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Thanks for your thorough response Ryan. I don't think I was clear on some things though.
I have several of these cars. I drive one, my wife drives one; I get them for friends. Mine see hard use and often they're rusty and don't last a year. (That said, I bought a low-mile 89 yesterday so that will have a different use to us).
The whole game to me is having parts available and minimizing the effort to keep them going. So any extras (ABS, SRS) are more work and I don't want it. Your coments are in "" below.
"I've never and will never buy into the myth of the 1988 being the best year for the 240. Nonsense." Did I say that - 88 was best year? Is it considered to be best? I was thinking that the ideal year FOR ME would probably be 88 or 89 depending on what I learned about the CPS (which you've helped with below).
"The CPS is moot. Replace the original and press on. ...I'll argue that it's more reliable than any Bosch system." Good comment. I'm seeing now that the trick is to replace the factory unit. I broke the CPS bracket on my 91 last week (the CPS was frozen to it) and had to pull the M47 but next time I'll get underneath to work it through. Pulling the M47 was about 2 hours on the lift so not the worst thing to happen.
"If you're in OH, I'll swap your CPS for you." I'm up by Zanesville but I think it's not a bad job. Next time (I just ordered one for my 89) I'll drop the trans mount and work from below.
"The '89's are likely to have the problematic ECU, but that's an easy, cheap fix." I didn't know this - what's the problem with the 89 CPU? I'll search here when I'm done.
"ABS isn't a major problem if you service it." Yes, but it takes service and I don't want the extra complication. Just personal preference here.
"The airbag is a safety feature, so why not?" Same as above.
"There's no evidence that a 240 airbag is dangerous in an accident ..." No where did I even hint that I'm against ABS or airbags. We've had them on many cars; I have them now on my 2006 pickup. Great stuff. I just don't want them on an old car that I have to work on. That's all.
"If you go for a 1986-93 240, budget for E-codes!" Sorry, I don't understand. For inspections?
Thanks again.
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85-92 240s/ 245s - parts cars & drivers
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