April 29, 2005
Neon update
The Neon work continues. Bought all of my oem parts yesterday...ouch. This is apparently what $650 worth of parts should cost. Not nearly as cool and shiny as I'd like for that kind of money.
Looking at that picture, I'm thinking they sold me the wrong motor mount...that might be a lower mount, and I need the upper mount. That one looks too big. The other parts:
- head gasket kit (all the top end gaskets)
- timing belt
- water pump
- timing belt tensioner
- idler pulley
- head bolts
- water pump and throttle body gaskets
- sealant
I still have to buy the new a/c compressor, because I went to Autozone last night, and all the guy could find was an expensive one that wasn't in stock anywere. :-P I knew I had seen one cheaper online, it was just in an odd place - it seems that a compressor and clutch cost way less than a compressor alone!
The head is at a shop getting checked out and fixed right now. The person that recommended it said "don't be fooled by the exterior", and now I know why - it's a store that sells generators and chainsaws! A guy from the back of the store came out when I said what I needed to have done, and he seemed completely unrelated to the rest of the store. :-P He immediately noticed that the head had already been worked on at least once, and it had overheated at some point. At any rate, he should be able to fix the hole, then tell me what else is wrong with it. Won't be ready until Monday, unfortunately. :-(
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