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Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 09-21-2024, 06:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 237
Posted By Bill Hanlon
While you are trying to decide on which books to...

While you are trying to decide on which books to get, fellow Pontiac enthusiast Safari Larry (Larry Gorden) has these available on his web site:
...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 09-11-2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 398
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Just to muddy the waters, a sheet from the 1966...

Just to muddy the waters, a sheet from the 1966 Pontiac Parts Catalog, showing 1962 engines and what components made them up.
Forum: Electrical Tech 09-04-2024, 10:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 347
Posted By Bill Hanlon
The guys in my son-in-law's shop call it "dum...

The guys in my son-in-law's shop call it "dum dum". I bought a roll of it from O'Reilly's (or was it AutoZone??)and the counterman knew what I was looking for.
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 09-01-2024, 07:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 229
Posted By Bill Hanlon
For a "drive home" I'd disconnect the heater...

For a "drive home" I'd disconnect the heater lines at the timing cover and put in a bypass hose. Then you could deal with a better fix at home.
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 08-28-2024, 10:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 200
Posted By Bill Hanlon
The transmission is bulletproof until it breaks. ...

The transmission is bulletproof until it breaks. Then it is very hard to find someone with the knowledge and tools to fix it. SteveP on this forum is one who can. He's only about 1200 miles east...
Forum: 64-65 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-05-2024, 04:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,722
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Picture on the left is tail light on. Picture...

Picture on the left is tail light on.
Picture on the right is brake light on.

In each picture, the left side lamp is the LED 1157 replacement lamp and the right side lamp is a standard 1157 lamp.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-22-2024, 05:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 355
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Comment about the timing "problem". I would run...

Comment about the timing "problem". I would run away very fast from any shop who didn't know to turn the crankshaft 360 degrees to "fix" the 12 o'clock vs. 6 o'clock problem.
Forum: Electrical Tech 05-24-2024, 07:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 744
Posted By Bill Hanlon
I don't have a '69 LeMans wiring diagram to look...

I don't have a '69 LeMans wiring diagram to look at, but most GM cars of that era had a separate wire that ran from an "always hot" source (like your voltage regulator "bat" terminal), through an...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-19-2024, 11:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 603
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Mufflers are too quiet.

Mufflers are too quiet.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-11-2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,048
Posted By Bill Hanlon
It is bad. Send it to me for disposal.

It is bad. Send it to me for disposal.
Forum: Electrical Tech 03-15-2024, 06:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,169
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Don't know if this is cheap. Not mine. ...

Don't know if this is cheap. Not mine.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276336438152
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-07-2024, 03:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,655
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Nah. Those have grease fittings.

Nah. Those have grease fittings.
Forum: Electrical Tech 02-24-2024, 10:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,518
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Attachment from '66 Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog

Attachment from '66 Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 02-19-2024, 04:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,687
Posted By Bill Hanlon
30 years ago I chopped up the stock '57 bracket...

30 years ago I chopped up the stock '57 bracket by moving the rear tab towards the front. A friend (who welds) and I mounted the alternator on a piece of all-thread using nuts and washers to...
Forum: 64-65 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-19-2024, 12:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 714
Posted By Bill Hanlon
According to Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog...

According to Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog published in Oct 66 the GM part number 1115202 (note the last 3 digits) is used on a 62-63 Tempest 4 cylinder
engines, 64-66 Tempest 6 cylinder engines and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2024, 06:54 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,538
Posted By Bill Hanlon
And as long as you are tearing into the '59...

And as long as you are tearing into the '59 engine, take a look at this https://www.pontiacsafari.com/L1Garage/FrontSealUpgrade.pdf
article I wrote about upgrading the front seal. If you decide to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2024, 06:48 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,538
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Make SURE that you read and understand the...

Make SURE that you read and understand the "interchangeability" section of Larry Gorden's page in the link below before you try to attach the '59 crankshaft to the HydraMatic's flywheel.
...
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 12-25-2023, 11:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,656
Posted By Bill Hanlon
The X frame used in the 55-56 Pontiac (and Olds)...

The X frame used in the 55-56 Pontiac (and Olds) was why they had to go to the famous "slant pan" HydraMatic. The wasn't room for the tranny linkage unless they rotated the body of the transmission...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-11-2023, 12:27 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,417
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Make sure the transmission is in park or neutral,...

Make sure the transmission is in park or neutral, the parking brake is set and the key is off. Now make sure again.

Use a screwdriver to jump the S terminal to the large terminal on the solenoid...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-06-2023, 12:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,072
Posted By Bill Hanlon
If you are overhauling the engine consider...

If you are overhauling the engine consider replacing the timing cover oil seal with a lip seal. Details here: https://www.pontiacsafari.com/L1Garage/FrontSealUpgrade.pdf
I'd be glad to loan you my...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-23-2023, 10:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 925
Posted By Bill Hanlon
They did, but most were done by '63 and the last...

They did, but most were done by '63 and the last were '64.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-20-2023, 03:38 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,804
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Did you miss a zero on the mains??? 27...

Did you miss a zero on the mains??? 27 thousandths seems a bit wide to this amateur.
Forum: Electrical Tech 10-02-2023, 07:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,247
Posted By Bill Hanlon
A flasher with a separate ground connection...

A flasher with a separate ground connection should flash at the same rate no matter what the electrical load as long as the load is within the operational limits of the flasher.
Forum: Electrical Tech 10-01-2023, 01:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,012
Posted By Bill Hanlon
If your bulbs are like these...

If your bulbs are like these https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Halogen-Tail-Light-Bulbs-1157-Offset-Mounting-Pins,7227.html from Speedway they consume about 60% more amps than standard 1157 bulbs. You...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-14-2023, 05:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,087
Posted By Bill Hanlon
... or you could just listen to a sub 14 second...

... or you could just listen to a sub 14 second Pontiac.
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