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Surprise #28, this one really discouraging: After about the 20th fully-warmed-up trip in this still-new-to-me 85T4D without any sign of coolant leakage, suddenly it dripped about a cup of coolant onto the pavement, then into the receptacle I then placed there. While it was dripping, I laid down to s...

I salute you, fellow Septuagenerian ARCHINSTL. I realize it's possible that I'm abusing my age claim. Too bad I can't reach Petros yet. Clearly he knows how to open that gas cap. I called Stant with the gas cap's part number and nobody there had heard of the problem! Without my girlfriend's car on o...

I've just recently purchased an 85 T4D from Petros, who procured, checked on, worked on, and delivered it coast to coast -- all for a price, which I willingly paid. I've admired Petros's skills, knowledge, and enterprise for years. They are clearly head and shoulders better than mine. However, at th...

Right hand signal FINALLY solved, so both sides now work. To summarize: as reported already, the center contact was fine, and the shell was several thousand ohms to ground. I never succeeded in my attempts to pierce into the pertinent wire. Today I bit the bullet and cut it. It was perfect ground, s...

CORRECTION OF MY 6-2-17 ENTRY: Upon further study, I see that I got the wire colors and functions 100% wrong, and the half of the connector I focused on is working fine! The center contact is energized by a light green wire with a yellow stripe ("G-Y" in the FSM); in my report above, I cal...

Thank you for all of your suggestions. Here's my report for the LEFT signal: I tried most of those suggestions, still no light. I confirmed that the center contact was energized and that the shell was grounded, nonetheless no light. I scraped and used vinegar on the shell's rust, still no light. Her...

Jimcrazy, THANK YOU for the picture. It's very similar to what I was using, certainly the right diameter, but much shorter, and more potent in that length. Have you used it to remove rust in a socket? It looks like it might not reach the grooves. I would really like to find a version of that tool th...

Hello friends, I'm diving into this track because the beautiful 85T4D that Petros remarkably procured for me and drove across the country has nonworking front turn signal lights. Unhappily, that's a Massachusetts safety inspection problem. With Petros's remote help, we've troubleshot the problem dow...

Another update, and confession, and apology: All along, I've insisted that what's leaking is not gasoline, but only vapor. Evidently I was wrong from the beginning. The evidence: After roughly three months of non-use, the gas indicator went down from 1/3 tank to the empty mark. Now when I try to sta...

A quick update: the weather has begun closing in hard and my age is showing, slowing this project to less than turtle speed. I had already mentioned failed muffler and a hole in muffler feed pipe. That actually got dramatically worse as I drove home the last time. The entire exhaust system collapsed...

Thank you Petros and Archinstl, I'll give it a go. Archinstl, how do I get at those rubber hoses?

Thank you Petros and friends for fanning my hopes! I did have to take mine off the road a couple of weeks ago. The gas smell was everywhere EXCEPT the engine compartment. This is with a less-than-half-full tank. Nobody has found a wet spot. On its last trip home, the depleted muffler fell off and th...

Wow, what an amazing offer, and opportunity!

Because there's so much personal, I'm sending the beginning of my voluminous response via private message. Tell me if you'd prefer it posted for all.

Your sympathy has come right when I need it most. I am truly grateful. To xirdneh, I'm already in debt to you for that strut base. OF COURSE I'll save the transmission. It's "younger" than the car. It came from my first 1985 which died in 2005 at 194k miles. Now it has another 70k. If you ...

Despite all of your kind efforts, I fear that I have to give up on this project -- AND on this car! I hate to use the insulting language mainstream people employ, but I'll say it here: it's a rust-bucket, VERY seriously rusted. While I've been messing with the muffler, the gas smell has gotten much ...