1986 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback from North America - Comments

23rd Mar 2003, 22:29

"Lots of fun to drive"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Timing belt

water pump

cv joints

exhaust system

struts

air conditioner

General comments?

It holds up very well in rear end collisions. A Ford truck hit us at about 35 m.p.h. while we were stopped, and we only had a dent in the tailgate and a broken tail light! I have a homemade exhaust system on it, and it sounds pretty good. I found out that wheels from a Plymouth Reliant will bolt right up to it. I have new struts at all four corners, and it handles pretty good. It is starting to get a little bit tired. Some days it will only run on three cylinders until it warms up a little, but it runs fine after that. I am going to enjoy it until the day it dies.


5th Mar 2004, 19:00

Do some maintenance

plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter. Possibly cap and rotor and it won't miss a beat:-) (ie, won't missfire at all)

My citation missfires a bit if I force it into low idle too early (the complicated computer controlled carburetor is having Y2K problems lol.) Once it is warm, it runs excellently:-)

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