Good day to you all My name is Vadim, i'm 22, from Tallinn, Estonia. Got my Caprice for 1300 usd half a year ago. It has 350 Oldsmobile Diesel(DX block) inside with the TH200. Yes, in 88 there were no diesel produced anymore, but the engine is from another caprice from '85. It needs a total rebuilt of the motor and transmission, but i'm a poor student, so doing my best to keep it going with low funds. 5 Power windows, power seat, 6 seats (the seat in the trunk is gone before me, but it was there - seatbelts are on their places), The front window is broken by some drunk homeless guys this winter. Lots of things needs to be done. There's about 5-10 Caprice Estates in our small country, and i think i'm the only one, who drives it everyday All seals - dead, leaks everywhere, but no smoke, runs great in winter (first minute working on a half of cylinders because the glow plugs needs to be replaced too). Eats abt a liter of oil per 500km here's a video of how i'm starting it in cold winter, with full dead batteries (replaced), so i had to give it a power from my other car There are NO spare part for 5,7 diesel in our country at all and all that is - very expensive, most of parts can get from Finland only - couple hours by the vessel. Cold start 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-5s8ZkCICI Cold start 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ8tAItY3Nw&feature=related and here's out American Cars Parade (held many times a year) you can see me running in 1:30, white wagon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWriwNeietQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=fDV4T3XRqX8 some pics: Hello to all you, wagon lovers
Welcome Vadim. You might be able to get parts from the UK. There's lots of American cars there and in the Netherlands. http://www.americanautomags.com/ Some of the magazines have links to EU suppliers. Nice to have you visit us. This is in Russia, but I don't know if it has links: http://www.carstyling.ru/concept/ This is in France: http://www.accf.com/main.htm Good luck!
If you need parts for it , say something. Wire the few dollars they will run to someone out here and they can be shipped. Might take a week to get to you, but its better to wait a week for a part you need then get gauged going elsewhere. Parts for it is relatively cheap. Except the transmission, thats going to be expensive even here. In this day and age you got nads of steel driving around with a US flag like that. Half the world hates us.
and cool ride my first wife had a 1978 caprice wagon, that color but the body was very rusty so i pick up a white 1982 caprice with blown 5.7 diesel and I swap her complete drive train of of the 78 wagon. that was in 1989!
Awesome wagon. Keep that Diesel running! There isn't much love for them, but mine always served me well. Here is a website with a small, but dedicated group of 350 Diesel fans. The message board is a bit low traffic, but decent with content. http://www.olds-diesel.com/
Thats guts and detication, taking care of that old diesel girl and driving it every day cosidering parts for it (engine) are a **** to get even if you lived here. , don't be a stranger
Hello Vadim: I ship used truck tyres to Belarus on a regular base, and we have loads of Caprice parts here in the Netherlands. So if you have relatives or friends in Belarus willing to send the parts to you in Estonia, I can get those parts by truck to Navapolack, Belarus without charging you for the shipping costs.
wow, i didnt expected so many replies many thanks for support, friends On the weekend I went to visit my Grandparents and got some wood from them to keep the house warm. And offcourse, safe and very careful load and discharging. The drivers door's bottom and all seals are dead.. Previous owner got it crashed the front, drivers side... Due to the lack of money and parts it the best i could repair it for now.. The black dot - YES, thats already the hole.. the same crashed front drivers side.
weekends i didnt expected so many replies Many thanks for your comments, links and support. These weekends i went to visit my grandparents and got some wood from them to heat our house. Ofcourse safe and very careful loading and discharging and got this Thule roof box only for 90 bucks Driver's door has one big hole in the bottom... and only half of the seals left.. Previous owner got it crashed the front, drivers side. Due to the lack of parts and funds - thats the best way could repair it for now. super glue. Small black dot - Yes, it's a hole already... the same crashed side. Need's lots of work Under the hood as usual - Oil leaks, weird wiring. Got the alternator broke - replaced by one a little rebuilt from Opel Kadett and yes, it works great now. A/C - offcource empty. Two batteries - 60 and 90 Amp/Hour
Thanks everyone for support, links and comments Went to visit my grandparents and got some wood from them, offcource careful and safe load\discharge)
got this Thule roof box for 100 bucks. Drivers door bottom - one giant hole... And offcource lots of work like this needs to be done: Small black dot - yes, thats the hole...
