The Fisher Saga Continues - Act III -

 Been working on this post since right after Thanksgiving. I'm making very good progress on the Fisher, and will most likely power it up this weekend.

I have to admit that this receiver needed more work than I expected. It showed signs of being repaired at least twice before, and while the work was of acceptable quality, two of the transistors were a substitute type with different specs. Then I found the under-rated capacitors. A couple of them were open, ten or so were leaky, some showed signs of heat distress, and one appeared to have lost a very tiny amount of dielectric fluid.

Oh, and there were two resistors that had lost their smoke.

I managed to get the tuning mechanism back together, and restrung the dial cord. This had been hanging over my head since I started working on it. The service manual diagram didn't match what was in the receiver, so I used my "Before" photos to see how the gears on the main tuning capacitor fit together, along with a tabbed thrust washer, and how the dial cord was strung. This started when the shaft that goes into the main tuning capacitor came out in my hand and dropped two small parts out as I was trying to diagnose why the tuning was so sloppy. The OEM dial cord was stiff, dried out, and brittle. It made the tuning feel "gritty". AND the tuning mechanism is not documented, with the drawing in the Service Manual not matching how the receiver was built.

 

 

 And now that the front panel and knobs are cleaned and back on it, it's starting to look like a receiver again....

Among other non-documented changes were four capacitors on the Power Amp Board, along with two resistors and a capacitor attached to it, and two small inductors on the bottom of the Power Amp Board. Took a while to trace those parts out, figure out why there were there, and make notations on the schematic.

ALL of the electrolytic capacitors on the Power Supply, Power Amp, Preamp/Tone, Equalization and FM/MPX boards have been replaced. Eleven aluminum electrolytic capacitors in the FM Multiplex section were replaced with tantalum electrolytic capacitors for improved frequency response and stability, and six more on the Tone and EQ boards were changed for the same reasons.

These had failed and were very "leaky".

And while these still appeared to be OK, how many of them are on the edge of failure after 40-some years?

The gooey looking stuff on one end of the larger capacitors is NOT leaking electrolyte. It's a glue used in assembly to keep larger, heavier parts from coming loose before the board is soldered. It's also used in high-vibration environments to keep the parts moving around and cracking their soldered connections to the board.

ALL the wire wrap connections were inspected, and soldered. There were a half dozen that were coming unwrapped, and most of them showed signs of distress.

All the controls and switches were cleaned and lubed with DeoxIT D5 or Fader F5, as appropriate.

All panel lamps were replaced. Yes, I could have replaced them with LED's, but that would involve making a little Rectifier/Filter board as the lamps are fed with 8 Volts AC.

So stay tuned, kids for Act-IV..... The Power Amplifier Autopsy.....

I greatly appreciate my friend's patience and understanding in this. We never really discussed what "Fixing It" can entail. I sympathize with him, as I have numerous friends who had the I Went For A Brake Job, ANNND...experience.

Yes, there will be an Epilogue, probably called something like "Testing And Delivery"...

Big Fisher Saga Post Coming Soon!

 Rolling right along on it, and should be able to power it up this week!

Stay tuned.....

Happy Thanksgiving....and The Fisher Saga continues....

 First of all, We'd like to wish everybody who drops by here a very Happy Thanksgiving. This is our 15th Thanksgiving together, so I have 15 more things to be thankful for!

The work is proceeding quickly on the Fisher receiver now that I have sufficient time to devote to it. So far I've replaced 17 electrolytic capacitors that were under-rated. You simply don't run 24 Volts on a capacitor rated at 25 Volts. You have zero safety margin if the Line Voltage rises a few Volts, and I've seen a low of 116 Volts, and a high of 121 Volts, here at the house. Most of those were on the Power Supply Board,  six were in the Tone Amplifier Board and two were on the Equalization Board.

I soldered all of the wire wrap connections to their pins on the boards, and cleaned up some iffy areas regarding how the wiring is run inside the chassis.

A veritable forest of new lamps!

Say "Ahhhhhhhh...."

All the electrolytic capacitors removed.

And replaced with new, higher Voltage, and a higher temperature rating.

I did the same to the Tone Amplifier Board and the Equalization Board.

If I'm able to move when we get back from Dinner on Thanksgiving, I'll dress all the leads into their spaces, and replace the mini cable ties Fisher used.

And this completes the bottom side of the chassis

Drive safe be careful of any bad weather, and enjoy Thanksgiving. I have a LOT to be thankful for this year.

What I've Been Up To....

