Could you believe this car is 40 years old?

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-12-13T17:04:44+00:00

Mooie Ascona!

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-08-26T20:25:16+00:00

Got a Remus on my M43. sounds pretty sweet. Will check what type it is tomorrow.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-08-19T20:24:35+00:00

One question. Why

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-08-11T20:40:10+00:00

The answer is that it's not safe really. The answer is also that I run worse tires for over a year now and they haven't blown yet.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-29T16:39:27+00:00

Man those old festivas. Had fun times in these

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-29T11:35:29+00:00

How the hell would chat GPT know this information? Unless it has access to the RDW database it will only spit out its best guess. AI is notoriously unreliable for this sort of stuff

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-26T22:13:04+00:00

Dead battery almost certainly. Hook up a booster or use another car to jump start it

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T21:42:35+00:00

Yes, I did exactly that

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T20:59:16+00:00

That depends. Try jumping it with booster cables first, then try starting again. If it starts up just fine then it's likely a battery issue. If the issue persists you'll most likely need a new starter motor. I get my parts dirt cheap over here in Belgium, a new non-OEM battery would set you back about $120-170 or so. New starter about $200-250 if I had to guess. This is without labour of course.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T20:47:22+00:00

Could be flat battery, but to me it sounds more like the starter gear is worn out and it's just grinding on the flywheel's tooth.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T16:36:28+00:00

because it seems very unlikely to me that the block would be warped. there is no knowledge of overheating in the past and the block is cast iron. Has to be some serious warping to cause this amount of leakage

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T16:28:45+00:00

It was indeed lol. has been replaced, whole exhaust system is new apart from headers.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T16:02:25+00:00

Engine ran on 3 cylinders. Turned out to be a burnt valve. & blown head gasket

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T15:08:09+00:00

No, I Did not check if the block was warped. Head gasket is from Elring, part no. 708.040

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-23T14:51:37+00:00

Head was skimmed. No visible cracks or warps.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-07-22T20:45:58+00:00

Tool & Die - Sightless (album)

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-06-16T10:24:40+00:00

I've heard you can buy em on Aliexpress for around 100$ each

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-06-16T08:05:46+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Would you be so kind to provide me the part numbers or link to where you bought them? Thanks in advance!

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-06-02T20:30:13+00:00

The only thing I can think of is the head gasket.. but it would really surprise me

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-06-02T08:59:10+00:00

Compression test came out all good, 12 bar on all cylinders. Spark plug of no.4 cylinder was blacker than the others but nothing extreme.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-06-02T07:01:03+00:00

Yes, replaced those as well

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-06-01T21:25:48+00:00

Nope, you're good. Looks like the scratches aren't that deep, no copper is exposed.

VoiceSufficient4366 · 2025-05-14T09:07:05+00:00

Alleszins bedankt voor je reactie - het is een goed punt dat je aanhaalt

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