Recent content by 1-Old-Man

I doubt that is the case. In truth the clutch disk does not move very much on the splines. The effort to push the pedal has little to nothing to do with the disk on the input shaft, what it deals with is the movement of the throw-out arms or the fingers of the pressure plate spring in the case...

No. Not for one of them, not for both of them.

The readings are in atmospheres, with each number representing roughly 15 pounds per square inch of oil pressure within the system. Your's is a bit low at idle but adequate elsewhere in the RPM band, so while there is some indication of main bearing wear in your numbers there is nothing there...

There are only two sources of fluid leaks in the system, the first is a blown seal (in either the master or slave cylinder) and the other is a breach of the fluid line. If its dripping at the pedal side then its the master cylinder's seal that has gone bad. Normally the entire cylinder would...

It would be a great idea if your name is Senna. Otherwise I'll have to agree with the sentiment of the T-shirt that depicts the idea as a steaming pile of shit. Think of it this way, if you pride and joy was a 1973 Mustang would it improve the car's appeal and appearance if you were to put a...

It looks childish and does nothing to improve either the performance or appearance of the car. The fastest way to toss these cars into the scrap heap of irrelevance is to make them look like GI-Joe toys.

I have had a paying hobby for much of my adult life in that I paint motorcycles. I only do a few a year, half a dozen at the most and more like three or four most years. Most of the bikes I have painted are on the street but every paint job is of "show quality". I paint cars too, but bikes...

One thing about riding motorcycles, you get to learn how to clean exhaust systems. Mostly the burned on spots on them come from heels and soles from shoes, various compounds of rubber or synthetics. Anyway, when you get a burned on print of something or another on the exhaust tips try Oven...

As a fellow non-owner I'm in about the same boat. Some personal matters have me delaying a decision to buy until the first week of next month but I've been sort of keeping my eyes wide open for the last couple of months. I'm in northern West Virginia so my search area is probably about the...

No, its not your oxygen sensor. Have you tried cleaning the throttle body? Sounds to me more like its loading up with fuel after you lope along for a while. Actually, and this is sort of a long shot but worth a look, what is the condition of your air filter?

Back when I was researching brakes for my CL (Type-S) I came to the conclusion that slotted rotors did you some good and that drilling them was a waste of time and money. I chose EBC rotors for that car and if I'm not mistaken the NSX (N1) uses the same rotors. I went with RedStuff pads on...

Please take a look at the pictures of this car that is for sale in Los Angeles. Notice that the asking price is on the low side but then take a look at the pictures of the interior, particularly the carpets. See anything odd? Now look under the front bonnet (hood) and notice the bolts are all...

I can't say I totally disagree with this sentiment, but I do think that any reasonably priced car deserves the benefit of the inspection if its reasonably convenient to do it. If I was within a hundred or two miles of the car I'd certainly be willing to go take a look at it. Just because the...

I would be very interested in hearing what your hot oil pressure is after the problem(s) have been corrected. I am a slavish devotee of oil pressure and don't feel comfortable unless I see something on the order of 3 bars (~45psi) at high idle and maybe 5 bars (~75psi) or more before the relief...

Everyone seems to be doing some sort of calculations, but nobody is showing us what they calculated and how. Like Mrbozo1 said, in drag racing trap speed is more or less meaningless - E.T. is king and all that matters is who makes it between the lights in the sortest time. But horse power...