Author: 53ryder

Stuck cassette in cassette player…

Was driving my ’87 Fifth Avenue earlier tonight. Had radio on and then decided to play a cassette on the cassette player. Cassette went in and nothing happened. Hit ‘eject’ button numerous times but no ejection. No cassette playing and no radio either….

’87 5th Avenue arm rest too loose! Parts missing.

The driver’s side arm rest was like this when I bought the car last November. It has pulled away from the door panel over time. It looks like there are three missing screws/bolts/fasteners of some sort that hold the armrest to the door panel from the i…

Missing some parts?

The driver’s side arm rest was like this when I bought the car last November. It has pulled away from the door panel over time. It looks like there are three missing screws/bolts/fasteners of some sort that hold the armrest to the door panel from the i…

Vacuum hose?

Working on my ’87 5th Avenue. Yesterday discovered manifold vacuum pressure at 15 pounds of mercury. A tad low. Been suggested to me to replace soft vacuum hoses. Ok. So which brand of hose with an inner diameter of 3mm or 3/16" should I try? The …

Vacuum hose?

Working on my ’87 5th Avenue. Yesterday discovered manifold vacuum pressure at 15 pounds of mercury. A tad low. Been suggested to me to replace soft vacuum hoses. Ok. So which brand of hose with an inner diameter of 3mm or 3/16" should I try? The …

Rough idle…

I’ve a 1987 5th Avenue, with lean burn gear still attached and working (I hope). Owned since last November. Car has about 101000 miles on it. No issues until about 2 weeks ago when it started idling very rough. The car really shakes.
I replaced distri…

Rough idle…

I’ve a 1987 5th Avenue, with lean burn gear still attached and working (I hope). Owned since last November. Car has about 101000 miles on it. No issues until about 2 weeks ago when it started idling very rough. The car really shakes.
I replaced distri…