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yloDiscoII 01-20-2012 03:25 PM

Quick Question About a Potential Buy...
 
Found a DI on CL for $700. On the add the guys states he got it as a trade for some landscaping work and the previous owner told him it needed a "Camshaft Sensor."

I'm at work and don't have access to the RAVE, is there such a thing as a "camshaft sensor" or do you think he's referring to the Crankshaft Positioning Sensor?

Thanks....

yloDiscoII 01-20-2012 04:09 PM

Bueller?

jafir 01-20-2012 04:15 PM

There is a cam sensor, and according to people smarter than me they RARELY fail.

yloDiscoII 01-20-2012 04:33 PM


Originally Posted by jafir (Post 294154)
There is a cam sensor, and according to people smarter than me they RARELY fail.

Thanks, just talked to the guy, he said there were 3 guys already there with cash in hand...bummer

Chris-bob 01-20-2012 04:42 PM

Call again, maybe they didn't buy it. You never know.

yloDiscoII 01-20-2012 04:56 PM


Originally Posted by Chris-bob (Post 294162)
Call again, maybe they didn't buy it. You never know.

Yep, going to call after I leave work, it might have just been a ploy to try and get me to come quickly

I'm not sure about you guys, but whenever I see a Disco for under $1000, I feel like it's worth it to buy to try and flip.

Savannah Buzz 01-20-2012 07:04 PM

Every Disco wants an oil leaking buddy in the garage....

ValveCoverGasket 01-25-2012 02:47 PM


Originally Posted by yloDiscoII (Post 294171)
I'm not sure about you guys, but whenever I see a Disco for under $1000, I feel like it's worth it to buy to try and flip.


i used to do that every now and then with old vws... can be fun if you like to gamble and have the free time to fix it up.

sometimes you get lucky... and sometimes what looks like just a failed timing belt also turns out to be 0 compression engine with cracked ring lands :P

its amazing what a non/barely running engine can hide on the rest of the car! ha

Danny Lee 97 Disco 01-25-2012 03:31 PM

Sounds like a money pit.


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