What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[neanderpaul]

I dismantled a cylinder head and got it prepared to do a valve job and replace the valve seals that were as hard as hell. Cam looks good and the lobes are all within tolerance so no new cam, yea. The head is line bored and decked, so when my seals come all i have to do is lap the valves in and re-assemble the head.

Would love to see this as a how to pictorial sticky.

[brickdog2000]

I thought about buying parts until I dumped 100 bucks into my truck so I can get to work and back. Now I have to wait until later.

[DrMaxwellEdison]

getting ready to do the brakes..... ASPIRE BRAKE SWAP HERE I COME!!!!

[kartracer46]

I dismantled a cylinder head and got it prepared to do a valve job and replace the valve seals that were as hard as hell. Cam looks good and the lobes are all within tolerance so no new cam, yea. The head is line bored and decked, so when my seals come all i have to do is lap the valves in and re-assemble the head.

[walth]

wow what a pitb with that ground paul

[neanderpaul]

Had a fuse popping yesterday. It had happened before on cream puff before it was mine. The fuse that runs the horn runs the brake lights as well. I put a new fuse in pushed the brake pedal and pop. Unplugged the drivers side taillight harness, no probs there. Then as I eyeballed the pass side taillight assembly I remembered that I had to replace the third brake light assembly when I got the car. A screw inside that held the ground was loose. Tightened her down and was back in business.

[kartracer46]

Well had some issues when I went to the sc meet last weekend,for starters my fan wasn't working,bad switch easy fix,but my motor mount went bad and was rubbing the return hose when I put it in reverse fixed that"thanks danny"and while I had it up on the lift I seen my trans seal was leaking so installed a new dr side axle and seal.. Also replaced the thermostat today 2nd one in 2 weeks..and I did all this without the help of kartracer "@ john" you see I can work on cars and yes I own my own shop and I do make money@ my shop!! Not everyone knows everyting,I seen kartracer call on someone just yesterday to ask a ?? So we are not all perfect" john pu241". Whoop whoop mmfwcl

Yes I did, I called FestBoy and Pu241 to ask about a possible issue in the baffle of a valve cover causing an extreme crankcase pressure condition.

[kartracer46]

put my exhaust back on. Now she is louder and sounds like a horse galloping. I think its almost time to just part her out. Yeah she saves me gas cause i aint driving her, but what I dont spend in gas I spend double to triple in dam parts.

You know I am not that far away if you need some help, If nothing else get it up here and we'll take a look at it.

[91blufestiva]

I put an original muffler back on it, and replaced my worn out rear wiper motor.

[ICPstiva]

new axle and motor mount

Well had some issues when I went to the sc meet last weekend,for starters my fan wasn't working,bad switch easy fix,but my motor mount went bad and was rubbing the return hose when I put it in reverse fixed that"thanks danny"and while I had it up on the lift I seen my trans seal was leaking so installed a new dr side axle and seal.. Also replaced the thermostat today 2nd one in 2 weeks..and I did all this without the help of kartracer "@ john" you see I can work on cars and yes I own my own shop and I do make money@ my shop!! Not everyone knows everyting,I seen kartracer call on someone just yesterday to ask a ?? So we are not all perfect" john pu241". Whoop whoop mmfwcl

[jbuck1975]

put my exhaust back on. Now she is louder and sounds like a horse galloping. I think its almost time to just part her out. Yeah she saves me gas cause i aint driving her, but what I dont spend in gas I spend double to triple in dam parts.

Part her out? PM me it you do

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[brickdog2000]

put my exhaust back on. Now she is louder and sounds like a horse galloping. I think its almost time to just part her out. Yeah she saves me gas cause i aint driving her, but what I dont spend in gas I spend double to triple in dam parts.

[jbuck1975]

Don't look like I'll do anything to the Festiva today. I've gotta work on wives mini van. Gonna try and change belt. Damn if I mess this up she will kill me. LOL

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[200KGPGTP]

Valve stem seals most likely. That's what mine was. Oil consumption was cut by 3/4 after they were replaced.

That's what I was hoping. I'd rather it be that than the piston rings......... Not that I'll be able to do them anytime soon....

[Oren09]

Tried doing valve stem seals. Completely failed. I did one and it took two hours to get the spring off then the keepers back in. It's going to a shop or a scrapyard. The piston rings leak because the air compressor ran non stop hovering around 40psi while connected to the cylinder.