this might belong in the m42 subforum. but the valve question might be able to be answered by anyone....
so i found this dirt cheap 318is, like really cheap and the guy says it doesnt run but for how cheap it is and the pictures i saw, its definately worth picking it up but he says this in the email i sent to him:
im not totally positive but i think theres a problem with the valves its been sitting for about 6 months if you were to change the oil it would run but not drive when i stopped driving it i didn't have money to fix it i had just been layed off but when i would drive it it would be going along fine but the it would almost lose the power like there would be no gas getting to the motor then it would pop back up and go on its way
any clues as to whats wrong or anything familiar to anyone?
also if it there was a problem with the valves how would i know aside from ripping the engine apart? thanks
ps. i currently own an m42 that runs but has 100K more than this one, so if needed i could swap parts back and forth.....
so i found this dirt cheap 318is, like really cheap and the guy says it doesnt run but for how cheap it is and the pictures i saw, its definately worth picking it up but he says this in the email i sent to him:
im not totally positive but i think theres a problem with the valves its been sitting for about 6 months if you were to change the oil it would run but not drive when i stopped driving it i didn't have money to fix it i had just been layed off but when i would drive it it would be going along fine but the it would almost lose the power like there would be no gas getting to the motor then it would pop back up and go on its way
any clues as to whats wrong or anything familiar to anyone?
also if it there was a problem with the valves how would i know aside from ripping the engine apart? thanks
ps. i currently own an m42 that runs but has 100K more than this one, so if needed i could swap parts back and forth.....
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