They sold even more Chevettes. There's a local guy that has an '81 diesel Chevette. That car cracks me up every time I see it.
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They sold even more Chevettes. There's a local guy that has an '81 diesel Chevette. That car cracks me up every time I see it.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
When you find them on Craigslist its always for $20 less than the price of a new one
Homeowners everywhere are convinced that the MS290 is the best chainsaw ever!
Jimbo
That's the truth Jimbo. The 029/290 saws are taking over where the meximac cinderblocks (PM610 saws) left off. Those damn things are still listed for stupid money on CL, and folks talk them up like they were the best saw ever. I can get 2-4 good XL12/SXL/10-10 saws for what PM610' go for.................and 4-10 of 'em for what MS290's are listed for....:jester:
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
PM610's are the Chevette of chainsaws....................and MS290's are the Cavaliers....
parrisw
Tree Freak
LOL, that'll be a collectors item someday. There are barely any of those around. Just like Diesel Ford Tempo's.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Strange as it sounds, the Chevette diesel engine (made by Isuzu) is actually worlds better than the gas engine in those cars. Not saying much there though...
The Mazda diesel in the Tempos wasn't so hot. My wife had a gasser Tempo when I met her. I HATED that car. The 1.9L pushrod engine in it was actually pretty good however. Only good part of the car. The electrical system in the car was terrrible. I had a fun time keeping it running. Dash switches (stupid rotary blower switch) were crap. The CV joints and brakes were crap. It almost burned to the ground a few times, and none of the wiring had been tampered with. My "fixes" were worlds better than the factory crap. They were still holding together 10 years later when her stepfather was in a terrible wreck that totalled the car (and killed their poor old black lab).
When I was in high school, my mom had a Chevette for a while. I told her that she was a nerd for driving it, but that woman had led such a
sheltered life she didn't even know what a nerd was.
Strange as it sounds, the Chevette diesel engine (made by Isuzu) is actually worlds better than the gas engine in those cars. Not saying much there though...
One time I was waiting on repairs to my pickup after being rear-ended and the body shop "loaned" me a diesel Tempo, an '89 I think.
It was a fading metallic Brown with gold interior. Things I found in the trunk:
Tom Jones 8-track tape
19 empty birth control pill dispensers
Tattered "playing card" design men's boxers, 58" waist
Two empty Jim Beam bottles (regular fifth size) each full of cigar butts
Billy Graham autobiography
Disneyworld "Emerald Green" visor
9 feet of surgical tubing.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
No duct tape or ether?:jester:
Jenn's Tempo was silver (and also a 1989 model). Invisible in twilight....
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Chevette, they were produced in some third world country weren't they?
041av Flywheel
Thanks to the guys that responded but they just did not have the parts I needed. So I posting it again with pictures of my broken piece. Drop me a PM if you think you got what I need. THANK YOU!!!
Thanks to the guys that responded but they just did not have the parts I needed. So I posting it again with pictures of my broken piece. Drop me a PM if you think you got what I need. THANK YOU!!!
Warped5
WingNut
jimbo1490
ArboristSite Guru
Chevette, they were produced in some third world country weren't they?
Yeah, they were imported from Detroit
8433jeff
Aftermarket connoisseur
Maybe its the one I took drivers training in. Two students and the instructor, first day cruising in town we pulled up to the stop sign on main street, Joey puts the tranny in neutral and revs the motor. Instructor says, "If you think it'll go faster in low gear, try it. We'll still be flipping the calendar page before we get across the street".
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Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
I've got a couple of saws to trade off.
041 Stihl FB runs pretty good.
009L that runs good.
I'm looking for a 7900 top end in good shape.......
041 Stihl FB runs pretty good.
009L that runs good.
I'm looking for a 7900 top end in good shape.......
Muffler and a spare carb would be good. My carb is really filthy and I don't know if it will come back to life. Might need a few other pieces. Gotta dig the thing out of storage.
That's kinda what the little smiley was for in my post -- and probably why I recently acquired a coupla boxes full of 029 for free.
(Even though it's early!)Poge
PM610's are the Chevette of chainsaws....................and MS290's are the Cavaliers....
So what's the Merkur?
Poge
Warped5
WingNut
Just the 'coolnerdiest' car ever made! Really! :msp_thumbsup:
If I had the storage space, I'd buy a clean one inna heartbeat.
promac850
formerly promac610
I haven't gotten around to pulling the flywheel yet, but pics of it on the saw should be enough...
Here are three... the last one shows the wire coming out of the back of the coil. Well, sitting in place that is... it's completely cracked off and no longer is part of the coil.
zogger
Tree Freak
--that car will be worth a lot once the war party decides the middle east doesn't have enough big wars yet and crude shoots to 300 a barrel or more
..just saying. I have an 81 datsun diesel, same thing, slow.....I can also go to town and back on less than one gallon, around 30 miles and change. And I paid less for it then a new big top end mudder tire.
Warped5
WingNut
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