The car was in great shape when I drove it off previous owner’s garage 6 months ago. Only wear is a leaky tie rod bushing, a hole on the coolant reservoir chewed through by mouse and 4 brand new looking tires that were out of round for setting there for a long time which I, of course, replaced them. Though it is under amazingly low 60k miles on the meter, the driver side guide was broken when I open the chain cover. On adding the ATF cooler, I bypassed the radiator and added a Magnefine filter.
I sincerely thank for the info provided here which enable me to get the job done. Therefore I like to share the pic. Any advice and suggestion on making the car better at this point is greatly appreciated.
One thing I like to share seems never been mentioned, when I was working on the chain guide, the sprocket accidentally slid out of the key on the crankshaft. At the same time the cam popped backward along with the chain and the crank sprocket. Now I am screwed as a weekend DIY hobby mechanic. After I got hold of myself the next morning, I removed the crank angle sensor and turned the cam sprocket and push the sprocket back on the key. Phew......
Anyway, I love car; every now and then I love to crank up on AC/DC and punch hard on the gas until it hits 130 or so just to get the taste of youth. This machine can do it!
Thanks again,
Bruce