Started this post on Monday, then came down with a head cold, which is now progressing South. Feeling better, but still a bit woozy......

Tonight's cold and blustery, a Good Night to stay downstairs, drink hot cocoa, and continue the work on the Fisher stereo for my friend. Since I've scaled back garage operations for the year, and everything's been "Winterized" outside, I'm able to spend several hours or more on it daily.  I'm really embarrassed about taking so long on this, but I don't generally take in any outside work until mid-October or so. He brought this to me in mid-April, and I was only out of the Hospital for a month or so from the Dental Emergency that almost turned off my lights, and was just getting back on my feet.

It was a mess, having been (sloppily) worked on by several people before me.

This is the back side of the front panel. All the yellow, orange, and white wires connected to the brown circuit board are for the fourteen individual little light bulbs that were glued into the back of the panel to light the indicator when that function was activated. I tried really hard earlier this year to find a replacement bulb with lead wires attached. I'd seen them before in various modeling supply magazines, as they're used to light up the insides of scale buildings and such. Reasonably priced, too. BUT....they're all 12 Volts. The bulbs in the receiver are 8 Volts. If you run a 12V bulb on 8 Volts, it ain't gonna be very bright! It had three different kinds of bulbs in it, most were crudely soldered on to the original wires, and the connection wrapped with a bit of electrical tape. Some were dead, some were very dim, and a couple had fallen out of the panel, leaving the indicator for that function in the dark.

All of the wiring on this board had to be removed, the pins cleaned, the main harness wires put back on, and then the bulbs get soldered in. Whoever built this for Fisher didn't pay attention the the details. The soldered the leads for the bulbs to the pins on the board, and then they wire wrapped the main harness wires on! Changing a bad bulb just went from ~15 minutes to over an hour.

Per bulb.

And it turns out that most of the wire wraps weren't done properly, and they slid right off the pin! Wire wrapping is capable of producing a very reliable "gas tight" seal between the wire and the pin. It normally takes a special tool to unwrap the wire from the pin, but not here. Not wrapping them tight enough will cause intermittent connections at some time in the future, and they're NOT fun to troubleshoot. BTDT, DAMHIK!

Looks much better now that it's cleaned up.

This is the gut pile...

....and these are the lamp assemblies I made to replace them. Lamps are rated at at 8VAC, and expected life is 10,000 hours.

Since this receiver is loaded with wire wraps on all the boards, I'm going to add a drop of soldering flux to each of them, and then solder them. Problems solved, and future problems averted.

Early bedtime tonight. Still not running at 100%. I blame Well Seasoned Fool for the cold!

Interesting Flight Path

 Couldn't determine which aircraft flew this, but it caught my eye...

Happy Veteran's Day

 To all who served, I am deeply in your debt. Thank you all for your service, sacrifice, dedication, and loyalty to the USA.

I am humbled to count you as friends....

Ready For Winter!

 Sucked out the old gas from the tank with a "99 Cent Store" turkey baster so I could get all the sediment out, then drained what was left. 

Flushed the carb with a bit of Gumout and ran a small brush through the line and fittings. Put things back on, and filled it up with fresh Pure Gas and Sta-Bil, and it fired right up. Got it warm and then shut it off so the engine could heat soak, and then ran it again back up to temperature.

Brushed off two years of dust, and then went over it with some Meguiar's Quick Detailer while the oil was draining.

Put fresh oil in it and started it up. Again, it fired right up.

Gave Sweet Little Wife some "How To Start and Operate It" training, and parked it back in the garage.

All snow removal systems are now GO! for use.

Winter Comes In With Epic Snowfalls!

 Still here and cruising along. FAR better than last year. Even loaded up the fireplace and lit it. SLW and I are going to pop some corn, and watch Holiday Inn on the TeeVee.

Anywhoo....It started raining yesterday, and by this morning we had ~1" of snow on the cars, trucks, and yards.  The streets (up here...) are still warm, so it's not sticking on the roads. As of 2145 MST we've received .4" of rain, and the rain gauge stopped as the rain turned to snow, then picked up again when it got warmer and rained some more. Started off as rain around 0900, then turned to "Wintry Mix", and now it's snowing.  We had an inch on Thursday that melted in a few hours, and an inch or so this morning, that hasn't melted.

Down by Denver is another story. They've received around 8", with another 6~8" forecast overnight. ALL the highways are closed South and East of Denver. Traffic is a nightmare, and many vehicles are stranded. Further South, into New Mexico, things are even worse. NWS is calling it a "Historic Snowfall for November", and the Northern part of NM is basically shut down.

