engine and drivetrain I have a bad disease... Looking for a cure!

[jdt10768]

more cowbell , don't fear the reaper

put Blunt on speed dial

[auggiemize]

There is an alternative...the other road more traveled, less drama, plenty of spare parts, less reward, higher taxes, easier tires to find, but not necessarily less fun....buy a Miata. It has crossed my mind. My brother is 65ish, and on his third...keeps offering the keys...must resist.

Dave V. in NC

[Mike Self]

with a hundred or so "advisors" sent to Vietnam by Eisenhower in 1959, end up with a half million folks over there by 1968...

I have first hand experience with both kinds of mission creep...

mike

[M3M3]

Someone here through the years had the postscript "I have a car disease. There is no cure. I'm not even dealing with the symptoms very well!" Who was that. I always got that!

think that was Toby...

[PatrickMTL]

... I call it "whileyouareinthereitis". Multi-drug resistant superbug that is hard to get rid of. Spreads like wildfire and causes rapid depletion of finances and spare time.

"What a great old car. Such a pure driving experience. I will never sell this car. Still holds it's own. Hmmm... Running kind of hot, should slow down. Is that ping I hear under acceleration? Oh crap that popping sound and smoke is bad."

"No honey, it won't be that expensive. I just need new pistons and a few other things. Best to do the work while we are in there. It should only cost 2k in labour, maybe the same in parts. Yes I am sure, the Internet told me and they are never wrong."

"So the exhaust valve guides are a little worn? The head is slightly warped? I think it is best to just do the entire thing... The parts aren't that bad really. I don't want to do this again in 5 years."

"We'll the engine is apart, so if I am going to do the top end it would be silly to not do the bottom end."

"Trust me honey, 350$ for this oiled pump is a bargain!!!"

"I think a rebuilt distributor is important. We only run 91 octane in this area. Should freshen up the seat belts too."

"My car did overheat, I think a new rad is a good idea. Don't want to do this again. And a water pump too... Can't be too sure"

"The best time to replace the clutch is when the engine is out. Good financial sense really."

" you see, what makes this car rare and valuable is the mechanical fuel injection. Now is the time to put it back in. Webers devalue it. 1-1.2k for a rebuild is pretty cheap at the end of the day. We were quoted 8k 15 years ago."

"While the engine is being rebuilt I have time to kill. The front suspension is out anyway, so now is the best time to freshen it up. If I freshen the front I should just do the back too."

"I think the Internet was a little off on the cost of this project. I know, they can be wrong sometimes. 6k tops."

"A rebuilt engine would be a sin in a dirty engine bay. I want to clean it up. It needs some touch up paint."

"There were a lot of spots. Might be best to just repaint it. Might be a good time to repaint the car... To ensure matching paint. The car is apart anyway, so now is the best time really. Saves money in the long run."

" Best to take it down to the metal, do it right you know, would be expensive to have to paint twice."

"We'll you want the windows out for this kind of thing. You can't re-use this rubber anyway. Besides, it is drying out and cracking. You don't want to go this far to have it all leak and rust out on you."

"I mean look at the carpets. You can't have that when the rest of the car looks so good..."

Did i buy my car from you? FYI, it's almost finally all put back together, thanks for all the new parts.

[Gordon]

Damn, I was just given a 88 E30 325is for free today, car has a bad motor and the owner wants his garage back. I'm sure I'll be catching a disease after the motor gets pulled and before the replacement M20 goes back in.

G-Man

[Guest gliding_serpent]

Damn, I was just given a 88 E30 325is for free today, car has a bad motor and the owner wants his garage back. I'm sure I'll be catching a disease after the motor gets pulled and before the replacement M20 goes back in.

G-Man

Haha... No car like that is "free"

My dad tried to sell me this car before i convinced him to give it to me. I laughed. His new M coupe greased the deal.

[Guest gliding_serpent]

Did i buy my car from you? FYI, it's almost finally all put back together, thanks for all the new parts.

Good luck with that. Lucky for me, i have enough knowledge to know i don't have enough knowledge (or time or space or experience) to do this myself... So i am paying pros do do it for me (simple tasks aside). I.e this car will be ready for the spring.

[Gordon]

Damn, I was just given a 88 E30 325is for free today, car has a bad motor and the owner wants his garage back. I'm sure I'll be catching a disease after the motor gets pulled and before the replacement M20 goes back in.

G-Man

Haha... No car like that is "free"

My dad tried to sell me this car before i convinced him to give it to me. I laughed. His new M coupe greased the deal.

Well it's not exactly free, it will cost me a case of the owners favorite frosty beverage. To learn more about my "free" E30, check my post in the off-topic forum and the insanity that will soon follow while I'm in there, let's do an upgrade on this...

G-Man