[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: 2007 Summary Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Saana88 [Email] (#207) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Saana88) on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:39:42 In Reply to: 2007 Summary - 1988 900T, Jonathan Scupin [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:55:55 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

You don't drive much. Good for you.
To keep your car moving, try inspecting a few of the items that sidelined my '88 900 over the summer.
Check your fuel lines, both in the engine compartment and in the trunk. If you see or smell ANY seepage, fix it now.
Have a look at the flexible brake lines next. Dry rot is to be expected, but if they're swollen anywhere or the rubber is falling off or even worse if they're leaking, you'd be better off fixing those too. There are two leading to the rear axle on the passenger side and one leading to each brake caliper in the wheel wells. While you're down there, inspect the metal brake lines that run along the trailing edge of the rear axle. That's what started leaking on mine. See how rusty the lines are around the retaining clips on the axle. If they look bad, replace them. It beats finding out you have a fluid leak in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere, pushing your brake master cylinder piston too far down its bore and trashing those seals at the same time. That wasn't fun.

My cars are old, even the '92 convertible. They're going to cost me money. I don't chase after an ultra-low cost of operation because when I do, I neglect things that turn into a huge headache later. Just don't say anything about my timing chain guides to anyone.

• 2007 Summary - 1988 900T, Jonathan Scupin , Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:55:55
  • jeeze jon! there is already 3000 miles on mine, Austin Underwood, Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:44:24
  • Re: 2007 Summary, Saana88 , Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:39:42 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Yup, I live 7 miles from work!, Jonathan Scupin , Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:24:02
      • those damn oil cooler lines! nm, Austin Underwood, Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:03:34
        • oil cooler hosing, brownie, Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:50:26
          • Re: oil cooler hosing, Austin Underwood, Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:59:00
            • Go for it, Austin, Jonathan Scupin , Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:58:37
              • what's anders' fix for those lines?, Austin Underwood, Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:40:24
                • I dunno about plugging them..., Jonathan Scupin , Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:14:22
                  • yes, that works well, brownie, Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:41:04

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