Exemplary behavior, Floyd. When I sell my car I want you to buy it.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 2:16 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I went yesterday to look at this car. The girl said it was dead by the
> road about a mile from her house. So we meet where the car is. She
> tells me she swapped her 05 truck for it 4 days ago, guy says it needs a
> "timing belt." She drove it a ways to visit a friend and she says it
> overheated then died right there close to the house. This girl is 22,
> very sweet, the guy won't do anything for her, she is distraught, knows
> nothing, loves the car, has no idea how to deal with it and no idea what
> to do on it, just wants some money and to move on. She figured it was
> driveable, so did, with this consequence.
>
> It looks really nice. Newish paint, a few little rust spots here and
> there bubbling through but nothing major (but who knows what's under the
> paint?). Interior very nice, looks like all the upholstery was replaced
> or maybe just very clean. Carpets very clean, headliner good. Wood
> veneer gone on some of the pieces but someone varnished the base and it
> looks half decent. Original radio. Dash looks good. Glove box actually
> latches. New whitewall tires of some off brand but they look OK.
>
> I pop the hood and notice the alternator/water pump belt is gone.
> H no alternator = dead battery. No pump = overheating. Engine
> bay very clean, looks like new plug wires, etc. Rad was mostly full.
> There is some kind of aftermarket K$N like round filter stuck on the
> intake, original air filter not there. I see a bit of oil down at the
> bottom of the head on the passenger side. No milkshake on the dipstick
> so at least no water in the oil. Her friend goes and gets a jug of
> water, we top off the rad, only took a bit, no oil in the rad, good
> sign. Has a newish Sanden compressor, 134, hoses are new.
>
> I put in a good battery, crank a coupla times and it fires up but dies.
> Crank again, it catches and sputters. Uhoh. Try again and give it some
> gas and it finally catches and smooths out and is running well. Go look
> at it and listen, I hear a bit of clatter from a back cylinder, not sure
> if it is valves or what but it is running well and pretty smooth. I get
> in and drive it to her house, gets to maybe 250 right at then, probably
> OK. Trans shifting fine, brakes good, Shut it off and pop the hood
> again, doesn't seem too hot but I notice a bit of spitting down at the
> bottom of the head where that oil was, I guess the head gasket is
> cracked or something. We discuss it, she is actually really happy I
> know something about the car and some random jerk isn't wanting to buy
> it, she loves it and wants it to be taken care of, she knows she knows
> nothing, etc. We work the deal so we're good.
>
> Went back with the trailer this morning and got it, it was a little
> unhappy starting again but once it lit off it ran well, idle a bit
> high. I stopped at an auto parts store and got a belt, will go put it
> on shortly and take it for a drive and see how it does.
>
> For $1200 I think it is a pretty nice car though it might need the
> engine work. The guy at the auto parts I got the belt from was a former
> mech at the Stealer up the road and said he had rebuilt a couple of
> those engines, got his name and number. He says it is not a real hard
> job, just have to watch the head bolt torques, etc. So I guess I will
> see... I'm kinda happy with it, it's a pretty car. Looks like someone
> put a fair amount of money into it so I'm hoping other stuff has been
> dealt with fairly well. Worse comes to worse I can flip it to a FB boy...
>
> I'll put up some pics later on some site.
>
> Oh, so she says she needs another car cheap, if I see something let her
> know, or if she finds something can she call me to help her since it
> seems I know something about cars... I did tell her once it gets sorted
> out I will come give her a ride in it, and she was really happy about
> that! looks like I might have adopted another daughter... YIKES!!!
>
> --FT
>
> On 4/20/20 11:39 PM, Buggered Benzmail wrote:
> > So I’m going to go get this thing in the morning. Details to follow. It
> looks pretty nice, seems to run well but some strange aspects. I think the
> head gasket is blown. Poor girl got taken on the deal.
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone.
> >
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> --FT
>
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