Long time lurker before I bought my unlocked 1994 80 last year. Did tons of wrenching on it and sold it to a really great guy in order to fund a 100 Series. Long story short, I was looking for something with a little more power, safer for my kids, and more modern.
I lucked out and found a 1998 with a rear elocker. Most ones in my area (the Northeast) are rust buckets with 250+ thousand miles. She has brand new brakes, tires, one area of rust on the rear lift gate that needs attention, and 176k miles.
I wanted to introduce myself and share my story but of course ask a few questions.
What a difference between the 80 and 100. I am very happy.
I have searched for the last few days on my specific issues and found few solutions.
1. My drive home was 2 hours, all highway driving until the very last 10 minutes of side roads. Ambient outside temp was 55 degrees. My body temp normally runs pretty hot so I had the inside temp set at outside air, 65 degrees. One hour into the trip, while at highway cruise speed, the vents turned hot for about 30 seconds. They then turned back to normal temperature. When I got off the highway, and traveling on side roads, the vent temps stayed hot despite the temp set at 65 degrees. All gauges were normal.
2. When I was on the highway, the oil pressure gauge was completely horizontal. When I got off the highway, the gauge dropped to 1/4 at stop signs and lights. When I accelerated, it would go back to horizontal. From my research here, I know that the gauge is not very accurate and most people fluctuate. When I got home, I checked the oil and it is not low at all and looks pretty good on the stick.
3. Ambient temp was 55 degrees and the outside temp gauge showed 77 degrees.
I lucked out and found a 1998 with a rear elocker. Most ones in my area (the Northeast) are rust buckets with 250+ thousand miles. She has brand new brakes, tires, one area of rust on the rear lift gate that needs attention, and 176k miles.
I wanted to introduce myself and share my story but of course ask a few questions.
What a difference between the 80 and 100. I am very happy.
I have searched for the last few days on my specific issues and found few solutions.
1. My drive home was 2 hours, all highway driving until the very last 10 minutes of side roads. Ambient outside temp was 55 degrees. My body temp normally runs pretty hot so I had the inside temp set at outside air, 65 degrees. One hour into the trip, while at highway cruise speed, the vents turned hot for about 30 seconds. They then turned back to normal temperature. When I got off the highway, and traveling on side roads, the vent temps stayed hot despite the temp set at 65 degrees. All gauges were normal.
2. When I was on the highway, the oil pressure gauge was completely horizontal. When I got off the highway, the gauge dropped to 1/4 at stop signs and lights. When I accelerated, it would go back to horizontal. From my research here, I know that the gauge is not very accurate and most people fluctuate. When I got home, I checked the oil and it is not low at all and looks pretty good on the stick.
3. Ambient temp was 55 degrees and the outside temp gauge showed 77 degrees.
the more I browse the 100 series forum the more I feel like replacing my 80 with one, my wife told me to do it again just 2 hours ago!
