its going to be ready for summer!

mirage83 · 05-02-2009, 01:17 AM

Ah jeez, you want the whole list now?

Seriously, there's a number of things the car is probably going to need done. The tank & injectors we've already discussed, though according to their actual condition you might want to consider actually pulling the injectors and having them professionally cleaned and flow tested.

Brakes, you'll want to clean out the lines real well. Normally the fluid will gradually accumulate water, and after sitting for years it might be worse. So you'll need to flush your lines with either new fluid (or some techs I've met recommend alcohol then fluid), to allow it to pull all (or at least most) of the water out of the lines before you put new fluid in. At the very least you'll want to simply bleed your brakes until you see clean fluid coming out of the valve instead of the red/brown garbage you probably have in the lines now. And then do it again in a month or so to remove the grime and grit which will have come loose from use after sitting for so long. Brakes are a biggie, so do it right.

While we're on the subject of brakes though, I'd suggest replacing the old rubber lines in the wheel-wells with braided stainless steel lines. The old lines are probably not in great shape anyway, and the cost isn't really prohibitive.

05-02-2009, 01:17 AM	#4
mirage83 12psi boost Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 359	Ah jeez, you want the whole list now? Seriously, there's a number of things the car is probably going to need done. The tank & injectors we've already discussed, though according to their actual condition you might want to consider actually pulling the injectors and having them professionally cleaned and flow tested. Brakes, you'll want to clean out the lines real well. Normally the fluid will gradually accumulate water, and after sitting for years it might be worse. So you'll need to flush your lines with either new fluid (or some techs I've met recommend alcohol then fluid), to allow it to pull all (or at least most) of the water out of the lines before you put new fluid in. At the very least you'll want to simply bleed your brakes until you see clean fluid coming out of the valve instead of the red/brown garbage you probably have in the lines now. And then do it again in a month or so to remove the grime and grit which will have come loose from use after sitting for so long. Brakes are a biggie, so do it right. While we're on the subject of brakes though, I'd suggest replacing the old rubber lines in the wheel-wells with braided stainless steel lines. The old lines are probably not in great shape anyway, and the cost isn't really prohibitive.