tbird is about ready to take a nap.

December 04, 2013, 10:50:09 PM

last few weeks, the bird is almost quite literally falling apart. guess I'm too hard on the old bird.

water is mixing with oil.
car is eating oil like crazy.
heater core went out.
both motor mounts are broken.
front suspension has a wiggle at high speeds.
rear end wiggles much worse always.
both u-joints have a good bit of play.
front rotors are warped.
ignition switch (electrical) fell out today while driving.
since it stared eating oil, mpg is down in the low 12mpg freeway range.
accidently hitting a raised curb in a parking lot that was covered with snow when backing up broke tail pipe and exhaust hangars(curb only hit exhaust).

guessing motor life will now be gauged in the next 1000 miles. hopefully she will hold together till I get the cougar on the road so she can come back good as new this spring

tbird is about ready to take a nap.

Reply #1 – December 05, 2013, 11:49:23 AM

Poor thing :( And yet it still soldiers on...you'd better reward it nicely on the rebuild! Haha