
WokeUpGrumpy
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- Birthday 08/21/1962
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Caddo Mills, Tx
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07 Malibu, 04 Grand Am, 90 Legacy Wagon
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Searched for something on this with no luck so, I'm asking. I have a 90 Legacy wagon with 4 wheel disc. I'm trying to decide whether I need new rotors and can't get the left front off. Haven't tried the right yet. Is there any reason this thing shouldn't just slide off once the caliper support bracket is removed? I', about to go try pulling the left rear but it's pretty clear it needs a new rotor.
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First owner was an elderly lady that went to the grocery store, dr & church. It sat for about 4 or 5 years without being driven so me taking it into Dallas traffic on a daily basis was probably quite a shock. That said, it's a really nicely equipped car. 4 wheel disc brakes, plenty of power and almost everything works. Body is is pretty good shape. It seriously needs struts and brake pads/rotors but not much else.
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The miss showed up about 4 days ago. New NGK wires and Denso plugs about a month ago along with two new injectors. It's not overheating so hopefully the coolant loss has nothing to do with the miss. I've never been a fan of stop leak products so if it's the heater core I'll replace that. Hoping it's not something fatal as I think this car has lots of life left in it. I checked the shop out with a friend in the business. Spent quite a bit of time looking for someone familiar with these older vehicles.
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I have a 90 Legacy wagon with just over 115K miles. Is it possible for head gaskets to fail and coolant NOT end up in the oil on these cars? It developed a miss at idle a few days ago to start with that then started materializing at highway speed. It has been losing some coolant (which I occasionally smell) but, I have not been able to find out where it is going. I took it to the shop as I've just been too sick to mess with it. I fully expect them to make this the diagnosis. Not sure what I'll do with it if that is the case as it was just supposed to be a "get by with it for now" car any way.
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It works some & then it doesn't. Could this be the blower motor resistor being flaky? I really need this thing to blow air on really cold mornings. I can do without A/C till it gets warm but, I really need air to blow any time. I resoldered all the switches and thought I had it fixed then it went back to working whenever it's "in the mood". When it doesn't work, none of the A/C buttons even light up. I saw a unit on ebay for $39.99 and didn't buy it because I thought mine was fixed. GRRRRRRRRR.
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I'm looking for a new air box for my 90 Legacy. The original is held together with some cheap spring clips and I can hear it sucking air. Any good places in the D/FW area for used import parts? I can go the cold air intake/ after market route but I'd rather not. I only paid $400 for this very low mileage (115K) car and am trying to keep things on the cheap.