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Title: Cougar Update
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 16, 2011, 04:07:06 PM

As for the '97, it's still off the road for now...

As for the '85, we took it to the shop and have had all the gaskets replaced. They also replaced the belts (no charge to us since someone there accidentally threw them away), and they cleaned the PCV (?) valve, to try to clean up some of the oil blow by...however, they said that without a full rebuild, that will continue to happen along with engine weakness.
The guy was impressed with how the car looked overall and especially how the engine looked once he had it apart... no sludge or anything like that in it.

Anyway, it will be going to Cody and Harleigh now. We had originally gotten it for him and I really hate to even sign it over, but we promised, so....
he is getting it.
However, we did make him promise that it comes back to us if he decides he doesn't want it any longer.

Hunter's T-bird isn't running great right now, we just got him a new battery and solenoid for it, so it starts easier but it needs some work to make it reliable, which he is having done soon. So both boys with have reliable cars on the road soon... both of which are fox bodies.

Hopefully it won't be long till we have the '97 on the road again, but for now, it will have to wait.

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: EricCoolCats on February 16, 2011, 06:34:26 PM

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Title: Cougar Update
Post by: daminc on February 16, 2011, 07:15:59 PM

LOL...Eric, that was cool

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: 84TBirdTurbo42 on February 16, 2011, 07:48:04 PM

karen, if you need help with the cars, i can look at them, i have all the diagnostic equipment, and i don't think were that far apart, plus i do work for ford :P

let me know!

Chris

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: daminc on February 16, 2011, 08:15:27 PM

Chris, when you go and fix her car... grab this motor over at my house, and take it with you for her...;)

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: Cougars 2 go on February 17, 2011, 05:35:47 AM

Quote from: LittleAngel1198;353101

As for the '85, we took it to the shop and have had all the gaskets replaced. They also replaced the belts (no charge to us since someone there accidentally threw them away), and they cleaned the PCV (?) valve, to try to clean up some of the oil blow by...however, they said that without a full rebuild, that will continue to happen along with engine weakness.
The guy was impressed with how the car looked overall and especially how the engine looked once he had it apart... no sludge or anything like that in it.

Anyway, it will be going to Cody and Harleigh now. We had originally gotten it for him and I really hate to even sign it over, but we promised, so....
he is getting it.
However, we did make him promise that it comes back to us if he decides he doesn't want it any longer.

:banana:

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 17, 2011, 02:57:19 PM

Thanks Chris! That's really cool of you to offer.

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 21, 2011, 05:36:07 PM

GRRR... the '85 is back in the garage.... still leaking some fluids and apparently there is some issue with the batter again.... they were supposed to have fixed all of those issues. Hopefully we will get this all taken care of soon... really tired of vehicle issues.

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: jpc647 on February 21, 2011, 06:45:05 PM

Quote from: LittleAngel1198;353548

GRRR... the '85 is back in the garage.... still leaking some fluids and apparently there is some issue with the batter again.... they were supposed to have fixed all of those issues. Hopefully we will get this all taken care of soon... really tired of vehicle issues.

I know the feeling.

Title: Cougar Update
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 22, 2011, 10:20:39 PM

Leaks were fixed, the mechanic had to reroute something having to do with the oil leak, he was very disheartened to see the severity of the leak still going on there.

Also, need a new battery and alternator... alternator will be in on Thursday and Rog will put it in Friday.

Hoping this will take care of it and make it reliable now.

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