Just wanted to give the group an update on the 4 cyl 1978 Gremlin I brought home a couple of months ago. Its been a little while since I posted. The car hadn't been operated since 2000, but within a couple of weeks of bring it home we had it running. Replaced the water pump and smog pump, had the gas tank cleaned and it was ready to hit the road...almost. We drove it around the neighborhood, and it did pretty well, but we left a trail of transmission fluid everywhere we went. Since I couldn't drive it across town for its VIN inspection like that, I used a tow dolly, with the plan to take it to the transmission shop right after the inspection. Made the 35 mile drive across town, passed inspection, and went to the transmission shop. Tranny was in such bad shape it wouldn't even back off the tow dolly. It needed a full rebuild, but it's running great now. I have had to deal with some of the oddities of the 4 cyl engine (coolant hoses and temp sending units that are no longer available) but so far have managed to piece together everything I've needed. As soon as it passes inspection I'll be willing to do some of the other work needed, like new carpet, fix fender, etc. It's actually a pretty nice car with power steering and power brakes, but has no power going uphill. Bart's equating it with a sewing machine when I first got it was pretty accurate! But its one more Gremlin on the road! Dave 1972 Gremlin X 304 1978 Gremlin 121 4 cyl 1981 Kammback 258 - will be running soon! ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:BaadAssGremlins-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:BaadAssGremlins-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/