Adler_Might be time to think about the coated lines we talked about a few weeks/months ago....just an idea. Sorry you're having more issues but it sounds like you are getting good advise along with your ability to fix/repair what is needed.

 

Agreed, I am definitely thinking about it... I'm still exhausting my supply of the standard steel lines. I bought a 25' roll the last time I did this and I still have about 5'. I am almost done, I just need another person to help me bleed it.

 

Bleeding, when the kids were too young and then when they got older-like now- it was just me so I had to rely on Newton. Slow but it always worked out...

Anyway, good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

An update on my fuel economy issue.

I fixed the main fuel line (almost all of it, there are pieces near the tank that are not standard and I will replace them when I find a source for the OEM parts, cheap) and I'm sorry to say that while it improved my issue it is still pretty bad. So, I pursued other potential issues. Today, at the end of my drive to work I stopped using my brakes (I didn't STOP, I reduced it and coasted through stop signs and whatnot). After I parked I felt the rotors and the drums. The front rotors were both too hot to touch and the rear drums were comfortably warm. Does this mean that the pistons in both front calipers is frozen? Or is it more or less normal?

 

Hard to say IMO. If you raise the front of the car, I know you understand safety but I have to say it, spin the wheels a few times. Then apply the brakes a, do they "feel" like they are relasing all the way.....

Could be the pistons, but you can also check the pad movement and the caliper slide pins.

 

Had some time today, so I took off the driver side wheel and inspected the caliper. It looked fine, the pins were goopy. The shims on the backs of the pads were kindof rusty and one fell off so I left it off (doesnt squeal or anything so far) the clips where the pads travel were dry, I'm not sure if there is supposed to be some lube there but i carefully put a dab of anti-seize on the area. Im not sure how much resistance is normal, when turning the wheel, but it felt ok...

One thing strange that I noticed is that I could turn the wheel freely when the car was in park, I assumed I would not be able to do that?

 

If both front wheels were off the ground, then it's normal to be able to spin a wheel. You'll notice the other-side wheel is spinning in the opposite direction.