LoudCrownVic
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My family (namely my sister, as it will be her first car) acquired a 91 Honda Accord sedan with a 5 speed. it was a freebie, so don't laugh.
When we went to pick it up, the battery was completely dead, and it had been sitting for three years. it had no gas cap. The air box was full of walnuts that the mice had put there. We cleaned that out and jumped it with one of those battery pack things, and it fired right up on the second turn over. To get it home, we bungee strapped the jump pack to the batter with the clamps still on the terminals and sandwiched it under the hood and tied it down with a rag, so it would be somewhat roadworthy. We started it up again, and tried to get it out of the hole, when it started to choke a little. It backfired hard and a smouldering mouse was launched out of the tail pipe! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif It ran good, but the synchros and the drive-shaft thingamabobs pop and snap when the tires are smoked.
Well, we are calling it the "Mouseburner Project." Is there anyone who has any suggestions on how to turn this utter horror (will post pictures once developed) that smells like death and old beer with a twinge of reefer into an acceptable, even nice car, apart from replacing the obvious? It once belonged to a family friend's mom who passed away, so all out crazy stuff is out. Nice is what we're looking for.
When we went to pick it up, the battery was completely dead, and it had been sitting for three years. it had no gas cap. The air box was full of walnuts that the mice had put there. We cleaned that out and jumped it with one of those battery pack things, and it fired right up on the second turn over. To get it home, we bungee strapped the jump pack to the batter with the clamps still on the terminals and sandwiched it under the hood and tied it down with a rag, so it would be somewhat roadworthy. We started it up again, and tried to get it out of the hole, when it started to choke a little. It backfired hard and a smouldering mouse was launched out of the tail pipe! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif It ran good, but the synchros and the drive-shaft thingamabobs pop and snap when the tires are smoked.
Well, we are calling it the "Mouseburner Project." Is there anyone who has any suggestions on how to turn this utter horror (will post pictures once developed) that smells like death and old beer with a twinge of reefer into an acceptable, even nice car, apart from replacing the obvious? It once belonged to a family friend's mom who passed away, so all out crazy stuff is out. Nice is what we're looking for.