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Pontiac - Street
08-12-2022, 12:33 AM
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Engine stalls when hot...fuel related
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Vapor lock is a myth. Check and adjust the float...
Vapor lock is a myth. Check and adjust the float level to a factory speck. Them make idle and mixture adjustments with a complete engine compartment heat soak. At least 15 minutes of driving.
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Pontiac - Street
05-31-2020, 08:41 PM
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Main bearing wiper effect
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Blued and Painted
Main bearing wiper effect
On my 400 refresh I noticed I bit of blueing at the ends of the main bearing halves where they crush together. I read something on the wiper effect years ago but can’t remember the fix. Any info or...
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Pontiac - Street
02-23-2018, 01:39 PM
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Gasoline smell at spark plugs
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Blued and Painted
Fuel vapor. One of the key ingredients along...
Fuel vapor.
One of the key ingredients along with spark and compression that enable the engine to run.
Normal condition.
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Pontiac - Street
02-03-2018, 01:20 PM
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detonated
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Blued and Painted
Those are good 1/4 times for the 2.56 gear. Must...
Those are good 1/4 times for the 2.56 gear. Must have quite the top end charge.
What cam with the hi compression iron head 455.
Run on is pretty common. The question for me is, does detonation...
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Pontiac - Street
02-02-2018, 01:46 PM
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Blocking off exhaust from intake manifold
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Blued and Painted
It must be quite the fireball even at idle speed...
It must be quite the fireball even at idle speed being the crossover passage starts just behind the exhaust valve x 4 cylinders.
Intake temp must be quite the balancing act with incoming cool air...
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Pontiac - Street
01-26-2018, 02:01 PM
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Don't Laugh: Dishwasher
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Blued and Painted
Packaging below looks similar to Quakerstate. Hum.
Packaging below looks similar to Quakerstate. Hum.
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Pontiac - Street
01-26-2018, 01:32 PM
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Don't Laugh: Dishwasher
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I catch grief running already cleaned and resized...
I catch grief running already cleaned and resized pistol brass thru the dish washer.
Then I make sure their dry in the oven. :heh:
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Pontiac - Street
01-22-2018, 10:58 PM
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Aluminum intake, GOOD DEAL?
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Blued and Painted
Subscribe I think it goes ? 1K.
Subscribe
I think it goes ? 1K.
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Pontiac - Street
01-14-2018, 01:28 AM
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Mortally wounded?
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Blued and Painted
Does it have s history of over heating?
Does it have s history of over heating?
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Pontiac - Street
01-10-2018, 01:51 PM
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Front coil springs
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Blued and Painted
I use chipheads meathod in post 17 except I use a...
I use chipheads meathod in post 17 except I use a come-a-long.
Note, the cable/strap length needs to increases as the lower arm swings upward
The lower end of the coil should line up on the drain...
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Pontiac - Street
01-08-2018, 01:43 PM
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Ford 9 inch. Call me a liar.
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Many of us weekend warriors don't include labor...
Many of us weekend warriors don't include labor in there repairs or upgrades.
My buddy Corvette Bill would rather spend two hours finding and modifying a bolt when the hardware store, one block away...
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Pontiac - Street
01-08-2018, 12:16 PM
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Ford 9 inch. Call me a liar.
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2K for a rear end Assembly sounds cheep compared...
2K for a rear end Assembly sounds cheep compared to a set of well prepped cyl heads.
A new ford rear assembly is "good bang for the buck" if a gear and carrier change is needed. Set it and forget...
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Pontiac - Street
01-08-2018, 11:41 AM
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Thrust bearing question?
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Blued and Painted
If you count the drilled plug at rear of right...
If you count the drilled plug at rear of right oil galley, there are 50 points to purge air. Drilling the front plug for air purge would be redundant.
Drilling the front plug for lubrication would...
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Pontiac - Street
01-07-2018, 12:38 PM
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M/E Wagner Adjustable PCV valve
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Blued and Painted
I replaced a Fram 2020 PCV with a delco CV881C. ...
I replaced a Fram 2020 PCV with a delco CV881C.
Don't know if the old valve was worn or out of calibration. But idle vacuum came up half a point and the mixture screws became more responsive.
...
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Pontiac - Street
01-05-2018, 12:09 PM
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Head porting bur thread
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I purchase the sanding rolls, arbors, and a long...
I purchase the sanding rolls, arbors, and a long pair shaped bur from Eastwood. Other grinding bits and tools were collected over the years.
http://search.eastwood.com/search?w=Head+porting
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Pontiac - Street
01-04-2018, 11:32 AM
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Best bang for the buck exhaust system
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Blued and Painted
What body type?
What body type?
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Pontiac - Street
01-04-2018, 11:25 AM
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advice for low compression on one cylinder
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Add a table spoon of oil to cylinder and recheck...
Add a table spoon of oil to cylinder and recheck compression to rule out a stuck or broken ring.
Make every effort to diagnose before tare down.
Re torque all the head bolts checking for any...
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Pontiac - Street
01-01-2018, 10:42 AM
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4x head
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The intake short turn on the as cast 6x appears...
The intake short turn on the as cast 6x appears wider and flatter than the 4x.
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Pontiac - Street
12-29-2017, 12:09 PM
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4x head
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Blued and Painted
4x. The first of the EGR heads. Double check...
4x. The first of the EGR heads.
Double check for cracks thru the exhaust seats.
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Pontiac - Street
12-27-2017, 12:30 PM
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Turning over (not starting) new engine
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Blued and Painted
Spin with plugs out, oil pan on with oil. Watch...
Spin with plugs out, oil pan on with oil. Watch the lifters/pushrods rods firm up.
If the valley pan is off, u can add more cam lube to the lead ramp with your finger.
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Pontiac - Street
12-27-2017, 12:32 AM
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Is It Too Small?
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Blued and Painted
U don't want to damage/melt the cat converters...
U don't want to damage/melt the cat converters with unburned fuel.
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Pontiac - Street
12-26-2017, 10:58 AM
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Exhaust pipe size for 1967 GTO
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Blued and Painted
The engine won't see anything after the muffler...
The engine won't see anything after the muffler unless there is a potato stuffed in the tail pipe.
Mandrel bent down pipes and opening up the outlets on the logs from 1 7/8 to 2 1/8 is worthwhile.
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Pontiac - Street
12-24-2017, 11:22 AM
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Something to think about
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Alanmay0, You may want to put a key word in...
Alanmay0,
You may want to put a key word in the thread tittle so the topic can be acessed later by the search tool.
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Pontiac - Street
12-23-2017, 12:25 PM
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Warning about doing work under your car.
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5,373
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Blued and Painted
Most failures come with warning signs. If these...
Most failures come with warning signs. If these warnings were dismissed or egnored, then it's still opperator error.
Seen rotors cut into, and caliper Pistons fall out and the customer will say "I...
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Pontiac - Street
12-21-2017, 12:10 PM
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Warning about doing work under your car.
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Blued and Painted
This time of year, parking on ice with regular...
This time of year, parking on ice with regular spider gears, or pushing cars in an icy parking lot can be extremely hazardous.
Personally seen broken legs and smashed cars.
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