Dear MGM brain trust;
I have returned after dealing with a car that is actually just drive-able and not giving me any trouble, except for my very first code, a P0305 Cylinder # 5 misfire at start-up this last week, which did 'rattle me' as I have never had it throw at code at me before, ever. Briefly, I believe this all occurred at warm-up and my *not* allowing the engine to warm up on it's own but pressing down on the accelerator to encourage it in rpm's. It stumbled and *shook* and went down in rpm's before coming back up and ran beautifully. Is this predictable and are others able to force a code failure like this by flooding it with gas or what the hell happened? The corner station ran the code for me and yes, this is all new for me with fuel injection and the ECM that one can just plug into. I will monitor this *very* carefully now and never ever pressure it at cold start-up like that!
Getting that out of the way temporary, I have a longer range question that is vexing as it deals with the headliner in the far rear up in the middle of the back on this beautiful car. It has started to de-laminate from the black foam ( grey headliner cloth ) and I want to do this correctly and with skill and thought. Might there be a glue stick I can use that I can rub onto to foam and allow to dry or just press lightly on the fabric w/o any penetration of the fabric that would darken it. I remember when I tried an adhesive spray on my old Dodge Diplomat and it was a "total disaster" and I had to rip the entire thing down eventually. Lesson learned! So I want to approach this with total finesse and careful attention to preserving everything as it first appeared. Has anyone done this in the back of their car with a great result? I am willing also to make up a mixture of adhesive and apply it with maybe a foam brush or art store brush or applicator.
Bottom line: I *Love* this car and it looks new as it only has 79k original miles on it and has been always garaged out here in California. I just want to get this nailed down but properly before it becomes more troubling. Let me know what your thoughts are with this and what works the best.
Sincerely;
_Hacksaw(tm)
I have returned after dealing with a car that is actually just drive-able and not giving me any trouble, except for my very first code, a P0305 Cylinder # 5 misfire at start-up this last week, which did 'rattle me' as I have never had it throw at code at me before, ever. Briefly, I believe this all occurred at warm-up and my *not* allowing the engine to warm up on it's own but pressing down on the accelerator to encourage it in rpm's. It stumbled and *shook* and went down in rpm's before coming back up and ran beautifully. Is this predictable and are others able to force a code failure like this by flooding it with gas or what the hell happened? The corner station ran the code for me and yes, this is all new for me with fuel injection and the ECM that one can just plug into. I will monitor this *very* carefully now and never ever pressure it at cold start-up like that!
Getting that out of the way temporary, I have a longer range question that is vexing as it deals with the headliner in the far rear up in the middle of the back on this beautiful car. It has started to de-laminate from the black foam ( grey headliner cloth ) and I want to do this correctly and with skill and thought. Might there be a glue stick I can use that I can rub onto to foam and allow to dry or just press lightly on the fabric w/o any penetration of the fabric that would darken it. I remember when I tried an adhesive spray on my old Dodge Diplomat and it was a "total disaster" and I had to rip the entire thing down eventually. Lesson learned! So I want to approach this with total finesse and careful attention to preserving everything as it first appeared. Has anyone done this in the back of their car with a great result? I am willing also to make up a mixture of adhesive and apply it with maybe a foam brush or art store brush or applicator.
Bottom line: I *Love* this car and it looks new as it only has 79k original miles on it and has been always garaged out here in California. I just want to get this nailed down but properly before it becomes more troubling. Let me know what your thoughts are with this and what works the best.
Sincerely;
_Hacksaw(tm)
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