Monday, April 20, 2009

Lakewood deer sighting!




Credit to My Darling and her steady hand on the phone camera...
Last Thursday driving down Larchmont Avenue in Lakewood she spotted these little guys! The deer were slightly less clue-less than the knuckleheaded drivers honking at them and being generally obnoxious to the poor frightened Bambis.


Saturday, April 11, 2009

16-year-old gas line

I could smell gas last Tuesday when I got home from work. Did nothing about it. Smelled gas again when I got home on Wednesday and so looked under the car.
Drip, drip, drip.

After supper I backed the old reliable Corsica onto my car ramps and had a look. The last 14-inch section of original gas line was seeping gas nice and steady.
Ran out and bought some neoprene hose, some clamps, and couplings and spent about an hour wrestling with all these old and new parts in a small puddle of gasoline. (Fragrant!)


Here's the entire piece I replaced.

Here's a close-up.
It doesn't leak anymore but I'm keeping the extra hose and clamps in the trunk just to be sure.