled
that you are enjoying the car so much. Please send pictures as you
progress...I still have all of the photos that I took of the car before it
left..so should be a lot of fun to see it's progess.
Happy, happy, happy for you!
Take care,
Teresa Smith
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:56
AM
Subject: IML: '61 on the road
Hi all:
Well, Gertrude (new name) took her first
"extended" trip this morning -- 25 miles to the transmission
shop.
Y'all, I am intoxicated! Not literally but
figuratively. Our car drives like a dream and, while generally
mechanically sound, she has a LOT more work in queue for her. But,
mercy, when she was new, I can only imagine what a sweet ride she was (and
will be again).
I just had to share my euphoria with this group.
Thanks for listening.
Euphoric in Allen Texas
'61 Crown 4D
Southampton and she drives like a dream....
P.S.
It WAS a bad
reverse band; broken, in fact. Hopefully, the drum wasn't damaged beyond
repair.
She has several holes in her exhaust which accounts for
some of the rumble (the glass packs account for the rest).
She has
brakes!! It was just a matter of adjusting the shoes for a tighter fit,
as many of you suggested, and bleeding the brakes again. Still no power
assist on the brakes but that is a booster issue, I am sure, since vacuum
seems to be adequate from the engine.
Still no power steering.
Since I have replaced the hoses to/from the pump, I believe it is a pump issue
so that will have to be replaced.
Oh, and one last thing, the
click/thunk noise is still there but I have isolated that problem to the
"thing" under the left kick panel. Haven't figured out the problem and
it still persists but at least I have a lead on
it....
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