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Welcome indeed, that color is wonderful!
I hope you will enjoy your VDP as much as I do enjoy mine.
Then, take your time to work through the work it (probably) needs, which is a bit more than only the tensioners.
Check hoses (specially those in the valley), replace the thermostat (even if it works now), change the thermostat tower for an alloy one, change liquids, and plan for a transmission oil refresh, plus a new solenoid.
Then I am sure I forgot some other issues, but this forum will tell you all about them.
Welcome indeed, that color is wonderful!
I hope you will enjoy your VDP as much as I do enjoy mine.
Then, take your time to work through the work it (probably) needs, which is a bit more than only the tensioners.
Check hoses (specially those in the valley), replace the thermostat (even if it works now), change the thermostat tower for an alloy one, change liquids, and plan for a transmission oil refresh, plus a new solenoid.
Then I am sure I forgot some other issues, but this forum will tell you all about them.
All good advice, and all things I will do, and all things I learned about here as a silent observer. The internet, and forums like this, are wonderful things.
Lovely looking car, do you intend to do the timing chain tensioners yourself?
If not, I'm curious what they cost in Northern Cal, I'm in So Cal, and I've been quoted $2700 for my '99 VDP with 74k miles.
Lovely looking car, do you intend to do the timing chain tensioners yourself?
If not, I'm curious what they cost in Northern Cal, I'm in So Cal, and I've been quoted $2700 for my '99 VDP with 74k miles.
I am going to do them myself, I was quoted $3,000 by the local "Foreign Car" shop, (that included replacing the water pump and thermostat manifold). I figure I can do it myself for around $800, that counts chains, complete tensioner set, complete gasket set, harmonic puller, harmonic holding tool, replacement harmonic bolt, cam align tools, water pump, metal thermostat manifold, thermostat, new hoses, oil, anti-freeze, serpentine belt, and spark plugs.
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Last edited by Carnival Kid; 01-18-2018 at 12:11 PM.