Re: GM 3800 plastic plenum problem, revisited



All true.
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> "Shep" <djsljsrn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Careful here, Ford had similiar manifold probs. Toyota the sludging
> issues.
>> 3800 is a great engine after the manifold issue.
>
> I agree...previous years 3800 configurations were very good. Maybe the
> later ones too. This run was
> just a lapse of consciousness in engineering.
>
> Buick rides well, and is very comfortable. It is economical enough.
>
> The things I don't like: computers run too many functions and are
> expensive
> to replace or service,
> window motors and controls on all GM tend to be of poor longevity,
> alternators in some cases have
> tended to be failure prone.
>
>
>
>



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