by "gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
Published 06/04/2017 at 15:32
by "gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
Published 06/04/2017 at 15:32
Tags: Raider
STARS: 6
All the fluids needed changed. The coolant was mostly water, the brake fluid was really dirty and old, which I already knew, the diff, transmission, and transfer case fluid were all either original, or since it was last dealer serviced in the mid 90s. The power steering fluid was also awful and original. Now it’s got Total GL-5 in the diffs, Total in the motor, Redline MT-85 in the transmission and transfer case, and freshly flushed brake and power steering systems. Suspension and steering is lubed as well. Now the only issues are mostly dead original shocks, dead windshield and headlight washer pumps, intermittent gas gauge, and a missing front sway bar bracket on the left side, so left turns involve a lot of body roll. Oh and now that all the old gas is gone, the missing and weird idling has stopped. If I want it to run any better, I need to replace the clusterfuck of a vacuum/computer controlled feedback carb with a reman carb, or do the usual Weber swap. I’m really happy for now though. Shifting and braking feel much better.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
06/04/2017 at 15:44, STARS: 2
Very cool to hear updates on this fella! I always liked ‘em, so it’s nice to see you bringing it back to life! :)
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
06/04/2017 at 16:39, STARS: 2
Try a tank of ethanol-free gasoline. My ‘97 toyota is way way happer without ethanol.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
06/04/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 0
There’s a Chevron a couple blocks from me where I always filled up my old BMWs with 94, they were the happiest with that. Not cheap at all, but worth it. Definitely worth a shot to see how it runs
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
06/04/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 1
Unless the carb has been re-tuned in the past 10-15 years, it might still be set for E0. Good luck!
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
06/04/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 0
As far as I know, there’s no way to adjust the carb. It’s adjusted by some computer based on the O2 sensor