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Low cost DIY Zinc plate:
Zinc Plating Steel on the Cheap and Applying Yellow Chromate (Part 1of 2) - YouTube

Yep, abscate was 100% correct. The IPD silicone turbo inlet hose that I installed over a year ago had come loose at the turbo. Well, that would also explain the rough idle I was getting for the first 2-3 minutes after a cold start. I suspect it would also explain the odd sound I was hearing when the...

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Our solution was brute force to pull it out, crossing our fingers not to break anything. But it worked out

Thanks for all of the input. My initial work list is quickly growing and rearranging as everyone here helps me to learn more and adjust priorities. Each new piece of info leads me to research more so I'm working to keep everything organized. My top priority is to replace the alternator because I can...

Check your part # on old Maf.
It isn't the same for Jetronic and Motronic managements!

The one you listed...Bosch 0 280 217 107 is for Motronic 4.3 & 4.4 managements.

Your car should have old style and different part # Maf.They are NOT interchangeable.
O2 sensors are different too.

We have multiples of all of them, I think, between me and my oldest.

I also painted up a mini version of my wife's car for her.

I finished up with physical therapy about a month ago, after around 45 appointments. I made so impressive gains in that time, and through this year in general. I took my first steps on New Years Eve, with limited leg muscle left and very little flexion in my knees and right ankle. Through PT I've be...