jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88red4cyl Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Looks like it will clean up nice. Have you started trying to diagnose it yet? My first guess would be timing belt and its relatively easy to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Here is some pics of some pieces that I need. The cladding is cracked/loose on the lower driver side fender and the lower drivers door trim is broke. The right side grill is broken at the top, not sure what happened but this is how I bought it. If anyone has these for sale please let me know. Also looking for a set of factory fog lamps and brackets as the originals are gone and were replaced with shitty after market ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) It cranks over strong but just won't start up. Haven't really got into it yet as I am working on a 1987 GMC High Sierra that I want to get done first. Just wanted to save the car from the scrap yard, she definitely will be my next project. Edited May 22, 2023 by jiggity76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Missing the next 3 pics again thanks to Photobucket. Original pics were of my 91 International sedan parts car that was scrapped due to major underbody structural rust issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 My 91 International 4 door sedan. Bought it for parts as it is super rusty underneath and not road safe. Has a lot of good interior parts that I need for my coupe and a extra set of pie rims. It only has 80,000 miles on it, not bad for $350 bucks I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Looks like it will clean up nice. Have you started trying to diagnose it yet? My first guess would be timing belt and its relatively easy to check. I definitely will replace the timing belt as I heard that these are very important maintenance steps to do on the DOHC motors. I will go thru all the normal service maintenance also to make sure no other problems arise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88red4cyl Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 I definitely will replace the timing belt as I heard that these are very important maintenance steps to do on the DOHC motors. I will go thru all the normal service maintenance also to make sure no other problems arise. Luckily the earlier LQ1s had a non interference design which means if the belt fails the engine won't be damaged, it just won't run. IIRC in 95ish they changed it to an interference design which will destroy the motor if the belt fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Luckily the earlier LQ1s had a non interference design which means if the belt fails the engine won't be damaged, it just won't run. IIRC in 95ish they changed it to an interference design which will destroy the motor if the belt fails. I didn't know that! Thanks for the info and for the reassurance. Not sure they would change that if it threatens to destroy the motor. Doesn't seem to make sense. This is my first W Body so I have a lot to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Wow, that could be a really nice car in the end. jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Wow, that could be a really nice car in the end. Thanks! I hope so, looking forward to it and not afraid to work hard in getting it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thats a really nice find. Hopefully the issue is nothing major. Welcome to the forum btw jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thats a really nice find. Hopefully the issue is nothing major. Welcome to the forum btw Thanks! I hope so too. Need to learn a lot about these cars so happy to find this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Welcome to the site! Looks like a nice project. jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Welcome to the site! Looks like a nice project. Thanks! Looking forward to working on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thanks! I hope so too. Need to learn a lot about these cars so happy to find this forum. Theres a lot of good information on here. Start a new thread with info so we can help you diagnose the car whenever youre ready to start working on it. jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Theres a lot of good information on here. Start a new thread with info so we can help you diagnose the car whenever youre ready to start working on it. Ok, thanks. I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyfloyd Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 that looks like one nice, well optioned coupe you got there. Can't wait to see it when you are done. I'll keep my eyes open for parts if I get around to any junkyards. jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggity76 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 that looks like one nice, well optioned coupe you got there. Can't wait to see it when you are done. I'll keep my eyes open for parts if I get around to any junkyards. Thanks! I have been making my rounds here where I live but these 1st gen cars never seem to be in the yards, must be getting hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yup, 1st gens are a pain to find ina yard. Most of em got there in the late 2000s early 2010s jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yup, 1st gens are a pain to find ina yard. Most of em got there in the late 2000s early 2010s 6 or 7 years ago now, first Gens used to be everywhere in the yards. Now I'm seeing more and more 3rd gens in there. jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I rarely see first gens anymore, 2nf d gens everywhere, third gens are getting to be pretty commonplace jiggity76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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