QUOTE(Valy @ Jul 30 2015, 02:29 AM)
Rust is the most important thing to look for.
Then, make sure the brakes work.
The LJet is almost bullet proof as long as there are no vacuum leaks. Be prepared to replace all the vacuum hoses. Pay attention to injector seals and the big boot between the AFM and throttle body.
And most important, I like your dog. We had doxies for 5 generations in my family.
Thanks for the advice, i did the same thing with my 75 2.0 d-jet. had a hard time getting fast idle down, and came down to a lean running by the mps, and a slight leak between the throttle body and plenum, and intake runners. now she purs once warm at 850 or so, although i think i have the timing set just a touch retarded. So im doing my homework on this first and will order the stuff soon so that i can be ready. When i bought my copper car, it fired right up then died. ended up being a bad mps but once is sourced that, after replacing all the lines , vac and fuel, pulled and cleaned the tank, fuel pump and filter, it fired right up! i am planning on doing the same thing here with thtis one - the plan is, if it runs good, to take everyting out of the interior of my copper car and swap it over to this l-jet car. then leave copper as a roller to get the rear jack points and longs fixed, then repainted. so she will sit for a while and i will have a driver during that time- hopefully it all works out. - but worst case senario would be that the engine does not run. if that happens i will just pull my 2.0 and trans in one piece and swap it too! both ar e75's so should be easy(well somewhat easy), close to plug and play!
-Re the dog-- yes , The kids named him Snickers, because they thought his colors looked like and snickers bar. He's 13, and still runs around like a pup! Vet says he could live to 18-20. his parents were AKC minnies ahd the whole litter was 8-12# dogs grown up. he was kind of a lazy quiet pup and a runt so the wife picked him out cause he was so relaxed-he grew to 20#, no fat, just a big doxxie! Great dog , great with the kids. Just wish the didnt shed!