I'm new to this forum, and I've been looking throught the posts to get a general feel of how things work here. It seems that posting a new thread is an acceptable way to ask questions and start dialogues (instead of searching tediously to try to jump in on a similar thread). Anyway...
I just bought an 87 4cyl 5spd with 100k on it. The guy talked it up nearly to the point of suspicion, but I didn't heed my instincts and paid $1500. Turns out, it's not an 87 but instead an 85, and he cut the wire to the check engine light (two codes flashing). He had it parked on grass to mask the leaking coolant, and advanced the timing by 20 degrees to mask the loss of power due to ingestion of massive amounts of oil through the intake and a non-functioning O2 sensor. He showed that the headlights work, but hid the hacked-in switch to operate one of them. On and on and on. Long story short, who here has parts cars, peferrablt near the Twin Cities MN area? I have a laundry list just to get this car drivable, and I'll probably need a little advice as well. First things first- how do I source a right side engine mount (sheered in half and threatenning to cut into the oil filter)?
Thanks for any and all replies!
I just bought an 87 4cyl 5spd with 100k on it. The guy talked it up nearly to the point of suspicion, but I didn't heed my instincts and paid $1500. Turns out, it's not an 87 but instead an 85, and he cut the wire to the check engine light (two codes flashing). He had it parked on grass to mask the leaking coolant, and advanced the timing by 20 degrees to mask the loss of power due to ingestion of massive amounts of oil through the intake and a non-functioning O2 sensor. He showed that the headlights work, but hid the hacked-in switch to operate one of them. On and on and on. Long story short, who here has parts cars, peferrablt near the Twin Cities MN area? I have a laundry list just to get this car drivable, and I'll probably need a little advice as well. First things first- how do I source a right side engine mount (sheered in half and threatenning to cut into the oil filter)?
Thanks for any and all replies!
