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From: Kiev, Ukraine
All the world is nervous about fuel prices, but as I can see, when someone let fuel prices rise, later dollar goes down with inflation, all other prices rise, salaries rise and all is not so bad.
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From: Wichita
You're an optimist Pablo. Salaries aren't rising in relation to prices, only more belt tightening. Washington's response was to revise the consumer index (CPI) to hide true inflation. We now have the "Core CPI" which leaves out some pretty significant items in the basket of goods historically used to compute CPI.
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VanGo,
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but these '95 1.9L are notorious for dropping exhause valve seats. Very common problem and well known to all machine shops. They are a powdered metal design, meaning when they let go, they explode into thousands of small metallic particles that get distributed all over the engine - even up into the intake manifold. My son had the same year Escort and the same problem. It was a mess to clean up and about a $250 machine shop charge to replace all four exhaust seats. All in all, an easy job compared to the Aero.
Also, if it is not running and the valve seat has dropped, you may have a companion problem. The valve seat jams the piston against the head and timing belt can jump several notches. (Irregardless of what the Chilton manual says about replacing the the timing belt, take up all the slack on the right hand side (long side) rather than trying to do it on the tensioner side. It works a lot better that way, when trying to keep the timing marks aligned.)
Good luck!
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but these '95 1.9L are notorious for dropping exhause valve seats. Very common problem and well known to all machine shops. They are a powdered metal design, meaning when they let go, they explode into thousands of small metallic particles that get distributed all over the engine - even up into the intake manifold. My son had the same year Escort and the same problem. It was a mess to clean up and about a $250 machine shop charge to replace all four exhaust seats. All in all, an easy job compared to the Aero.
Also, if it is not running and the valve seat has dropped, you may have a companion problem. The valve seat jams the piston against the head and timing belt can jump several notches. (Irregardless of what the Chilton manual says about replacing the the timing belt, take up all the slack on the right hand side (long side) rather than trying to do it on the tensioner side. It works a lot better that way, when trying to keep the timing marks aligned.)
Good luck!
Last edited by aerocolorado; Jan 21, 2008 at 11:11 AM.
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Thanks Aero, I appreciate feedback. I've read about the problem. If it goes as planned, I'll be swapping in a newer 2.0 SPI. If I stay with the old 1.9 I will get the hardened seats installed with the new head. Either way, a new timing belt and water pump are going in.
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by VanGo
You're an optimist Pablo. Salaries aren't rising in relation to prices, only more belt tightening.
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Originally Posted by DaveMac2Vans
I don't know about that. Pablo has always been good to us here. Our church has missionaries in the Ukraine, and they (and all the others) are feeling the pain of the dollar's going lower. I feel that pain right here in Alabama, with gas twice what it was a year ago and no raise in 3 years. I'm having to tighten my belt just from buying fewer groceries.
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From: Washington state
get your gas mizzer now
when gas hits $4 a gallon this summer, prices on small gas efficient cars including used ones will climb out of reason.
new economy rigs will sell at a premium over sticker list.
saw it in the gas rationing in '74 and the shortages high prices of the early '80s. many walked or stayed home, no money for gas
this area used car lots are plugged with used gas hog PU's
when gas hits $4 a gallon this summer, prices on small gas efficient cars including used ones will climb out of reason.
new economy rigs will sell at a premium over sticker list.
saw it in the gas rationing in '74 and the shortages high prices of the early '80s. many walked or stayed home, no money for gas
this area used car lots are plugged with used gas hog PU's
