That is what came to mind when I seen rotor in his answer but not sure what it is under the hood
Looking for help on buying a Monte Carlo 78
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That is what came to mind when I seen rotor in his answer but not sure what it is under the hood
Michael,
That car looks real good from the pictures. I'm convinced you are looking at a 79 model, I do believe the rear sway bars that came factory from GM followed straight across the rear end cover on the 78 models where as 79 and up had the dip in the center that followed the "pumpkin".
Your gas tank and spare tire well also show no rust in the weld seams, that is a big plus.
If you look at the tag in the drivers door at the top the VIN will be listed as wall as the date of build. Providing the door was not replaced, you can check it to the VIN plate at the left corner of the windshield.
Judging by your pictures if you are willing to put some effort into taking care of the rodent issue you would have a great starting point for a sweet ride.
A little advice...BEFORE you attempt to start the engine, remove the air cleaner and check for any rodent nests! Last thing you need is to suck Mickey or one of his cousins into the engine!
Good luck!
Bob S.
That car looks real good from the pictures. I'm convinced you are looking at a 79 model, I do believe the rear sway bars that came factory from GM followed straight across the rear end cover on the 78 models where as 79 and up had the dip in the center that followed the "pumpkin".
Your gas tank and spare tire well also show no rust in the weld seams, that is a big plus.
If you look at the tag in the drivers door at the top the VIN will be listed as wall as the date of build. Providing the door was not replaced, you can check it to the VIN plate at the left corner of the windshield.
Judging by your pictures if you are willing to put some effort into taking care of the rodent issue you would have a great starting point for a sweet ride.
A little advice...BEFORE you attempt to start the engine, remove the air cleaner and check for any rodent nests! Last thing you need is to suck Mickey or one of his cousins into the engine!
Good luck!
Bob S.
Rotor is under neath the distributor cap, its part if the electronics of the engine.
Yes the car has front rotors(brake part) but that wasn't what he was referring to.
Rotor sends spark threw distributor cap, threw the spark plug wire to the spark plug. Which all should be changed. To change any of this you don't need engine at top dead center.
Top dead center is only need to install distributor or to time in which you use timing tab and timing light.
So if you do prime(pull distributor)the engine make sure to mark where the distributor was, as in where the rotor was pointed towards.
Yes the car has front rotors(brake part) but that wasn't what he was referring to.
Rotor sends spark threw distributor cap, threw the spark plug wire to the spark plug. Which all should be changed. To change any of this you don't need engine at top dead center.
Top dead center is only need to install distributor or to time in which you use timing tab and timing light.
So if you do prime(pull distributor)the engine make sure to mark where the distributor was, as in where the rotor was pointed towards.
That is exactly what happened to me, and im pretty sure thats why my grandpa couldnt get it to start a few years agoMichael,
That car looks real good from the pictures. I'm convinced you are looking at a 79 model, I do believe the rear sway bars that came factory from GM followed straight across the rear end cover on the 78 models where as 79 and up had the dip in the center that followed the "pumpkin".
Your gas tank and spare tire well also show no rust in the weld seams, that is a big plus.
If you look at the tag in the drivers door at the top the VIN will be listed as wall as the date of build. Providing the door was not replaced, you can check it to the VIN plate at the left corner of the windshield.
Judging by your pictures if you are willing to put some effort into taking care of the rodent issue you would have a great starting point for a sweet ride.
A little advice...BEFORE you attempt to start the engine, remove the air cleaner and check for any rodent nests! Last thing you need is to suck Mickey or one of his cousins into the engine!
Good luck!
Bob S.
I know it's probably not as hard as I'm thinking it might be so I'm going to have to watch some videos on how to do it so I don't mess it up
Do you have an iphone, i would be willing to face time you and show you basically everything you would need to look at after you buy it. if you have a computer at home get a game called car mechanic simulator 2016 and play it a ton. it will basically teach you the names and looks of everything, but it will not teach you how to do tedious things like get out stripped bolts.
Yes definately watch other people do it and learn from them, you have basically all of the info you would need at your fingertips, if my dyslexic *ss can do it im sure you can.
Its easy, but you'll need books to understand your car better. If not ask !!!
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