Re: [T3] wheels, shocks and a short

[Steven Ayres <comwest@well.com>]

CharlieM=> the screw in studs I was told by the guy who mounted my tire 
=> weren't safe.  Is that true?  What other options do I have?

In theory, if you have two ends to get loose you have twice the chance 
of losing a wheel, but that chance is pretty remote anyway. You'll want 
to be sure to carefully clean the stud holes of the normal anti-sieze 
compound and instead apply Loctite, and you'll probably be OK. As an 
alternative you can also get Empi chromedome bolts for about ten bucks a 
set.

=> I have no brake lights and no rear left parking light. 

First I'd open up the left taillight assembly and look for a chunk of 
bare wire that shorts to ground, maybe some of the insulation has rubbed 
off due to vibration, or a connector got loose, whatever. If it's not 
there I'd look around the fuse box for a crossed wire. I think you 
probably have a single short, this sounds like the solution will be 
pretty simple. Then again, electrical problems can be a nightmare.
Just try be patient and thorough (yeah, right, upside down with your 
head in the pedals. Ack).

=> the fuse blows when I press on the brakes, so I am guessing the 
=> switches work enough to send current to the short.  Am I correct?

Yup.

=> If I ever meet you two in person, I'd be honored to buy you a beer.

You're on! Root beer for me ....

=> My 71 squareback backfires ONLY when I decelerate in gear..... it is 
=> getting worse too.  What causes this?

An exhaust leak, probably. This is postignition, not backfire. 

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 343

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