Dopefish
Probationary Member
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- Jul 24, 2015
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Alvin,
Texas
Hi, I'm David. Here's a story.
I work at a Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge dealership as a service advisor. I received a call from a customer one day stating that he had a 92 Eagle Talon that kept throwing belts and he wanted to know if we'd work on one. I told him we would and to have it brought in. One of the technicians here diagnosed it as needing a crankshaft because of some key missing off of the end that holds stuff in place. I don't really know anything about DSM's so I couldn't really validate any of that information. Regardless, I informed the customer of the cost of repairs. The customer said it would be costing him more money to keep the car running and it's not worth it. He decided to pick the car up and just have it scrapped. After hearing that I told him that I'd waive the diagnosis fee and offered him $500 for it. He agreed to sell it.
It's a 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD 2.0l DOHC Turbo with a 5-speed. It only has 107k miles on it. Other than the driver's seat being worn the interior is easily a 9/10. No stains anywhere. Headliner is perfect. Carpet is perfect. Floor mats are perfect. There's no body damage at all. No rust. The paint is faded/cracked in a some places though. The car is 100% stock. The DSM plate in the middle is void of any information.
I've never had a DSM before so I don't really know a single thing about them. It's build-date is March 24, 1992. It's a 7-bolt 4G63. It may or may not need a crankshaft, but it also might just need a pulley bolt. All I know is I can reach down there and wiggle the crankshaft pulley around and it's not attached.
My plans for this car right now are to get it up and running and use it as a daily driver so I can work on my other car. After my other car is fixed and working right again then I'll work on turning this DSM into something more; it will either be track or offroad.
I don't really have any pictures yet but those will be coming soon. The only pictures I took so far are a blank DSM plate and where the pulley rests against the body.
My other car is a 1997 Subaru STI-swapped wagon (click more under the description for full mod list).
I work at a Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge dealership as a service advisor. I received a call from a customer one day stating that he had a 92 Eagle Talon that kept throwing belts and he wanted to know if we'd work on one. I told him we would and to have it brought in. One of the technicians here diagnosed it as needing a crankshaft because of some key missing off of the end that holds stuff in place. I don't really know anything about DSM's so I couldn't really validate any of that information. Regardless, I informed the customer of the cost of repairs. The customer said it would be costing him more money to keep the car running and it's not worth it. He decided to pick the car up and just have it scrapped. After hearing that I told him that I'd waive the diagnosis fee and offered him $500 for it. He agreed to sell it.
It's a 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD 2.0l DOHC Turbo with a 5-speed. It only has 107k miles on it. Other than the driver's seat being worn the interior is easily a 9/10. No stains anywhere. Headliner is perfect. Carpet is perfect. Floor mats are perfect. There's no body damage at all. No rust. The paint is faded/cracked in a some places though. The car is 100% stock. The DSM plate in the middle is void of any information.
I've never had a DSM before so I don't really know a single thing about them. It's build-date is March 24, 1992. It's a 7-bolt 4G63. It may or may not need a crankshaft, but it also might just need a pulley bolt. All I know is I can reach down there and wiggle the crankshaft pulley around and it's not attached.
My plans for this car right now are to get it up and running and use it as a daily driver so I can work on my other car. After my other car is fixed and working right again then I'll work on turning this DSM into something more; it will either be track or offroad.
I don't really have any pictures yet but those will be coming soon. The only pictures I took so far are a blank DSM plate and where the pulley rests against the body.
My other car is a 1997 Subaru STI-swapped wagon (click more under the description for full mod list).