Author Topic: What did you do to your Kappa today! (Read 1262386 times)

Brazen17 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 12, 2009, 11:30:36 AM »

I've seen as high as 215/217 but usually is in the 203/205 range. Does this sound about right? I never shut her down until the temp is under 205 and don't drive until at least 100.

lil goat · « **Reply #26 on:** November 12, 2009, 11:35:23 AM »

If you are running 203-205 it is no big deal but I bet you have air in your system. I used to run about there, then I did the elevated evaporator air bleed thing on my car and it dropped to in the 190's most of the time, these cars can be a pain to get all the air out of the system. I think it was DeepblueGXP that posted the correct procedure for bleeding the system.

Brazen17 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:20:12 PM »

Thanks for the heads-up lil-goat. Definately will look for that thread.

Brazen17 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 12, 2009, 12:23:11 PM »

Now I am going to go work on the spider scratches on the hood and go for a drive! I'm sure I can come up with some excuse or another to get out there. Alathough I prolly don't need any more frozen milk in the freezer!

Brazen17 · « **Reply #29 on:** November 12, 2009, 01:15:58 PM »

OK, just took a good look at the trunk lid (in the sunlight)which I Swirl-Xed a few days ago and it is stll covered in spider scratches.

Beginning to think I don't have the "touch" for this kind of thing. Would love to get them suckers out myself but am beginning to think I may have to let a pro do it. On the brighter side I did order some new Hankooks!

DeepBlueGXP · « **Reply #30 on:** November 12, 2009, 04:55:03 PM »

Quote from: roadstersol on November 12, 2009, 01:15:58 PM

OK, just took a good look at the trunk lid (in the sunlight)which I Swirl-Xed a few days ago and it is stll covered in spider scratches. Beginning to think I don't have the "touch" for this kind of thing. Would love to get them suckers out myself but am beginning to think I may have to let a pro do it. On the brighter side I did order some new Hankooks!

You should check out Go-N Def's detailing section...

Brazen17 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 12, 2009, 06:06:37 PM »

Will do.

DeepBlueGXP · « **Reply #32 on:** November 12, 2009, 10:27:58 PM »

Remember, this is the thread for what did you do to your Kappa today.
Installed a NC momentary switch from radio shack for the DDM Works hood light. Now the light comes on when the hood is opened.

Uranium-238 · « **Reply #33 on:** November 12, 2009, 11:21:16 PM »

Drove my car to and from work in a tropical storm, whilst narrowly avoiding several people who all wanted to share my lane...some drivers down here...

snaponbob · « **Reply #34 on:** November 13, 2009, 01:17:36 AM »

Quote from: Uranium-238 on November 12, 2009, 11:21:16 PM

Drove my car to and from work in a tropical storm, whilst narrowly avoiding several people who all wanted to share my lane...some drivers down here...

about 8-9 years ago, I went through back to back Wednesday N'oreasters in Chesapeake, Va. That was NOT fun. I sure know YOU aren't enjoying it. At least you aren't TOO near the ocean front. So, did the car or the house leak?

snaponbob · « **Reply #35 on:** November 13, 2009, 01:18:34 AM »

This morning was the "looking at it" phase. I DROVE it this afternoon. It WASN'T raining. Yeah.

Uranium-238 · « **Reply #36 on:** November 13, 2009, 07:50:49 AM »

Quote from: snaponbob on November 13, 2009, 01:17:36 AM

So, did the car or the house leak?

Neither, thankfully. (Though it's not over yet...)

Oh, and the puny little back up light on our cars is utterly useless.

kennysabarese · « **Reply #37 on:** November 13, 2009, 03:08:14 PM »

I wanna pull the clearbra off my hood. It looks like @$$

I also aired my leaky rear passenger tire, had it patched and it's still leaking slow.

Few days ago I painted my grille, full thread here:

http://kappaperformance.com/forum/index.php?topic=2590.40

lil goat · « **Reply #38 on:** November 13, 2009, 04:13:15 PM »

Quote from: DeepBlueGXP on November 12, 2009, 10:27:58 PM

Remember, this is the thread for what did you do to your Kappa today.
Installed a NC momentary switch from radio shack for the DDM Works hood light. Now the light comes on when the hood is opened.

