Davina's diary vol 3, life goes on... continued

[davina61]

My camping chair broke at the workshop, it was "only" 10 + years old! I do have others so must take one down, its hard sitting on the welder even with a cushion.

[Emma1017]

The welder as a lounge chair would not be my best choice!

[davina61]

Its the right height to sit on! Took a chair down so sorted. Did a lot of moving stuff to get my wheeled frame out from under chassis, had to lift it up onto its side to slide it back to where it lives. Now my back has been hurting the last few days, knot in muscle , and by the time I called at mums to make her tea the pain jell had worn off. Came over feeling off so did her sandwich and drink and came home, more jell and a lie down on my recliner and its better. The ex is going to see to mum later and sort her out.

[Stottie Girl]

Do you not fancy treating yourself to a wheeled height adjustable workshop stool? They are cheap as chips on amazon and soo comfy! got to be better than a camping chair?

Sorry your backs giving you grief. I would say rest up but I know you will be back at it like a trooper in the morning! How long until your car is ready for a run out anyway?

[davina61]

Some time next year I hope Sarah, all down to £s now. Went to Nicks to fault find the headlamp blowing fuse on his 31 roadster, turned out to be a wire hanging out of the instrument back lights . That is why it was intermittent, found bad earths on headlamps as well so all sorted. He gave me 2 silencers and a length of Exhaust pipe so I might be able to make a start on that tomorrow. Typical bodged American wiring, I have seen loads on imported VWs.  Back was starting to play up after standing most of the day, its getting better slowly and it normally takes a few days to recover .

[Petunia]

Nice work. A floating wire like that can be a disaster

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

I had a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass with a 350 V8 when I was in high school. The engine was bad, so my dad swapped another in from a salvage vehicle. The car ran well, but the radio would only work if you used the left turn signal! I bolted a heavy gauge length of wire between the engine block and the frame, and then the radio worked properly.

Loose wires can cause all sorts of weird issues, and trying to track them down and trace them through a car can be challenging. Anyone who works on cars usually develops some unique language skills.

You do great work, Davina!

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[big kim]

Everyone of my British cars and motorcycles was cursed with Lucas Prince of Darkness electrics. While I could fix most mechanical problems,rebuild engine, gearboxes etc electrics filled me with dread.
Well done