Are this cars easy to work on?

im 16 and hoping to get one i know a decent amount of info on cars. so are they?

 

i dont think in gets much easier


seriously they are SIMPLE cars

 

yes. If you have any type of mechanical skills at all and are not afraid to get in there and get dirty. :evilsmile

 

I wondered the same when i got mine, Not Complicated, everything is ran on a vacume.

 

They're not the easiest, but easier than a lot of other cars. Much easier than modern cars...

 

Very easy...

 

Hey bro. Yea I have worked on alot of cars and these are the basic of the basic. Most of them you could stand in the engine bay and close the hood and still have room to move around!! Ok maybe not that extreme but they are way simple man not alot of wires and junk under the hood. If you know the basics than you are set... Dont get the wrong idea they may be simple but you can sure make a screamer out of em too!! Good luck and happy hunting!!

-Andrew

 

If the Mav/Comet is not the easiet car to work on, what do you call easy?!?!

They are about the simpliest production vehicle I have ever seen myself.
The only thing easier to work on IMO is a T-Bucket.

Maverick1973: The best advice for you is...
*Read alot on basic mechanical stuff
*If you have a father/uncle/etc that has mechanical aptitude, pick their brains relentlessly and spend quality time turning wrenches with them
*Get the most basic car you can, as far as options and year model. The earlier the year model, the more basic the car. If you can afford it, pick up a V8 car with no P/S A/C and such. Those options, along with emissions stuff starting around 74, add complexity to the car. Don't get me wrong, they are still VERY simple with all the options, but they tend to get in the way when you are learning and on a budget.

Good luck!
Dave

 

The only thing difficult about working on Mavericks is the cramped space under the hood, at least with a v8. With a I6, probably no problems. but with a 302 it is difficult to reach some items around the shock towers.

Other than that, just about as simple as they come. Everything is right at the front and easy to reach (oil filter, oil fill, distributor and wires, etc.)

 

True, there are one or two items that could be considered tight around the towers, however we are only talking a couple of plugs and maybe the clutch linkage. And those are still easier than most cars, even as tight as the space is.
Those that think things are tight in a Mav have probably never spent much time in a variety of engine bays. Because if they had, they wouldn't even mind the towers in a Mav.
Change the plugs, especially #8, in an LS1 Camaro and you will never think of the Maverick engine bay as being tight again. Those LS1 guys BRAG when they can change a set of plugs in 45 minutes. Most guys take 2-3 hours the first couple times. My wife's v6 Pontiac Montana has 2 fewer plugs and still takes me over an hour to change.
I think most guys here can do a set of Mav plugs in 15 minutes.

 

I've seen older GM cars that were far easier to work on than Mavericks/Comets.

There are some things on these cars that are a royal pain in the @$$.

Is replacing a heater core in an A/C-equipped Maverick "easy", I think not...

 

It wasn't the worst, but I suppose there are easier.
However, I did recommend staying away from PS, AC, and heavily emissioned years.
With early non-optioned cars, work is almost rediculously easy. Even with the V8. That is the angle I was coming from.
I guess Mavs can be broken down into 2 catagories...
Those that are stupid easy to work on, and those that have too much junk added into the small package and muck things up.

 

you guys are hallarious!!!!

 

what is the most common part that needs to be replaced in a mav?

 

Rear tires