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Geo Metro the car for me?
Topic Started: Aug 25 2014, 11:17 PM (1,471 Views)
MetroPower..Or Not
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Hi all! This is my very first thread in the Metro forum. I was introduced into the Geo world when my grandma gave me her Geo Prizm a few years ago. Now I love them all (even though the only thing they all have in common is the badge) and am acquiring a Metro.

So my older brother has a 1990 Geo Metro 1.0 G10 with a 5-Spd manual :rocker . The car is pretty rough, but has no rust. The car's engine needs help. My brother bought the car for $300 with a faulty exhaust valve. Instead of rebuilding the existing head he decided to purchase a "rebuilt" one off of craigslist :smackface . When it runs the engine clicks like crazy. Sounds like the lifters clicking when the cam hit them. The car smokes like its burning oil. It doesn't burn any coolant.

So, me being the Geo lover in the family, he decided to give it to me. IDK if I want to grab a motor from a junk yard, or rebuild the one I have now. What do you guys think? My brother also installed new lifters and they still click. Do you think I should dig into this car, or just pass? He lives a ways away and I don't happen to have picks on me either.
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Mythstae
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He'll GIVE it to you? For FREE?
Take it. :deal
Fix it. :gamerz
Love it. :wub:
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Mythstae
Aug 25 2014, 11:29 PM
He'll GIVE it to you? For FREE?
Take it. :deal
Fix it. :gamerz
Love it. :wub:
Yup! I am already hooked! I learned how to drive a manual in this car when it ran healthier, too!
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Mythstae
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:thumb

And I see you're in Seattle... maybe once you get the car running good, you can come to a meet! :news
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Old Man


Take the car. Fix it. Any help you will ever need is right here on this forum.
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brsja
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Hi from the Metro...politan Seattle area...
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Mythstae
Aug 25 2014, 11:37 PM
:thumb

And I see you're in Seattle... maybe once you get the car running good, you can come to a meet! :news
I am reading your Pheonix build right now! Its an awesome build :thumb
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Thank you! :)
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MetroPower..Or Not
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I am the cars only chance to avoid the scrappers. Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
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MetroPower..Or Not
Aug 26 2014, 12:08 AM
I am the cars only chance to avoid the scrappers.
That's how I got Phoenix! :O
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Cubey
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Another hello from the Seattle area. B-)
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Old Man
Aug 25 2014, 11:43 PM
Take the car. Fix it. Any help you will ever need is right here on this forum.
Except the money part!! :evillol You're on your own for that, but we can sure help you find ways to save money working on it.
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MR Bill
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Welcome to GMF
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Hotrodray1
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Welcome
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MetroPower..Or Not
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Thanks Guys! I have done TONS of reading on this forum, and have learned a ton!
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