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Re: what's the most reliable - advice? 140-160 70's

posted by  someone claiming to be Craig on  Mon Oct 29 12:34 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I had a '73 142 that was reliable. As testimony for just how forgiving D-Jet is - - I was the umpteenth owner of the car, I learned "wrench turning" on it, NEVER replaced any injection parts and still it started strong, everyday, all year long. It ran well (enough) and the gas mileage was in line with my punishing habits. That auto tranny was a total gear skipping pig, tho' - never again! Anyways, by the time the car had run its last errand, I'd learned the D-Jet system. It wasn't horrible.

Now it's a '71 144 with SU's. No mysterious electrical gremlins to contend with.... just good old fashion mechanical failure. Starts and runs as strong as the D-Jet. Better, actually. And without all that injection crap under the hood, work gets done comfortably. (I switched out the alternator without getting greasy.) Gas mileage is fine.





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