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Fram??? is that bad??? 200 '86

posted by  someone claiming to be Dave Pell on  Sat Nov 3 13:35 CST 2001 [RELATED]

matter of fact, they did give me a Fram!! (actually this was the second oil change in the 3000 miles plus as I did have it changed soon after buying it... with a cheaper than usual garage change: 29 dollars or something.... loss leader as the total for oil and filter was about that for me ... and I have to add my labor)

coolant bypass tube as the manual calls it is giving me a bit of resistance in pulling it towards the front of engine.

In the morning I finish it up.

The sudden loss of coolant in the dirt driveway was especially bad as we have a Labrador retriever and he was just about to drink from a fresh coolant added puddle... '''

also the same parts store that sold me the Fram also said I could drive my rig home no problem if I kept the coolant reservoir cap loose... of course he just didn't want my car staying in his parking lot over the weekend is what he meant. Thus losing more dangerous fluid in my lot... 'course I'd rather have it home too... in order to work on it here.

I have the less expensive guide which gives some details in photos on how to do the waterpump. It is just old age on the part of the car perhaps and not anything else perhaps that caused the upper gasket to blow.

I am putting off the oil change til later after I can deal with 2 eight year old boys ... and find time to fix the old car...

Ironically a friend left her newer ('93 245DL) Volvo in the yard which luckily is my substitute for a day or so. ....Just luck I had another car around.





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