yeah i know about merkurclub.com, haven't been to merkurowners.org yet.
Today i spent almost all day working on the car. First i just started cleaning (dont want to work on a dirty car).
Vacuumed the inside again, replaced some wiring for the dome lights (a mouse freaking chewed them. that scares me.)sprayed down under the hood with engine cleaner, then went to work on that stuff that looks like rust in the pics, which is actually some sort of waxy substance that is a bitch to get off.
Cleaned the door jams, started going thru vacuum lines, hoses, fuel lines, etc, looking for problems. found one. the fuel line coming in needs to be replaced. no biggie. the return fuel line seems okay but i'm going to replace it anyway. pulled the upper intake manifold off, polished it (heh, heh, why not, right?), and cleaned the inside of that.
Also made a new battery ground, and put new battery terminals on. Put a battery in, and just ran thru wiring that doesn't work. Such as the headlights for some reason, but they might just be blown. We'll see.
Tomorrow i'm going to go out and get plugs, wires, a cap and rotor, and the head gasket if the information leads me to believe that it's the right one (i'll check later)
then... gonna pull the head. but first, i'm going to wait for the shop CD.
Spinwax: Yes, i wish i could afford something like that. lol.
edit: here's the full sized pic of that middle one you posted
