What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[TorqueEffect]

A bad Festiva day today. I went to the farm, opened the door and said what's that awful smell? I knew right away. Emptied it out. Three dead mice. Going to wash everything and disinfect. I threw them out before real rotting took place.
Went to change my fuel pump gasket. Lifted the cover. Unbelievable! The only thing they didn't try to eat were my stainless fuel pump screws.
Tried to remove the screw to replace the fuel pickup sock with a Denso.
It wouldn't budge. Drill available, but no bit and many miles from the nearest hardware store.
Moved rear plastic panels back into position. Plastic locator pin broke off.
Took some measurements for mattdickmeyer and then went home.
Eastern Beaver package waiting in the mail for me when I got home.
Three different sized barrels. Will make sure I have some sticky traps the next time I visit.

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Yeah, I couldn't get the screw to budge either.

I just twisted the pump far enought to reveal the retainer ring so I could pop it off.
It was a pain but I managed to change it out.

Still couldn't believe the fuel filter in mine was still the 22 year old one from the factory. I am also willing to be the strainer hadn't been changed either. God I love how the Japanese even built their econoboxes to last.

[bravekozak]

A bad Festiva day today. I went to the farm, opened the door and said what's that awful smell? I knew right away. Emptied it out. Three dead mice. Going to wash everything and disinfect. I threw them out before real rotting took place.
Went to change my fuel pump gasket. Lifted the cover. Unbelievable! The only thing they didn't try to eat were my stainless fuel pump screws.
Tried to remove the screw to replace the fuel pickup sock with a Denso.
It wouldn't budge. Drill available, but no bit and many miles from the nearest hardware store.
Moved rear plastic panels back into position. Plastic locator pin broke off.
Took some measurements for mattdickmeyer and then went home.
Eastern Beaver package waiting in the mail for me when I got home.
Three different sized barrels. Will make sure I have some sticky traps the next time I visit.

[Pu241]

Hell with the steering wheel, I want to know were you got the luminous shifter knob!
That thing bright!

"One shifter knob to rule them all", or something to that effect!

[TorqueEffect]

Put on my deep dish hello kitty steering wheel from ebay, and threw on some old neoprene covers from another car

Minus the Hello Kitty, that is the exact steering wheel I have. Except mine came with a center piece that goes over the screw holes.

[Chobobulous]

Lol awesome steering wheel. I need to get a new one. Whenever its humid it falls apart in my hands.

[getnpsi]

Put on my deep dish hello kitty steering wheel from ebay, and threw on some old neoprene covers from another car

[M3NTAL]

Painted my valve cover today with VHT Wrinkle paint.

[Christ]

Got what I needed. Sposta be basically level in its installed position. Now I can reference the engine to the installed position of the trans and save guesswork.

[scitzz]

Someone do me a favor and stick a level on the top of the transmission where it mounts to the engine... front to back, need to know if it's more or less level when the car is sitting out of gear on a flat.

Could have done that for you last night!

Last night: I have been having some problems with my clutch pedal being might hard to press in. So I tried lubing the cable. Nada. Tried to get some oil on the throwout bearing from outside by removing the starter, No joy. Last weekend, it even began slipping a little.

So, I bought a throwout bearing, and an entire clutch set. I also had energy suspension bushings with home made plates made and ready, as well as new control arm bushings at the sway bar link. I have had a tiny leak at the passenger side axle seal since I put this trans in used, so I had one of those as well.

Last night, got home from work, and went to work. Pulled the trans. Although there was no noise, the release bearing was hard to move on the input shaft, so I lubed it up, tried it again, still hard to move. Threw the new one in, slapped the trans on with a couple bolts, put the cable back in, EZPZ. Installed the new axle seal. Doesn't leak now.

Now, to the bad news.

I did an aspire swap when my front bearings needed replaced back in June, and I HAD to be in Florida right away, my father was in hospice. I just used what was on the donor vehicle and took off. Drivers side brake hose is leaking a tiny bit, and it manages to go right across the control arm bushings, so I did get to do any bushings last night. Going to order one in today, and hope for the best while I drive! It seems to be coming from the threading going to the hard line itself, and there isn't any pedal sponge, so I hope all is good. At least my Ebrake works. Gonna replace the hard line from the proportioning valve as well.

[Christ]

Someone do me a favor and stick a level on the top of the transmission where it mounts to the engine... front to back, need to know if it's more or less level when the car is sitting out of gear on a flat.

[M3NTAL]

Fuel injector clinic has badass injectors Mike I can get them for 300. Let me know if I can help. They clean and flow test as well.

[Flyin4stroke]

What have you done to your Festiva today!?

I run 93. Also need to get the injectors flow tested and cleaned. Looks like a lean condition. Also the pistons were clean on the edges.the deposits are pretty bad.

[jason_]

Not necessarily. I've thought the same and been surprised of zero pits or dips/gouge wearing.

Unburned fuel deposits can leave weird looks on valves and stems. Quality of fuel/fuel additives is another factor.

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[Flyin4stroke]

Doing a head job. Got the new head back $350 bones full valve job and seals and 2 exhaust valves were bent. may have had some burnt valves on the old one.

[TorqueEffect]

Changed the fuel pump strainer, so now every single filter on the car has been changed since I bought the car.