Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxa!heneghan From: heneghan@ihuxa.UUCP (Joe Heneghan) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: "x" car performance Message-ID: <403@ihuxa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 11:41:25 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxa.403 Posted: Wed Feb 29 11:41:25 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 07:29:32 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 8 I am the proud owner of an '81 Buick Skylark with a 2.5 L Phoenix engine. Problems I have encountered: while trailering, I find any manuevering will cause my power steering belt to stretch. Any tight manueveing causes a shaking sound in steering. I had to replace all gaskets for trans at 50k mi.. Be careful about motor mounts. See MOOG replacement parts. If a transaxle seal breaks, big bucks for new parts. Also the layout of parts that require normal maintenance is an insult to the integrity of the American Engineering Mind. Then