Well, the time has finally come <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />. The need of a reliable 4 door vehicle my aging parents can get into/out of, coupled with a lack of enthusiasm on my part for tearing the engine down again to see why the brand-new drivers-side head gasket breached means that today I allowed the State of California to refund me some tax $$$ and "retire" my '89 Raider.

For any of you local Bay Area folks, it's at the Pick-n-Pull on Commercial Court in San Jose. Brand new hoses/belts/clutch, reasonably new alternator, nearly new front crank bolt (the updated one), newly reconditioned heads, original steelies with decent tread left on the tires, an intact triple gauge console with mech. O/P gauge, working inclinometer (oil-damped and works like it did when new), and nice ISSPRO voltmeter. Tan interior, bouncy drivers-side seat. Owner's manual in the glove box. 225K on the odometer.

I've learned a huge amount about working on vehicles over the nearly seven years I've owned the truck, and I owe a big THANK YOU to everyone on here who has helped me out by patiently answering my questions.

It's been fun! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Eric W.