Hi Bill,
What is "excessive blowby"? Is that when the manifold is rusted out and
exhaust leaks out of the engine instead of the tailpipe?
My engine has 140k miles on it and the oil was allegedly changed every
5000
miles. The mechanic said he thought the car was in really good shape and
that I don't have any mechanical problems with the motor. They are
wrapping
up the transmission pan gasket replace, oil leak repair, etc etc today -
the
service advisor over there said his transmission guy drove the car and
said
that when the car is cold that it seems to slip just a little but once it
is
warmed up, it drives fine. They recommended my not pursuing that at this
time. That kind of news really scares me. So the question becomes - with
140k miles on the tranny and that kind of news, how long do I have before
that gets worse since replacing the transmission is beyond my technical
capacitty and the thought of sinking $3000 into this car isn't likely to
happen.
Does anyone know of any Fiero repairmen / transmission specialists in
North
Carolina that aren't a Pontiac dealership they could recommend?
Thanks
Andy
"B Fuhrmann" <b-fuhrmann-usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Do these cars run worth a damn after doing all the stuff that a 21
year
>>> old car needs? I hate to think if I bought one that hadden't been
>>> "taken care of." LOL.
>
> I have had two.
> The first only lasted 185,000 miles because I let the oil get low and
> trashed the engine.
> My current one has 235,000 miles but is due for an engine rebuild
because
> of excessive blowby.
>
> both have been quite reliable.
>
> --
> Bill Fuhrmann
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