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Re: Chopin's New Red 1988 Celica SX * * * Pictures Included ! * * *	Wed, 30 March 2005 13:01

Hi Guys, sorry i ahvent been on much, i didnt have the mood, and mostly didnt have the time to check things out.. Its time for an update! As good as what i thought this car was, i'm now faced with many problems. I wanted to fix it, but i dont have the required skills, yet i dont have the knowledge. So before i give my car to someone who's gonna blab on on how to fix it and what needs doing, i'm going to ask you elite expert ST162 engineers. 1/ i can tell for sure my gasket is GONE!! Actually, i believed them to be gone when i first bought it, as engine oil has been missing and white smoke / blue smoke from the back as i was told and believed it to be burning rich. But guessed thats not the case. Also, some oily substances in the radiator, + a bit of milky stuff on the engine oil cap. I remember when i had my white car, after a smooth drive, i could take the radiator cap off to inspect that coolant was sufficient, it wont blow out on me. Different story from the red, ENORMOUS Pressure, not to mention that when i went to see it first time and when the acr was warming up, Water level kept raising. I've READ RECENTLY that this is a HG problem, correct me if im wrong. 2/ I dont want to swear, but FUCKEN HELL, the Passenger side Electrical window's problem of not goin up carried over to my red car, i can wind the window down both on the passenger side and driverside, BUT NEITHER WILL MAKE IT GO UP, well if you tried 10000 times it will work once. So fuck all to that window i electronically locked the bastard. 3/ Suspension is also on the way out, but will keep the car in one piece 4/ One of my main concerns, the good OL 162 2nd GEAR SYNCRO problem At frist, when i saw the car, i was lead to believe that it was because the car hasnt been driven for a while. Wrong here again, faced with an issue now with either Gearbox or reconditioning it. Ok, the above is only a taste to whats coming to hit me i know, more than ever, regret has punched me in the face. "WHY THE FUCK DID I SELL MY COMPLETELY GOOD RUNNING WHITE LIGHTNING" and to that i only find one fucken reason, im a dickhead. I thought i could achieve something from scratch, but didnt realised that i had many problems that i dont know how to face. Question is, Should i fix it and sell it? Answer? I so 80% want to, cause this is my 2nd Celica in 6 month, yet both have their different problems. Where the Whitelightning was on cosmetic and me being so picky on shit.... And now i got a perfectly good shell that i wanted... but the mechical side of it is really god damm poor. FIRSTLY, i dont want to make it sound like that i'm angry at the seller, hell no. But what does amaze me is the fact that these problems were seen before i bought it, yet i had answers that were somehow dishonest, i cannot question about the mechanic that suposidly 'checked the smoke' and said it was only fuel... But its really suspectable as to why he would say some shit like that while it was clearly engine oil burning. However, i love the car, so i'm planin to face these things one by one. I'm so low on cash now due to myself owing a loan and i'm on a traineeship wage, i really need economical suggestions. to tackle the problems i think these are the main things i need to address first. 1/ Enigne oil burning Head Gasket gone - what can i do? 2/ Syncro is fucked What options do i have? 3/ My CV joints are also GONE! How much to replace or repair Mostly i need to know Where i can get these things sorted, How long it will take, and how much approx to get these done by a professional. I'm so sorry that i'm soundin so angry, its because i'm, and i'm really upset at the things that happened. When i bought the car, I never doubted a single thing, but now i must hessitate to do a double check, i'd prefer a triple check and a confirmation from my best buddy ROBST162. If i can get those above fixed with an economical bracket, then i'll definately keep the car, else i'll bite the dust and sell it as a project car. Remember the shell is 100%, no rust, only a few small dent + scratches on LHF BTW, tell me something guys, this car used to be an AUTO, it was converted into manual, i'm trying to find out if the ECU is the same? I'm really looking forward to you guys giving me some solutions. I thank you all for your time in reading this, and i do apologize in regards to my swearing, and i do wish that the next update i post will be something positive. I DONT regret in getting this red car, cause it's given me quite a bit of knowledge. However, i do regret in life that i sold my white lightning, cause that was a fucken stupid move! DJ you shoulda came over and punched my head ! But in the end the blame was not intended to anyone but myself for being a big fool and sold the celica!! Again i thank you, and be well Chopin [Report message to a moderator]

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