[ColoradoSteve]

Anyone who has been working on these cars for a while rarely hears the words 'cheap and easy ' when it comes to repairs, so I was totally delighted when it happened for me. For more than a year now, my '83 NA has had trouble starting, especially when hot. Seemed like I had to crank the motor sometimes at least ten minutes before she started. It was an intermittent thing, and if I parked on a hill, I could always compression start it, so I let it go until finally I had enough. After doing some research on this forum and Clark's garage, it seemed like the fuel pressure regulator was a good place to start ( I had already replaced vacuum hoses and fuel filter, rebuilt injectors) . Part of the job involved removing the fuel pump fuse and while I was doing that I saw that there was a blank space that was supposed to contain an intermittent wiper relay. Since I hardly ever drive the car when it's raining, it never really bothered me that the wipers did not function correctly. They did work, but I had to juggle the switch to get them back to resting again and I had no intermittent function at all. So I ordered a new relay. Installed the FPR and relay - both problems solved! Even had to drive the car in the rain so I could enjoy the 'intermittent' function, very cool! Wish every repair was this easy!
Now on to the next thing...new exhaust system. Suggestions on this are welcome, thanks guys!