My wife knows I am certifiable and doesn't know what to do about me. For those that don't know me well, I live in cold country and have a 3 car attached garage with 4 cars in it - one bay is double length (great for a boat trailer).

So here is my PROBLEM:

From Craigslist - "Just bought the car and my wife doesnt like it and it needed alternator and power steering pump so I installed them and the lifters are making noise. IT NEEDS A HEAD. Found one for $150.... Body is rust free. Good tires and recent brake job. 140,000 miles I paid $800 And put $150 in parts into it but come give me $600 for it and get it out of my garage. The car ran pretty good and started just fine in the cold."

Well, I called. The valve noise is just lifters, indicating a large amount of sludge - easily fixed. Car has a new radiator also. It idles fine but will not run over 2000 rpm (suspect the intercooler hose leaks). It is blue, but the roof is showing sun damage, might need a repaint. No major dents or bruises.
Owner changed the Tbelt, but I don't know if he changed the rollers or not. I have not verified the mileage, but if it is 140K, that's nice.
Owner is firm on the price! Not bad considering the parts value. It is too cold today (15F and windy) to give the car a walk around.

Should I buy it? I have to park it in the driveway and play musical cars when my daughter decides to use her car. If it leaks any oil on my pavers, I might as well shoot myself before my wife does :>) It is still toooo cold in the garage to work on the car.

I am assuming that I can get the car to run and make it up the hills to my place, just by tightening up the intercooler connections. AutoRx will clean out the engine. I still have some left over silicone vacuum lines...

Help me!!!!!
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