Well, if you think these cars are hard to work on, try a modern front drive
car! I spent two days NON-STOP (i.e. no sleep) changing the water pump, timing
belt, CV boots and struts on my '95 Ford Probe GT. It did not help that I had
not done it before, and I only had a manual for the sister car (Mazda MX6),
and that there were subtle but significant differences between the cars (for
example, you have to completely remove the drive shafts in order to remove the
outer CV boot on the Ford... not so on the Mazda). There was just no room to
do anything. To get at one thing, you had to remove 10 other things.
EVERYTHING that could go wrong, did. I was thinking that when the time came I
would do the clutch myself... not anymore. I will gladly pay someone else
who has the knowledge, tools and experience. Now, the Roadster can piss you
off sometimes, but at least you can get to just about everything (except maybe
the starter... this is, until I cut out the triangle piece!)
Greg Burrows
Tom Hendricksen wrote:
> Roman,
>
> Your not alone in feeling like you are a member of this department at times,
>I am right in there with you at times. Thankfully there is no dumb
> question. I learned something I may really need later from the first answer
>to your question.
>
> One of the reasons that I bought third 2000, 29 years after my last one, was
>that I THOUGHT I understood the car and it would be easy to maintain. I
> also like the attitude of a 2000. Fiat 124 Spyders are nice, and I once
>enjoyed one of those, but the car has no attitude. I owned the 124 between my
> 68 and 70 2000's. THEY had attitude.
>
> After changing the starter twice, the engine once (when I get the gasket I
>still have to put the manifolds on to complete the change), and working on
> things in general, I am learning that if there was something to design, the
>designers had nightmares about the problem and then created designs based on
> those nightmares. So far I find these simple little cars are a real bear to
>work on in many areas. Either that, or I used to be a lot more limber than
> I am now..... This list, and "dumb" questions from others and myself, has
>been a huge help ever since I picked up the first wrench and got my first
> backache.
>
> Tom Hendricksen
> 69 2000
> Portland, Oregon
>
> Roman Rist wrote:
>
> > well I figured out 2 things.
> >
> > 1) boy, does a car run better when you change a fuel filter!
> >
> > still runs so so, but much better.
> >
> > 2) I figured out one of my roles on this list, I'm one of the guys that
>asks the dumb questions so the lurkers don't have to (avoiding embarrasment)
> >
> > bye,
> >
> > Roman
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