Lazy Day.......

 Low 90's today, cloudy and breezy, and we'll probably get an afternoon shower because it's that time of year here.

Yes, The Fisher is still on the bench, but I've narrowed it down (again....!) to a voltage that is missing. Might be a broken trace on the circuit board, might be a bad solder joint (unlikely but possible), or a solder "splash" that's shorting something out. 

Found a local place that's great for getting odd bits sandblasted at a reasonable price and almost instant turn-around, so I've got a few more things to take to them.

These are the rusty suspension mount brackets, tow hook, and the headlight buckets back from blasting. The plastic sheeting is the weather seal that attaches to the inside of the door frame, under the upholstery, and keep water out of the car. 

 Before:

After: 

Quite a difference.

And this is after two coats of Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator. It's a heavy-duty primer loaded with zinc that's very effective at preventing future rust.

 

Today will be an "Under The Car Day" as I have to get the exhaust down-pipe loose from the exhaust manifold, pull the clutch slave cylinder and flex hose, and pull the fuel hose so I can get a new one fabricated. Then I have to get inside the car to get the hardware loose from the brake booster and clutch master cylinder so I can pull them out and fix the rust behinds them from when the clutch cylinder failed and dumped brake fluid everywhere, which did a number on the painted firewall.

 Annnnnd.....In the "Bubba Strikes Again" files, I found this loose ground lead wrapped around the fuel line from the tank.

 There are two of these ground leads; This one that is supposed to go under one of the starter mounting bolts, and another one from the cylinder head to the firewall. It's bad enough that the "mechanic" didn't put it where it should go, but then he wrapped it around a handy bracket so nobody would see the wire dangling under the car.

Oh, well......

So enjoy your weekend, have a Blessed Sunday, keep those heads swiveling and stay vigilant.