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60133 miles - PJ Grady 12/96
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61208 miles - PJ Grady 01/97
The first stop at Grady's was because the car
overheated one night when I picked it up from valet parking at Newark airport.
Fearing a leaking radiator, I had the car trailered to Grady's. Since I knew I
would be away for a week in Jan, I made a follow-up appointment for the 60,000 mi. major tune-up.
Dec, 1996 - Find overheating problem,
fix the A/C mode switch, and check the front-end shimmy.
 Overheating: They really didn't ever find
anything major that might have caused the overheating. They re-torqued the head to
minimize a small water leak at the head gasket and adjusted the valve clearance. The air
filter got replaced since it was dirty.
A/C-heater mode switch: Rebuilt the pneumatic A/C mode
switch.
Front end shimmy: Re-attached R/H stabilizer clamp
(the bolt had fallen out) and re-torqued/loctite the remaining bolts.
Replace the engine cover stay/prop: I
broke it by forcing the cover. Blame the owner, not the car! I forgot about the simple
latch!. Stupid me! The $50 replacement will teach me not to forget next time!
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Jan, 1997 - 60,000 mi. major service.
60,000 mi service: This calls for replacement of ignition
wires, distributor cap & rotor, spark plugs, fuel filter (air filter too, but that was
new!), lambda oxygen sensor, and A/C- starter- and generator-belts. The brake system was
flushed, and the CO emissions adjusted to spec. The parts-kit alone cost $300, about twice
what it used to cost for the same tune-up on my wife's 1979 Volvo ten years ago. Not
too bad, all things considered!
Jan 1997 - Other
problems which were discovered.
Play in the steering: Replaced rack-and-pinion steering
rack (a flange was broken) with a Grady-rebuilt one. The tie-rod ends were replaced, along
with the stabilizer-bar bushings.
Rear training arm bolt slightly bent: Replaced.
Radiator end caps leaking: After my overheating
experience, I had it replaced with a brass one.
Clutch slave cylinder leaking: Replaced.
Squeaking brakes: They replaced the front pads and
de-glazed the rotors (N/C).
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