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Title: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: lizard230 on December 02, 2009, 10:41:33 PM
http://www.ehow.com/how_4716293_change-cars-blinker-fluid.html  :D
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: .:.Dingman.:. on December 02, 2009, 10:44:40 PM
I tried to do it but I need a metric crescent wrench to undo the cap.  :-\

Dingman
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: lizard230 on December 02, 2009, 10:52:52 PM
Damn metric crescent wrenches their hard to come by now a days

heres a pic of what i picked up today
http://www.ewanme.net/albums/miscstuff/BlinkerFluid.jpg
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: .:.Dingman.:. on December 02, 2009, 10:56:38 PM
where did you find that? I've been looking all year for it!!!.



That they are I painted it with my can of checkered spray paint, but my buddy borrowed it and my left handed screwdriver and used a bucket of steam to wash it. He needed it to change his muffler bearings  it took two sky hooks to lift his fwd mustang.  ;)

dingman
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: WhiteOut on December 02, 2009, 11:11:17 PM
My CB has been a bit off lately, I was told that I can fix it by making sure there is enough squelch grease in it. Can anyone tell me where the fitting is and where to get some more grease? Another problem might be that my Jeep is too heavy and its affecting the ground pressure, would removing things from the Jeep fix this?
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: w squared on December 03, 2009, 04:12:09 AM
No...your problem is that you Jeep is too light. You need to add weight.

As far as squelch grease goes, anyone that is serious about the performance benfits of squelch grease needs a dedicated penumatic grease gun. It MUST be pneumatic, and you must use it ONLY for squelch grease.
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: .:.Dingman.:. on December 03, 2009, 07:38:58 AM
You have too much old air in your tires.


Dingman
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: Justink on December 03, 2009, 07:51:25 AM
i don't think mine has been filled since 1991! should probably go do that..... ;)
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: w squared on December 03, 2009, 07:59:21 AM
i don't think mine has been filled since 1991! should probably go do that..... ;)


BE CAREFUL!!!!

You don't want to mix pre-2003 blinker fluid with post-2003 blinker fluid. If you're going to switch over to the new stuff, make sure that you do a complete system flush with lots of HOT 15W40 before you add the new blinker fluid.

Oh...and add in a friction modifier if you want to smooth out your blink intervals. Just make sure that it's either Teflon based or Bacon based. The lard-based ones smell funny.
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: dunl on December 03, 2009, 09:26:20 AM

BE CAREFUL!!!!

You don't want to mix pre-2003 blinker fluid with post-2003 blinker fluid. If you're going to switch over to the new stuff, make sure that you do a complete system flush with lots of HOT 15W40 before you add the new blinker fluid.

Olymel FHG+II, or +III?
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: w squared on December 03, 2009, 09:36:19 AM
Olymel FHG+II, or +III?

You Red Deer guys and your "Olymel this" and "Olymel that".

I tell you, since my friend Ivor told me about the Valbella BSS fluid that he was using in his '84 VW Vanagon, I haven't looked back. If it'll work properly with those German-made Metric blinkers, that's got to tell you something. Every since I started using the Valbella BSS stuff, I've noticed smoother blinker actuation, crisper switch-0ff, and blinker intervals that you could set your watch too. I've even gone to an eighteen month fluid-change interval. Try that with your cut-rate olymel stuff. ???
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: TJ54 on December 03, 2009, 08:39:53 PM
I tried to do it but I need a metric crescent wrench to undo the cap.  :-\

Dingman

I saw them at princess auto today, 2 for the price  of 1, just ask for help if you can't find them.
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: .:.Dingman.:. on December 03, 2009, 09:37:05 PM
THANKS  TJ!!! I also took out ten pounds of air from each tire to help get better gas mileage.

Dingman
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: Justink on December 03, 2009, 10:41:53 PM
One more question but i need to add tranny fouid to my s5 speed and all i can find is ATF.  Does anyone have access to MTF?   :D
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: w squared on December 04, 2009, 07:57:07 AM
One more question but i need to add tranny fouid to my s5 speed and all i can find is ATF.  Does anyone have access to MTF?   :D

Nope...but I can get you a deal on a banana so that you can lock your rear diff.
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: LEMON-AID JAY on December 04, 2009, 09:36:53 AM
you guys fine out where to get the blinker fuild yet. I just had a car come in and its low  ;D
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k191/LEMONAIDJAY/bulb001.jpg)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k191/LEMONAIDJAY/bulb002.jpg)
Maybe if its full it will stop them from flashing to fast ::)
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: Axemanjay on December 04, 2009, 09:40:44 AM
That is awesome!!!! ;D
Title: Re: winters coming have you guys checked your blinker fluid yet
Post by: w squared on December 04, 2009, 11:18:46 AM
You see how low the viscosity on the blinker fluid is? That's some of that cheap Olymel crap. Lemme go look in the shed and see if I have some Valbella.