Triton-SAS

You can always try to restore the non existent paint on my 82 vw maybe finish fixing it too haha

FunkSkunk

Well I got the new goodies today, gonna polish the truck and take pics of the outcome. I just washed the beast, it was gross. I'm sure it will look better after I try out the Griots 6" DA Polisher. woot woot!

FunkSkunk

long time no update...

The truck has been plugging away with hardly any whimper. Now that we are about to have a winter snow it starts acting up. So I've begun a small tune up, one rant though... WHOEVER DESIGNED THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER IS AN IDIOT!!! And on a side note, WHOEVER PUT THE OIL FILTER ON LAST WAS AND EVEN BIGGER IDIOT!!!

Sheesh! I can't get this stupid thing off and its in such a horrible spot I can't get any leverage, now I'm off to buy a stupid oil filter wrench in hopes I can get this thing off at 3am! And yes I've tried the screwdriver trick... didn't budge! ugh...

I promise guys updates within the year! lol

M Jon R

Use a stubby screwdriver.

Zebracakes

Did ya turn it the right way? xD
Righty tighty, lefty loosey.

the01kingranch

Lol. Yeah if you can't get it off by hand then whoever put it on did it wrong.

FunkSkunk

Well I decided to go to bed and try again in the morning. Today I picked two oil filter socket like end cap tools. Sales guy said that was the best thing for the job. Got home, dang thing slips right off! May be because I had already jammed a screwdriver through it and warped the can a bit. Also had residue of oil so.... I also removed the front skid plate to access it from a different angle. Ran into a SNAFU there with the stupid nuts-serts in the frame just spinning and not holding to let the bolt unscrew!! So out comes the angle grinder to hack them off. Again tried to loosen by hand and got nowhere. The next thing was to borrow the neighbors filter wrench and that was a big fail because the space is tiny in there to get any leverage. So back to plan B, shove a screwdriver through and hope it works! Well after battling this stupid filter it finally budged! Oh and a little shot of PB Blastser helps too.

So if any of you have this problem, forget the tools just impel the thing and go to work!

FunkSkunk

Just got new tail lights for the ol' beast, looking sharp now with some LEDs. I'll post pics... well sometime.

Oh anyone have their rear window leak at the seal? Can this be replaced? I have a full back glass/no slider. THANKS

jprevat

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Yessir. It takes a couple hours but not bad at all. I used the roll of 3m butyl tape from advance auto and have had no trouble since.

kd4gij

What he said. 3m window weld 3/8" 15ft roll at advance.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/3...3m+window+weld