ken_cinder Posted December 2, 2010 Posted December 2, 2010 Hmm. Well I do know for certain you should have started it up at least once a week. If you let it sit for too long, gas is not your only problem. Nope, sure ain't. When I put my car back on the road, perfectly good parts had gone bad from sitting. I had to replace a wheel cylinder(Rear driver brakes) and a hub assembly (Rear passenger wheel bearing). Funny thing...took me 10 minutes total to do both, parts $110. Parts a bit more at mechanic, but over $275 in labor...an hour to change that wheel bearing that took me (I shit you not) FIVE minutes! Quote was well over $400. In all fairness, the quote was book...but is obviously based on pressed bearings, which mine are not! Learn to fix your own shit people, save yourself LOTS of money!
emsley Posted December 2, 2010 Posted December 2, 2010 Hmm. Well I do know for certain you should have started it up at least once a week. If you let it sit for too long, gas is not your only problem. Nope, sure ain't. When I put my car back on the road, perfectly good parts had gone bad from sitting. I had to replace a wheel cylinder(Rear driver brakes) and a hub assembly (Rear passenger wheel bearing). Funny thing...took me 10 minutes total to do both, parts $110. Parts a bit more at mechanic, but over $275 in labor...an hour to change that wheel bearing that took me (I shit you not) FIVE minutes! Quote was well over $400. In all fairness, the quote was book...but is obviously based on pressed bearings, which mine are not! Learn to fix your own shit people, save yourself LOTS of money! Im ok with a 2 stroke bike and can do some work on cars, im not too bad but nothing special.
Krosigrim Posted December 2, 2010 Posted December 2, 2010 I let my car sit for well over a year. Like a dumb ass I didnt even try to turn the engine after a month or so, I got lazy. What happened, is all the oil settled and the seals dried out. At the end I was leaking oil, transmission fluid AND power steering fluid. Although the power steering fluid was leaky before I let it sit... I dont think letting it sit made it worse. But to be leaking 3 types of fluid... sadly hilarious I feel much shame in regards to that car, it was given to me as a gift. It was a Thunderbird, cant remember the year. It was a 1 owner car and he took excellent care of it. I remember driving home from work the first week, and accidentally peeled out a bit when I hit the gas from a stop. Thing had some power, I was surprised. I miss that car.
emsley Posted December 2, 2010 Posted December 2, 2010 which model thunder bird was it? http://www.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl...024&bih=655
Krosigrim Posted December 2, 2010 Posted December 2, 2010 ahh 87, just as I thought, wasnt sure anymore, its been years since I had it. This but without the air intake on the hood.
emsley Posted December 2, 2010 Posted December 2, 2010 you were a very naughty boy to let that go to waste!
Krosigrim Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 Yes... as I said, shame, shame on me. Best car I ever had.
Inky Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 I had an 88 T-bird that was pretty nice. this is a top ten of all time car right here.64 t-bird
solidius23 Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 That's def a sweet ride, kids now adays don't appreciate classics like that.
Shibathedog Posted December 5, 2010 Author Posted December 5, 2010 Yeah that is really nice. I love classics like that. I'd rather ride in luxury than go real fast too Man I hope it's not that fucked. It's only been sitting for like a month though I was starting it until the battery crapped out and now I can't. I'll try and jump it in a bit I guess. How long you think I should leave it running? Fuck man I do not have money for a new car though. I hope I don't end up driving around in some shitty ass van or something. Sharing a car with my wife is getting to be a pain in the ass too just because of work schedules.
ken_cinder Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 I appreciate classic American Muscle cars, it's the new garbage that people seem to think is shit hot I can't stand. Newer Corvette? ASS...all power, greasy bacon fat handling on the road just like the Viper.The new iterations of the Charger? Fucking please.The Mustang has sucked for a long time... If that's the best they can throw out, I'm not impressed. Japan has the "Muscle" these days, with cars that may not have a huge engine under the hood, but can out-handle the above cars by FAR where their HP means fuck all. My fav cars in no particular order? 1968 Dodge Charger2000 Mazda RX-7 Type RBLamborghini Countach (Stuff it Diablo)
Krosigrim Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 They always told me let it run for about 5-10 min, at least once a week. Letting it sit for a month shouldnt be so bad, you shouldnt have the problem I had.
Shibathedog Posted December 6, 2010 Author Posted December 6, 2010 I appreciate classic American Muscle cars, it's the new garbage that people seem to think is shit hot I can't stand. Newer Corvette? ASS...all power, greasy bacon fat handling on the road just like the Viper.The new iterations of the Charger? Fucking please.The Mustang has sucked for a long time... If that's the best they can throw out, I'm not impressed. Japan has the "Muscle" these days, with cars that may not have a huge engine under the hood, but can out-handle the above cars by FAR where their HP means fuck all. My fav cars in no particular order? 1968 Dodge Charger2000 Mazda RX-7 Type RBLamborghini Countach (Stuff it Diablo) Yeah I agree. I don't know what is with all these stupid fucking remakes/reboots. It seems like it should have ended years ago with the GTO. Remember when they redid that? It was a fucking joke. They kept doing it though. Even the newer Cadillacs suck. Sure they look pretty cool on the outside (still prefer the classic look though) but once you actually get inside one it's like WTF?! This car costs what?! They don't drive smooth or anything either. They always told me let it run for about 5-10 min, at least once a week. Letting it sit for a month shouldnt be so bad, you shouldnt have the problem I had. Alright cool. That's do-able.
Shibathedog Posted December 8, 2010 Author Posted December 8, 2010 FUCK! Well I started it up and some kind of smoke started coming from underneath the engine block. It seemed like towards the front. It may have just been steam since it's cold out but I have a feeling it was smoke because it seemed kinda dark. Also as soon as I disconnected the jumper cables it died. Which makes no fucking sense because the alternator is pretty much brand new. I'm starting to think this car is fucked which sucks because I love this car My mechanic friend is coming to look at it tomorrow. I hope it turns out to be something not so shitty. I'm not holding my breath though, and I don't have any money for a new car >_<
ken_cinder Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 If you're running it with no battery, you will have an incomplete circuit by removing the cables if the alternator directly feeds just the battery with no other feeds.Just shut the other car off once it's running, and your alternator will keep it's battery charged and your car running still.
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