What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[d0n]

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[d0n]

My nephew is cutting into the front bumper to attach the towbar mounts so I can tow this beauty around the United States behind my RV. I hope the metal part of the bumper is fairly thick and will hold up to lots of towing?!

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[TorqueEffect]

New KYB GR2 front struts. cleaned up and re-greased the washer bearings.

Didn't really know the condition of the struts that were on there, they looked factory to me.

Passenger's side strut was still usable, but had a bit of a slow return, and took a bit of extra effort to compress the rod, but not much.
The Driver's side was completely shot, took quite a bit more effort to compress, and the rod wouldn't spring back out.

[purg3d]

New Moog ball joints & sway bushings installed. I shouldn't be surprised the inner rods are failed/flopped, but it is very noticeable now. 125k mi

[defprun]

After 3 days of rejection, finally found an emissions tester that tested models older than 1996. Passed. Tomorrow tag office to make it official...me owning Flash :woc:

Congrats!

Looks like I accidentally tightened my serpentine belt too much and got my damn charge light again. Dammit.

[syn3000]

After 3 days of rejection, finally found an emissions tester that tested models older than 1996. Passed. Tomorrow tag office to make it official...me owning Flash :woc:

[muleskinner]

They have this horrible tendency to sort of weld themselves to the section they pass through. There are a few solutions that search may turn up. If you have a welder, there is a quick and dirty way to accomplish removal...

Running around outside the asylum again with my tappy talky appy

I had to grind the bolts off of Blue to get the struts off. The bolt was rusted solid in the strut sleeve. The bolt was turning but wasn't coming out. It broke the welded nut off on the other side.

[defprun]

They have this horrible tendency to sort of weld themselves to the section they pass through. There are a few solutions that search may turn up. If you have a welder, there is a quick and dirty way to accomplish removal...

Running around outside the asylum again with my tappy talky appy

Going to try again with a new socket today

[defprun]

I shop at Empire Liquidators a lot.

*fangirl scream*

I think Im getting a new impact wrench tonight!

[bravekozak]

+1 fusible links!

Bravekozak:
Gonna go to Canadian Tire tomorrow and get a new socket and impact wrench...gonna definately have to get a set of impact sockets.

I shop at Empire Liquidators a lot.

[skimsucka]

Put another speedo cable in mine. Skimsucka hooked it up! Thanks Rj.

Fa sho, Fa sho!

[scitzz]

Tried removing the rear struts but the lower bolt on the driver side wont budge...cracked my socket. Now I think my electric impact is pooched too! Passenger side came out fine so I just tightened it back up.

Running rear maxima kyb grp 2 strut springs in the front now though lol.

They have this horrible tendency to sort of weld themselves to the section they pass through. There are a few solutions that search may turn up. If you have a welder, there is a quick and dirty way to accomplish removal...

Running around outside the asylum again with my tappy talky appy

[dirtroad demon]

I am new to the forum and just recently acquired a festiva i think i blew the motor in it i was riding some dirtroads and it started lossing power then smoking then the temp started to rise and shut off. I think rings cause of the amount of blowby out the oil fill hole but someone told me it could have jumped time plz help

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[muleskinner]

Check those underhood fusible links. Bet you you've just lost one, likely the one closest to the left fender.

Do yourself a favor and replace them with these:

http://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Bussmann-FLF-20-Fusible-Link/dp/B000CFBERG

http://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Bussmann-FLF-30-Fusible-Link/dp/B000CSYLMI

or even

http://www.amazon.com/Bussmann-BP-FLF-40-Fusible-Link/dp/B000CZ2YKC

I did that, and it made me a way happier camper.

Thanks, I tried that, but that isn't the problem unfortunately.

[defprun]

+1 fusible links!

Bravekozak:
Gonna go to Canadian Tire tomorrow and get a new socket and impact wrench...gonna definately have to get a set of impact sockets.