Cheap Cadillac Flips easy $$$$
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Topic: Cheap Cadillac Flips easy $$$$
Posted By: Robbdtme
Subject: Cheap Cadillac Flips easy $$$$
Date Posted: 02-September-2013 at 6:03PM
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ALRIGHT Easy and flipped enough of these, Just flipped another today. Shops quote a new transmission needed. Cadillac with bad transmission and service engine light on. Car has only 3rd gear forward starts and stops in it no manual 1or 2 or overdrive, Reverse works normal. AC Clutch is shot and blows fuse 1 15 amp in the secret 4th Cadillac fuse panel not in any manual, Below the glovebox remove 4 7mm screws and to the right you find a 4th fusebox. replace fuse 1 and cut or pull ac Clutch wires. Otherwise first time ac clutch tries to engage fuse blows again. I picked up caddys for years at 500 bucks each and flipped em with this problem. Bought this one for 400 and sold it 3 hours later for 2,500. Did change the oil and plugs so had 450 in it. ------------- Johnny cash Special 74-75-76 freak. 77 XR7. 78 LTD II sport looks pretty but poop 302 in it. |
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Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 03-September-2013 at 1:58AM
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So replacing the A/C fuse corrects the transmission issue? ------------- Joe 1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
Posted By: Robbdtme
Date Posted: 03-September-2013 at 4:49AM
Transmission is electronically controlled ------------- Johnny cash Special 74-75-76 freak. 77 XR7. 78 LTD II sport looks pretty but poop 302 in it. |
unlovedford wrote:Posted By: robot9000
Date Posted: 03-September-2013 at 5:09AM
So the trans is on the AC ckt? No wonder they struggle  ------------- 1973 Gran Torino Sport 2010 Mazda 6 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2011 Damon Daybreak 35BD |
Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 03-September-2013 at 5:16AM
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I know a guy here that buys the later model Cadillacs with blown head gaskets. Gets them for anywhere from $500 to $800. Drops the engine cradle, installs Ford head bolts, new gaskets, pops the cradle back in and sells the fire out of them. NICE cars that rarely have that issue ever again and he makes a great living doing that and can do several a week. ------------- Joe 1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |