Im driving to Arizona next week and im afraid my car might die it has 194,000 miles on the engine and its starting to show do you think the car is up for a good 8 hour non stop drive to arizona then back? Any thign i can do to prevent my *** from brakeing down in no mans land? and what should i check/change before this trip anythign will help imdefinetly gonna do a oilchange but i dono what elese i can do.

I seriously would not subject my car to that trip.
To long. I once did that to my 85 Blazer.
LA to Lake Havasu, AZ.
Made it BUT, seriously down on power over the hills and on the way back, it was overheating. I think that's when I took out the head gasket. Drove back in summer heat (and I have functional AC, too) with the heater on full hot & full blast to help it from overheating.
IT was never the same after that trip.
To many miles, to much endurance wear on what is left of a local town car.

Ya i knwo what u mean but its winter time and cooler out only thing im worried about is runnign it too long and killing the engine out there but i have work off and everythign planned to go out there soo i definetly goin thats my only way right now BTW when do you think we can get the parts for the bird? i need a new front fender in good shape hood rear bumper and the radiator support and the fender to radiator suppots now i got that whole font end off ebay oh yes

David, We can go in AM and do this job in about 2 hours.
It's supposed to rain, later on.
Email me.
You got
Bumper
Grill inserts
Trim with the grill inserts
Headlight cover piece (goes between the headlights trim fill item)
GOOD!!
How much was shipping?
I'm going outta town this 24th til the 9th and won't be able to visit yard until sometime in Jan. He's holding it, tho.

ok i need to grab the parts asap i need to get thart car running and itdd have to be a sat or sunday cuz i have work. i paied 162 for the bumper and all that and im picking it up sat in bakersfield save my self some shippin

I really cannot promise Sat or Sun.
I'm packing ready to go back and I gotta deal with Family stuff.
Looks like it'll have to wait until after in Jan.
Really sorry about the timing.
Thurs was only real chance.

Forgot guys yard is closed on Sun.
Closes Sat at Noon-1.
May not even be open as it's before Xmas.
Why not Tomorrow?

I wouldn't make the trip. 194000 is alot of miles your piston probably go side to side, and not up and down anymore lol

No actually I wouldn't worry about the engine, I just think other things would go like the fuel pump.

From personally dealing with Fuel pumps, lately, they only go on car start up. Not while driving.
Anyone else say different?

One time when I was driving my parents dodge caravan it died on the way home from dropping my parents off! I was in the left turn lane and the van just died! I couldn't get the van started and of course (since I wasn't a hot woman) nobody helped me to push the van into some parking lot......uphill!!! I'm still mad about that day. Not dissing anything you're saying ked; I bet most damage to a fuel pump is caused at start up though.

That is so funny.
Not you being stranded.
The ONLY other example I knew of a fuel pump failing on start up, was my Parents Dodge Minivan!
I'll tell ya if your fuel pump is installed by the cheating method (leaving out certain of the four new parts needed-pump, stabilizer, fuel sock and fuel filter), the pump may wear out quicker, again.
Replacing fuel pumps in these cars sucks.

why not just rent a car? probly will have more power, better interior, better fuel milage, & a better ability to open 'er up with out worrying about breaking your car.

Age of renter.
I suggested that and was informed of that detail.

If it was me I wouldnt worry about it.

My grandparents make the trip from BC to Yuma, Arizona in their '89 Aerostar and dont have a problem, & lets face it the Aerostar engines weren't that reliable when they were new.

Flat out, if you don't trust the car to make the trip, don't make it. Right now I drive an 87 Buick Century four banger with 185,000 on it, and I drove it on two 1500+(round trip) vacations this summer with no problems, but I know the car and I trust it. If you have even a little doubt that your car isn't going to make it, then why risk it? Is it really worth it to be stranded?

If you doubt you will make it don't do it. RENT a econo box for 9.99 a day on special from Enterprise.

If you are going for it, just have a jug of water and some snacks and a flare and you'll be fine..

I trust the car i just dont like the high miles on it thats my only concen otherwise its runnin perfect. If it dies and i can make it into AZ my frineds can fix it they go to UTI and know more about cars then anyone i know

Yeah, right -after- a race with your friends 3.1... crusin through town real light... getting home... bam, dead.