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I don't have a very good history on this car. I haven't had it very long, maybe a few months. I've put maybe a thousand miles on it. I've disabled the cruise control due to the linkage getting stuck previously. It smokes white when cranking and for a little while after starting. Turbo seems fine. Shifts okay. Even the sunroof works, with a little help. It's mostly functional when it starts but that's the issue. The fuel pump is leaking and needs to be replaced or rebuilt. I can't get it started and neither can the mechanic who has it currently. He won't work on it. Other people are quoting me $700+. I already have a 405 that needs a timing belt fix and all that entails so the two combined is more than I can afford. I live in an apartment complex so I don't have anywhere to store one while I wait and I don't want to pay multiple towing charges to lug around dead cars so unfortunately I have to part with one and the 505 is it. Any takers? Just offer me something. It obviously needs a tow unless someone can work some magic. The sad reality is that if no one is interested, it'll probably find itself in the scrap. Like I said, I can't keep dead cars lying around to upset landlords or shop owners so I'm stuck. I'm in Cincinnati. Message me for my phone number. Kevin

Thanks guys. I called Brian Holm and he was full of info. He actually explained why the PunisherGP team has had problems and they think they've found a remedy. He also suggested checking Peugeot-L for mechanics around me who would actually be willing to work on mine. I know one guy who worked on my '87 505 STI but he's older and I'm not sure he has the resources to handle this kind of a job. I guess that's pretty much all I'm looking for right now, and a pile of cash. Thanks again for the help everyone. If/When I get this guy working, I'll post photos.

So I took a chance and bought a '91 405 mi16 being told that only the starter needed a mend to get the thing running again. After fixing the starter and it still not going, a broken timing belt was discovered. I realize I got screwed and I was open to that possibility but I'm wondering what to do next. So....Better course of action, find a replacement engine head or fix the timing belt with fingers crossed there's no valve damage? Has anyone had these repairs done before? Anyone know ballpark what they cost? Can I even find a replacement head? My mechanic looked for a bit and came up empty. Am I better off parting or scrapping it? And if so, anyone interested? Thanks for any advice. I really don't want to just throw this car away but I don't want to lose my shirt either.

I hear you. I think I'm just apprehensive to mess with anything under the hood due to my novice mechanic skills. Hopefully it doesn't stick again but at least now I know how to fix it. Disconnecting the linkage, I'm worried I might "fix" something that will consequently need more fixing.

Thanks for all the info. I'm just going to disable the cruise regardless. I've never been a big fan or user of it so best to just put it out of my mind. The cruise in my STI worked but it was very jerky so I never used it. Good call on cleaning those grounds. I'll put those on the list of things to do. I wish I would've known about that before. My STI always had some kind of electrical issue. Thanks again for the wisdom. I can never have too much.

Great news. A little shifting of the linkage loosened it up and now it's running seemingly fine. I drove it down the street to get some fuel yesterday but not much else as I just got it insured today and still haven't registered it. I still disconnected the cruise wires again just to prevent any future mishaps. Big ups and major thanks, Dave. My only other resource to get this resolved was a mechanic friend of mine and he took one look at it and said.... welp, I've never seen this (a Peugeot) before and I don't know what to do. I'm going to give my guy a nice scrub before I throw some pics up around here, but in the meantime, here's my old STI that I miss dearly:

Nice. Thank you. I actually got the idea about the linkage yesterday from reading another thread on here but haven't had time to check it out so I forgot. I'm going to explore that after work tonight. I actually did disconnect and reconnect the wires for the cruise behind the panel underneath the steering wheel. No effect. I didn't dig far enough to hit the ECU.

Hi. I just rejoined the 505 club over the weekend after regrettably ditching my '87 STI a few years ago for a gas can on wheels. So I finally picked up a '82 505S Turbo Diesel in Chicago on Saturday and drove it back to Cincinnati. It was doing fine until I was about half way home and decided to test out the cruise control just for curiosity's sake. Well, when I hit the button to set the speed it just began accelerating, not maintaining speed like it should have. Now it's stuck. When it's put in neutral it revs loudly and pours smoke out the exhaust while at low speed. It's not on full but the only time it isn't heading for top speed is when I'm going up a steep gradient. Luckily I was able to nurse it all the way home, with my foot on the brake nearly the entire time. So... Anyone have any ideas? I thought to unhook the battery and drain the charge in the car in an effort to reset the electrical system but the battery connectors are more or less locked so I couldn't disconnect the thing even after getting the nuts off (I'm no mechanic). The guy who sold it to me also sent along the owner's manual and a Haynes guide (For petrol 505's, not really that helpful) so I was able to find all the crucial pieces to the cruise on the wiring diagram. Unfortunately I can't locate them in the car (I'm really not a mechanic). Also, for some reason the fuse diagram in the manual doesn't match my model so it's not clear at all which one might be for the cruise. I had also thought to remove the cc fuse to try and disable the system to see if that worked. So I'm pretty limited by my lack of skills obviously. Anyone have any advice? Am I completely off base? Thanks Kevin