Well... more car problems...

[wolfwings]

...I'll definitely be buying talesin's car.

Because Bill's old Corolla AE82 is starting to have more and more engine problems. It seems like the exhaust/intake manifold gasket failing is causing more gaskets to fail. Either that, or they were damaged when the car initially had the overheating trouble, which is possible as well.

It runs badly unless it's at higher RPM's now, and if it idles too low it's stalled out a couple times. Unfortunately, that means it's more-or-less not long for this world near as I can tell from looking through various service manuals for that model of car, as I lack a fucking garage I can disassembly the damn car in and fix it at.

*sigh* If I just had a fucking garage I could break down the engine at and rebuild it over the weekend. Or even just buy a rebuilt engine and swap them... but the cost to pay someone else to swap the engine is exorbitant. :-/

Comments

[lionman.livejournal.com]

Hopefully someone might speak up and volunteer their garage for a week to let you do the swapping?

Just keep telling yourself: It could be worse!

*LionHUG*

[dingo.livejournal.com]

What does talesin have?

[manawolf.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure there's a place that will rent you a garage and tools... hear their ads on the radio all the time. Eco or Ecology Auto Parts...?

Might be worth trying to look into it, especially if all you're lacking is a garage. Of course renting a place and stuff costs money, but is it more or less money than investing in another car, that's the question. :)

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST

It would cost...

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

...about $1400 to rebuild the engine if I had the time, and space. About $2000 if I bought a rebuilt engine and just installed it myself. Not counting garage rental costs, though.

The car from Talesin I'd be buying would only cost about $2000, and would work as a daily-driver just fine so I could store my mom's car (1989 Toyota Corolla... no, not an AE86, only an AE82 =^.^=) until I could afford to get all the parts together and rebuild the engine.

Yeah, it definately could be worse!

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

But it could be better, too. =^.^=

Re: Yeah, it definately could be worse!

[lionman.livejournal.com]

Yes, but you didn't get a sharp stick in the eye.

How's that song go?

You take the good,
You take the bad,
And there you have .. the facts of life?

Hmmm..that's not quite right. Hrm.. ;-)