I just purchased a beautiful '89 SC, Silver, Manual.
I don't have much history on this car, they guy I bought it from didn't have it very long and it was a trade to him.
The car starts just fine cold. After driving for about 15 minutes or so it will start acting up. The RPM gauge stops working, on acceleration the car lunges (almost like it's only firing every other throw). If I shut the car off, wait a few seconds until everything shuts off, and after about three or four hard cranks it will fire up and run like nothing has happened. The hard crank is almost like the battery is dying. I have had the battery and alternator checked and both are good (alternator is on the low end of the OK), I bought an OBD-1 reader but haven't figured out how to use it.
I am more of a driver/oil changer type mechanic. If it doesn't require any specific skills I can normally do it if the instructions are clear (that seems to be the hardest part about wrenching).
I don't have much history on this car, they guy I bought it from didn't have it very long and it was a trade to him.
The car starts just fine cold. After driving for about 15 minutes or so it will start acting up. The RPM gauge stops working, on acceleration the car lunges (almost like it's only firing every other throw). If I shut the car off, wait a few seconds until everything shuts off, and after about three or four hard cranks it will fire up and run like nothing has happened. The hard crank is almost like the battery is dying. I have had the battery and alternator checked and both are good (alternator is on the low end of the OK), I bought an OBD-1 reader but haven't figured out how to use it.
I am more of a driver/oil changer type mechanic. If it doesn't require any specific skills I can normally do it if the instructions are clear (that seems to be the hardest part about wrenching).