OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. September 09, 2006, 11:07:18 PM I think its time to drag the Cougar out back and shoot it....... This past week my car has developed this overheating problem. Its losing water, I've not looked hard for it but its not obvious. This past friday it left me sitting in the parking lot of mcdonalds after it decided to spew water all over the ground out of the overflow tank. Even though this might be a simple thermastat problem it doesn't solve my loss of oil. Something like 1qt a week..... when I got the car it didn't use/leak a drop. It is leaking, and I think its from the oil pan. The ler fell off the other day. The entire exhuast needs to be replaced. Already had to have one of the three cats cut off because it was plugged up... I'm sure the other two are on there way out. The clutch is almost dead. It chatters so bad when you take off that it is embarasing. The rear end is making some wierd noises at high speeds when you let off the gas, and only when you let off the gas. The driveshaft is missing one of its weights so it vibrates at 50+mph speeds.. The front end is in need of two ball joints and control arm/rack bushings badly. You can see large cracks and shrinking of the bushings. So with that the thing has turned from a real treat to drive to a two hander. Smog pump died Exhuast manifold gaskets have blown out. ............. Now aesthetically this car is becoming offending. I need a trunk lid, both fenders, hood and front bumper cover. The doors are starting to come through on the bottoms. And the driver quarter panel is wrinkled and requires a qouted $150 to fix............. Now I was planning a motor swap to the 3.8 supercharger engine, its currently dissassembled awaiting new parts... I've convinced myself that the sled isn't worth the work, new motor, rear end and body work..... Now Franks 83 in Dayton....... She is looking awful good right now........ I love my 88, she has done me good for the past 30k miles we have been together. She is tired though... Never actually left me sitting to a point I had to call a tow. Its always started back up after some miracle and driven me home... *edit* I swear I googled that word.... *edit again* that word owns me. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #1 – September 10, 2006, 12:12:59 AM 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #2 – September 10, 2006, 12:50:00 AM Hey claude, i just replaced my radiator through autohole... go up to columbus and trade yours in. All you have to do is spray paint your old one and make it look like new again. That way you can say it's just a defective radiator. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #3 – September 10, 2006, 12:51:39 AM Cheating my way into a new radiator doesn't fix the other 100 problems....... Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #4 – September 10, 2006, 01:00:38 AM Quote from: CougarSE;103238I think its time to drag the Cougar out back and shoot it.......This past week my car has developed this overheating problem...Even though this might be a simple thermastat problem it doesn't solve my loss of oil. Something like 1qt a week...The ler fell off the other day. The entire exhuast needs to be replaced...The clutch is almost dead...The rear end is making some wierd noises...The driveshaft is...The front end is in need of two ball joints and control arm/rack bushings badly...Smog pump diedExhuast manifold gaskets have blown out..............Now aesthetically this car is becoming offending.I need a trunk lid, both fenders, hood and front bumper cover.The doors are starting to come through on the bottoms.And the driver quarter panel is wrinkled and requires a qouted $150 to fix.............I've convinced myself that the sled isn't worth the work, new motor, rear end and body work.....Now Franks 83 in Dayton....... She is looking awful good right now........I love my 88, she has done me good for the past 30k miles we have been together. She is tired though... Never actually left me sitting to a point I had to call a tow. Its always started back up after some miracle and driven me home...CougarSE has 1988 Cougar parts for sale cheap, let him know what you need.. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #5 – September 10, 2006, 01:17:03 AM Quote from: Cougars 2 go;103260CougarSE has 1988 Cougar parts for sale cheap, let him know what you need..I don't know about all that. She will sit in the old barn before I part her out. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #6 – September 10, 2006, 01:29:35 AM Quote from: Chuck W;1032494-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye, 4-eye.Chuck has it. Since I can't buy that '83, I'd rather see someone deserving, like you, get it. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #7 – September 10, 2006, 08:25:43 AM Quote from: CougarSE;103269She will sit in the old barn before I part her out.this is only partially true. the 88 will sit in the barn, and you will part it out....to yourself, for whatever parts you need to get the 3.8SC into the 83 with the T5 behind it. jus remember, that 83 may need as much suspension refreshing as your 88 once you start drivin it. but w/o havin to worry about bodywork and such, buildin up the suspension will be alot easier Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #8 – September 10, 2006, 08:51:47 AM That sucks Claude. I know how it gets though.Park your '88, it won't cost much if anything to keep laying around. Maybe one day the mood will strike you to fix it up. I'm waiting for the mood, time and money to redo my '88.Find yourself another cat if you wish. That '83 is very nice and I think it would be a good choice. I don't think I'd want to modify that car much if it was mine though... Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #9 – September 10, 2006, 09:15:13 AM Claude, I could make you one heck of a deal on an '88 Blue Max...needs much less work than your current car... Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #10 – September 10, 2006, 09:16:10 AM Just fix the thing. If i went on and on about the problems with my TC, id sound exactly like you do right now. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #11 – September 10, 2006, 09:19:27 AM Well I'm all for fixing the thing... but at the point it is now I need to take it down pretty far and rebuild. Now this is my daily driver..... Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #12 – September 10, 2006, 09:36:07 AM I'm telling you Claude, get yourself another car to drive daily. It is near impossible to fix a car up (making it better) when you depend on it daily. It always stays the same and doesn't get better unless you have a lot of money to throw at it at once and can lose it for a few days to get the work done. Time is the enemy. It does't work well when you have to get the car back together by Sunday night to drive Monday morning. Then if something happens during the week, you're screwed until the weekend.I loved driving my '88 every day but I really don't miss it. I'd work on it on the weekend and by Tuesday something else would break leaving me stranded. Considering I work 12 hours a day or am in school 8-10 hours with a 70 mile round trip commute, I had no time available during the week to work on it. If I ended up working the weekend, I'd be without a car for two weeks. It flat out blows. Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #13 – September 10, 2006, 09:39:05 AM Spoken by a man of experiance! Now if I could just get to to Dayton......But then again franks car doesn't run... its something electrical and I know I could fix it with little time involved but......but.... Quote Selected
OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place. Reply #14 – September 10, 2006, 08:58:14 PM i got a chain and a t-bird... that's how we got the old 88 SE to your house. What makes you think dayton is any different? LETS DO IT! Quote Selected
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