I'm new here to the group but have been turning wrenches for over fifty years now. I earned a living as a mechanic and machinist and toolmaker in my early years and have been doing my own auto mechanics all of my life.
Recently I came into a 1989 Eddie Bauer Bronco survivor. It was bought new by my father-in-law and has been in a heated garage all of it's life. The car has 46,000 original miles and is a true survivor with no collision or rust work ever done to it. It had been sitting for many years when it came to me.
That is not to say that it didn't need work when it came to me. I have replaced the brakes/calipers/rotors and a couple of brake lines, repacked front wheel bearings, 193deg thermostat (broke the bolts and had to extract) , battery, starter relay, iac valve, map sensor, door lock solenoid, serpentine belt, egr solenoid, LOF, air filter, fuel filter and assorted bulbs and adjustments. Its' running pretty nicely now but I'm still working on the fuel and emission systems.
This is not a great photo but it is all that is handy right now
I will say thanks in advance because I need some help with the fuel and emission stuff because I am just learning this stuff. I have a 1964 motorcycle and a 1968 Camaro and am good with carburetors but not so much with EFI and 80's vintage thermactor.
Recently I came into a 1989 Eddie Bauer Bronco survivor. It was bought new by my father-in-law and has been in a heated garage all of it's life. The car has 46,000 original miles and is a true survivor with no collision or rust work ever done to it. It had been sitting for many years when it came to me.
That is not to say that it didn't need work when it came to me. I have replaced the brakes/calipers/rotors and a couple of brake lines, repacked front wheel bearings, 193deg thermostat (broke the bolts and had to extract) , battery, starter relay, iac valve, map sensor, door lock solenoid, serpentine belt, egr solenoid, LOF, air filter, fuel filter and assorted bulbs and adjustments. Its' running pretty nicely now but I'm still working on the fuel and emission systems.
This is not a great photo but it is all that is handy right now
I will say thanks in advance because I need some help with the fuel and emission stuff because I am just learning this stuff. I have a 1964 motorcycle and a 1968 Camaro and am good with carburetors but not so much with EFI and 80's vintage thermactor.