Well, i've been lurking on here for months and have done a lot of searching. I think my cruiser is about to go down. It's burning coolant and has a rough idle. Edwin at lcs in Pflugerville did some work on it earlier this summer and replaced the radiator and the phh the previous spring and solved my overheating issues. I also had a tune up earlier this summer. It ran great for about two months and now it is really going through coolant and it isn't running right.
Since I don't have much cash available I've been contemplating doing as much of the work and maintenance myself, however, the only things that I have worked on has been dirt bikes and four wheelers. I haven't done much work on any of my automobiles, other than putting and new starter and alternator on a 90' GMC and am wondering if I will be biting off more than I can chew.
Any advice on the coolant issues and doing my own maintenance. The exhaust smells like it always has and there are never any leak stains in the garage. It is not burning much oil, meaning I never have to add oil between changes (hard to believe) and has 201,000 miles on it (93'). I have spoke to the p o and the dealership that most of the work was done in the past and it has had no head gasket work and supposedly I'm the only one that it has ever overheated on.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Since I don't have much cash available I've been contemplating doing as much of the work and maintenance myself, however, the only things that I have worked on has been dirt bikes and four wheelers. I haven't done much work on any of my automobiles, other than putting and new starter and alternator on a 90' GMC and am wondering if I will be biting off more than I can chew.
Any advice on the coolant issues and doing my own maintenance. The exhaust smells like it always has and there are never any leak stains in the garage. It is not burning much oil, meaning I never have to add oil between changes (hard to believe) and has 201,000 miles on it (93'). I have spoke to the p o and the dealership that most of the work was done in the past and it has had no head gasket work and supposedly I'm the only one that it has ever overheated on.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.