yeah...what to do about my car..

cudvig · 09-06-2005

Ok so my car is broken. Im at college... kinda hard to fix a car when your 2 hours away... anyway. I was talking to dane the other day and was thinking of parting it out? I dunno if anything is worth it anymore.
this sucks, i go to college to start something new.. and my parents are on my ass about selling my car. I dont want to sell it at all. I know its just a stupid easy fix. and plus i know its worth more than what i want for it. what i want isnt much at all. but still parents > me. But that wont be the story in 4-5 years thank god!

anyone wanna like tell me a story thats shitty, maybe make me feel better? i dunno somethings help during shitty down periods in life. any advice? besides jumping on the anti-dsm bandwagon.

-Colin

fievel · 09-06-2005

i will purchase said car for a crisp two dollar bill.

**JET** · 09-06-2005

How about telling us what the problem is and maybe we can give you a solution to fix it?

dsm10sec · 09-06-2005

If you end up parting it out, I'll take the block. I'm possibly even interested in the car if the price is right.

**scheides** · 09-06-2005

I parked the love of my life, a nice shiny 1983 vw gti while I was at school. I eventually sold it to my brother, and he destroyed it (drove it into a slew, drove it through fields, and blew up the tranny, etc. etc).

If your dsm ran, would you have it with you at school? If so, perhaps you can fix it during off times on the weekends? Otherwise, consider finding a place to get it running and then park it for a while, or just sell it. There are a LOT of nice dsm's out there, if you loose one now, you'll find another one, trust me!

x1genx · 09-06-2005

If it makes you feel better I am in the same boat as you colin. Both of my cars are about 90-95% put together and they are both in minnesota and I moved to dayton ohio last january while they were both down for the winter. Now I have plenty of money to finish both cars and I am stuck here not being able to take the proper time off from work to do so. I have like 700 miles between me and my vehicles and the kicker is I also drive a cavelier z24 as my daily driver.....

hmmnn....dsm and my turbo'd teg OR the daily driver z24.........

:bleh:...i think its a toss up

Pimpin Dsmstyle · 09-06-2005

I got hit by an idiot I knew in school and totalled my pride and joy. Had a 3k loan out on it, 2000k was left at the accident, I think I got 1500 in parts. I lost money on my project car and it never became a project.

slowbubblecar · 09-06-2005

[QUOTE=Pimpin Dsmstyle]Had a 3k loan out on it, 2000k was left at the accident, I think I got 1500 in parts.

2000k loan, wow, that is one high interest rate if it is just gaining and gaining.

cudvig · 09-06-2005

the problem is the tranny and its got a leak somewhere near the bellhousing/transfer case. I have no idea whats wrong. I am afraid to drive it anywhere. tonight i played some poker with my floor mates and won so thats sorta a good thing?

-Colin

**JET** · 09-07-2005

Not much of an explaination! Does is still drive? Is the tranny crunchy? Does it go in all the gears? Give us some info!!

EclipseGST · 09-07-2005

Get it down to Winona and give me a call. We can work on it at my place if you would like so you can get it back up and running, either that or figure out what the real problem is. If you need help getting it down here let me know.

Also, as JET stated, more info.

Jed · 09-07-2005

I'll second that. Is the car in Winona? We've got a pretty nice dsm crowd, I'm sure someone could help you get it back up and going.

cudvig · 09-07-2005

well it leaks between the transfer case and bell housing. The tranny is fine. I know i screwed up the shifter cables since they dont look right and the shifter only lets me shift from 3,4,5,R. Other than that it drives fine. Engine is strong as hell still. Thats why I dont wanna give it up. It would have to be towed down to winona. I mean i could drive it down here? but I wouldnt want to risk the tranny getting it here. If i could possibly get it here and you guys could help me that would be soo awesome. I'll see what my mom thinks of this idea.

EclipseGST · 09-07-2005

I'm sure between Jed and I, possibly even Vassil, we can get it back together and running again in no time!

On another note: I dont know about cedar falls. I might make it, I might not. I'll let you know.

cudvig · 09-07-2005

hey what about me in that equation to fix the problem? haha well i talked to the mom and she wants me to let the car go...but i dunno, how much would towing it down here from rosemount, about 2 hours north of winona be? oh well just keeping my options open. thanks for helping me guys. Ill most likely be getting ahold of you sometime soon.

-Colin

**JET** · 09-07-2005

The only thing in that area that should be able to leak is the input shaft seal. Are you sure it is tranny fluid and not oil? The rear main is right there too. The axle seal is close to the same area.

If it isn't a seal, then it is probably a crack in the tranny. Check the tranny all the way around for signs of a crack. If you forgot a dowel pin, they are prone to cracking.

Enes · 09-07-2005

i had a leak from same area, it ended up being a crack in the housing. The axle seals weren't put in place right and leaked oil out, i didn't notice or hear any noises.
I checked the seals, and replaced them it kept leaking, replaced seals again, it kept leaking. went throu about 3 sets of seals and finaly took the trany off.
The Diff bounced around a little and put a hole in the housing. not a full hole but a crack with small peace missing like a pin hole, enough for a small leak.

So yeah. it could be that. It was leaking onto the cross member and was spreading around, hard to see whree its coming from, but you could see it coming out of the bell housing if you paid attention closely.

-E

cudvig · 09-07-2005

well from what i remember there was a crack on the bellhousing. It was on the hole that has the bolt and nut from the transfer case? if that makes any sense.... but i should check into the input shaft seal. hey enes? i sent you a PM you should check...

-Colin

Enes · 09-07-2005

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Swifty1638 · 09-07-2005

..just drink that 151 ya got..shit that was some stuff! Anyway, i got my DSM working again..cooling at an efficient 184 degrees now..no longer the 204 it was. My rents tell me my car causes headaches for me, and them hearing about it all the time, but meh..it's still my car, and i still drive it everywhere..so whatever!

ok. seriously, i gotta get back down there sometime..

-A. Swift