New red wagon tearing up the Northwest!
RedBaronRT
Band Wagon
Hey fellow wagon eaters, noob here, just bought my second EF, this time I made the RIGHT choice and got the wagon, and better yet its an 91' RT 4WD!
Excited about the coming months as the shuttle needs some serious TLC to become the daily stunner I know is hiding under the dirt and neglect
Superbly automatic transmission as it needs to be for DD of me and the fiancee (for now hopefully) but I have heard junkyards and such charge some major coinage for the mythical 6 speeds?
No power steering as of now as the pump is a DUD, and leaks slowly from the side where the distributor meets the head, any ideas? I'm thinking just a gasket perhaps?
Odometer reads 235,XXX but still pushes hard, had a two and a half hour ride home from the mountains in eastern Oregon, where it previously resided, 4WD did awesome in hella rain but is clearly in need of oil and plugs, which will get done today, and ill be sure to post some pics as I go.
Thanks in advance for any words of advice.
Excited about the coming months as the shuttle needs some serious TLC to become the daily stunner I know is hiding under the dirt and neglect
Superbly automatic transmission as it needs to be for DD of me and the fiancee (for now hopefully) but I have heard junkyards and such charge some major coinage for the mythical 6 speeds?
No power steering as of now as the pump is a DUD, and leaks slowly from the side where the distributor meets the head, any ideas? I'm thinking just a gasket perhaps?
Odometer reads 235,XXX but still pushes hard, had a two and a half hour ride home from the mountains in eastern Oregon, where it previously resided, 4WD did awesome in hella rain but is clearly in need of oil and plugs, which will get done today, and ill be sure to post some pics as I go.
Thanks in advance for any words of advice.
Comments
Anxious to see it though!
On the way to work a couple of days ago, started to hear a definitely loud whine coming from the right rear wheel, ideas anyone? bearings? wheel hub?
Only got to see 3 wagons at the yard, Portland is in serious need of some wagon power....still need a front fender and side marker....
PS Lets see these photos already
Looks like the dog is stoked on the new ride, my pups love riding in the wagon!
Im glad its in good hands
But at the the same time, the more I think about it, the more i realize, this car has been driven HARD by its previous owners, and at 236K, even though the water pump and timing belt have been properly done, the motor should be getting tired about now....and this being our daily, I figure the very least I can do for now, is do a y8 mini me swap the right way(obd1 and such) to keep Comet flying though the multiverse at inter dimensional speeds....Anyone have any advice?Comments?Suggestions? As previously stated I am SUPER NOOB and would truly appreciate any words from anyone who know any more than me! ALSO, I live in St. Helens, which is about 30 minutes outa Portland, OR, but I constantly find myself in the rose city, so anyone who lives in Portland, does work on RT4wd's and can spare some time to even look at my car for more than 37 seconds, we would not at all mind making the drive to get some knowledge
MUCH APPRECIATED!
Had to run some errands today and the car wont start, wen and looked under the hood and the grotesque + battery cable is shorting, why? probably that meth headed mailman's wiring....
Any who, just moved it around a bit and the wagon beast arises as always....finally after about the fourth time of me having to do this, I decided it was enough and went and got a new coated port for a couple of bucks...while I was at it I decided it was time to remove the air box and rid it of its 1/2 inch layer of dust INSIDE AND OUT,clean up the surrounding area and a few wires while I was at it...no biggie just some electrical tape to keep the Northwest rain out of my headlight harness and whatnot
Random Shot, too good to pass up....
Found this coming from the headlight harness, isn't too long so it couldn't go that far, Any Ideas Anyone?
Also this was on the wall beside the air box, looked on the oposite side and there another one just like it, is some sort of plug I guess? Again any ideas?