Hey guys,
As I mentioned previously, I'm really thinking about driving my '88 244 down here to FL sometime in December so I have it down here as my 2nd car and a potential restoration project. The engine sometimes keeps rotating and doesn't start which I think is the starter starting to go, but besides that and a fading clutch (Which still might be the clutch cable...It engages in gear really high.) , she's a great daily driver and I think over the long term, it'd be benefical towards me to have a 2nd car down here that I can just keep in a self-storage facility for like $80 a month which I can afford. Thoughts? Opinions on doing this?

Cute sidenote: My mom told me that the car was completely "dead" when she tried to start her up 2 weeks ago and her husband tried to jump start it with his Explorer. Apparently the 244's battery started "arcing" and it almost "killed him". Wtf? How does one do that? It sounds to me like the battery is dead, right?

Maybe he hooked up the battery cables backwards. In which case, he'd deserve the sparks he got. Any really large current draw will create a spark. For this reason it's always a good idea to shield your face when connecting battery cables, and also to make the last connection to a solid ground on the engine somewhere- i.e. NOT onto a battery terminal post.

Almost killed him huh? People are truly amazing.

So anyway, that clutch is pretty easily adjusted. Grab a pair of channel-lock pliers and twist the nut on the cable. You want to take tension off the cable.

Good luck, hope no one gets hurt.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 92 244-M47-208K ::: Bilsteins, Turbo swaybars, Virgos, Lowered, Group A wing, Tach, 6-Disc, Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry ::: Coming Soon: B-Cam!

Haha probably since the battery is a reverse terminal. Now I just hope none of the electronics are fried in the car. So I should probably walk my mom through everything on how to put a "Reverse terminal battery in a car" because god only knows her or her husband will put it in wrong. Yeah even if push came to shove, I could come back up to RI for a week and work at the old shop I worked at to cover the cost of any repairs that this car may need to take it down 1,300 miles. That's the only reason why I'm so hesitant to take the car down here because of how much it would SUCK if I broke down on the way to FL.