07-15-2020, 10:13 PM
as a rule on all old car (we called them beat'ers ages ago ) skipping obvious bad tires)
1: brakes, first. no leaks and stops without jerking steering wheel out hands or skips easy or pulls hard braking left or right.
2: front wheel bearings not seizing up. same with brake caliper slider pins (cheap sliders on this car they rust out) bad slider will cause caliper to jam, skid, wrecks.
3: suspension parts ready to or have failed, even missing key bolts and nuts , a huge danger or bad shocks/struts,
4: fluids, not low or bad, ALL. engine oil,coolant or brakes.
5: no fluid leaks. for sure coolant at pump or hoses (27 year old hoses are useless now)
6: thermostat replaced, no old stats should ever be used on any engine.
7: front crankshaft pulley cog , 17mm head bolt has TSB , and must be set at 94ft/lbs spec, if not it wrecks the crank snout. (right hand tread facing it)
TSB are suzuki factory warnings, " technical service bulletins"
the minor problems on this car, are leaking valve cover, none ever lasted 27 year, impossible. same with all distributor Orings. leak they will.
carbon spark plug wires are junk, get MAG wire for sure this car. Better spark is always good on any car.
60k mile cam timing belt if it goes bad,engine stops. IT can shred easy. "go GATES"
1: brakes, first. no leaks and stops without jerking steering wheel out hands or skips easy or pulls hard braking left or right.
2: front wheel bearings not seizing up. same with brake caliper slider pins (cheap sliders on this car they rust out) bad slider will cause caliper to jam, skid, wrecks.
3: suspension parts ready to or have failed, even missing key bolts and nuts , a huge danger or bad shocks/struts,
4: fluids, not low or bad, ALL. engine oil,coolant or brakes.
5: no fluid leaks. for sure coolant at pump or hoses (27 year old hoses are useless now)
6: thermostat replaced, no old stats should ever be used on any engine.
7: front crankshaft pulley cog , 17mm head bolt has TSB , and must be set at 94ft/lbs spec, if not it wrecks the crank snout. (right hand tread facing it)
TSB are suzuki factory warnings, " technical service bulletins"
the minor problems on this car, are leaking valve cover, none ever lasted 27 year, impossible. same with all distributor Orings. leak they will.
carbon spark plug wires are junk, get MAG wire for sure this car. Better spark is always good on any car.
60k mile cam timing belt if it goes bad,engine stops. IT can shred easy. "go GATES"
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