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Message |
Topic: Water and Oil sender |
hel98
Replies: 3
Views: 73
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Forum: Engine
Topics Posted: Sat
Aug 23, 2008 5:57
pm Subject: Water and Oil sender |
| Thanks. PM ahead. |
Topic: Water and Oil sender |
hel98
Replies: 3
Views: 73
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Forum: Engine
Topics Posted: Sat
Aug 23, 2008 4:47
pm Subject: Water and Oil sender |
| There's an oil port on the rear of the block to the left of the distributor. It's 1/8 npt. You'll probably need a four or eight point socket to get it out without rounding it off.You can also use a br ... |
Topic: Fuel Filter |
hel98
Replies: 6
Views: 163
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Forum: Engine
Topics Posted: Tue
Aug 19, 2008 8:41
pm Subject: Fuel Filter |
| Buy a cheap 1" combo wrench and cut a slot just large enough to fit over the fuel line. You'll need a 5/8 line wrench for the small nut. Hold the large nut so it won't turn and use the hex end of the ... |
Topic: Bumping noise in bed. |
hel98
Replies: 10
Views: 329
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Forum: Suspension Posted: Wed
Jul 09, 2008 4:17
pm Subject: Bumping noise in bed. |
| Could be the coils are binding. It's more noticeable with variable rate springs. GM had a service bulletin in the mid 80s for a thumping noise in the rear of G and B cars. The fix was to index the spr ... |
Topic: 5th gen PST/Addco rear sway bar question |
hel98
Replies: 5
Views: 251
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Forum: Suspension Posted: Sat
Jun 28, 2008 1:53
pm Subject: 5th gen PST/Addco rear sway bar question |
Yeah, the possums and ground hogs will go under. Ya better dodge the deer, tho.http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh185/hel98/S4010270.jpg
Nothing wrong with free parts. You saved a c note on that ba ... |
Topic: computer problems still |
hel98
Replies: 7
Views: 261
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Forum: Electrical Systems Posted: Thu
Jun 05, 2008 2:21
pm Subject: computer problems still |
| The lamp driver module may be shorted. Should be a small green plastic box located above or to the right of the glove box, tied to the harness. The ecm controls this to turn on the ck. eng. light. Wit ... |
Topic: 67 Elko will Start while in the start position but then dies |
hel98
Replies: 1
Views: 132
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Forum: Electrical Systems Posted: Thu
May 22, 2008 8:43
pm Subject: 67 Elko will Start while in the start position but then dies |
There should be 2 wires on the + side of the coil. One runs from the R terminal on the starter. It supplies full battery voltage to the coil when cranking.
The second wire is a resistor that drops th ... |
Topic: 5th gen PST/Addco rear sway bar question |
hel98
Replies: 5
Views: 251
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Forum: Suspension Posted: Fri
May 16, 2008 10:05
pm Subject: 5th gen PST/Addco rear sway bar question |
| Heres what you need.http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh185/hel98/swaybarmounts.jpg |
Topic: No sound from CD player or radio |
hel98
Replies: 3
Views: 148
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Forum: Electrical Systems Posted: Fri
May 16, 2008 7:11
pm Subject: No sound from CD player or radio |
| Mike,if the problem isn't in the head unit itself it's possible the speaker wires are shorting to the body or together. Could be causing the amp in the head to shut down. Turning it off and on resets ... |
Topic: `69 Elky W/`90-`92 TPI Needs Ether For Cold Start |
hel98
Replies: 5
Views: 203
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Forum: LT1/LS1/EFI
Tech Posted: Sat
May 10, 2008 10:10
pm Subject: `69 Elky W/`90-`92 TPI Needs Ether For Cold Start |
Are you waiting 10-15 seconds between cycles? The ECM won't activate the pump after the first time without the interval.
Possible the coolant temp sensor is not reading correctly, but not out of wh ... |
Topic: Purple Wire 4 TCC, How does the Factory Hook Up W/Cruise |
hel98
Replies: 1
Views: 109
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Forum: Electrical Systems Posted: Tue
May 06, 2008 3:43
pm Subject: Purple Wire 4 TCC, How does the Factory Hook Up W/Cruise |
The converter and brake functions are on one switch.http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh185/hel98/brakeswitch.jpg
The connector on the end is for the conv. Should be pink/black stripe and purple. ... |
Topic: tpi setup |
hel98
Replies: 4
Views: 643
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Forum: Garage
Sales Posted: Thu
May 01, 2008 1:09
pm Subject: tpi setup |
Yeah, I still have it. The extra set of injectors are not Accel. They're the stock ones from the intake I used on my El.
I also have a new Painless MAF harness with another 165 ECM and an extra MAF ... |
Topic: scat/procar...any experience? |
hel98
Replies: 10
Views: 351
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Forum: Interior
Restoration Posted: Mon
Apr 14, 2008 8:19
pm Subject: scat/procar...any experience? |
| Max, you have the split bench so mounting the seats will be a lot easier. The inner mounts are already there.You could probably just use a piece of plate steel or aluminum and some spacers drilled to ... |
Topic: Fuel sending unit? |
hel98
Replies: 7
Views: 249
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Forum: Engine
Topics Posted: Mon
Apr 14, 2008 5:41
pm Subject: Fuel sending unit? |
| Mike , if the tank on your 83 is the same as my 82 it has an angled dome that the sender mounts on. The one you're looking at is for a flat top tank.It may fit the tank if you mod the locating tabs, b ... |
Topic: New Chevelle Concept Car 454 (real car) |
hel98
Replies: 22
Views: 1029
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Fri
Apr 11, 2008 5:53
pm Subject: New Chevelle Concept Car 454 (real car) |
| I like it, too. Looks like 2nd generation Chevelle and late Monte Carlo combination. GM shoulda put that mill in the SSR. Probably would have sold a lot more of em. It would make a nice platform for t ... |
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