Well I finally have some time to mess with my new mess. I charged the battery and it was venting, today I took out the battery to check it out.
What I found was the whole area under and around the battery rusted, freakin gone, along with parts of the fender well, misc braces and the upper part of the frame.
I fabricated the area with sheet metal so the battery wouldnt fall out and covered the holes. I guess thats just part of the fun finding a $500 beater TGP. It still runs like scheit and the oil smells a bit like gas. Probably an injector problem or misfiring coils just to name a few.
I'm sure the x-over is cracked as well since there is an exhaust leak up front, makes it run rich huh?
Time for a junkyard run...................
==95GTP
This is a problem that I've found to be very common with W-body cars. My 92 parts car has a rusted out battery area....my 90 LE has one, only a lot worse. The TGP has more of an acid corroded tray than rusted. The only car I've seen with a non-rusted one is my first 90 LE...and I rolled that :roll: :(
lmao! welcome to the club! look :shock:
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/trucavalier/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Im000166.jpg&.view=t
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/trucavalier/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Im000226.jpg&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/trucavalier/vwp%3f.dir=/%26.dnm=Im000225.jpg%26.src=ph
That is nothing. The freakin tray is completely gone along with the braces just behind the headlight and the fender well. The top of the frame on which it sits, i can poke a screwdriver through it.
I didnt take pics, I know I should have but I didnt think to, Its covered up with sheet metal now.
==95GTP
before my turbo and cross go back in i am going to put grind/cut out all the rust, then put some of that rust stuff on top of it. I will use a plastic battery tray in the place of where the whole is. Everytime i pop the hood i see water on the battery and down in the tray.