Bought this 89 Escort LX Wagon a few days ago, 68k miles.
Issues:
Coolant leak
oil leak
loose serpentine
damaged front bumper
damaged rear bumper cover
driver side door dent
damaged headlight (still works)
cracked dash
Pros:
new alternator
new starter
new battery
new serpentine
fresh interior
68k miles
Fixed the coolant leak yesterday. Plastic piece on radiator broke off so I drilled a slightly larger hole and pushed a barb through it. Applied epoxy on the outside for extra seal. Also flushed the filthy overflow tank.
Previous owners had been overfilling the oil tank and I assume blew out the seals. So hopefully sometime this week I’ll get around to replacing those.
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Issues:
Coolant leak
oil leak
loose serpentine
damaged front bumper
damaged rear bumper cover
driver side door dent
damaged headlight (still works)
cracked dash
Pros:
new alternator
new starter
new battery
new serpentine
fresh interior
68k miles
Fixed the coolant leak yesterday. Plastic piece on radiator broke off so I drilled a slightly larger hole and pushed a barb through it. Applied epoxy on the outside for extra seal. Also flushed the filthy overflow tank.
Previous owners had been overfilling the oil tank and I assume blew out the seals. So hopefully sometime this week I’ll get around to replacing those.
