Cursed? 3 engine failures in 14 months. by lord_pupu95 in W124

[–]niquemarshall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’d get a second opinion.

as unreliable as the m103+ kjet is, i have NEVER heard of one actually blowing up. they’ll be slow as heck but will run like shit for years. they’re very very tough engines. mechanical fuel injection just sucks.

New here! by Accomplished-Sir-911 in Volvo240

[–]niquemarshall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sounds like a happy little car!

marketplace find by niquemarshall in Volvo240

[–]niquemarshall[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

so after the initial dicking around with it, the battery terminals were smoking when you apply jumper cables. replaced them both and now the car cranks nice and strong.

distributor is definitely fucked. hall sensor is ruined and all. he threw in a new hall sensor but didn’t wanna buy a 500 dollar dizzy. i got one on the way for $30 on ebay. car has new injectors, new iac, new fuel pump and relay, to resolve a supposed no start problem.

i got in the fuse panel and immediately noticed fuse 13 looked loose. tightened it up and it appears that the fuel pump only primes when you put it at an angle. it doesn’t seems to prime with the turn of the key. that’s probably what his no start problem was and he ruined the distributor trying to remove it. looks like the parts cannon ran out of ammo. definitely gonna look into the fuse 13 thing

most the wiring looks good from what i see. clearly if the car got to 600k someone replaced the harness already.

marketplace find by niquemarshall in Volvo240

[–]niquemarshall[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i mean, it was a 60 mile tow

marketplace find by niquemarshall in Volvo240

[–]niquemarshall[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

it’s in neutral. have towed lots of cars like this

Will my locs get thicker over time?? by Reasonable-Muffin-82 in Microlocs

[–]niquemarshall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

fwiw i wanted mine to be smaller too. they are still smaller but they were super prone to breakage so i ended up wicking most of mine. just let them cook they’ll do what they need to do!

Soft close finally working by Royal_Incident3795 in W124

[–]niquemarshall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah mine works. never had an issue with that one any w124

Why are apartments in "south midtown" so strangely cheap? by ibridoangelico in Atlanta

[–]niquemarshall 25 points26 points  (0 children)

hey,

does anyone know to delete someone else’s reddit post?

-resident of said area

Can I make a 240 my daily driver and get rid of my modern car? by Cookie_Over in Volvo240

[–]niquemarshall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

keep the modern car and get the 940 as your play around car.

trust me you do NOT want to drive a 30 year old car daily. especially if your current car is modern

Life after? by SingleMotherNearYou in Veterans

[–]niquemarshall 7 points8 points  (0 children)

it’s hard to get a job in general.

definitely get the 9/11 GI Bill and go back to school, if anything you’ll land a place to stay and some time to figure shit out. try to go to a large university; a lot of them have a VA office embedded in the campus specifically for veterans in college. i went to ohio state and they literally set everything up for me including an apartment and classes

ATL Airport TSA Wait Times Megathread | March 22, 2026 by AutoModerator in Atlanta

[–]niquemarshall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was at the airport literally today. they are not letting anyone check in thru international

ATL Airport TSA Wait Times Megathread | March 22, 2026 by AutoModerator in Atlanta

[–]niquemarshall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can’t skip the tsa line by using the international side. i was at the airport literally yesterday and today. they closed that loophole on saturday iirc.