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Old 05-15-2010, 04:22 PM   #12
R22B
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Location: Allentown, PA
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88 Merkur XR4Ti | 92 Mazda MX3 | 98 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer | 91 Ford Ranger89 | 89 Yamaha FZR600

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So last weekend I did the front brakes and rotors on it. This weekend I attacked the rear. One of the reasons I got the car for cheap was because there are two screws that hold the rear rotors onto the hub. One was stripped and the rest refused to come out. It was nothing a drill couldn't handle. Also, the rear rotors were really rusted onto the hub. I sprayed everything with some pb blaster and let it soak overnight. The next morning, it still took some convincing with a hammer to break them loose.

Another reason I got the car for so cheap was the hood refused to latch. It would go all the way down, but it the latch wouldn't click. With some investigating, it looks like the hood latch wire was routed wrong and it didn't allow it to give enough slack. It took all of five seconds to fix that.

Now I drained all the gas out of it yesterday since it was over a year old. The thing smoked white and I took a gamble on it being a head gasket or just being water ladened gas. It doesn't burn coolant but it still smokes white. Could be oil, but doesn't smell like it and its definitely white. We will see.
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