East of Denver out on the plains is bleak. I think I heard there was about 12", and 6~10" is expected.

Luna is enjoying it, for now. Don't know how she'll react when it's 15*, but she's MUCH more an outside dog than Pebbles was. She's definitely a ColoRADo dog.

So keep warm and dry, keep your head on a swivel, and enjoy your weekend, if possible!

Lovely Fall Day.....not!

 Forty degrees and raining......and cloudy. Dog won't even go outside, and I can't blame her!

Hope you're having a good week so far. I'll be in the basement working on the Fisher stereo. I'm really embarrassed about how long this is taking me to finish. It needed a lot of TLC "under the hood", and some of the parts required were hard to source. The original transistors were obsolete ~30 years ago, and their replacement was obsoleted ~15 years ago. Fortunately Toshiba still makes Small Signal transistors for audio use, but it took some searching to find which ones to use. Then there were the 12 capacitors being run at, or slightly under, their rated voltage. It's amazing they lasted this long!

So have a good week, and keep checking your six. Might get spicy in the next couple of weeks. Whatever the outcome is, it's bound to be a Charlie Foxtrot.....

22LR Ammo....Your Preferences?

 Thinking about getting some more 22LR for my little Marlin semi-auto. I already have a good stock of 22LR, but they're all Wolf and Fiocchi "Match Grade" ammo, plain old lead round nose with what feels like a wax coating on the bullet. I bought these when it was hard to get any 22LR, and while they all feed and fire just fine, it might be nice to have something with a bit more punch to it.

My question is: Do you prefer Lead Round Nose, or Copper Plated Hollow Point? Does a CPHP expand in this caliber? Is it worth the extra cost?

Inquiring minds want to know....

Fall Is In The Air....

 The leaves have started turning here, and dropping, and I'm trying to make hay (aka "Yardwork") while the nice weather lasts. I've caught up on over half of my "Didn't Get Done in 2023" list, and have been keeping really busy with all the other projects I have.

And I just haven't felt like posting much. Maybe I can talk to OldAFSarge and see what he does when his Muse goes AWOL!

So between chasing grand kids, cutting firewood, fixing things on the house, and playing with the dog, I'm kinda busy.

I'm making great progress on the Fisher SR-2010 that I'm fixing. Found some more "25 Volt capacitors running at 24 Volts" that needed upgrading, and I finally got the right size dial cord to restring the dial pointer. The dial cord I had 'in stock' was a bit too big in diameter to smoothly go through the pulleys and guides, so I had to track that down and get some. Just another item requiring attention. 

And on the Supra front....

My son helped me roll it out and pressure-wash the engine bay, which had been marinating in Gunk for several days. I "missed" two small areas, but those will get hand cleaned when I get under the car to replace all the clutch hydraulics. I found receipts indicating the Original Owner had purchased NAPA parts for the this back in 2006. And his mechanic did a poor job of replacing it, using some "definitely wrong" hardware for the job. My new parts came with new hardware, so that will get addressed when I pull the master cylinder so I can repair where the leaking clutch fluid took the paint off the firewall.

I can see my bellhousing again!

This is one section of the intake manifold that I've port-matched to the gasket on both sides, and ground off all the casting flash and mold marks inside the runners, from end-to-end. Should flow much better as the port match was really bad.

Ms. Swan was quite happy to catch some rays and get a bath.

I'll try and get some shots of the Fall colors here. Only certain trees have flipped the switch, and they're quite striking to see.

Have a good rest of the week, and always remember to Checketh Thy Six!

Repeat After Me.....He's OK, Still Here, Yes He's Busy.....

 Goodness, I really should post more. I probably will once Winter sets in, but for now, I'm still catching up on Things I Couldn't Get Done in 2023.

The snow blower is #1 on the priority list. I have to get it running, and burn out the 2-year old gas in it. Then change the oil, and refill it with fresh gas with StaBil from my one gallon can, which I fill from my five gallon can, which is now sitting empty, and has to be refilled. 

So, Tuesday will be pretty busy between the Dump Run we're going to make, a trip to Home Depot to replenish some consumable supplies and pick up a few things, a stop at the auto parts store for some other consumables, then stopping for gas in the truck and gas cans. And depending on where and when, we'll probably stop for a late lunch.

WHEW!

Yes, I used to be able to do all this before lunch, and I marvel at how I did it. But that was then, and this is now. I ain't griping or anything....I give thanks  every  single  day  that I can still do it effectively, even if a bit slower.

