Ontopic A Thread About Butt Mustard, For Those Who Drive Automobiles

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drukqs said:
how come? price too high? general dislike of the 350/370?

I know he never beat on it, he put very few miles on it because he doesn't have a commute

I would want it as a more reliable DD, MR2 is starting to be a pain in the ass
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When a Toyota is too unreliable for daily driving, you should consider public transport.

Early VQ motors are terrible. They're bad on fuel, they have a habit of oil consumption, they have a known bad gasket that can cause loss of oil pressure, and they sound like a can full of angry bees.
 
Jehannum said:
Early VQ motors are terrible. They're bad on fuel, they have a habit of oil consumption, they have a known bad gasket that can cause loss of oil pressure, and they sound like a can full of angry bees.
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this is an 80's-tech mid engine turbocharged toyota, not a corolla

I read about oil consumption on the revised motors, a problem with rings, but none of the posts mentioned it on the DE

this looks like a lot of work

 
drukqs said:
how come? price too high? general dislike of the 350/370?

I know he never beat on it, he put very few miles on it because he doesn't have a commute

I would want it as a more reliable DD, MR2 is starting to be a pain in the ass
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If you want a reliable DD, get a Hyundai or a Kia. Something you wont want to beat on
 
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Finally located the source of annoying squeal in the 240z. The harmonic balancer separated, and the water pump/alternator belt ring is slipping.

Ordered a new one off Rockauto, as there aren't any new ones from Nissan, and I've gone through like 3 used ones now.
 
Car repair funny: my 24 yr daughter is back with us for a few months. Her car has issues, we take to shop. So we go to pick up and it comes time to pay the 20 something guy. I step forward and mutter something like "yeah, dads being the wallet today". The young guy quips "I really need some car work, wish someone would pay for it." I immediatly dead-pan loudly and inquisitively "well, what's your mom look like?!" Guy my age working next to him about fell out his chair laughing. Daughter wanted to melt into the floor. :)
 
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Made the first braided line for my new fuel rails today.

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Test fit the things down on the kid's motor, since its lower plenum was just hanging around not doing anything useful. I like being able to mock up things off the car.
 
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Jehannum said:
Made the first braided line for my new fuel rails today.

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Test fit the things down on the kid's motor, since its lower plenum was just hanging around not doing anything useful. I like being able to mock up things off the car.
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You take your mocking seriously. HA HA HA!

Hey, nice job on the line. +10 to pre-use test rigs of all kinds.
 
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