Timing chain broke at 260K.
Rust appeared in the body around 300K due to not being under cover.
Smoky ORIGINAL engine needs reconditioning.
Apart from the broken timing chain and a horrible lack of working space under the bonnet, the car has stood up to my punishments remarkably well.
Comfortable, quiet, slow acceleration but long legged gearing is an absolute delight at 140km/hr for hours on end.
Size of car is perfect for dad, mum and 2 kids - not too big for mum, not too small to fit everything in.
Car so good I'm prepared to spend dollars to fix it up rather than find a replacement.
If you can spare the expense, the performance can be improved somewhat with extractors and a sports exhaust. I had this done to my old 89 sedan (carby, 5 speed) and it improved the power output on the dyno by 22%. Contrary to popular belief it doesn't improve the fuel consumption (but it doesn't worsen it either) but certainly gives it even more squirt especially for overtaking. I used Mobil 1 in mine, and it did 336,000 km before it got written off in a smash last year. Even after that mileage, it was using just over a litre of oil between 10,000km change intervals.
I have a 1986 Magna with an Astron-II motor and the power is poor. It's a 5 speed manual. Does anyone know what can be done to it that's cheap and effective to make it faster? Please email me (professorjames69@aol.com)
You said its good for 140 ks/hr for hours on end.
Where can you do those kinds of speeds? Central Australia?
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