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Posted by Bullet Bob
on 10/19/2009, 11:16 am, in reply to "Re: When you bought the car in 1992...I had a full head of hair...."
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I have a friend with a real sweet 69 FB. The engine has around 90 K on it but he's not exactly sure. He won't drive it more than about 100 miles round trip. Says he's worried about the engine though he's made any number of 100 mile round trips in it.
I ask why and he says, "Well, it has a lot of miles on it." So I ask: Does it hold good oil pressure?, Yes. Does it smoke and consume oil?, no. Does it hammer and clank?, no. Does it idle smooth and have decent power?, sure. So I wouldn't worry about it. Engines normally give a little notice when they have problems. Not always but usually they do unless they fail catastrophically under hard use.
Funny thing...we drive our modern cars 150-200k (at least I do) and never worry about it. But an old car that runs fine makes us nervous.
JMHO Butt (thanks Sal), if it runs good, has sound tires and brakes and steering/suspension, the biggest worry is wiring/battery/alternator/water pump/rad hoses...oh, and windshield leaks in the rain.
Make sure the "consumables" are fresh and hit the road.
Phew...Sorry.
BB
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