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Title: Turtle is Officially Sobbing
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Published: Mar 20, 2012
Author: Turtle
Post Date: 2012-03-20 14:58:05 by Turtle
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My mechanic called and told me the bad news about my van. Fuel pump.
$850.
I'm going to buy a car from the '60s I can fix myself...
Maybe a Pontiac Tempest with the sland-4. I had one when I was 19 but blew the engine up.
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#3. To: Turtle (#0)
Isn't it an Aerostar or something? A replacement pump is like $150, if it's just the jump. Replace it yourself.
Don't get the pump/sender assembly, just the pump.
Just don't forget to do a proper solder job on the wiring connections to the pump.

Critter posted on 2012-03-20 23:02:00 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#4. To: Critter (#3) (Edited)
Isn't it an Aerostar or something?

Windstar.
The problem is that I would have to drop the tank, which I cannot do.
I checked online and it says to only partly drop the tank. A fuel pump is only about $60. I supposed I could tow it to a friend's house and spend two days fixing it.

Turtle posted on 2012-03-21 12:25:02 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#7. To: Turtle (#4)
Turtle...
Shoot it, call the scrap yard and they will take it away and give YOU $50.
Is that a deal or no?

Cynicom posted on 2012-03-24 12:11:34 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
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#8. To: Cynicom (#7) (Edited)
Shoot it, call the scrap yard and they will take it away and give YOU $50.
Is that a deal or no?

I've thought about it. Next car I buy will have a clutch and no A/C. One of my friends bought a Kia Rio, I looked under the hood and asked him, "Where's the engine? This looks like a sewing machine."
I could do almost everything on it myself. Mechanics trying to change $80 an hour. I don't think so.

Turtle posted on 2012-03-24 12:39:21 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
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