General vehicle thread

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Originally Posted by Irving

To be fair to my wife, since it was her car, I really dropped the ball on maintenance and I'm sure it was ultimately my fault.

It shot a spark plug out a few weeks/months before and I bought a time-sert kit to rethread it. It worked fine, but I wonder if I didn't do a good job making sure the cylinder was clean and that was the reason it grenaded. Feels like debris inside the cylinder, but on top of the piston, wouldn't have caused the block to shatter, but I only know enough to fix things and get into trouble; not diagnose things.

I forgot that I have an ex-mechanic friend just down the street who has all those time-sert kits already and I wouldn't have had to buy one. Now I can't get rid of the damn thing on Craiglist and I'm completely Fordless. I think the same guy emails and asks if he can have it for $50 every few weeks.

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Im not a ford guy or any guy for that matter I grew up chevy but none of it matters to me anymore. My mom wanted a new car back in the day and i told her get a toyota camery or a honda accord. She wanted to buy a chrysler and I told her if she did I would never talk to her again she got a camery. That being said after alll the years I am not brand specific per say but in some ways I am i have seen all the shit I care too. It really comes down to what you want and what you need. If you would have told me 15 years ago i would own a ford much less diesel that would have been fighting words. Now I own one and love it. I have never had a problem with spark plug inserts Ford is not the only one that blows them out however Ford was the worst for it. I have a 6.0l diesel most people will tell you that is the biggest POS ever but mine is bullet proofed as they call it. Its all in perspective depends on your needs and what suits you.

Yeah we got her a Camry as a replacement. I did notice it appears to be smoking on start up now though.

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Originally Posted by Irving

Yeah we got her a Camry as a replacement. I did notice it appears to be smoking on start up now though.

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what year and engine and how many miles.

I'll have to look tomorrow. It's a '99 Auto with the 4cyl. I think. Miles are over 100k. I'll look it up tomorrow after work.

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Originally Posted by Irving

I'll have to look tomorrow. It's a '99 Auto with the 4cyl. I think. Miles are over 100k. I'll look it up tomorrow after work.

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if its a 4 banger its the 2.2l over 100k its just broke in they run for ever and for a 4 banger the power is not bad. I guess why you think it has a problem?

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Originally Posted by HunterCO

if its a 4 banger its the 2.2l over 100k its just broke in they run for ever and for a 4 banger the power is not bad. I guess why you think it has a problem?

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Oh I know, that's why I got it. My neighbor has had a bunch of turn, and the rest of the car guy group owns or is familiar with them as well so we can tackle any issues. I don't know that it's a problem, just happened to notice it looked a little smokey when it started up yesterday. Still passed emissions when I bought it. I suspect it'll keep running forever, which is why I bought it. That dang Focus grenaded at only 150k. Even my last Caravan went 240k before the tranny let up; and the engine was still fine!

Anyone think this fuel pump is bad?

https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...e/001(11).HEIC

It was an easy fix yesterday. My wife?s ?81 Jeep Scrambler (her first car). The rest of it, however, won?t be so simple. The body looks like a 40 year old Jeep, probably needs a frame-off restoration. It runs, but probably could use an engine rebuild as well. I?m thinking about getting it restored for her, as a 20th anniversary present. Anybody know a place?

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Originally Posted by Fentonite

Anyone think this fuel pump is bad?

https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...e/001(11).HEIC

It was an easy fix yesterday. My wife?s ?81 Jeep Scrambler (her first car). The rest of it, however, won?t be so simple. The body looks like a 40 year old Jeep, probably needs a frame-off restoration. It runs, but probably could use an engine rebuild as well. I?m thinking about getting it restored for her, as a 20th anniversary present. Anybody know a place?

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It will buff right out.

Btw. You sure the wife wants it restored and not a new ride?

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Originally Posted by Erni

It will buff right out.

Btw. You sure the wife wants it restored and not a new ride?

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Yeah, she’s had it since 1985 and won’t get rid of it, so it’s time to restore it before it’s beyond help.

A restored Jeep might pay for a new vehicle if she changes her mind.