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Most folks over here reached this same conclusion 20 years ago with these cars. But if you can tinker yourself and have the time and place to do the work then it's a labor of enthusiasm.

This is a very big car and there's lots to take car of except that engine should run for 100K miles if properly taken care of. But most were not, just like the Biturbo they go from owner to the next with ever decreasing service levels. Or they sit for a long time with the first or second owner.

Just ask Joedro.

And ... the piper WILL be paid!

 

Hello Quattroporte3...

I would be very interested in your videos and photos... Please leave the chatter in, I
think it will add to the interest, especially if you used a few 4-letter words.. My ultra-
sonic cleaner arrived yesterday.. Am now researching proper solutions to use for
cleaning the carbs in it.. Like you, I will soak my carbs in carb cleaner first to remove most of the major goo, and then fine clean them with the ultrasonic cleaner..

Mike

 

Agree Bob, if taken care of both Biturbo's and QP3's can be reliable.
Everybody told med when I bought my 2.24v that I would spend more time in the workshop than on the road. That never happened and the car has been very good to me.

For me owning cars like this, I need to be able to do most of the work myself.
And if I run into problems that will take time to fix, I buy an old banger to drive around in for a couple months.

Bill McGrath certainly know what they are doing, but they do charge for it.
I could never base my car ownership on using workshops like that.

 

Purchased a QP3 that, 'only needed a carb rebuild'. Starter melted, fuel feed nonexistent and after that. Engine bad. Answer, tough

 

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Glad to hear about the carbs, the job isn't as bad as one thinks.

Got myself a bit of a wheel bearing noise, left front.
Will need to change that before it gets much worse.

Joe or MIE the best sources for this?

The job looks pretty straight forward according to the drawings on Eurospares.
Anyone has some insights?

 

Seems Joe has a complete set new in a box for a good price.
Will email with him to check that it is new for sure.
Or else MIE will get my order.

Thanks for the tip!

I have read the negative comments, so know the risks.
Not a good business idea selling crap parts or cars, you will eventually run out of customers.

 

Hmmm. Ok pictures are generic and not what you are buying. Sometimes what you get is a broken example - useful if you need a core for exchange. However, only place for some parts. He was able to give me a bunch of stuff. I ordered a window etc which arrived broken and I did get some parts in "exchange". I am glad he is breaking some cars BUT you must take a lot of care. In one case I ordered the more expensive rear lights that were described as perfect and got the ones picture on a cheaper posting - no recourse.

 

forget joe smith, that's his name. I bought QP 3, #6. one owner came in two weeks ago. home run! at last. $5,000 for the car 875 shipping from Calif. perfect in and out, every thing works. no issues! has a NEW set of Carbs! needed plugs, wires and rotor/cap. happy at last

 

Glad you got a working one!! Good news and have a great Christmas

 

Cool Bundas! Merry Christmas!

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL and HAPPY NEW YEAR...

Tony.. My wife and I were traveling on I-84 last evening and I saw
the exit or sign for Wappinger Falls!!! I was thinking I knew somebody
from there!!!

Mike

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!
Yup. That'd be me. If you're ever around again PM me in advance and we can have a beer.
Tony

 

Congrats!

 

I just adjusted the microswitch that I forgot to do after the carburetor rebuilds. Now I can hear the "electric valve" click on/off when I step on the gas pedal. I've had the car for several years now and I've never heard that before so I'm guessing the Vacuum Advance was always "on" during idle.
Other than now hearing the click I notice no difference.

The bummer about this is I used the colortune while the vacuum advance was operating. Maybe I'll redo that step. It wasn't very hard to do anyway.
Tony

 

Is that an advance or retard? I ask because on the Bora (same carbs & ignition but thermal reactors instead of cats) it's a vacuum retard unit. There's a valve (operated by the switch) that connects the engine's vacuum source only present at idle to the retard unit.

I shouldn't think that would affect your colortune results either way.

 

Thanks for the reply!
I don't know if its advance or retard. It's a 1979 euro version without cats if that means anything. I'm just learning here. I haven't looked in the books yet.
Tony

 

I'd take a look in the service manual in that case. On my Bora the retard smooths out the idle quite a bit as it retards the ignition but then you get that off idle lunge and ultimately it makes the car slower on acceleration.