What's The Most Frustrating Part Of the C4 To Work On?
10-29-2004, 08:27 PM
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What's The Most Frustrating Part Of the C4 To Work On?
I thought I'd start this thread because...well it's fun to do!!! I just replied to a post where someone was frustrated working on their car. So I got this idea to start this thread. A lot of guys and gals (politically correct) out there have worked on your cars for years. And probably have a list of the least favorite things to do. Soooo.....I thought I'd start with...
The plastic clips that hold the door lock paw or pawl to the rod that connects to the latch mechanism. Isn't this a neat job to do? I can't even reach my fingers in there, I got to use a pair of pliers, screwdriver, I'm already getting mad just thinking about it.
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The plastic clips that hold the door lock paw or pawl to the rod that connects to the latch mechanism. Isn't this a neat job to do? I can't even reach my fingers in there, I got to use a pair of pliers, screwdriver, I'm already getting mad just thinking about it.
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10-29-2004, 08:31 PM
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Just about everything cept putting air in the tires
10-29-2004, 09:57 PM
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almost anything under the hood. Had the hood up one day, & a neighbor came over, looked, & said "man! with that hood like that, that car must be a breeze to work on". 
10-29-2004, 10:39 PM
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cleaning out the radiator cavity ( 4 hard hours of precision work, so many screws that you didnt lose...and for what, you cleaned under the radiator)
Spark plugs.....and wires....ack!
ah, changing the fog lamps, with a bulb broke off in the housing....eeek
Spark plugs.....and wires....ack!
ah, changing the fog lamps, with a bulb broke off in the housing....eeek
10-29-2004, 10:41 PM
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by kenv
almost anything under the hood. Had the hood up one day, & a neighbor came over, looked, & said "man! with that hood like that, that car must be a breeze to work on".
10-29-2004, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
Yeah, until my buddy bumps the hood support and nearly decapitated me
I would have to say plug wires. But ask me agian in 6 months, if I can sell this damn sled i will be putting a new tranny in and some headers just to name a few things.
10-30-2004, 03:59 AM
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Uh, lets see. So far, everything I laid hands on. Hood is heavy and hard to pull off. havn't tried aligning it yet, but as above posts indicate that shouldn't hurt the on-going average of crappiness too much 
Motor is a bitch to pull - distributor hits, then the mounts hit, then the manifolds hit the frame mounts, then the bellhousing has to come off with the motor (apperantly there's some magic trick with the fork that I didn't know)...
Nothing overly complicated or impossible, but needing to remove every f***ing accessory to get to something is a major PITA.
Whatever, every car has it's downfalls. Overall I like it, and for minor stuff (ie, pull of TB and clean it) this car is actually pretty easy.
Motor is a bitch to pull - distributor hits, then the mounts hit, then the manifolds hit the frame mounts, then the bellhousing has to come off with the motor (apperantly there's some magic trick with the fork that I didn't know)...Nothing overly complicated or impossible, but needing to remove every f***ing accessory to get to something is a major PITA.
Whatever, every car has it's downfalls. Overall I like it, and for minor stuff (ie, pull of TB and clean it) this car is actually pretty easy.
10-30-2004, 04:30 AM
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I guess the most frustrating is that fuel keeps seeping out of the feed lines every time I have to pull the fuel rail.
Of course I've not had to deal with the heater yet, so my opinion may change.
Of course I've not had to deal with the heater yet, so my opinion may change.