One last post

As regular readers will know I was patting myself on the back for having sorted out the electrics on the wipers a few weeks ago.  Yesterday while doing a final inspection the dang wipers would not park.  In desperation I got out my manual for the Series 3 only to find this terse comment.  

So since taking the wiper motor entails taking half the car apart I decided that CJ could have manually parked wipers and pulled the Green/red lead off the wiper switch.  CJ now has OFF, SLOW and SLOWER positions on the switch.  Someday If I have the time perhaps we can pull it out and see if it's something that can be repaired.

Next, I got to thinking that I couldn't send CJ home with a vibration at 60 mph!  So up in the air she went and all the tires needed a little help one as much as 2 oz.   Hopefully that will take care of the vibration!

One of the better balanced wheels

After moving the weights and adding a bit.  I've had really good results with using this Bubble Balancer that I got from my Dad many years ago, hope that still hold true!  Chuck will have to let me know

Discussed this with Chuck, doesn't look like much but canting the brake pedal has made a world of difference for me in my cars, I don't have to go barefoot because the accelerator pedal and brake pedals are now spaced so that I can wear shoes. another plus, if your feet loose weight you can reverse this 'bodge'.
Well that pretty much wraps up CJ for now, this will likely be the last post for awhile unless Chuck finds something else he'd like me to look at down the road.  Thanks for looking and thanks to those who have commented on the blogs.

As one of our good friends used to say "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"*

 Cheers,
Lynn

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 *Jerry Mouton, RIP

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  1. David LangleyJune 27, 2019 at 9:52 PM

    Great blog! I've enjoyed following the saga, and learned a lot along the way. Now I hope Chuck can enjoy his car as it was intended, with plenty of smiles per mile!

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  2. Drew ScherzJune 30, 2019 at 7:10 AM

    Your blogs are always immensely helpful to me, Lynn. When I start working on my car I can pull up the details of the task here to see how to do the job properly. Thanks for sharing your work on the web.

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