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i thought about replacing my hoses.. all of them. ha. my baby whistles like a soccer coach right now. all the vac lines are cracked and i dont have time or money to get to them :( one of these days they will all be replaced, just need to convince dad to invest in a roll or the proper sized hose so i can replace them with out actually paying for it. lol

just trying to figure out send a post.

replaced water pump because antifreese was leakin, then i replaced the thermostat and it is verry hard to blead air out. anny sugestions?

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Originally Posted by sam can man (Post 270785)

anny sugestions?

Yes, SEARCH this site... there are a couple of good descriptions of this process.

And, welcome to the site!

Thinking about trading it for a 1990 RX7 with low miles and in near mint condition.

great picture, look out for those cones

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Originally Posted by roadrash (Post 270786)

Yes, SEARCH this site... there are a couple of good descriptions of this process.

And, welcome to the site!

thanks, I actualy figured it out on friday. two blown fuses for the cooling fan.

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Originally Posted by sam can man (Post 271367)

thanks, I actualy figured it out on friday. two blown fuses for the cooling fan.

I sent you an email last Thursday explaining the process in detail. Anyway, in case you didn't get it, here's a link to the writeup:
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27983

I bought these for my ti..

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....utoModel=318ti Sport&autoModClar=

not the TI, but working on the jetta, replacing the timing belt, lightweight crank shaft pulley, water pump, t-stat, timing belt tensioner, accesorie belt and all that fun stuff, and then droping off the car to the shop, they r gonna port and polish the head, install new HD valve springs, 276 cam, and do the 3 angle valve job and all that good stuff

Heck yeah! Started on the second key turn.

Reassembled the cam cover, put back all the stuff( wires, battery etc.)
Turned the engine through a few compression cycles by hand and then started her up.

Holy crap what an awfull sound!!!

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Originally Posted by cooljess76 (Post 270730)

Well dang. I fully understand your frustration and sympathyze with you on the financial issues. Seems money is a sore spot for everyone right now. I will say that you're almost there and if a little encouragement will help out, I'd like to offer it. I have a spare set of shocks and struts laying in my garage. They're not blown, but they only have a little life left in them. You can have them for free if you want to cover shipping. I know Bluebimma(Tony) has a couple transmissions laying around in his garage. He's selling them for really cheap, I think he even said free if you're willing to pick it up. ECU's cost about a hundred bucks and you might be able to bypass the EWS in order to save money having it realigned. Hang in there man. Don't get too worked up, afterall it's just a car. I haven't driven mine in a couple years, but from what I remember they're really fun:redface:

Hence my post in his thread about the free trans (and exhaust that I could use). He's about 500 miles (one way) from me. Bit of a haul in my 16mpg wagon. I don't know if it's an ECU issue or a bad sensor causing my problems. It's tough to troubleshoot without spare parts or some more info on the part itself. Just tossing $400 parts at it on a guess is a bit out of my price range.

Are they fun? I hope they are, because mine isn't. I've NEVER driven anything that understeers or rolls through the turns this bad. And I drive panther chassis cars! :cool: (crown vic, grand marquis, towncar, country squire)

Thanks for the offer on the struts, those are somewhat low priority. I'd rather make it run and move properly first.

Well y'all, I can't say I did a damn thing to the Ti today - got naked and had a bunch of great sex. Now I'm tired so I think I'll take a nap.

Cheers.