thanx everybody, mine does not have the oxidizer now(unknown if it did). it needs a timing chain and rails and the belt idler pulley needs replaced but the price was right. sell my 300d and split the proceeds. no rust that i can find, but the plastic on the front bumper has some cracks, pops hit a couple turkeys. all in all, i'm quite lucky. all the info on this sight has been tremendous help in the past, 308,000 and counting for the sdl.

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rodney