stevo151617

still for sale, didnt know that there was a selling forum. guess it dont matter. i dont caer who buys it! i know the car is maybe at half its potential mileage, i dont care, i picked this car up for 150$ and have done nothing but pounded it. it just wont die, and im sick of trying! someone please take this thing!

i have a 91 loyale wagon, 5spd. i just installed a manual 4wd lever because the 4wd linkage broke. i have around 150k on it, 4 new tires fresh oil change. brand new plugs/wires. fuel filter and distributor cap and rotor are also new. needs minor exhaust work. asking 200$ please email me for details stevo151617@yahoo.com. local buyers only. thanks!-steve b. the car is located in rochester, ny.

also, a fluid capacity spec. would be super!

yeah, ive heard about the whole atf thing, never sounded like a great idea, it gets cold here, like -10 in the winter as the worst i remember. i heard royal purple makes a great gear lube. also, what should i use in the rear diff.? same stuff? i will look into the Redline 75w90NS though! thanks!

a week ago i was at my hunting camp and my 91 loyale failed to start, cranked like it should, but no start, i assumed it was my rusty ignition coil. i took it out and cleaned up all the terminals on the pigtail. started up fine after i re-assembled. i just got home from a trip out of state where my car had to sit for a few days. it did the same thing again. decide to cycle the key about 3 or 5 times to get enough fuel into the system, it finally started, im thinking i need a fuel filter, ive put new plugs, wires, cap and rotor in, so thats about all thats left. as long as the car doesnt sit for a few days im good. i cant tell you if its the rain that does it cus it rains here every day. any ideas?

1991 loyale 5spd. when i bought the car a year ago i changed the lube in the manual trans. i put in 80w90 as per the owners manual...i was wondering if anyone had an alternative that wont set up as hard in the winter, heat up faster and give me better fuel mileage! any ideas? thanks! :headbang: rock on

i had the opposite problem but could be related. i was stuck in 4wd in my 91 loyale wagon 5speed with the same pushbutton 4wd. the solenoids are on the left fender/firewall area up near the master cylinder (where you add brake fluid). i could hear them click so i knew that that was good. i then traced the vaccuum line that those solenoids controlled. that line runs to a large "diaphram" located on the left (drivers side) of the transmission.from that diaphram controls the action of a cable that runs all the way around the top of the transmission to the right side of the transmission, where it hooks to a linkage that goes into the transmission.at the point where the cable connects to the linkage, the cable snapped. it snapped in the 4wd position. i cut a hole in the floor and hooked up a manual lever to the linkage because im cheap. it is more than likely your cable may have snapped if you pushed the button on the stick while you were moving and it is stuck in 2wd and when you push the button on the stick the cable is hitting the linkage and not quite making it all the way into 4wd. sometimes these things are tricky with when to put into 4wd and when not to. if you find that you need the solenoids or the diaphragm i would be willing to remove them, sell and ship them to you. let me know!

i have the same problem, im just too lazy to bleed the brakes. im in western new york, and i have a difficult time finding new parts at parts stores, mainly oddball items like relays and switches, which seem to be the most common on my 91 loyale. overall a great running car that gets excellent gas mileage!

when the heater core failed, you may have overheated the engine and blown out one or both of the head gaskets. the heads could have become warped enough to change the way the valves seat, causing a bad seal, that would surely explain a lack of power..so would a head gasket leak though. how does it sound while running? what color is the exhaust smoke? are you losing coolant anywhere other than the heater core? white exhaust smoke is a sure sign of an internal head gasket leak.

dangerous? you mean like losing total control of the wheels at any given point with no way to save my own life? yeah i thought about that. it is a 2 joint set,it should lock up and be hard to turn before its bad enough to kill me..plus, ill just muscle it until i can turn. thats the difference, where some people care, i tend to roll the dice and see what happens..ill tell you what though, i made damn sure that those pinch bolts were tighter than a...u know what...! my most extreme driving conditions will be in the winter, thats all im concerned about, plus ill go on the trail once in a while..but nothing deep, i dont really have any upgrades other than some wintermaster tires and some coil spring helpers in the back(i haul pallets for bonfires, sometimes i sag!) i wouldnt mind having an extreme off road machine, but it would have to be a jeep, i couldnt imagine using something with a wheelbase as long as the loyale for anything other than light trails(with the exception of the crazy guys lifting these things and putting on the swampers) thats all for me, once again i am in debt to you guys for all of your help! thanks! steve-o

