weeeee! back to old school!

[JonOfScio]

So today my fiance is picking up our new ride. (new, lol)

 

'87 GL Sedan

Carbureted

5MT S/R 4WD

A/C, ect.

 

Because it's carbed and 4wd that means no ecu of course (yay!)

for a mere $300 this is going to be home in a little bit (I just got off work)

 

It had a newly rebuilt motor three years ago, got driven about 3000 miles and then sat up until a month ago where the owner drove it some. Upon checking the oil he said it smelled like gas. So he had a lube shop change that. But it smokes a little at start up, evidentally it was worse before but the more it was driven recently, the more it goes away.

 

What could I be looking at in repairs from a sitting vehicle, and also, what about the gas in the oil? Now he says after changing it and driving it around, it smells just fine, and hasn't leaked or burnt any (hasn't dropped level)

 

I have yet to see the car. if it is smoking, and it's puffy white, as I had with my hatch, I would venture to say it's intake manifold gaskets. but outside of that I guess condensation built up in the exhuast? What about the gas smell in the oil? hmmm....

[Hondasucks]

I'd change all the fluids, sitting does wonders for making oil and whatnot collect all sorts of gunk, so I'd change all the fluids if I were you. (Even the oil, unless you know how long it's sat since he changed it..) Also, depending on how much fuel was in it when it sat, if it's less than 1/4 tank, fill it with a good quality gas, but if it's got much more than 1/2 tank, you might want to drain some or all of it out and use it in a lawnmower or something, or if it does run but just runs rough, burn that fuel off and then fill the car with good clean fuel. A bottle of Techron in the tank and a can of Seafoam poured down the carb slowly (with it running @ about 3,000 RPM) should clean out any accumulated gunk...

[JonOfScio]

Andrew, could you possibly say anything more obvious? lol. Duh, I'm Jon. Not an idiot. Close, but not completely.

 

IT doesn't smoke, runs and drives perfectly, all the windows work, door locks seem to not work right, but I think they are just sticky from sitting. overall, the car was a little dirty inside and out, but nothing as bad as Caboobaroo's hatch he got that one time... and my fiance's step dad put carb cleaner down the carb.

 

oh, and it's A/T puishbutton 4wd. The guy who owned it misinformed me.

 

The oil was changed yesterday. Next up: take seats and interior out, vacuum, wash windows, and some good car febreeze.

 

Idles real smooth, sounds real good. The exhaust looks like it was brand new right before the car sat. I'll get pictures later this weekend. Are the headers down from the heads supposed to be like almost 2" on the EA82? I remember my hatchback was really small... like 1.5" or something. These look huge in comparison, and the cat looks much bigger than a stock one, but it's still in a Y shape (I think) so is the exhaust for EA82 motors just bigger diameter overall?

 

No oil leaks so far, we just pressure washed it... got most of it clean under the engine and on top.

 

It's missing the air cleaner lid and needs a new element. Rev'd to 7k just fine.

[Meeky Moose]

if it got a newly rebuilt motor and only got driven 3k the rings prolly never had time to seat properly.. as with any new motor they have a break in period as well as change the oil every 500 miles for the first 3k or so, something i would guess the guy never did..

 

i'd also guess that once you put another 5k on it it'll be fine, that should be plenty to get those rings to seat right..

[JWX]

I'd throw some seafoam or b12 chem tool in the tank as well just to clean the lines

[Flowmastered87GL]

Sweet, back old schoolin it!

 

Hard to go back after you leave... though it IS nice to have a car you dont have to park selectively in a parking lot. (I parked the GL next to a crooked SUV AND the shopping carts... I didnt care)

[JonOfScio]

hehe, yeah

 

Trust me guys, I'm going to take real good care of it.