Rubber side down

[geod919]

Let's start with a little about the car.

It's a green, 1997 Saturn SW2a. Purchased with 67,180 miles for $800.00
It has lots of power options, everything but a sunroof and rear discs.
This is what it looked like where I picked it up from.



So far I've put a used starter on it, a brand new Interstate battery, and the sawtooths off of my last car.




Plans are for reliability first, looks second, and a little horsepower later.

I have Oil pressure and volt gauges to install sometime soon, as well as an egr block off and pcv catchcan.
It also starts slowly, like it cranks over several times before starting. I've had a few people tell me that it could be spark plugs?
I'm willing to try those, as that is only a $10 purchase.

[aeroblu22]

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try this for startup issue:

turn key to on position, wait for fuel pump to stop whining, try starting engine. see if it still takes several turn overs to fire, or if it fires right away.

[stevejr47]

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nice red L series next to the wagon

[codytheoutlaw]

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try this for startup issue:

turn key to on position, wait for fuel pump to stop whining, try starting engine. see if it still takes several turn overs to fire, or if it fires right away.

if its cold out, my cobalt wont start unless i do that. the wierd thing is i can bump the key and it will crank till it starts on its own, so it will crank untill i put the key in the off position.

/cool story bro

[redhotFTW!]

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Yea, its a 97, wait until you hear the fuel pump stop priming then start. Common issue on that gay pump. Walboro makes a replacement

[scottyr94]

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I do that out of habit anyways. Especially if you put a Walbro in, you can hear it prime.

[geod919]

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It does get better if I let it prime. It still rolls over 2 or 3 times, but not the 10 or 15 times like it was.the coupe didn't do that, and it was a 97...

[punkboySL2]

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i had a 97 pump in my sedan, i always let it prime first.

good luck with the wagon.

[geod919]

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Gauges installed. They work, but the oil pressure gauge is WAY off. It's an electrical, with only one wire from the sending unit. It measures resistance then? I suppose what gauge wire I'm using is critical then right?

[geod919]

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Drove around campus, then my camera battery died. lol
Also, automatically super high iso and shivering from the cold makes terrible pictures.






edit: needs more lows =[

[geod919]

I miss it =[

[andrew88]

Why did you sell?

[geod919]

See at the top where it says bought for $800? I invested $40 in it and was then offered $2500.

[andrew88]

I saw the paid 800 but did not see what you got for it. Nice job.
Once job is figured out you going to get another turd?

[geod919]

Yeah. The jeep is killing me with its <20 mpg's
Next one will either be a 1/2g coupe or a 1g wagon.
Bolt ons and suspension and maybe other little DD niceties.