[Project560]

The weather got really cold here so I haven't been out in the garage for a few days. Thanks for the advice AKCJ and 88Silver924S. I will probably pull off the intake soon so that I can change the AOS o-rings and clean-up the hose situation. I keep adding to my Pelican grocery cart and will place an order soon.

As far as what I have done already, I have replaced the cap, rotor, plugs and wires, cleaned up the throttle body and cleaned up the contacts and tested the air flow meter. The AAV seems to be working too. The gas tank was empty when I put in new gasoline and I added some injector cleaner, but I don't doubt that the injectors need to be replaced. I have a new fuel filter, but haven't installed it yet.

Since the O2 sensor wasn't connected for the first part of my troubleshooting I pulled the new plugs and they were all black. I wasn't certain whether the black plugs were because it was running rich or because it was burning oil. I guess it could be both because of the AOS o-rings, but I also did a compression test and all cylinders were just over 150 psi. That's good news. I will get new plugs and run it again now that the O2 sensor is working.

Meanwhile, the cooling fan doesn't seem to be running on low speed so I will dig into the cooling fan resistor circuit. The transaxle also looks like it has been sitting too long. I will be putting in new oil and then looking more closely at the linkages to try and get it to shift so I can move it up and down the driveway.

I was looking for a project car to fill in some spare time now that my kids are getting a bit older. This car looks like it will keep me busy for quite a while yet and it is a fun challenge. The car only cost me $560 Canadian (<$400 US) and it is giving me hours of enjoyment so far. As my wife says, it cost less than a trip to Costco...I am sure that I will spend a bit more than that by the time I am all done.