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You are a great bunch of guys (and gals!) A word of thanks to all of the patient people who have helped me diagnose and repair the little gremlins in my 86 740T wagon with (now) 165K. The recent episode of crappy idle in the morning was located and found to be a faulty plug wire, even though I had changed them all about 4 months ago. Just happened to be messing around with the ignition coil wires a couple of nights ago, and pulled out some used wires I got in a deal on ebay a few months ago with a spare distributor cap, and had the thought to change out the plugwires, and sure enough it was a bad wire going to the number 1 cylinder. The crappy idle in the morning was about to drive me crazy. Well the morning air temperature was about 35 degrees today, and I rushed out to start my vehicle -- and it idled so smooth I could hardly tell the engine was on. What a joy on a Fall morning! All is right with the world again!
So, now ... my next project. I've replaced wiring harness, O2 sensor, distributor, cap, rotor, plug, plug wires (twice), sunroof motor, IAC valve, vacuum lines, cleaned flame trap, new front rotors, new fuel pump and filter, new fuel pressure regulator, replaced o-rings and fuel injectors, replaced turbo, valve cover gaskets, oil cap, and a couple of relays. When I purchased this car almost a year ago one of the first things I noticed was that the antenna motor (it's a wagon) didn't work. No big deal since the antenna itself was in the extended position and gets good reception, and I'm usually listening to CD or FM anyway. Well, now it's time to tackle that (at least I think). Heading to the boneyard this weekend to see if I can locate an antenna motor. Any suggestions on disassembling/reassembling it? Any special tools I will need? Any mounting hardware I should be mindful to take from the wrecker for good luck? Any wiring issues or cautions? Wish me luck!
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