A little bit of elbow grease and this oldtimer is ready for the road. Been standing for a year. Was running hot. Had to change a broken thermostat and also flushed the coolant system with demi-water and a little descaling agent. Running clear. And purring like a tiger.
Not bad for an old Opel Record from '86.
Who else here on Nostr, besides being a Bitcoiner is also a Gearhead or Greasemonkey and crazy about cars without computers?
#oldtimer #carburateur #GeneralMotors #Opel #Mechanic
I love my cars but wouldn't have the first clue about fixing them🙄🤷🏻♂️.
Get a haynes car manual for you car type and start by doing little things. Basic maintenance is very doable. Also YouTube is your friend. And Facebook car groups are a treasure trove with helpfull gearheads. With great tips. The oldtimers that worked on these machines. Are now still alive. I asked them questions untill their ears bleed 😂👍😎
Added bonus... All basic maintenance that you do yourself. Ask your local Garage what it would cost. Then minus cost of parts. Buy Sats with the rest! It's win/win!
I LOVE cars without computers, but not a gearhead myself. I will throw a lot of $$ to keep my 2006 beater running as long as possible, so I can drive without constant surveillance.
Nice! 👍🏼 Maintained my old W124 Merc and E34 BMW myself unless work required standing under it. Miss them but not a car owner now. Cheaper. Hire them now as and when.
not crazy about cars but I drive a 20 years old honda
AHH yeah the Goddess of the road
Beautiful conversions. As a small boy I once have seen a DS break convertible limo. Riding in France. An unforgettable moment.
Almost all my driving holidays where in a CX break. Best Holiday car ever!
Still my grandfathers where GM men. Only Opel. And I learned to wrench from them.
Wouldn't even know where to start in those french engines. 😁🤪 Wires wires everywhere!
It was the 70s and I still remember the smell of leather and the rocking of the suspension with my 3 sisters
in the back seat, some of them lying on the spongy carpet…
With and a without computers. (It's how I make my living)
Just finished a rack of carbs for an Suzuki and a Rochester 2gv for a 72 Pontiac lemans.
My carb cheater is coming soon can't wait to install and have an adjustable carb on my Commodore! 😁https://youtu.be/JGy_f8qMjy8
A growing part of my workload has been carb'd machines.
