Tuesday, March 24, 2026

I’m still working to get my 55 wagon’s window regulator removed from the driver’s door. I’m down to just one stuck, nearly stripped out mounting screw on the regulator that I — so far — have been unable to get to budge. On Sunday, I soaked it with Kroil (again) and will try heat and my impact driver tomorrow. I’m at the point where I’m ready to simply take a grinder and grind off the head of that final screw.

I’ve decided that since this is my window regulator on the driver’s side, I’m going to spring for a new reproduction regulator. I’ll also buy a new track.

Frankly, even if I grind the head off that last screw, three would hold it just fine I believe. But I want the window to crank like new; I made the mistake of not replacing (or completely rebuilding) the passenger side regulator, and it doesn’t operate smoothly.

I have to order a regulator and track this week, but I have the rest of the parts I’ll need. The wing vent vertical track is rusty as hell, so I’ll need to do a little rehab on that. I also found on Mutton Hollow that they have the appropriate rivets that will work to reconnect the vertical track and the U-shaped wing vent track.

Tomorrow I have a candidate debate to attend, staring at 6 p.m. Its going to last until 9 p.m. I expect. A long evening of hearing candidates talk. A second debate night is next Monday, the 30th.

Apparently, the Democrats are not having a debate for their candidates; not sure why not. We have three D’s running for judge executive in the primary, youl would think that the Democratic party would find a way to have their candidates featured.

One big surprise is that one of the coroner candiddates who was supposed to be featured in a debate has opted to skip the debate. Not the wisest move, considering he’s facing an incumbent who has really made a name for herself over the past 3-1/2 years.