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Newbie with a lot of questions! 200

posted by  someone claiming to be !amazon68 on  Wed Sep 18 18:28 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Madwagon,

Your mechanic's car sounds like the perfect candidate for a personal parts car. I doubt that it would be worth the effort and expense involved to make it roadworthy again. If it's been driven for an extended period of time with low oil pressure, odds are that the engine is anything but "pristine."

Define "running crappy." At that age and mileage, both the computer and wire harness are suspect, along with a host of other (expensive) items. The new & improved harness didn't start until circa '88/'89.

The "new body style," characterized primarily by two square headlamps, a third brake light, and a few trim changes, started in '86. The B230F was introduced in '85. A B23F oil pump will not fit a B230F.

What is wrong with your '83 that you want to fix it up? Sounds to me like it is in far better condition than the '86, even with higher mileage.









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