Woah! This is crazy! Welp, I had no idea this post existed, but I believe this post was made in 09 by my aunt, or uncle who owned the car at the time.
The car sat until 2016, I got a hold of it, here is what I did to fix it.
The timing belt was off by about 20 teeth, and the distributor coil was going out.
(I believe 7 years ago those where probably some of the only problems the car had)
However I also ended up replacing:
Fuel pump
fuel sending unit
water pump
spark plugs
spark plug wires
distributor
valve cover gaskets
intake and throttle body gaskets
vacuum hoses
knock sensor
o2 sensors
thermostat
battery
and quite a few other things due to age, and the outdoor conditions it was being stored in.
The car works great now, aside from a few things here and there I am working out.
I had no idea this post existed, I stumbled upon it, and this whole back story is exactly what this car went through, so I have no doubt this is my uncle or aunts post from 7 years ago before I even knew this car existed.
We think the car was sabotaged by the shop, there is no telling what actually happened, as the shop owner isn't alive anymore, and the shop is gone, but this car is living on to drive on many more roads.
Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 11:39 AM
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