Okay, what I know about the car besides that it has 132k miles...not too much actually. It has had two owners. The first is from McKeesport Pa. I believe I have the last name, but only the initials of the first and middle name. He, or she owned the car for 20k miles and I believe it was sold in 96 to someone in St Petersburg Fl who drove it, uh quite a bit but also did a nice job of either replacing the interior or keeping it really nice. I'm betting the seats are recovered...they just look too good for that many miles.
The seller put a Haibeck chip to have the injectors default to on because the key switch is broken. Not sure if the check engine light was on before that but it is now.
Unfortunately I have no other records of maintenance. The oil looks great, antifreeze looks great and engine overall looks to be well maintained.
Here are some of the issufes: maybe I should start a new thread..but for now:
Tach doesn't work, bounces from <0 to >8k
Interior light flickers on while I'm driving.
steering wheel is well warn, so is shift knob. I'd like to fix this one soon.
service wheel sensor light comes on.
service engine light stays on.
right turn signal doesn't work right...problem with lever on steering wheel
bigger stuff:
KNOCK at idle when car is warm. This goes away just off of idle. It also appears to have coincide with a miss. Scared the crap out of me first time I heard it.. Sounds like a rod knock..but I thought that would be at all rpms instead of just idle.
stumbles on acceleration.
secondary pump not turning on
secondary not holding vacuum (going to the engine)
Weatherstripping..doors, pillars..but I knew that.
Paint on back bumper is slightly yellowed and theres a 4" scratch on the left corner of the bumper.
Paint overall is acceptable, but definitely not what she deserves.
That's about all I have found. I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile I've been busy reading all I can to learn what makes her tick. Pun intended
