I'm looking at a couple bricks as fixer uppers. One is a 97 850 spd, in need of a clutch, the other is a 92 960 auto, broken timing belt and based on no start after a belt put back on some bent valves.
I'm comfortable with mechanical work, asking price for each is about half of the $1000 or so I have to work with. I've got a few weekends to wrench before salt season starts in december/january.
What am I getting into to fix these issues with one or the other? The 850 has been sitting about 6 months and the 950 a couple years.
I've done clutch, suspension and HG work on my W123 and W201 diesel benzes, but I wasn't at that level 10 years ago when I had a volvo 245.
I'm comfortable with mechanical work, asking price for each is about half of the $1000 or so I have to work with. I've got a few weekends to wrench before salt season starts in december/january.
What am I getting into to fix these issues with one or the other? The 850 has been sitting about 6 months and the 950 a couple years.
I've done clutch, suspension and HG work on my W123 and W201 diesel benzes, but I wasn't at that level 10 years ago when I had a volvo 245.