Sorry, no eye candy. I'm doing busy doing things to stop and take pretty pix!

May you all be vigilant, safe, and prosperous!

Finally Friday!

 And I now have a functional PC with a new 4TB Solid-State Drive, and a fresh installation of Kubuntu 24.04 Long Term Support. It's also much quieter as the fans on the video card aren't screaming at full speed trying to keep the card cool. The Root Cause appears to be a leak from a failed soldered connection on one of the four heat pipes used in the heat sink assembly. Oh, well.....I built this rig in 2012, so I definitely got my money's worth out of the video card.

The money I budgeted to upgrade this PC will be used on the workshop PC, and a National Instruments IEEE-488/GPIB Interface board so I can automate my HP test equipment.

Have a great weekend, and keep your pagers and walkie-talkies wrapped in aluminum foil.....

NOT the Motherboard!

 In a last ditch attempt to verify the problem was with the motherboard, I pulled out the video card I was using, and used the built-in video on the motherboard.

Holy Smokes! It's been running for several hours now, and hasn't locked-up once.

One thing I noticed the other day when I was under the hood was that a corner of the video board looked like it had oil dripped on it. I just looked at it under magnification, and one of the heat pipes on it had sprung a leak, and the coolant (silicone oil, I believe) leaked out. Why the hard drive was active during the lock-ups remains unknown. I suppose the video could have locked up the PCIe bus by sending out garbage and hanging up the bus, but I have no way of testing for that.

I still need to upgrade this computer in the workshop, so the $$ budgeted for my main PC can be put towards that.

Now I have to transfer all my stuff from the hard drive that was in that PC to the new Solid State hard drive I put in it.

Hang in there, it's Wednesday, and that means it's all downhill to the weekend. And we're forecast to have a VERY wet (1~2") weekend!

Testing 1....2....3....

 Trying to post from the basement shop PC. My main PC appears to have a terminally ill motherboard.

Posting/Commenting Issues Solved.....and One for Phil.....

 By dumping Firefox. I've been using Firefox since Netscape morphed into it, and I've been very content until lately. It started refusing to post comments on any Blogger site due to "Cross-Site Tracking Cookies", and I couldn't even reply on my own blog. It was also running slow, and randomly locking up, sometimes tying up so many System Resources that it was very difficult to use the mouse and keyboard.

So now I've switched over to Falkon, a more "lightweight" browser. And in the middle of this, I did a major OS update, and forgot to plug the PC into the wired network. BAM! Lost my wireless connection, and spent a couple of days getting that squared away. I'd really rather have a wired connection to the router, as I was getting 750MB download speeds with very low latency (no lag monster), and I max out at 25MB on the 2.4GHz wireless link, and 75MB on the 5GHz wireless link. I'll have to check the specs on our 7 year old router, and my equally old wireless adapter and see where the bottleneck is.

And as usual for this time of year, I'm really busy. I have a ton of year-old Didn't Get Done things to take care of, and after all the ups and downs and recovery time of last year I'm making up for it as best I can. Between watching a grandson or two, cutting up a bunch of firewood, yardwork, attending family gatherings, a HoneyDew list that never ends, and working on my own projects.

Repairs on my friend's Fisher SR-2010 are continuing at a slow pace. After finding capacitors in the Amplifier section that were running Danger Close to their maximum ratings I started going through the schematic looking for others, and found half-a-dozen more "At Risk" capacitors, so I'm going to change them, too. They're "$2 Parts that cost $100 to fix", so out they go!

And here's the one for Phil I promised.....

Nice clean, shiny, NEW water pump, timing belt, tensioner, and spring. And everything around them is getting a good scrub, and paint touch-up where required.

I do love working with nice, clean, shiny stuff. Getting here is a lot of tedious, time-consuming work, but oh so worth it.

Enjoy your weekend, use your time wisely, and always stay in Condition Yellow. I have a feeling things might get a bit spicy in the next few months.....I just wonder how BIG a cheat The Evil Ones are planning to pull off come November.......

Posting and Commenting Issues....

 Awwwww.....CRUD!

Having trouble posting comments on other blogs, and even my own blog. It appears to be a setting in Firefox that blocks "Cross-Site Cookies", which is how Blogger remembers who you are on different pages.

So bear with me if my comments don't appear to new posts. If it's a WordPress blog, I can comment, but Blogger won't allow me. Really frustrating, and I'm working the problem.

Still Here, Still Busy!

