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Old 02-02-2012, 03:20 PM
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I figured most things will be like new, but after sitting for so long with minimal use the speedometer stopped working correctly ( I understand many never work correctly) so they had to replace it with a new Smiths unit. I was just curious about other issues. I'm not a mechanic and any knowledge I have about Cobras I learned from this forum, right or wrong. I have read every thread about Superformance and most from the general Cobra talk. But I am no means an expert in anything. I was more curious about mechanical issues such as leaking clutch reservior or parking brake and caliper issues due to minimal use. I didn't think about changing the coolant until brought up because I don't regularly change it in my newer vehicles. But it sure can't hurt. Also I will check with the dealer about what oil and how much they used. They have the Roush manual so it should have been done correctly. And the battery may be brand new or it may have been sitting around for years in storage I will check it when it gets here. And I am curious about the age of the tires I will look at the made date on the tires also. At best they are 6-7 yrs old. It doesn't sound like they were a popular tire for Cobras so I will just have to check for dryrot and see how they ride and if they have grip or not. Not worth having a bowout at highway speeds so I will probably just replace. Not a lot of choices for 15 inch rims.
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