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GREAT SUCCESS!
I got it within a cm of the full mark, so not perfect, but I'm not going to take the whole thing apart, do all those wraps again, etc, like an obsessive compulsive. NOW I CAN KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT! YAY!
The great thing about 34 gauge wire is that it's slightly thicker than the OEM wire, so that means you need fewer wraps! Because I read that the wraps are not supposed to touch, who knows if that's true or not, but in using thicker gauge wire, that helps with that issue. NO SOLDERING REQUIRED. Just unclip the metal bit that holds the wires down, disconnect the connector first of course, and push it through the hole, and the bit with the wires will come right now, after you bend back the four metal bits holding it down too of course.
$4 fix, YEAH! I THANK YOU ALL! Problems may arise in the future, who knows, we'll see. I think it'll work, I think it's fixed. Sweet.
EQUALLY EXCITING NEWS, if not MORE SO:
I FINISHED REPLACING MY CLUTCH ON MY FESTIVA!!!
First clutch job I've ever attempted and ever done and ever successfully finished! AllData gave a time of 3.5 hours. Only took me 12+, lol. Man I was intimidated, but when you're poor, circumstances force you to do things. So I just dove right in. Man it was a lot of fun, and a lot of little challenges as there always is with cars. $40 clutch off Ebay, and bam, amazing. Replaced a drive axle and a ball joint as well, also my first time doing those. But yeah, never thought I could do it. Figured if I got stuck I could call in some help, but never had to.
Hardest parts were the motor mounts, fitting certain bolts back in, getting the transmission back on, lol. I had the clutch misaligned with my cheap Harbor Freight alignment tool (I will love HF until the day I die) because my cheap Ebay clutch didn't come with one, (Lol, I think people are getting the fact that I'm cheap and that I drive a Ford Festiva), but all I had to do was hold the alignment tool up straighter, bench pressed that transaxle back on like it was yoga class, and felt sore the next day. But man it was a lot of fun, and way easier than I thought it would be. Wrenching is just a matter of angles and nuts and bolts. Test drove that thing and now it takes off like a wildfire. But man I got good fuel economy before, about 44mpg, because I'd have to accelerate slowly in order for the clutch to not slip, lol. Least I think that's why. We'll see how these next few tanks go. Anyway, it was a good day.
I got it within a cm of the full mark, so not perfect, but I'm not going to take the whole thing apart, do all those wraps again, etc, like an obsessive compulsive. NOW I CAN KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT! YAY!
The great thing about 34 gauge wire is that it's slightly thicker than the OEM wire, so that means you need fewer wraps! Because I read that the wraps are not supposed to touch, who knows if that's true or not, but in using thicker gauge wire, that helps with that issue. NO SOLDERING REQUIRED. Just unclip the metal bit that holds the wires down, disconnect the connector first of course, and push it through the hole, and the bit with the wires will come right now, after you bend back the four metal bits holding it down too of course.
$4 fix, YEAH! I THANK YOU ALL! Problems may arise in the future, who knows, we'll see. I think it'll work, I think it's fixed. Sweet.
EQUALLY EXCITING NEWS, if not MORE SO:
I FINISHED REPLACING MY CLUTCH ON MY FESTIVA!!!
First clutch job I've ever attempted and ever done and ever successfully finished! AllData gave a time of 3.5 hours. Only took me 12+, lol. Man I was intimidated, but when you're poor, circumstances force you to do things. So I just dove right in. Man it was a lot of fun, and a lot of little challenges as there always is with cars. $40 clutch off Ebay, and bam, amazing. Replaced a drive axle and a ball joint as well, also my first time doing those. But yeah, never thought I could do it. Figured if I got stuck I could call in some help, but never had to.
Hardest parts were the motor mounts, fitting certain bolts back in, getting the transmission back on, lol. I had the clutch misaligned with my cheap Harbor Freight alignment tool (I will love HF until the day I die) because my cheap Ebay clutch didn't come with one, (Lol, I think people are getting the fact that I'm cheap and that I drive a Ford Festiva), but all I had to do was hold the alignment tool up straighter, bench pressed that transaxle back on like it was yoga class, and felt sore the next day. But man it was a lot of fun, and way easier than I thought it would be. Wrenching is just a matter of angles and nuts and bolts. Test drove that thing and now it takes off like a wildfire. But man I got good fuel economy before, about 44mpg, because I'd have to accelerate slowly in order for the clutch to not slip, lol. Least I think that's why. We'll see how these next few tanks go. Anyway, it was a good day.
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