02-07-2011, 09:26 PM
Before you buy a newer car, consider the benefits of an older car.
Today while driving home from work, my car began to surge at higher RPMs. I managed to nurse it home, and let the engine cool down for a few minutes before I tore into it. Over the next two hours, I checked to see if the fuel filter was clogged, looked at the PCV valve, checked the distributor cap and wire connections, checked the point gap, lifted the breaker plate from the distributor to make sure the advance mechanism still worked, removed and replaced the spark plugs, and replaced the fuel pump. The car was running great by 8pm. And keep in mind, that two hours included a 30-minute walk to the auto parts store to buy a new fuel pump and spark plugs. The pump cost 29 bucks. And, don't ever by Champion spark plugs. Two of them broke while trying to remove them, hence the replacements.
And perhaps I should save the story of how I replaced a head gasket in 3 hours for another time
Today while driving home from work, my car began to surge at higher RPMs. I managed to nurse it home, and let the engine cool down for a few minutes before I tore into it. Over the next two hours, I checked to see if the fuel filter was clogged, looked at the PCV valve, checked the distributor cap and wire connections, checked the point gap, lifted the breaker plate from the distributor to make sure the advance mechanism still worked, removed and replaced the spark plugs, and replaced the fuel pump. The car was running great by 8pm. And keep in mind, that two hours included a 30-minute walk to the auto parts store to buy a new fuel pump and spark plugs. The pump cost 29 bucks. And, don't ever by Champion spark plugs. Two of them broke while trying to remove them, hence the replacements.
And perhaps I should save the story of how I replaced a head gasket in 3 hours for another time
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Kevin
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