Fix My Car

I know I was seeing how long I could egg him on about Mustangs.

It's slow, it handles like shit, it's interior was dog ass, and it's engine is vastly overrated.

BUT BIFF YOU CAN ADD MODS TO IT!!!!!!

After Ram air and a chip, all you can do is drop 3000 or more for any improvement.

The car sucked.

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Originally Posted by Biff

http://www.chooseyouritem.com/exotic...000/120097.jpgSince this is a 944 turbo S, I am failing to see what you are trying to say.

Not surprising.

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Originally Posted by Mykozo

944/951 is way sharper imo.

944, 944 Turbo (951), and the 944 Turbo S (just a hotter motor, and the S designation was dropped in 89) all share the same fascia. You'll notice I was commenting on how much sharper I think that car is than the equivalent production year 911. I actually don't like any of the 911 fascias all that much up until the 996.

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Originally Posted by napalm

Okay so, I don't know jack shit about autos. I've browsed around the internet trying to find a decent, well-populated auto forum to try and post this question, but all of the sites I found weren't very lively. I'm hoping maybe one of you knows a thing or two and could help me out.

Anyhow, the truck I'm driving is a 1991 Chevy K2500 4WD. The truck has been sitting in the driveway for a long time, and got used maybe once a month or so. I know that it is past due for an oil change based on time, but not miles. It also hasn't had the radiator fluid flushed in recent memory, if that's worth anything.

So anyhow, after an extended period of little use, it's become my primary driver. A few days ago I started her up, took a load to the dump, drove 2 hours on the freeway to get my lost cellphone from a lady, drove around town, and everything was fine. Later that night I was meeting someone for dinner and I noticed the check gauges light come on and sure enough, the temperature was all the way "HOT."

I turned the heater on, and it did nothing but blow cold air. Once I pulled over, the truck did the cliche steaming from under the hood thing for a while, so I got picked up. After dinner I got dropped off at the truck and I drove it back home from that spot taking my chances on melting the engine. I figured the problem would be the thermostat, since this has happened before. So, I got a replacement yesterday and did the switch. The person at Schucks (which has the worst fucking staff I have ever encountered) insisted that I use this O-ring and wrap it around the new thermostat, instead of using a gasket. It's an awkward connection and I don't think it's right, but there is nothing leaking, so it must have done the job. I did notice the old thermostat was covered in a thick layer of orange-colored radiator coolant.

I figured that would have fixed the problem, but alas, it's still doing the same thing. I've done some reading online and I think the problem MAY be either a blockage in the heater core, or a bad water pump. One other piece of information that I can offer, is that while it does the whole overheating/blow cold air out of the heater thing, occasionally when I'm driving and it's overheating, the temp will drop down again and the heater will blow hot air for a second, and then it will go back to it's old routine. That tells me something is wanted to work, but just can't quite do it. From what I remember of high school auto maintinance class (a joke) the coolant is stuck in a closed cycle and isn't contacting the heater core. Also, I've checked the coolant and oil levels, and they're both normal.

So, does anyone have any recommendations as to where I might start trying to repair this? I don't have any extra money to throw around so I'd prefer to try and do this myself, but if it's over my head I'll go ahead and blow the money. Thanks for the help...

Your gonna be stuck doing this on your own either way most likely, as any mom and pop mechanic you bring it to will rape you for it being a 1991 chevy, and any dealership you bring it to won't want to touch it with a 10 foot pole.

1st things first. Did you run it with the hood popped, and watch the engine? Closely. Thats the first thing you need to do...

I had a coolant hose break on me a few months ago, but from where I was looking at the leak I thought I had cracked the actual block. If that was the case, I was looking at having to get a new car. Turns out it was only a 250 dollar repair.

Until you see exactly the process of whats going on, your just gonna be making it worse by guessing.

2nd thing, er 2nd. This is the most important thing I can tell you. When your doing your actual repair, ANYTHING that looks too old to touch, probably is. This is the reason a dealership would turn you away. When a car gets that old, you could magnify the damage 10 fold by removing the wrong thing.

Be very careful.

You want my honest a opinion? I'll give it.

If you don't have a lift, bring it somewhere and get it put on one. Preferably a mom and pops that will let you into the shop. Have him diagnose it, pay him for it, then decide if you want to fix it. Even if you have to go to a dealership your under no obligation to fix it there, and if they are gonna turn it away, you can always just tell them its a project car your working on and you just want to get a diag from them. Sometimes they'll let you do it.

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Originally Posted by Biff

It's slow, it handles like shit, it's interior was dog ass, and it's engine is vastly overrated.

BUT BIFF YOU CAN ADD MODS TO IT!!!!!!

After Ram air and a chip, all you can do is drop 3000 or more for any improvement.

The car sucked.

Not really, for a couple hundred bucks you can get a 351w which is a fairly simple bolt in for a 302 fox body. Then if you want you can do a cam/heads/carb package for well under 5 grand and if you do it right you should be around 400hp/ft lbs easy. Put that into an 89 stang it should haul some ass. Maybe 11s or better at the track? Better if you put some cash into the rear gears and tires. I can give you the interior or maybe the handling but old 5.0's weren't comparatively slow for the time and the 302w is very properly rated.

It's still not a car grownups want to be seen in. Teenagers and college kids are the only ones who should be rolling around in fox body mustangs.

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Originally Posted by stormy

It's still not a car grownups want to be seen in. Teenagers and college kids are the only ones who should be rolling around in fox body mustangs.

Tell that to all the fuddy duddy mid lifers running 9's in old fox bodies.