Common elements.

I'm flying to PA today so I had some free time this morning to lounge around. As I was taking out Pixie (my dog), I found an Autozone box waiting for me on my front step!! O2 sensor is here! I had to meed Caitlin for lunch but tried to swap out the sensor before I left. No go. The old one was on REALLY solidly. I drove it for about 30m to meet Caitlin and then, with the help of a breaker bar and heat from driving, I was able to get it out. It was still really difficult though, and the new one went in just as tough. My thought is that the threads are bad or crossthreaded, but it doesn't matter now that it's in. No more engine light!!

Covering the basics.

Today after some egg smashing (a Serbian Easter tradition), I got to work getting some more basic maintenance done on RB.

- Oil change with castrol CTX 10-W30 and a Mobil 1 filter.
- Manual tranny fluid change with Honda MTF, 2.4qts.
- NGK spark plugs.
- White lithium greased all the hinges and latches.
- Bled the coolant system. I have an OEM thermostat, which I'll install later.

RB responded well to the fresh fluid, but the tranny is still a little notchey going into all gears, second especially. It's not bad, and the new MTF has made everything much smoother but I'm worried about the syncros. It's either the tranny that needs a new gearset, or the clutch needs changing. I'm betting on the latter but won't know until I drop a new motor in.

On Saturday we went down to Waukegan and picked up a windshield wiper reservoir, pumps and lines. Shortly after I realized that the previous owners "semi wire tuck" meant that he might have just cut off the headlight/accessories harness. I'm hoping its just under the fender...a project for next weekend.