FINALLY got a festiva!

[05zx4st]

but to bad its carb'd. got it for 300 bucks,has oil in coolant. took the head off and it looks like a new headgasket,guessing something is wrong with the head or block.


now im on the lookout for a EGT or protege to take everything from i guess.

[avitsefdrof]

blue festy

hey, i just bought the same car......carbed 89, air, for 200 dollah, blue, manual tranny, it actually runs....79k on it.......fuel tank all gummed up....flushed and lined for 170 dollah........i got free termites with it......lol......aren't they a blast?

[05zx4st]

o the car runs,guessin the head is bad. i plan on a bp swap with a 50 trim on around 15psi or so,should be fun.

[festyxfi]

That's the exact car my beloved Carbie is (was) still is, though now living a hard life with a buddy who has an uncanny ability to run things into the ground in no time. Carbed festys are fine when they run right (which is usually the case) throw a 5-spd in it while you're bringing her up to snuff and you'll get 40-48MPG all day long.

I paid $150 for mine in Idaho with 120K on it...no paperwork (VIN swap, problem solved) and NEVER let me down. One timing belt, one water pump and some front struts in 3 years. I towed other festivas across country with her. 220K now on orignal clutch even!

FX

[Wldfire]

Go to love it!!! Best thing i ever did was get my little baby! Paid $100 for my 1990, needed a new rear whee lbearing, buddy had a scrap car removal business.

Glad to see you got one! Welcome to the club!

[05zx4st]

thinking of going ahead and trying to fix this motor to be able to drive it. my lifted bronco doesnt get that great of mileage,and this way i can mess with it and still be able to drive it.

[phyaz91]

niceeeee. i just got a 91 l fuel inj the other day for 275 w/ 160k runs smooth as silk after fuel system treatment premium gas and a tune up and oil change

[05zx4st]

it was hard enough to find this one for cheap,so i just jumped on it. its a 89 l model,has the hockey stripe but its faded out,a/c isnt hooked up,shifter seems to have wayyyy to much play. gotta get under it and check it all out.

[Tim]

it was hard enough to find this one for cheap,so i just jumped on it. its a 89 l model,has the hockey stripe but its faded out,a/c isnt hooked up,shifter seems to have wayyyy to much play. gotta get under it and check it all out.

Your shifter bushings are shot. Find an Aspire and grab its bushings, I have yet to find one with bad bushings.

Replacement is a very simple job, just unbolt the linkage at the transmission and replace the bushings.


-Tim

[05zx4st]

sweet,should be a simple job then! thanks.

[freshtiva]

Good luck with it. Carbies arent the best for doing swaps if thats what you have in mind.

[05zx4st]

its just that ill have to swap EVERYTHING,pretty much have to find a full car. to part.