So you know I got this old car for $500 - It hadn't run in a very long time - the PO told me since last fall - but there is no way that fuel is only 6 or 8 months old.

Anyway - I got it running, adjusted the valves - fixed/rigged the glow plugs & fixed the brakes.

Its now a driver and I've gone to work twice (50miles round trip).

The car still didn't run that well and it smoked like a chimney on cold start. So - this morning I tossed in a new set of injector nozzles.

BIG success - the car still smokes like crazy at idle until I put it under load. White smoke not blue. For example - if I drive it 2 blocks and then back - no smoke at all.

The car is MUCH quieter - idles smooth and has a significantly greater amount of power than before.

BUT.....While testing out the new nozzles the rear of the car started making an awful grinding noise. Its not the flex discs - though those will arrive next week.

I pulled the right rear tire and brake caliper. I pulled back the CV boot and it was still full of oil - but there was a bunch of junk in there too. Like rusty chunks. I cleaned it out and packed with grease & reattached the old boot.

I then noticed the e-brake springs had let go and were all ground up. So I removed them and everything else e-brake related. Both sides.

I button the car up and back out of the garage. God awful grinding noise.

Old 4x4 guys say if the rear diff isnt leaking its because its dry.

I dont have an alan wrench large enough to pull the plug and look. What size does it take? I suspect its in there - or either of the axels CV joints.

Crap - I really dont want to put an entire new rear end on this car.

As it sits I have $1000 in it - w/o counting registration. Its really not a bad car - I just need to stop spending $$ on it.