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A step in the beater hunt
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[QUOTE=Savage_Messiah;306798]2 days ago:
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any car, when compared to your camaro, would feel like its in excellent running shape lol
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lol. driving 20+ OTHER cars per day keeps my perspective level.
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he coolant leak is a common thing in those cars. it is the long cross over tube, happened to justins car, NBD.
leaky valve cover, who cares. easy fix or leave it alone and add a quart evry few weeks. lol the 60degree motors go forever. i would suggest throwing in a new O2 sensor and cleaning the TB really good along with the normal maintenance stuff and you shoudl get a few years out of it easily. |
when you are done looking around..ive got a car for you..if you dont find one.
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i want a 3rd gen firebird as a beater, but i dont feel like spending the money, so ill just fix up my Iroc after i move.
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sounds good kasey...jump on dat ****!
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3.1 is an amazingly reliable engine. Just make sure the throttle body is good, that's probably what the stutter is. Had that problem in my car...the choke would stay on and cause the stutter at low speeds soon after starting.
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the coolant leak is probably fron the intake gasket. If you dont get the dealer to fix that for you, I'd be willing to do it. Bill and I did the ones on his buick...it wasnt too bad, just very time consuming.
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- Justin |
sounds like a good deal! my friends got a 3.3 in a 92 cutlass ciera with 191k and the motor is perfect! old GM's FTW!
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60* beaters FTW! - Justin |
Annnnnnnnd I own it
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ttiwwp
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dont have any yet... picking it up soon. Maybe I'll bring it to the trucks tonight...
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bah highway driving revealed that it doesn't like coolant and spits it out at its own will. gotta figger it out
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where's it coming from?
cap is easy, cross block line is almost as easy |
arent beaters suopposed to be somewhat relaible?
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92 Acclaim - 200$ 2 years later i sold it 4 200$ shoulda gotten a clean K-car. woulda been cheaper
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so wheres hte pics?
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did the water pump, thermostat and tensioner today. didnt refill the coolant tho cuz im debating if i should flush or just say screw it and fill it up.
next up: find oil leak (good chance it's the oil pump drive seal o-ring), change oil (need to replace the drain plug washer/gasket anyway since its dripping), remove retardish sticker from rear window, get a CD player in there (on its way), and get some cup holders in there. Oh and there's so much ****ing road grime on the k-member and such it's disgusting. The bottom and sides of the radiator actually have grime caked on that I need to clean off somehow. |
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