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time to face facts, I'm afraid...
Posted by saabaru (more from saabaru) on Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:57:28
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It's the '88 9kt. I had planned to get it fixed up and drive it as a winter car, keeping my '91 9kt rust-free. The '88 was my wife's car and I didn't keep up with it like I have with my own, I'm embarassed to say. However, the '88 needs so much, that now I'm thinking of donating it to an auto mechanics program and get a tax benefit. Can you guys help me with this decision? The car's problems right now are:
1. Ventilation fan - I just installed one, but still having trouble with the fan controller. I still need to go through the diagnostic workup for this outlined by Evil Twin Skippy.
2. Clutch. It not only slips, but it makes a grinding noise as you let it out. I can only imagine what my flywheel looks like.
3. Rust
4. Headliner sags in back
5. Power steering hoses leak
6. Leak from gasket joining the two halves of transmission (5 spd), as far as I can tell.
7. Damage to left side suspension rubber bushings, secondary to #6.
8. Motor mounts are, to borrow someone else's phrase, a "greasy pile of filth"
9. ABS pump is dead
10. Oh, and the car has lost power in recent months. Distributor vacuum advance is gone, from what I can tell with a timing light. Compression is still 150 in all 4 cylinders.
Maybe this is just a case of overcoming my denial. Please give me your opinions. Thanks.
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Posts in this Thread:
- time to face facts, I'm afraid..., saabaru, Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:57:28 <-- Viewing This Message
- Fix er up and keep em happy.(more), KeithR, Wed, 3 Oct 2001 00:22:45
- I forgot to mention..., saabaru, Tue, 2 Oct 2001 21:51:52
- Fix her up!!, AE, Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:51:52
- You said it, sadly..., Bill Davies, Tue, 2 Oct 2001 17:27:28
- My girlfriend would not allow that!!!, Jeff Cunningham, Tue, 2 Oct 2001 16:18:35
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