View Full Version : Fall Cruise - October 16-17th, 2010!
Goat Blower
10-07-2010, 10:11 AM
You guys are starting to sound like the Lotus club. Hell, I remember assembling my long block the night before I was heading for the shootout and realizing the shop I had do the work effed up the rings on one of the cylinders and I couldn't get new ones in time to go.
Something might stand in the way of making this, but it's looking good so far. I work well under pressure. :lol:
scheides
10-07-2010, 10:14 AM
Nope, you might not screw the drain bolt on all the way and leak all your oil out during the cruise :P haha
Har Har, yuck it up! I'm trying to encourage people to have safe reliable cars for the cruise so they don't break and hold up the group or cause an accident.
You guys are starting to sound like the Lotus club.
Fun fact: a 1990 DSM is now *twenty* years old. Reliability is a bigger concern than ever!
mdost03
10-07-2010, 10:15 AM
Let the man do work! I have faith in you Steve!
Har Har, yuck it up! I'm trying to encourage people to have safe reliable cars for the cruise so they don't break and hold up the group or cause an accident.
You know I am just being sarcastic. I don't like broken cars on cruises as much as the next person (hell, I was broken at one point on one of them), but I wouldn't want someone not to go because they want to change brakes before and they work a lot or something and it's within 2 weeks of the cruise.
I'm still planning on hopefully swapping my fuel canister on my car this weekend if I have time before the cruise.
Well son of a b.... Guess I'll just be driving hard on my 6k mile oil change... hooray for sludge, thanks Scheides....
cmspaz
10-07-2010, 10:26 AM
Well son of a b.... Guess I'll just be driving hard on my 6k mile oil change... hooray for sludge, thanks Scheides....
Or you could just do it now...
Kracka
10-07-2010, 10:33 AM
Do your oil change now and drive it for the next week to make sure it doesn't leak. Shane knows all about what oil leaks can do...
A week before going on our roadtrip this spring I changed the WRX oil and the Wix filter had a defective seal spewing oil all over the place. Shit happens, even when doing simple routine maintenance. Any last-minute maintenance items should be taken care of this weekend so you have a week worth of driving just to make sure there are no leaks, loose bolts, etc.
FINE! I'll do it next wednesday, that will give me over 120 miles on the oil change before the cruise.
turbotalon1g
10-07-2010, 10:50 AM
^I thoroughly believe in shakedowns too.
Also me and the magic are going thru some tough times in our relationship and it takes time to make up after our disagreements.
My point, I believe in having your car thoroughly ready for the cruise and the 2 week rule is part of that, however some people and installs aren't that detrimental to the reliability of the car.
This small disagreement sounds like if someone broke down, say me or hill, or RLF with his blindfolded oil changes you guys would be spiteful and be pointing laughing at us, when I know thats not the case.
Also, shit happens and it could just happen on that weekend.
Good luck to all.
or RLF with his blindfolded oil changes
Blindfolded?? I'm an Asst Manager for Valvoline Instant Oil Change.... Pretty sure I know how to do a reliable oil change. I do 30+ a day without issue. Just saying.
Kracka
10-07-2010, 10:53 AM
FINE! I'll do it next wednesday, that will give me over 120 miles on the oil change before the cruise.
Do it this weekend; no reason not to. A few days early won't fuck up your engine's oil interval, I promise.
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