nah, i only got one soob, and the only other dude in the area with one is a jerk and he wont sell parts for cheap, ill never find one of these in a junkyard near me at all, and even then im sure it has been plucked clean of any useful parts. i would have no problem with occasionally removing the set and lubing them, but i wish they made a rag-joint alternative! when i had it apart, i did think about putting it back in backwards, because the way it comes out of the firewall and the way the rack is positioned, it puts alot of an angle on the joints that are actually damaged, so i figured if i reversed it, i could keep the damaged joint up near the less "important" part and possibly save myself the hassle of removing and lubing again...but that seems risky because of the way it is splined. plus the bolt channels on the splines are slightly different, nothing that cant be altered, but who knows...maybe ill try that next!?thanks for the help! steve-o

i would really be intrested in any alternative wiper systems available, because my 91 loyale wipers suck! worst wipers ever!

yeah, it worked,wasnt able to inject any grease but i did leave the set in a bucket of motor oil for about an hour, then the joints moved better" not as good as the rest though, i have a feeling one of the roller bearings may have jumped out. if i was to replace this set (god knows i dont want to be down in there again) what would i call the set and/or is there a part number available? thanks- steve-o :headbang: :headbang: :banana: :headbang: rock out bananas!

good call! thanks! looks like 2 pinch bolts and thats it right?

ill check that but im pretty sure you are on the right track, if these u-joints are bad, i should feel some binding with the wheels up too right? and another question, when you replaced your "knuckles" as i like to call them, did they come in a 3 peice set? or did you individually replace the u-joint that was bad? thanks alot! steve-o :headbang: rock on!

p.s. im in upstate new york, there is no way im getting any thing from a junk yard that is going to be good, we use alot of salt here and i think i have the only loyale wagon in the tri-county area! ill just have to bite the bullet and pay the fools at advance auto parts!

yeah, im not too worried about the bearing, but i am worried about the steering, winters get rough around here and i just want to make sure i can turn. i had an assistant turn the wheel while i looked at the u-joints in the steering shaft, i didnt notice any binding or loosness. for the longest time i had a bad belt and you couldnt turn the wheel unless you were moving or else it would squeal loud, but ive been on vacation for the last week and some people were using my car and im pretty sure theyre too dumb to know that loud noise+resistance=stop doin whatever your doing... i put a new belt on, and like i said, i didnt see any looseness in the u-joints in the steering shaft. i havent looked but im pretty sure that there should be some type of rack bearing on or below the input shaft to the rack, if there is could someone let me know, or if they have a torque spec. that would be great! thanks-steve-o :headbang: :headbang: rock over london, rock on chicago!

i prolly should have read this before cranking my belt to its max thinking it was the pump...im gonna go "undo" that. thanks for the help!

two problems, well one problem and a big "what the heck" issue. neither of them really problems. Today, i put my 1991 loyale up to rotate the tires, and check the tie rods..etc...everything was ok, but the right rear wheel bearing was kind of sloppy, i was basically wondering if it is a pressed in bearing, or is it something i can do with a slide hammer and a punch bearing installer tool? my other issue is with the power steering, what a mess! i have no leaks, the pump seems fine. i have limited power steering assist, by this i mean, it is hard to turn while sitting still and when im moving, the wheel turns in what i like to call "bursts". meaning that within one turn of the wheel i have assist then none, then assist, than none. EVERY TIME! i replaced the belt, it really didnt make too much of a difference other than it stopped squealing. any ideas? i would like to know about the bearing too! thanks! steve-o

actually ive been reading some of the past threads, and the contacts within the gear cover on the wiper motor keeps coming up, is it at all possible the reman wiper motor i got could have bent contacts on the gear? it would make alot of sense that they burn out or get melted!

there is a ground coming off the harness to the motor/gear cover plate, im assuming this is the ground you were referring to, i put a wire in with the screw and the existing ground, ran the other end to battery negative, no change in operation, plenty of sparks though...could you reccomend what constitutes as a "good ground"? other than plain, non painted metal? dont forget this is a brand new reman wiper motor too... thanks for your help!

thats weird because the mist setting works marvelous...but ill try it!

i always looked at my loyale and said "if i took this.....and cut here.." but i never had the cohones to do it, looks great! i did the same thing with a 88 chevy nova...because it was a car and a truck...we called it the el caNOVA...el camino + nova = el caNOVA, i wish i could weld...

check for vaccuum if vaccuum actuated, check for power if electrically controlled.

seriously, i dont want to sound like a tool here, but im about to take it to a dealer its making me so mad!