Even though this is Stu's questions/answers it is helping me a lot.
I am saving all the responses and appreciate them --
IF I get this TR7 it has been sitting for I-don't-know-how-long, too.
Hope to go look at it today. I am both excited and apprehensive about what
I may find when I go check it out. :-}
Peggy
At 10:57 AM 6/2/99 EDT, Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 6/1/99 10:56:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>stu@carolina.rr.com writes:
>
><< 1) Assuming that the car is in good condition, as described,
> and the engine runs, what /is/ a fair price for this?
>
> 2) If the car is fairly cancer-free, but doesn't run, what
> then? >>
>
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>Hi Stu,
>
>I'm not going to tell you what to pay for your Bugeye, but I would like to
>give you some suggestions before you proceed.
>
>First, don't try to start the engine without prepping it first. You could
do
>some expensive damage. Pull the plugs and squirt a tablespoon of oil in
each
>cylinder. Drain the gas tank and disconnect the gas line from the carb. If
>it's been sitting for years, you should drain and replace the oil and
filter.
> Then, crank the engine a coupla turns with the plugs still out. This will
>pump old gas out the fuel line without pumping it into the carb, and it will
>circulate oil thru the engine top and bottom.
>
>Then, put the plugs back in (after checking their condition), reconnect the
>gas line and add some gas to the tank, and you can try to start it. A can
of
>starting fluid spray (ether) may help. If I missed anything, read ALL the
>other posts you receive.
>
>You should search the archives on this list for other suggestions on
buying a
>Sprite. Go to: http://listquest.com/hobbies/automobiles
>
>Also, read everything you can get your hands on. There is nothing that can
>go wrong with a Bugeye that can't be fixed, but rust is always the most
>expensive repair.
>
>Good luck and have fun.
>
>Allen Hefner
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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