:fastcar:
I love it !
I love it !
I drove the car about 200 miles home, used a hald tank of gas (abut 6 gallons!) and NO OIL !
Drives great, straight down the road and even has a radio!
Seriously....
the AM radio would only get oldies on it, :rolleye: and the car has a few "issues" at about 75 or 80 mph..... any idea what to check there? :what:
It acts like its spitting a bit and looses some power, does this for a few seconds at a time and then seems ok for miles.... it did it about 5 or 6 times in 120 miles or so of exspressway.... sounds sort of like a rattling noise...
Im not very good at explaining.... but anyway, made it all the way home no problems....
I LOVE IT !!
Did I mention that already????! :lol:
It 's a Great looking blue 74 runabout !
Congrads! I love buying cars and driving them for the first time. As to your issues, I know when I get a car home for the first time I start by going over the entire ignition system checking and replacing anything that looks suspect. Second (and where I think you will find your problem) is I check the fuel system. To what little you have described I am willing to bet the fuel filter. Hardly anyone replaces these like they should and its a cheap part. Thow a demon tweak on the carb just to make sure its working correctly and your probably good to go. Maybe take a few extra minutes and give the timing belt a a good looking at.
Jake
:what:
HEHEHEEH
Thanks for the answers..... I will tell hubby to check those,
I wouldnt even know WHAT a fuel filter was or where to find it....
and a TIMING BELT??LOL :nocool:
I DO know what the carb is..... but Im sure not able to figure out what the problem is.
:hangover:
Is there such a thing as a PINTO REPAIRS FOR DUMMIES BOOK? ???
I really need one!
I drove it today for a few miles and its great at 55 or 60..... the noise is when it shifts, but "feels" like its coming from under the shifter area....
Hubby is going to check it out tonight..... last ngiht he mentioned somethng about a 350 something.....don't tell me he's thinking of BIG motor in my LITTLE car???
LOL
Now....on to find the body shop and get a paint job!
QuoteIt acts like its spitting a bit and looses some power, does this for a few seconds at a time and then seems ok for miles.... it did it about 5 or 6 times in 120 miles or so of exspressway... . sounds sort of like a rattling noise...
could be bad fuel, condensation in the fuel, clogged fuel filter, etc.
like gaslight said -- try putting in a new fuel filter, maybe putting in some higher grade gas too, that may help.
could be other issues beyond my knowledge of cars, too.
but, hey, it's running, able to go 75 - 80 mph -- your car must be a good one.
If your getting a rattling noise when this happens you may have a valve sticking.you did say something about no oil.
Congradulations on your new pinto! I know I like driving my pinto 8)
Well...
took it for a short drive today....
Hubby says he thinks I blew a valve..whatever that is.
Is there a reapir manual anywhere I can buy???
My son says he will work on it if I get a book....
he knows about motors somewhat but this is a bit older for an 18 year old to "remember"
If anyone knows where to get a repair manual please email me!
jody
I have no idea what "blew a valve" means but there are factory manual sets all over ebay. There are 5 volumes to the factory set. Then there are Chilton and Haynes manuals which are sort of a compilation of the factory manuals but they tend to sort of glaze over things.
Jake
how many miles on your pinto?? Mine (also blue and so pretty!) has 26,000 original miles.
not sure about the milage on my car.
says 43, 300.... is that for real?? I don't know... I just ASSUMED that it was most likely 143,000...
Looks like the engine has been worked on since then,, but it has some yucky plug wires on it so maybe not...
I just dont know enough about cars to even have a clue.
Right now I am waiting to get some parts and the manual so it can get fixed...... damn!
I love it too..... needs some new paint and all, but it is just what I wnated.
Hey Jody,
Congrat`s on your recent addition and welcome to the herd! I share your enthusiasm when it come`s to these little pony`s...I`ve had my current one for a year and a half and still love it as much as the first day I picked it up...as far as the bad running problem ,I`ll bet after new plug`s,wire`s , point`s , distributer cap etc. you will see a big difference...Looking forward to hearing more about your progress... :welcome:
Rex...73pintogeek
Hi Jody,
You say you get the rattling noise when the transmission shifts. Is it a stick or an automatic? If it is a stick, does the rattling noise change when you push the clutch pedal down? If it does, you may have a bad release bearing or possibly loose springs on the clutch disc hub. My recommendation for manuals would be to get the Ford original manuals first and then, as a backup, get a Chiltons or Haynes manual. There are times when the Chilton or Haynes do a better job of explaining things than the Ford manuals do, as the Ford manuals are geared more to professional mechanics and the others for DIYers
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Well, thanks everybody for those things to check.
Here's what we did.
1. spark plugs..... ordered wires, since we can't just "buy" them around here.
**didn't help**
2. valve cover gasket.... since they took it off to check those springy things...LOL....
**didnt help**
3. Got on ebay and bought a Chilton's manual cuz hubby told me too.... that should be here this week. Thanks for the help there guys!
4. finally got hubby out there to check deeper.... and he found something funy in the anti freeze....
** sealer stuff he calls silver solder.... **
My husband is a licenced michanic,, and when he found this lets just say he was NOT impressed,. What he tells me is that somebody sealed it up with the stuff to hide a bad gasket.
So,,,,he tore the head off and showed me the problem.
Now, mind you I know nothing about engines, and until I bought this car, I just left him out there to work on them and didn't care.
Well..... I SAW all the little shiney flakes of gold and silver stuff in the antifreeze and in the little holes that the springy things go up and down in.... (((OK so my explainign needs help))) anyway, the head gasket has a hole in it about 2 to 3 inches big....so one cylinder was not working and making the engine run funny and make a rattling noise.... he called it a knock.
either way, it didnt sound good for the ole car, but......
I guess I am lucky in the fact that my husband and son can and wil fix this for me..... glad I am not one that would have to pay a mechanics wages too....
So, anyway, the parts will be in later in the week and hopefully I will be cruising again soon.