i just picked up an 89 XT GL front wheel drive N/A, what are some trouble spots i should look out for?

 

 

-Hoops™

i just picked up an 89 XT GL front wheel drive N/A, what are some trouble spots i should look out for?

 

 

-Hoops™

 

Welcome to the board!

 

I'm not an XT guy but rust would be my first concern.

 

Good Luck,

Glenn,

82 SubaruHummer

84 GL Mad Max

01 Forester

ya, it had a good amount of rust on it, i rustoliumed what i could for now.

check your cooling system. Heat kills these cars.

 

Enjoy your car.

look out for infrequent gas stops. i had a 91 XT FWD manual and got 40 mpg (42 in the winter) on all highway driving.

 

the radiator is likely older than dirt and water pump is ???. like he said, heat will kill this engine. and you don't want to do that since this engine won't have any problems going well past 200,000 if you don't over heat it or run it out of oil.

 

to protect against overheating i'd replace the water pump, thermostat, hoses and clamps.

 

keep your eye on the oil level. or replace all the seals - oil pump, cam, crank seals are all right behind the timing belt and easy to replace if you're comfortable doing that kind of work. if not, just don't run it out of oil!