After the success with the OVP relay last night I did some more cleaning and reseating of relays and connections.

Then I waited till just a bit ago and tried it again. Turned the key and as soon as the starter had the engine turning, it started right up. Now it is running so smooth it stood up to the nickle test. You know where you stand a nickle on its side on the radiator and it stays there with the engine running.

Next I backed it out of the garage and started to go down the street. I didn't hit the gas very hard at all, but the one-two upshift elicited a high pitch squealing noise from the rear of the car. It was something I have never heard before from this car. You know, something like the sound when tires are moving faster than the pavement they are running on. That's right, with only pressing the gas pedal halfway down, this little car got scratch.

Now I have to worry about replacing the tires if my son borrows it again.

I wasn't sure if something was wrong at first, but when I tried it again and floored it from a standstill, I got the same results only the force pushing me back in the seat was somewhat greater. Great enough that I broke a spring in the seat and the remaining piece poked me in the posterior.

Thank you for all the help in getting it running again, now how does one replace a seat spring? Is there an easy way besides taking the seat coompletely out? Guess I better look at the DYIs again.

Thanks
Robert