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Offline skuzzwagon

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Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« on: July 01, 2014, 03:54:10 PM »
Hey guys I just bought my first Eagle.  My brother had an SX4 when I was a kid and I've had a thing for them ever since.  111,000 miles but looks pretty clean.  She's been parked for 3 years so it's gonna take a bit of tinkering before I get it on the road.  Crossing my fingers all goes well...  I'll definitely be using the site a lot!!




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Offline vangremlin

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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2014, 04:06:49 PM »
Congrats on your new Eagle and welcome to the Den!  Looks like you have a really nice one to work with.
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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2014, 04:25:18 PM »
Looks pretty good! Welcome!
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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2014, 05:06:51 PM »
Looks like you have a good one to start with, welcome to the Den

Keep up posted on your progress

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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2014, 03:42:21 PM »
Welcome to the Den!
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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2014, 03:16:04 PM »
That is a nice, clean looking car!
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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2014, 05:02:39 PM »
Interesting username welcome to the Den
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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2014, 11:44:36 PM »
Thanks guys!  I think warwagon was taken as a user name so I had to come up with something else  ;).  Changed the fluids, new battery, new tranny gasket/filter, pulled the plugs and put a little tranny fluid in there.  Tomorrow's the big day to see if she starts!
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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2014, 04:36:55 PM »
its ALIVE!  ALLIIIIIIVE!  Started up with no problems.  Ran a little rough but evened out eventually.  Quickly discovered it has a power steering leak.  I took it for a little spin around the block.  Speedometer was bouncing wildly and a slight grinding noise coming from the rear.  Couldn't go much past 30 as the engine seemed to be bogging down a bit.  Anyways I'm happy she's running for now.  :occasion14:
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Re: Bringing an '87 wagon back from the dead
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2014, 07:48:51 PM »
Congrats on the resurrection! It's always a great feeling to put an old car back on the road again. You're off to a great start.
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