[V8] Need advice and help

[Charles Wurts]

On Mar 22, 2005, at 6:12 PM, subhendu basu wrote:

> Hi Folks
> I have posted before (newbie) about the 90V8 Pearl white that I bought 
> on ebay. The guy screwed me over good...let's just leave it at that. 
> Long story short, I finally saw and took possession of the car for the 
> first time last night. After giving him over $800 for repairs here's 
> what's wrong with the car:
> 1. Windshield is cracked. Long vertical crack along the antenna that 
> radiates horizontally at the bottom. Was never told about this 
> beforehand. Quote from Safelite is $593.60. Cheaper alternatives? Need 
> to resolve this in a hurry since my temporary registration has expired 
> due to the delay in receiving the car and I need to pass Maryland 
> inspection sooooon.
I don't have any experience with this one and wIll let others chime in.

> 2. The warning light for the engine temperature comes on within 5 mins 
> of starting the car. Temperature gauge is at approx 50 when it's on. 
> Temp hasn't gone above 100 but really haven't driven the car far yet. 
> Checked coolant level - coolant is full, hose to radiator is hot, 
> therefore coolant is being circulated correct? He filled it with the 
> generic green stuff despite me paying him to fill it with the correct 
> red stuff.
I have had my car into the 120s (far right side of the gauge and never 
seen a temp light)  Sounds like one of the sensors.  Normal operating 
temp varies with these beasts.  The tstat should be 87, but when its 
hot the guage may reach vertical at 100 or a little over IME.  When its 
cold, it may not go much past the first mark (about 1/4 the way up).  
We seem to be prone to clogged radiators with these older cars 
(replacement is well documented in the archives).  As for the green 
stuff, I would replace it ASAP;  most green stuff isn't friendly with 
aluminum.  Get the blue stuff from a dealer.

> 3. Driver's side rear window rolled down now it won't go up. Need to 
> get it up (no pun) since I live in the city and park on the street. 
> All other window's are fine. Fix????How???
If you are lucky, its the switch and not the regulator that has failed. 
  Have you tried both the rear door switch ( child lock off) and the 
drivers door switch?   You may also try switching the plug and play 
switches with a known good one temporarily.  Not well described, but I 
think you get the idea.  The inside drivers door handle (arm rest) can 
be removed with a hex key (6mm?)  The bolts do not come out all the way 
as they only operate a compression mechanism.  Back them out about ten 
turns and then rotate the arm rest upwards.  It takes some conviction.


> 4. Sunroof doesn't work, annoying but least of my concerns right now.
More info required on this one.

>
> I need your help with diagonses and/or someone in Baltimore I could go 
> to, to fix these things before I take it for inspection. Looking 
> forward to hearing from you folks and thanks in advance.
>
> Ben
>
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