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2-check the feed coming from your headlamp switch
3-check for feed coming from the dimmer switch
4- a faulty park brake switch can cause the headlamps not to work but i don't think this is the problem is your case
Thanks WileyC. Found a burnt connection in a connector. Replaced the connector and now I have lights again.\
God I love my Geo.
Spurs1
Need help making a decision. After 199K the old girl is going through oil like a drunk at Mardi Gras and I can't figure out where it's going. There's no smoke coming out the exhaust and no leaks under the car. Radiator doesn't have any foam in it. I figure the rings are just plain worn out.
Wife says I should just turn off the life support and let the car go to into the light. I'm debating on just putting in a new motor but don't have a clue if it would be worth doing. I'm pretty mechanically inept so does anyone have any suggestions or thoughts on this issue? Where could I find a decently priced replacement motor? Am I pretty much stuck with going with a stock replacement or do I have options?
Richard :confuse:
sometimes the oil rings will become seezed causing oil to be drawn up into the combustion cambers. Sometimes the air cleaner inlet will be blocked by the addapter boot causing the engine to suck oil out of the bottom end .It does not cost that much to rebuild these engines, you could phone the auto wreakers to see how much for a used engine. if you want a break on the labour to perform the repairs check with your local vocational collage that trains apprentice mechanics sometimes you can get work done at a very good rate
I like the suggestion about the vocational school and know that one of our local high schools has such a program but I'm told there's a list of project cars already on their schedule and they won't be accepting any others.
Someone emailed me and suggested replacing it with a JDM motor but I'm not sure who to buy from.
Can anyone recommend a source?
what shape is the rest of the car in,is this car worth putting more money into it .The best deal that you will get on a engine would be from a auto-wrecker(complete engine)they usually come with some type of warranty. A rebuilt engine is not going to be complete , it will be either a short block or a long block and you will need to swap all your parts onto the reman engine(this costs money) some auto wreckers will also install the motor for you, or do you or any of your friends know of a good auto mechanic that does work at home the people I know charge @$30.00 per hr ,
thanks :confuse:
Also i was wondering what i can put in it to give me some extra horespower .. mabey a air intake??
Do you recommend rebuilding over replacing the engine? If so, what kind of price should I expect to pay for the rebuilding job?
Thanks for the info.
My firefly goes on perfectly but somthing sounds wierd in the transmission.when it get a lil high rev it sounds like there is somthing in the transmission making wierd noise like there was somthing shaking in it. The sound comes directly from the shifter unside the car. I checked to see is somthing was stuck but everything seemed nice. please help me out.
When I bought all of the goodies you mentioned to repair/replace, I also bought a new PCV valve for a few cents. I hadn't bothered to replace it, because my experience with V8s told me that, despite claims that defective PCV valves were the root of all evil, I have never replaced one to avail. To my credit, I had tried to replace it, but the securing screws wouldn't budge, and out of fear of rounding them out, I abandoned the job. One night a few weeks ago, I got a wild hair to try a new Craftsman Impact Screw Extractor I had just bought for another job, the type you strike with a hammer, on these tenacious screws. It worked perfectly. I'd highly recommend on of these goodies as an addition to any tool chest! They work great! Anyway, I replace the PCV Valve, and my son and I took the car for a spin. To my utter amazement, the car accelerated smoothly and ran like a top. I was shocked! I had put up with the stumbling acceleration and sluggish performance for over a year, all the time with the remedial part kicking around the my boot!
I'd suggest you try this with your problem. Let us know if it works for you, too.
ToyotaTed,
I did a search and your name was one that came up...
may I ask you please what is entailed with changing out the water pump on our 96 Metro, please? I bought one from Pep Boys, it has the o-ring/ gasket in the box.
Are there any tips you wouldn't mind sharing, or anything you could spell out for me, please?
Hubby is busy with a two-unit outage at San Onofre, so when he is home, which is rare, he's alseep. He needs this car for commuting, so we have a very short window of turn around time to get this project under way & wrapped up.
I'd really appreciate any help or advice from anyone reading this.
Thank you for letting me join - this seems like a wonderful forum, here!
Blessings,
Nanette
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any ideas???
anyone have any ideas or thoughts?
p10leadman@yahoo.com
I checked my own '92 Metro LSI - they have them for mine - hopefully they have them for you.
Best,
Stan
Amarillo
My take is that this is perfectly normal. After all, it's a 3 cylinder engine, running as a 4 stroke engine. I suspect that is the "cause" of the rough idle.
Just figure it this way - in addition to a great car, you also have a back, thigh, & rear end vibrator!
Knock on wood, in the 85,000+ miles I've put on the car, I've never had any engine trouble (except when the speed sensor went out in the speedometer - but that wasn't the engine itself). I just drove from Amarillo to Dallas & back - trip average around 36 mpg - the entire trip back with the top down. The engine still goes 3,000 between oil changes without having to add any extra oil.
I find the engine runs better when I rev to 6300 in 1st, 5700 in 2nd, & 5500 in 3rd. I typically don't shift into 5th until 65 mph (obviously, I have the 5 speed manual - not the automatic!). Even so, around town I get 32 - 33 mpg consistently (and have great fun doing so).
Best,
Stan
Amarillo
Has anyone successfully opened a speedometer & fixed the speed sensor inside? If so, please send instructions.
Does anyone know of a source for speedometers for the 1992 LSI (convertible) - preferably new ones or new after-market?
Thanks in advance for help - I'll keep the list posted for any driving or milage problems I experience if I can't find a speed sensor replacement. At this point (about 100 miles after the light came on) there is no noticable change in the car's performance.
Stan
Amarillo, TX
1) tune up
2) new computer
3) cleaned carb and linkages
4) fuel filter
5) PCV replaced
Ok, mechanics...what's up with my poor little car?
OBTW it is almost new, has less than 120,000 miles on it...
thanks-
P10 :sick:
Are you still planning a trip to Washington, D.C? Let me know if you're coming past Joplin.
If you want to see a picture of Fluffy check out my place on CarSpace.
Whitetop
Lisa