Sounds similar! I actually weighed the costs of a new car compared to a restored
classic.
Guess which one came out in the long run??!!
Bruce Lowry and "Cosmo" 60 Bugeye!
Chris DeStaffany wrote:
> I have an Astro, probably the same engine, and it took me 4 hours to replace
> the starter in it. Then a couple of months later it blew a headgasket. I
> don't know how many head gaskets I've changed in the Herald but I could do
> it in a couple of hours. When I read the manuel on the Astro, after I got
> to the third page and it called for disconnecting the engine mounts and
> jacking the engine, I decided to take it to a proffessional. He said
> $1,200. I decided to replace the entire engine for about $3,500 over a
> blown head gasket. And my neighbors think I'm crazy because I have
> "unreliable and expensive" British cars. Go figure.
>
> Chris DeStaffany
> 1966 Herald in a gazillion (US measurment not Imperial) pieces
>
> At 12:33 AM 8/12/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >Today, I stopped at the auto supply store to pick up a coil for my
> >daughter's VW and when I got into my S10 Blazer, It wouldn't start. I
> >determined that the starter must have given up after over 190,000 miles.
> >
> >So I went back inside and bought a replacement $136.00 exchange (ouch)
> >I managed to get the Blazer started and got home and after letting it
> >cool down, I tore into it. Getting the old starter out was like pulling
> >teeth. I finally wrestled it out and after another half hour managed to
> >free the wiring from the solenoid. Comparing the replacement, it was
> >obvious that it would not fit back on. It was way too large. I made
> >another trip to the auto parts store and got the correct one. I finally
> >got it installed and it worked (thank God). The whole thing took 2.5
> >hours. Something that would have taken about 15 minutes in my Spit and
> >cost less than 50 bucks.
> >
> >Joe Curry
> >
> >--
> >"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> >
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
> >
> >
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