FINALLY! It's taken me almost 4 months to find a good one.
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I'll post some pics soon.
I got a 94 that looks to have been well taken care of, for $1300. 136k, stock light green paint (still bright-no accidents), manual, A/C (works good), has modified seats because the 1st owner drove a lot of highway.
There is two cracks/missing chunks in the valance plastics, but I don't care. They're pretty minor.
It was running rough, but I found that the #2 cyl dist cap plug wire connector was heavily corroded. Autozone duralast #9007/$20 smoothed that out.
I am waiting for some Household Welder to dry on the driver's inside door handle because it was rigged without any real artistry/engineering prowess. The assembly appears to me to be of weak design. Is it common for these to break away from their mounts?
Anyway, ?s:
1. Engine light on with some previous owner paperwork that mentioned "EGR" via diagnostic testing-but not replaced. Also, there is a bracket that sits on the top of the engine that has nothing in it. It looks like it would fit something round like the EGRs that I see on eBay. Does/should it? I've got a manual on order. So, I don't have any reference for what goes there right now. It got very low emissions, but isn't the EGR a requisite to pass? Did this guy pull some tricks only to pass now and later I'll be screwed?
2. The car has some side to side roll when turning. I am thinking a sway bar and/or shocks/struts are fatigued. Does it have one (sway bar) and where should I get a good one? The struts in the back are creaking when pulling in and out of drive ways with a sloped curbs. So, I figure they gotta go.
3. Does anyone make an aftermarket rotorless ignition for the Metros?
4. The driver's window sticks pretty good when it gets close the the top of its run. Are the Metro's known for this? Any tricks or fixes? I am thinking some Teflon powder like for locks. If I can find any....
5. Radio display is fairly dim. Is there an adjustment for the brightness?
Thanks for any recommendations you have.
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