This car is unserviceable
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From: Atlanta GA
Try changing a fuel filter on a Probe.
Brake lines are really designed to seal, not to be taken off 10 years after the warranty runs out. I had to junk calipers just because I could not loosen the bleeder screw and it broke off inside instead. That being said, technique is everything, so is a set of pipe wrenches and crowfoot sockets. Many times an impact wrench will loosen a brake line nut where a hand wrench will not.
Especially with a rocking motion.
Brake lines are really designed to seal, not to be taken off 10 years after the warranty runs out. I had to junk calipers just because I could not loosen the bleeder screw and it broke off inside instead. That being said, technique is everything, so is a set of pipe wrenches and crowfoot sockets. Many times an impact wrench will loosen a brake line nut where a hand wrench will not.
Especially with a rocking motion.
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From: Hamilton, Ont.
Whenever I'm feeling a little down with my situation in life, I usually see some poor sucker driving an old Tempo or Topaz and the world brightens when I think, "things could be worse, I could be stuck driving one of those around". Then I feel better for a long time.
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Speaking of cheap cars, it donned on me this last year when I saw a Maverick that you don't see many of those anymore. Then I thought about Pintos, Gremlins and many others that have not stood the test of time. I'm getting old I guess.
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From: Conway Arkansas
91 Ford Tempo - Free
Drove the mess out of it.... took the alternator, battery, power steering pump, bucket seats, console, radiator, electric fan.
I put the seats, battery, alternator and console in my 66
The rest I got for backup
So all in all I actually got a few grand worth of parts for my truck out of a free car, I sure had fun driving it, but I hated working on it... that is until I decided I was scraping it and just started ripping out anything that was in the way
Drove the mess out of it.... took the alternator, battery, power steering pump, bucket seats, console, radiator, electric fan.
I put the seats, battery, alternator and console in my 66
The rest I got for backup
So all in all I actually got a few grand worth of parts for my truck out of a free car, I sure had fun driving it, but I hated working on it... that is until I decided I was scraping it and just started ripping out anything that was in the way
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From: Hays, Ks
geos arent disposable? they are a chevy...well nvm haha 
haha..we have a gmc suburban..gmc "jimmy" camper...a tracker..and my bronco..but the tracker is broke-died one day while driving around..havent bothered with it yet..and the camper decided to drop tranny or oil fluid one day..didnt see it, just heard about it
but hey, the ford is still runing!, its an 87 and ive only had a single flat tire..my Electronic Ignition Module go out cus of bad rains..and then i had rear seals/hole in the manifolds replaced..not bad haha, guess it says something for fords
but hey, that geo tracker sure is fun to buzz aroudn in..and its cheap to fill up, not to mention..when i take out the back seat this summer..and take the top off, and drop a prefabbed box with 2 10s and gonna cruise main with 2 loud subs in the back haha
haha..we have a gmc suburban..gmc "jimmy" camper...a tracker..and my bronco..but the tracker is broke-died one day while driving around..havent bothered with it yet..and the camper decided to drop tranny or oil fluid one day..didnt see it, just heard about it
but hey, the ford is still runing!, its an 87 and ive only had a single flat tire..my Electronic Ignition Module go out cus of bad rains..and then i had rear seals/hole in the manifolds replaced..not bad haha, guess it says something for fords
but hey, that geo tracker sure is fun to buzz aroudn in..and its cheap to fill up, not to mention..when i take out the back seat this summer..and take the top off, and drop a prefabbed box with 2 10s and gonna cruise main with 2 loud subs in the back
haha
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From: Culpeper, Virginia
Carpe, I been wanting to do some suspension work on my 65', it does make it hard with it being wet out. Where the Galaxie is sitting now there must be a 6" puddle completely encompassing the car. I have the intake over at the machine shop in Culpeper to have it dipped so I can paint it. She isn't gonna drive this week or anytime soon for that matter, and I'm sure not gonna lay in water for anything. The snow and ice has made finishing that a PITA. I need a garage. Where in the Commonwealth are you?
It sure has sucked lately. Later.
It sure has sucked lately. Later.
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78bigunns
Northern Virginia. Yeah, I know about the weather, snow and ice and overall too nasty to work on anything. I need a personal garage. Although I do have access to one.
the easiest cars in the world to work on are late 60's , early 70's full size sedans whether from Chebby, Dodge or Ford I imagine.
Northern Virginia. Yeah, I know about the weather, snow and ice and overall too nasty to work on anything. I need a personal garage. Although I do have access to one.
the easiest cars in the world to work on are late 60's , early 70's full size sedans whether from Chebby, Dodge or Ford I imagine.
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