Hahaha. . you guys see this yet??

[RidgeRunner]

Oh shoosh Brad :P . I did also mention my familys GMs, past and present of which include include a Blazer, a couple G bodies, some B bodies, a few W bodies, and Buick's finest, the Park Avenue Ultra.

[Rhedalert]

Any German car that comes into my job....if they're not surrounded by money, they usually fart out a kidney when they see the prices of labor and parts, especially parts.

[Cliff8928]

Yeah... F$%^&* German engineering, yeah right. (what i was thinking while changing the waterpump/timingbelt/seals on my brother's 325i). More off thinking "why does a car need 4 radiator hoses?" and even with the radiator removed there's hardly any room to access the waterpump...

Cliff Scott
89 BerettaGT <-gotta love those 15 minute waterpump changes!
89 Volvo740 <-thankfully minimal german influence

[Rhedalert]

Isn't volvo still sweedish?

[Cliff8928]

Yeah, It's Swedish (well, what hasn't been fordified yet)... but do you think they actually know how to make other component parts there? Like the FI and Ignition (bosch) and the suspension parts (Boge?)


Cliff Scott
89 BerettaGT
89 Volvo740

[ikessky]

Here's a question. Why doesn't GM just put out a gasket that will eliminate you from having to use RTV where the block meets the LIM? Like a typical valley pan gasket? Am I on crazy pills here or wouldn't that be a better idea?

[bszopi]

They have... its on the new 3500s.

[ikessky]

They could have given us one though for our 3100 and 3400's rather than just giving us an "updated" version of the already piss-poor design.

[Cliff8928]

Will that new 3500 gasket service the 3400?


Cliff Scott
89 BerettaGT
89 Volvo740