I think Bryan got you beat he put a mercury switch on his so it turns on when you lift the hood, kind of cool. What I did today was get a call I can pick up my car, in about an hour. It has a new thermostat, they "think" that was causing the overheating.

Rogue · « **Reply #39 on:** November 13, 2009, 04:19:51 PM »

All I could do to mine today (and the two previous days) was watch the rain from TS Ida roll off it's cover. No fun there...however I did find time to browse the vender sites and ponder my next move. Does that count?

Oh, and I also spent time mopping the water out of the basement...but then this thread is about "what we did to our Kappas today..."

ThunderSky · « **Reply #40 on:** November 13, 2009, 06:36:50 PM »

Quote from: lil goat on November 13, 2009, 04:13:15 PM

What I did today was get a call I can pick up my car, in about an hour. It has a new thermostat, they "think" that was causing the overheating.

What I did was make an appointment to have my overheating checked. Just driving to the dealer the temp spiked to 257f (125c), stayed there for a few miles, then rapidly tanked to about 230, then settled down about 220.
Hopefully it's as easy as a new thermostat.

lil goat · « **Reply #41 on:** November 16, 2009, 10:34:41 AM »

Quote from: ThunderSky on November 13, 2009, 06:36:50 PM

What I did was make an appointment to have my overheating checked. Just driving to the dealer the temp spiked to 257f (125c), stayed there for a few miles, then rapidly tanked to about 230, then settled down about 220.
Hopefully it's as easy as a new thermostat.

That's pretty much what mine did, it was the thermostat, $345 if it had not been under warranty. All better now, and I tested it thoroughly Sunday.

Today I just drove it to work, yesterday drove it like I stole it through the twisty roads of West by God Virginia top down grinning.

Critterman · « **Reply #42 on:** November 16, 2009, 10:43:04 AM »

Nothing since Saturday, but then I:

Put a new tune on it
White face gauges with upgraded LED lighting
Placed Lumbar supports in both seats.

TomatoSoup · « **Reply #43 on:** November 16, 2009, 11:40:25 AM »

Over the weekend...

- New gauge faces (with 'Solstice' trunk open icon)
- Rudeboy sound deadening material around shifter on tunnel (beneath shift boot)
- Mounted & wired switches for my seat heaters above radio (just below/between the heater-a/c dials)
- Installed fuel injector pump sound-deadening cover.

(By the way, did you know you can actually get about 1/2 a mile down the road before realizing that you forgot to re-connect the electrical connections to the fuel injector pump? Don't ask me how I know!)

Critterman · « **Reply #44 on:** November 16, 2009, 11:53:03 AM »

Once can guess that is how far you can go on the fuel that is in the rail.

Kelu · « **Reply #45 on:** November 16, 2009, 12:50:15 PM »

I managed to stop the leaking in my trunk. The stoplight nipple wasn't sealed, some silicone fix it.

Critterman · « **Reply #46 on:** November 16, 2009, 02:21:09 PM »

I hate it when the nipples aren't sealed.

Kelu · « **Reply #47 on:** November 16, 2009, 03:14:58 PM »

Mr. Cone crusher, you are making fun on how I choose the words in English?

Let's hear you how you read Transfagarasan in Romanian

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #48 on:** November 16, 2009, 08:57:25 PM »

Quote from: Kelu on November 16, 2009, 03:14:58 PM

Mr. Cone crusher, you are making fun on how I choose the words in English?

Let's hear you how you read Transfagarasan in Romanian

Kelu you worded it right, he's just trying to twist what you said to mean something else.

Personally I am not that into silicone nipples but beggars can't be choosers.

Not too sure I can pronounce Transfagarasan in English let alone Romanian

Marc's Carbon Flash · « **Reply #49 on:** November 17, 2009, 12:34:51 AM »

Wash, wax, polish chrome,detailer then a 2 hour top down ride. Again no sunblock, I'll never learn.

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