Say Hello to "Evie"

My maternal grandmother's name was Evie, pronounced "EH-vee." The latest addition to our automotive stable is named Evie also, but we are pronouncing it "EEE-vee." You see, this 2012 Mitsubishi i-Miev really is an EV - a totally electric vehicle.

Beck TD, Part 65: No More Jingle!

At the end of Part 64, after fixing a bad rattle in the muffler, I noted there was one more annoying noise - a "jingle" when moving. It was driving me nuts, because I couldn't find it. But now I have!

Beck TD, Part 64: An Ugly Weld Is Still Strong

This is a rarity, a blog post without photos. It's because I am not willing to show you my welding, especially on sheet metal! But I did have a nice success with the outcome.

I've had a nasty rattle in Beck's exhaust system, and as it worsened, I finally had to admit to myself that it was inside the nearly-new AutoZone muffler. Since the fix would be a new muffler anyway, there was no downside to exploratory surgery. I removed the exhaust and used an angle grinder to cut a window the size of most of the top. Sure enough, one of the plates that hold the silencer assemblies was loose.