"Busy As A........" pick your favorite term......

I really should post more often, considering the medical issues I had all last year. 

Anywhoo.....

Between having the grandsons twice a week, with an overnight on Friday or Saturday, doing yard work, working on my friend's Fisher SR-2010, and banging away on My Old Toyota, I haven't the time, or inclination, to do much posting.

If I could get maybe two per cent of the energy the little ones have, I could get more done.....

Enjoy the weekend, check your six, and God Bless y'all...

Trouble In The Skies?

 Every so often when I'm checking my PiAware ADSB receiver/display I'll notice an aircraft with a flight path that catches my eye. I watched all the aerial tankers and observation aircraft during the recent Alexander Mountain fire. And I see an occasional EC-135 Rivet Joint from Offutt AFB on a training flight.

This American Airlines flight originated at DFW, and was supposed to land in Eagle, Colorado, a fair bit Northwest of us.

Somewhere on his path he diverted to Denver. He enters an oval "Race Track" pattern, and then is directed to a longer, narrower Race Track, which he orbited several times. He then heads out quite a ways to the Northwest, turns and heads back to Denver, gets in the pattern, and lands. 

Kinda looks like something went wrong. Medical Emergency, or Aircraft problems? He didn't squawk 7700, so it wasn't a MAYDAY situation.

If you hear anything about AA1245, let me know.

Been 95+ and muggy the last several days. Yesterday and today's weather Radar showed some thunderstorm activity in the immediate area, and today it looked significant. We didn't even get any sprinkles here, but as long as it rained in the burn area, I'm good with it.

Got all the lamps, the electrolytic capacitors, and the burned resistors changed out in the Fisher RS-2010, and as soon as I figure out a bunch of components NOT on the schematic or parts list are doing, I'll annotate my schematics, and carry on.

Stay hydrated, my friends, and always keep the old noggin on a swivel...

More on the Alexander Mountain Fire

 It's up over 9,000 acres now, about 14.5 miles in area, and roughly 8% contained.

Compared to Fort Collins, it's big.

But not nearly as big as the Cameron Peak fire in 2020, which was 208,000 acres.

My "PiAware" setup is working perfectly, allowing me to see where the air traffic for the fire is headed.

Prayers for the Firefights and flight crews.

Big Fire Near Masonville, CO

 It was first reported at 1100 yesterday. It's currently about 1,000 Acres, and 0% contained. USDA Forest Service has taken over, and Larimer County Fire, and probably everybody they can round up, are actively fighting it. I've been hearing the water tankers going to/from Horsetooth Reservoir, which has been closed to boats for two days now, and listening to the radio traffic.

This is the smoke plume as seen on the NWS Radar.

And this is "Scooper 231"'s flight path.

And Scooper 231.

The State of Colorado also has their Pilatus PC-12 up to monitor/coordinate things.

 Nice airplane!

As of 2000 hrs, we have a Turbo Commander orbiting the area....

And "TKR10", which sounds a lot like Tanker10.

And the State of Colorado aircraft is flying an interesting flight path.

 

I have The Greatest Respect for our City, County, and Volunteer Fire Departments here.

 These Crews are out in rugged terrain at 7500', in 100*F heat, wearing a full load-out of gear, breathing smoke, and doing strenuous physical labor.

God Bless Them!

Looks Like Virtual Mirage Got Hit Again

 All I'm getting is a pretty much blank page with the name in the left corner. I never had the "redirect issue" when their router got hacked, but this time it looks like the (maybe?) got to the server.

I predict more Fun-and-Games as these "Interesting Times" continue to roll along.

Day 5 of the left eye cataract surgery is going well. I just about don't need to wear my glasses any longer, at least not for distances of 2" to about 20'. They still help a bit with driving, but the prescription is wrong for my new "IOL" (lens implant) which means waiting another several weeks for things to settle down so they can do an accurate eye exam. 

Still working on the Fisher stereo. Got all the light bulbs changed (finally!) and now I'm working on the bollixed up Main Tuning Capacitor and restringing the dial cord.

From The Supra Files..... 

I'd pulled the under hood insulation pad off several months ago with the intentions of cleaning it, and then recovering it. It was a miserable, disgusting mess on the underside of the hood, as the loosely woven soaked up all the oil vapors, and the fumes from the Olde Skool NON-sealed battery. I had to look for a decent picture of it for the "Before" shot, and then crop, resize, and pump up the detail. This is about the best I could come up with.

