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years compatible with 1993 metro
Topic Started: Mar 26 2009, 08:01 PM (2,326 Views)
ll MrClean ll
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Mar 29 2009, 11:20 AM
He's not charging extra for a new battery? Good deal... :)
Personally, I'd consider the engine rebuild kit although a swap was pretty easy. Even a shipped engine might be less $$$ than body work and welding, unless you do it yourself. I kept the original engines for parts, cores.

BTW, I live in the mountains. Cities with more than 2000 people are 2 hours away from me. Boise, Ontario, Oregon (no sales tax). I don't get out much. Snowed 4 inches last night, after the bolt of lightning.
I want a double Whopper with cheese. :drool ... to go with my whine.

I'm thinking Road Trip! B-) See more cows... and with the money you save on gas with a Geo you could turn your old car into a giant cake that says "Eat Me" on it.
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thanks for the input
its mainly the getting my parents to let me buy it...and having them sit for a while till i earn money to swap the engine, or get the rebuild kit....

im pre sure i can handle the swap, but the place to do it...dad wont allow his garage to be full of metros n parts, so its an on going project ig...
the road trip would be fun, i should doo it soon, since im on spring break... maybe Wednesday il go for a ride..
PS: cows... i have cows a half block from my house, but different cows would be nice XD
Edited by ll MrClean ll, Mar 30 2009, 10:42 PM.
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ll MrClean ll
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the guy owning the geo im looking at responded to my last email with:

I will describe the problem to you and you can make your own judgment. The battery drains very fast if I use the lights or windshield wipers. I thought it was the battery and replaced it and the same problem occurred. The battery is new but may be low on power atm. Also I can't get it past 45 mph and can only get it that fast if I drive down the road constantly pumping the gas. However after sitting for 2 months it won't start, but will turn over. It almost starts when I floor the gas pedal. Oh also when the battery is draining the radio acts very funny. I go to turn it off and it won't turn off, but slowly fades off taking about 5 minutes to do so. A friend with some experience says that may be a built in indicator that the alternator is broken. His car did something similar once.

so if any one can think of issues the help would be great.
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I would first address the electrical system, then the fuel system.

The battery is discharging or not getting charged. Start at the battery and work your way through the system until you return to the battery via the grounding cable. Somewhere a wire is chaffed, frayed, crushed/smashed and is allowing the electrical current to flow by touching the metal body of the vehicle. Or the wire may be corroded or disconnected and is not switching the electrical current to charge the battery. You will be looking for obvious damage to the wire covering exposing the copper wires near metal (body, engine, transmission, body support braces, etc.). As the battery discharges so fast, I suspect a damaged wire.

After the wires then consider the alternator, ignition key module, radio, and door switches. Something is completing an electrical circuit.

The fuel system is controlled electrically. If your electrical short/ground problem happens "upstream" of you fuel system, then the voltage/current you need to run your fuel system is will be less than what is needed. Imagine a flashlight running on "low" batteries, it makes light, but not as bright as "full" batteries. Make sure your electrical system is in good order first.

You may need a new fuel filter. How old is the gas in the vehicle? My 89 Geo Metro has a fuel filter outside of the fuel tank and a "plastic filter sock" on the intake of the fuel pump inside of the fuel tank. Replace the outside fuel filter. If you need to touch the fuel pump as part of your diagnostics, then change the "plastic filter sock". The fuel lines may need to be "de-varnished" using a fuel line cleaner. The Seafoam treatment is well regarded on this forum. Just add the treatment into your fuel tank.

Let us know what you find, or don't find!

Edward
Edited by Fireball 89, Apr 2 2009, 11:05 AM.
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