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Looking into my crystal ball ….. mmmm…..I see a generator in someone’s future.

 

Rinsed off Checkers today and cleaned the wheels. I ordered a power washer and I will get in a couple days. Then I'll do a better job of washing it. Then detail it and wait for the next event.

 

Electric

 

Electric is the only way. I got a power washer and a battery powered leaf blower for blowing off the water after I wash it.

 

I inherited a gasolene power washer from my FIL when he passed...
Made by Generac 1900psi @ 2.5 GPH with a 3.75 HP engine...
I fill the small tank and it gets me through a washing with no issues...
I've never been comfortable with electricity and water, so I'm fine with the gas...
I'm not sure what they use on the electric units, but I doubt it's as high as 3.75 HP...
The volume and pressure is key to blasting crud when power washing is important... Probably not so much with car washing...
A power washer sure comes in handy over and above car washing...
Blasted all the lichen off my wood lawn furniture in short order...
Blasted the dark growth on the concrete walk...
PW do come in handy for making chores a lot easier around the house...

 

I haven't got the pressure washer yet but the stats say 1700psi and 2 GPM. It doesn't say the HP, but I only need it to wash the car, it's light weight and it was 100.00 dollars.

 

Being a lazy old fart I hire a local guy for all my power washing needs. Had a power warsher, but when we moved into the condo it was sold in the garage sale.

 

It's sunny and warm here. Time to pull out the shades.

 

I'm trying a new one called Akebono. I didn't need them but these are suppose to help with brake dust.
Their ceramic pads.

 

I've also used those and other ceramic pads..
They typically have a bit less initial braking bite than stock pads but tons less dust.. and the dust it does leave is lighter gray color compared to dark stock.

Much nicer for white wheels on a street car.

 

Will I see my luck is still holding. I was told today the brake pads are wrong for my car (I have JCW brakes) and the header pipe is ok, but the pipe just behind that needs to be made because the headers are different lengths. I call the parts house and got the right ones ordered over night and went to a muffler shop to got a pipe custom make. Other than having the car towed to the muffler shop maybe some time next week Checkers will be back home. I hope !!

 

I picked up Checkers this morning and took it to the muffler shop to have the header pipe replaced. Like I said earlier. It's hard to find a good shop. I remember when I could tall them what I wanted, drop my car off and it would get done in a reasonable time. If I don't care how long it takes this shop it's ok. The work seems to be fine, but right now I do not. Sorry about crying in my beer.

 

Here are a couple pictures of the other guy. It's a nice car

 

Since it's been 8 years since I sold my Mini I had forgotten what fun that oil filter housing could be. The one on Skooby the R55 clubster is a piece of cake in comparison.

Nice to do a pre-flight check before going on a trip.

 

Oil change for my 2012 Clubman is next on the list..

 

Annual inspection passed! Woo!

I've had an intermittent CEL popping up for a while (I think I had a bad tank of gas), so I was very happy that it stayed away long enough for me to get good data in the CPU and pass.

 

It was fun.. I generally like to carry a little bit more speed on those roads, but I do it solo early morning..
Lots of sightseers and bicyclists later in the morning when we were out so not a smart idea.

 

About the only thing I do is I don't drive it in the winter when piles of salt gets dumped on the roads.....