ok soo shes headin down hill and fast

Subject: ok soo shes headin down hill and fast Fri May 30, 2008 1:56 am

over the last two weeks my riv has been bitching
at first the tranny started to clunk
the clunk went away for a couple days
and with that the fan was rattling
then the clunk came back
but this time worse
now shes running like i put 84 oct in her when i have 94
and now the lower intake manifold is leaking like a siv
the suspension sqweeks
and the steering shutters
all i can say is F*ck

Subject: Re: ok soo shes headin down hill and fast Fri May 30, 2008 8:56 am

Sounds like a lot of unrelated problems, possibly from lack of maintenance. How many miles are on the car?

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Subject: Re: ok soo shes headin down hill and fast Fri May 30, 2008 10:14 am

you need to determine how much $$ you are willing to spend to get it running right. then we can give you a list of things to do and check. but if you dont want to invest in the riv, then i have no answer for you.

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Car ownership is going to cost money and be a PITA one way or the other. If you've got more money than time, buy a Honda or Toyota and pay someone else to maintain it. If you've got more time than money, a used Riv is an exceptional bang for the buck. You may be able to find one a little less used than what you've got - there's a guy on the site selling one with low mileage. If you have to replace the tranny, shocks, and struts, that's $2000-2500 right there. Possibly the value of your car.

Don't be afraid to ask questions - nothing will make car ownership more expensive than ignorance.

Subject: Re: ok soo shes headin down hill and fast Fri May 30, 2008 1:55 pm

The LIM gasket isn't too hard to change, the part that takes the longest is cleaning things up. Just give yourself some time and work slow.

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