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Replaced the air conditioning evaporator and heater core in my wife's 1998 s70. Took two weekends, though if I did it again I bet I could do it in 6 hrs - now that I know where all the bolts are. Blown87 gave me some advice on that one, and he was right - you've got nothing but a steering column - sans wheel - in the front of the car when you're half way through. I think they start with the AC evaporator first and build the car around it.

For the most part, No one touches my cars but me, I haven't found anyone I trust, or want to pay, to keep these things alive. I'll tackle anything short of an alignment.

Ed Scherer

Resurrecting this old thread to give an example of where a 928 job is way easier than on our 2003 Chrysler Town and Country.

Had to replace the fuel pump and filter on the T&C a few weeks ago. Thought it would be easy like many of the other maintenance jobs are on it. Instead, I discovered that you have to drop the fuel tank, which has six different hoses (and the one electrical connector) that need to be disconnected (with three different variations on "quick connects" used, one of which was a real bitch and very poorly documented).

Easily took ten times as long as a fuel pump(s) / filter change on the 928. Of course, the damn thing had a nearly filled tank and it's not real easy to get the fuel out (check valve makes it hard to get anything other than the tiniest tube in for siphoning). I might just take it in and let somebody else do it if it needs to be done again.










Big, in-tank fuel pump. Kind of cool design, though, with integrated fuel level sender.

Ed Scherer

Oh, yeah... (this one is a NLA parts for old cars situation) then there was an '88 Audi 90 Quattro (not ours; other family member's) that we were giving to a friend of the family. Of course, right before we were going to turn it over to him, it sprang a massive fuel leak in the cold-start injector fuel line. We subsequently discovered that the line is no longer available. Time to learn how to rebuild these kinds of lines. Took apart the existing one (braided steel over nylon, i.e., polyamide 12) and saved the ends.



Made a new line out of SS braided sleeve (thanks, McMaster) over COHLINE 3011.0305 polyamide 12 tubing (thanks, Bel-Metric).










Worked great. First time I've made lines using nothing but hard polyamide tubing over barbed fittings (no clamps; the collars just serve to keep the braided sleeve from fraying and poking holes in your fingers). Makes one a little nervous considering the risks of leaking fuel.





Oh, yeah... then the starter crapped out. Dirty job; almost 30 years of accumulated gunk under there. This was the final job before the new owner drove it off into the sunset.