Larry,
I mostly agree with you. I've spent the better part of a month slowly
defunking my '85 190D. Considering the overall neglect I've seen throughout the
car the grunge doesn't really surprise me. I need to schedule a trip to get
detailed (courtesy a gift cert from my in-laws). A real steam cleaner would be
just the ticket for removing the grunge thats pushed into the carpets, I got
the upper layer of slime off.
As a side note the coffee sachet I mentioned the other day has done its job
admirably. I'd used some glue inside the car and the smell was hanging around
bad, since putting in the coffee last week (about 2oz of coffee in a little
packet I made from a papertowel folded over) its pretty much gone.
That said when I was a teenager I'd spend countless hours cleaning and
meticulously detailing the inside of my '84 Ford Tempo. The interior of that
car was sweet. There wasn't any surface rust either but a bunch of places with
paint that was only vaugely the right color. The floor was rotted to bits
though. Every year I'd peel back the carpets and fiberglass up the holes. Then
jack the car up and use sheetmetal screws to attach stovepipe (cheap and
available) so it'd pass Maine state inspection.
-Curt
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I am always amazed at people who take photos of their stuff that's for
sale
but fail to clean it up - trash on the floor and in the console, etc --
stuff that would only take a few minutes to do but would make a big
difference in presentation. A clean vehicle says (to me at least) that
they
made an effort to take care of the car - and keeping it clean is very
low/no
cost.
Oh well, perhaps I'm too picky?
;-)
Sincerely,
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Zoltan Finks wrote:
> On the topic of reman. starters: I know that getting one from a McParts is
> frowned upon, but I must admit I got one from AutoJoke with a lifetime
> warranty. The thing that I noticed tonight is that the solenoid has the name
> Bosch stamped on it, and the main starter body has made in Germany, or some
> such on it. So it appears to be a rebuilt original equipment unit.
>
> I thought that the much sought after Bosch solenoids could only be found at
> the pick & pull.
Most budget rebuilds (no matter what the warranty) have been cleaned,
painted and BROKEN parts have been replaced - no more than that. If the
bearings have not failed, they are almost NEVER replaced. If the old
solenoid operated, it will often NOT be replaced. If you are selling the
car, it's an inexpensive way to get it going. If you'd like a modicum of
reliability, DO NOT BUY A BUDGET alternator or starter.
A genuine Bosch rebuild meets the same specifications that a new one
does and is worth every penny.
You can buy a rebuilt axle half with a lifetime warranty for about $100.
It will likely last 20-40kmi. A genuine new one will cost 3-4+X that,
but should last 10+X as long.
Marshall
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