The black "scrim" covering was peeling off, and it was covered with soaked-in oil, and caked-on greasy mud.

After I pulled it off, I didn't touch the mess until the other day. I got really tired of looking at all the crud on the backside of the hood, so I cleaned it. This is after about ten hours of scrubbing with Simple Green, water with a squirt of dish washing soap, and then a water rinse and wipe down.

And it still needs some more cleaning, and I'll try to "color correct" the paint a bit. where it's still a little brownish. Some parts will need to be repainted, like the area of the frame that is hidden behind the two "pockets" on the leading edge. They're not down to metal, but the paint is eroded/degraded in the area, and it won't "buff right out".

Hope y'all have good week ahead, and you and your wingman have "No Incidents".

And remember......Never Give Up! Never Surrender!

 

 

Left Eye Surgery AAR

 Had the lens in my left eye replaced yesterday. All went well, but they didn't put me under as deep before, and the memory is much more vivid than when I had my right eye operated on. The discomfort level was significantly higher than before, so I received extra attention. Turns out there's an abrasion on my left cornea (like a scuffed knee), and every time I blinked, the eyelid rubbing against the abrasion irritated both of them, and it was getting to the Discomfort/Pain Threshold.

Solution? My Doctor installed a contact lens with zero correction to act as a shield. It also helps more of the medicated eye drops stay in place longer, and my eyelid now glides over the scuff with practically zero irritation.

Win-Win!

I also had my 30-day post-op exam for my right eye. All is well there, the cornea has resumed a nice, smooth surface, and I'm about 20/25 with no correction. I can easily go without my glasses for about half the time, but I'll still need some correction. Since I LIKE wearing glasses, this is another Win-Win for me. Mebbe I'll get me some 'o them ball-is-tik glasses I hear folks can get now.....

Light posting for a few days whilst I regain my depth perception, but yowzir....things sure are BRIGHT now!

Have a good weekend, keeps your sensors on alert status, and be cool. I know 'ya can!

Egad....'Tis a Trifle HOT This Week

 Or for what's remaining of the week. It was 97* today, and is expected to be 100+ through Sunday. The humidity is only 17%, so you step in the shade and it's bearable, but step into the Sun and YOUCH! It's flippin' HOT. It's nice to dry freshly painted parts in, but just running the parts outside to soak in the Sun makes me burst out in sweat.

SOoooooo...... Since it's a nice, balmy, year-round 73* in the basement, I'll be hanging out down there changing light bulbs and restringing the dial cord on the Fisher, and getting it ready to test.

And cleaning more Toyota parts as time, yard-work, SLW, and grand-kids allow.

Right eye is much better, and the left eye gets revamped next Wednesday. I'm pretty sure I'll still need some correction, but at least I can see and READ again.

Thank you, Lord...

Keep hydrated, use sunscreen and wear a big boonie hat!

Happy Independence Day

 

UP 4014 Big Boy Trip, and The Supra Files

 Sunday morning I hopped in my Little Red Truck, and headed up to Tie Siding, Wyoming to meet up with Well Seasoned Fool and watch Union Pacific 4014 cruise past. 

Not much in Tie Siding...

 

Bunch of interesting rocks on the other side of the tracks.

One of the things that always impress me is how quiet it is when just coasting along. We were standing there jabbering away, when all of a sudden, here she comes around the bend in the tracks.

Silently gliding along majestically.

And she's spotless....

And it felt really good to get out and about on a beautiful Sunday morning.

The right eye seems to be better in the morning than the afternoon. I'm still on the eye drops for another 3 weeks, so hopefully it improve to the point that it's the same 24/7.

Work proceeds on the Supra while my "High Resolution Eyes" get back to normal. I can do lots of mundane things, like clean parts and refurbish them. This stuff falls into that category nicely, so I started on the wiring harness. The plastic "Split Loom" tubing they use to protect the wire was crumbling like a 100 year old potato chip, so it was pretty easy to get off. The tape wrap under it was gooey from exposure to oil vapors under the hood, and high temperatures as it was positioned above the radiator, in the channel that runs across the front. It's now been unwrapped, untangled, and 'broken out' of the harness according to it's place and function.

This makes it much easier to clean the wires, add my new wires, rewrap them, and put new split-loom tubing back on.

This is one of the two harnesses I have to refurbish. I haven't even started on this one, which has all the sensor and fuel injector leads in it.

This is tons of hand labor, and a bit frustrating at times, but it's sure gonna look good when I'm finished.

Enjoy Hump Day.....It's all downhill from here!