Forum: 69-77 Grand Prix TECH
12-13-2008, 09:18 PM
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Forum: All Other Pontiacs WANTED
11-21-2008, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 2
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70K miles & under $3,000
This one seems fairly decent, for the price. 1986, 4 Cyl 5-speed.
Located in St. Henry, OH.
http://auto-rv.com/Browse.aspx?AdName=BHI3321511D
Color pictures:
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Forum: 78 and Newer G-body Pontiac TECH
11-09-2008, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 537
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Forum: 78 and Newer G-body Pontiac TECH
11-08-2008, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 537
A relative has sent me some scans from a 1978...
A relative has sent me some scans from a 1978 dealer catalog.
It hapened to include a page with seat colors. It shows an illustration of the same style bucket seats that iowapub posted. Are they...
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Forum: 78 and Newer G-body Pontiac TECH
11-06-2008, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 847
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Forum: 78 and Newer G-body Pontiac TECH
10-28-2008, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 537
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Forum: 78 and Newer G-body Pontiac TECH
10-27-2008, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 537
Interesting find
They look sorta like the strato buckets except with a different type of head rest on them. Can't put my finger on it, but there seems to be a wide(r) flat section on the back seat than usual. I would...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-25-2008, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 558
Food for thought
Topless, 118K miles dosn't nessicarily mean the fuel pump is due. They would be more of an age issue than a usage IMO. That being said, the car is twenty years old.:D
I believe if the fuel level...
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Forum: Other models Pontiac Tech
10-25-2008, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 2
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I would start with the fuel pressure regulator....
I would start with the fuel pressure regulator. There is a method to test them on the car, but I am vague on the procedure. Not greatly difficult, though.
Some other members may have the know how on...
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Forum: 73-77 A-body TECH
10-22-2008, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 305
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Forum: Non Pontiac Motors in Pontiacs
10-18-2008, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 606
I agree with sleepy, on the valves and rings...
I agree with sleepy, on the valves and rings being good. It should fail the leakdown test if the valves are burned.
Are you 100% sure of the leakdown? The reason I ask is this:
Alot of compression...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-18-2008, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 458
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Forum: 73-77 A-body TECH
10-17-2008, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 4,629
counter point
And that is pretty much what has taken place in this thread.
$7 dollars, that's all? With all due respect, that seems like a very insignificant sum for a corporate giant like GM to sniffle at....
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Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
10-14-2008, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 931
Interesting. More than one reason for him to be...
Interesting. More than one reason for him to be pissed, too.
I remember dozens of '78 Vette pace cars being advertised in Hemmings in the immediate years following their debut. I'm talkin with under...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-13-2008, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 261
danpaul, that Honda isn't a 2-cycle by any...
danpaul, that Honda isn't a 2-cycle by any chance? If so, then I can see why you call it a POS. My friend owns one (2-cycle, not Honda), and it is the most finicky thing to start I ever saw. You have...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-13-2008, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 261
Back in the early seventies, our family had a...
Back in the early seventies, our family had a Sears push mower that lasted for at least eight years.
My brother in Georgia has one I think he got at Wal Mart, I don't remember what brand it is but...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-13-2008, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 261
Sheesh, I thought Honda would be capable of...
Sheesh, I thought Honda would be capable of designing a long lasting mower engine.
I'm used to using hand me down junk mowers with Briggs & Stratton. And They always seem to just keep running. They...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-13-2008, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 103
I don't think the Lucas additive will actually...
I don't think the Lucas additive will actually change the color.
As long as the oil looks transparent I would not worry about excessive moisture in it. It's when it looks like yellow milk and you...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-11-2008, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 267
follow up
Cylinder #6 had 135 psi while all the others had 175 or 170. I thought it was a bad exhaust valve, because I could hear a croaking sound on each stroke, out the open exhaust log. When I put my hand...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-09-2008, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 11
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3400, head gasket or intake gasket? 107K
A friend recently aquired an '01 Alero with a suspected blown head gasket. There was quite alot of milky slime on the dipstick, and inside the tappet covers. In spite of that, the towing outfit that...
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Forum: SOLD Pontiacs
10-09-2008, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,047
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Forum: SOLD Pontiacs
10-06-2008, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 581
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Forum: All Other Pontiacs WANTED
10-06-2008, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,768
Red/black '77 Formula in CT
GTOric, this may be a little rougher than what you want, but at least it is the right color combination. And it is an automatic. Could be had for cheap though. ...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-06-2008, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 182
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Forum: Members Helping Members
10-04-2008, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 182
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