Rilly?The engine, while I never would expect it to perform well with (or even without) a heavy load, was really bad. I checked it out and found that I had some awful vacuum leaks. While I was following the vacuum spaghetti under the hood I noticed that a spark plug wire was sitting on the exhaust manifold shorting out and I was running on 7 cylinders...no wonder it had been so incredibly lame for a while!
Project Christine slo Hackensteinberg
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dam nice to see some activity. dam glad i don't have to be doing it. looking forward to seeing the newer lesabre in action.
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
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5 cylinders.Rope-Pusher wrote:Rilly?The engine, while I never would expect it to perform well with (or even without) a heavy load, was really bad. I checked it out and found that I had some awful vacuum leaks. While I was following the vacuum spaghetti under the hood I noticed that a spark plug wire was sitting on the exhaust manifold shorting out and I was running on 7 cylinders...no wonder it had been so incredibly lame for a while!
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I put 130 miles on it today, a wild goose chase getting it registered and inspected. Sure is a smooth ride!potownrob wrote:dam nice to see some activity. dam glad i don't have to be doing it. looking forward to seeing the newer lesabre in action.
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thats right. Sure wish them avalons would come down in value. Modern day Buick would be nice.theholycow wrote:I put 130 miles on it today, a wild goose chase getting it registered and inspected. Sure is a smooth ride!potownrob wrote:dam nice to see some activity. dam glad i don't have to be doing it. looking forward to seeing the newer lesabre in action.
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
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Enough of this V-6 kiddie business. Time to put a man's engine in that Buick!
Lotsa guys prolly got V-6 Amish Buicks, but a Straight-8 Buick 5-speed Amish has gotta be rare - never built 'em that way from the factory, right?
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2QYYipgYG8[/youtube]
Just sneak over in the dead of night and take what is rightfully yours.
..., but maybe don't post about putting it in your car, right?
Lotsa guys prolly got V-6 Amish Buicks, but a Straight-8 Buick 5-speed Amish has gotta be rare - never built 'em that way from the factory, right?
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2QYYipgYG8[/youtube]
Just sneak over in the dead of night and take what is rightfully yours.
..., but maybe don't post about putting it in your car, right?
'08 Jeep Liberty 6-Speed MT - "Last of the Mohicans"