Recent content by Rob

MM03, just saw and sent you a message. :beer: I'm just putting my options together at the moment. Yesterday was like hearing a family member was terminal so I wasn't exactly in a good place. I would love to get her running again THEN I can spend the summer looking for a winter vehicle. I too...

I know it will cost more. My mechanic was tossing out numbers for starters not really knowing. You and I know that 2 to 4 is probably just a good used/reman engine, no labor.

It's not that it's FAR gone, just needs pricy cosmetic repairs to regain her former glory. New England is not kind on metal. Mechanically aside from the engine she is sound. I've kept up with everything. In my day I was a fair shade tree mechanic and the 4.6 is my playground. My problem is I...

To add insult to injury during these wild times, the time has come for a choice I absolutely did not want to make any time soon. Long story of and not worth the effort of typing out, but it has been verified my engine has seized. Likely a bad oil pump that came out of nowhere. Out of my control...

Alrighty, so the latest. Thought I updated this thread weeks ago. My mistake. -Replaced EGR -New cam position sensor -Removed, inspected, and re-clamped some vacuum lines just because -Cleaned MAF -Oil, filter, fuel filter -New Crankcase Ventilation Retainer (the thing the PCV valve 'clicks'...

Alrighty sorry for the late replies fellas. SPRING UPDATE: New battery - no change. The old one was dead. I was a bad boy and didn't start it all winter, and no trickle. Oops. After the new battery, it ran pretty nice for around 50 to 75 miles. Tiny little shake on idle after a few min of...

Where in Maine?

When this was first happening, after the usual suspects were check and replaced with no lasting results, my guy went through EVERYTHING and actuated it ALL. Literally the whole Snap-On menu, every function, every applicable screen. Nothing red flagged otherwise he would have addressed it. So...

Very generous offer. Let me get her fixed up and we'll talk. Speaking of fixing up...have any half way decent body shops in the area? I'm ready to let my fingers do the walking through the yellow pages...

No need to google WHAT it is, just where to get it done. Looks like next town over from me and around $150/vehicle. Oh the good old days of spraying oil...

Ok good, so it is going into a protection mode and I don't have mysterious cascading electrical failures.

FUgh I'm so rusty on my interchangeable knowledge. Should have asked me 10 years ago and I'd be giving you part numbers. So you were the one of those cool kids with the MM/CV crosses.

That's what I thought. 98 to 2011 right? Eh, I'm not holding out hope for this one to be repaired. It's starting to bubble through along the whole top of the wheel well and seems to be accelerating. No holes yet, but I'm not pushing my luck by probing with a finger. With the million+ GMs...

My findings on Saturday: Tore into wire loom starting from PCM and moved outward. To my delight, all the connectors looked clean and wires were good. However, found totally sliced slightly larger red wire going to cruise control. Don't use cruise so not surprised I didn't notice. Soldered, heat...

It's New England and rust is inevitable. What started as a tiny bubble has inevitably blossomed into an unsightly mess on my front drivers quarter panel. Typical Panther rust... What should I expect for a quote from a body shop for a replacement? It's been ages since I've had any non insurance...