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Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-22-2022, 03:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,855
Posted By padgett
a) the more the better. b) back in the day the...

a) the more the better.
b) back in the day the stock alternator was a 37A
c) add AC or heavy duty and you got a 55A
d) some Chevrolets were available with the 63A
e) all used the same 10DN frame,...
Forum: Electrical Tech 12-24-2021, 12:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,532
Posted By padgett
ps the dash (only) speaker back in the day was a...

ps the dash (only) speaker back in the day was a 10 ohm speaker.
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 12-07-2021, 04:58 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,104
Posted By padgett
BTW don't ever rely on extension threads for...

BTW don't ever rely on extension threads for strength.
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-06-2021, 01:07 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,871
Posted By padgett
Am a little older than most, played first video...

Am a little older than most, played first video games in 1957. First digital comm was at 66 wpm (words per minute) then went to 100 wpm. Used Baudot (baud) encoding. Learned electronics (told was...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-05-2021, 07:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,492
Posted By padgett
BTW I ordered some PF-61s from Amazon for a great...

BTW I ordered some PF-61s from Amazon for a great price & was sent "E"s. When I complained Amazon created a new order. Vendor hemmed and hawed and delayed and finally declared the PF61s to be...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-04-2021, 06:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,492
Posted By padgett
Wish they had said the model number of the Delco....

Wish they had said the model number of the Delco. Professional filters are much different from the "E" filters.
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-03-2021, 08:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,414
Posted By padgett
Dash and Hood tachs mostly use the same circuit...

Dash and Hood tachs mostly use the same circuit (can take the transistor circuit from a 72 dash tach and put in a hood tach.

Most issues were solved by the vent hose that pulled moisture out of...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-29-2021, 12:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 890
Posted By padgett
NOCO Genius 1 on sale

Amazon cyber Monday has NOCO Genius 1 charger/maintainers on sale for $19. Only ones I know that run cool in long use & have several....
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-24-2021, 12:25 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,457
Posted By padgett
Remember 20c for regular and 22c for Premium at a...

Remember 20c for regular and 22c for Premium at a Direct station in South Florida.
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-18-2021, 07:04 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,002
Posted By padgett
What I found so far was that in '69 there were a...

What I found so far was that in '69 there were a number of 110083x 10SIs produced alongside 11007xx 10DNs. What I did not find was exactly what an 1100832 fit. (references manual . Found 1100834,...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-15-2021, 02:30 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,708
Posted By padgett
Have often found that people who have problem...

Have often found that people who have problem with words fill in the blanks with something easy. The smaller the vocabulary the more blanks need filling.
The HBO show "Doom Patrol" is particularly...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-14-2021, 07:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,171
Posted By padgett
Guess am too old but the whole idea of "breaking...

Guess am too old but the whole idea of "breaking out" and brackets seems silly. Can take a faster car and use computer controls to dial in any speed desired. Add in traction control and "up in smoke"...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 11-09-2021, 04:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,193
Posted By padgett
Probably, just a bayonet base. Last time I modded...

Probably, just a bayonet base. Last time I modded one was before LEDs.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-07-2021, 06:34 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 10,340
Posted By padgett
Ford had a tunnel port in 67 soooo. 303 tunnel...

Ford had a tunnel port in 67 soooo. 303 tunnel port was for SCCA Trans Am then a Canadian loophole let Pontiac use the Z-28 Chev. NASCAR had some interest in something similar but never panned out.
...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-07-2021, 04:03 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 10,340
Posted By padgett
" the production AFBs were a choke point" well...

" the production AFBs were a choke point" well one. However a pair of 750s (choke on rear, no choke on front) fits nicely on a dual quad manifold and progressive linkage is easy. Were a few cross ram...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-07-2021, 02:10 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 10,340
Posted By padgett
Only problem with a QJ is the small float bowl...

Only problem with a QJ is the small float bowl needs a stronger fuel pump to avoid running dry near the end of a 1/4.

Personally never saw a Holly that didn't leak & prefer AFBs for dual quads.
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-06-2021, 05:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,644
Posted By padgett
Want a tube to last forever, reduce the filament...

Want a tube to last forever, reduce the filament voltage by about 10%. Back in the day boosting the filament increased everything (sensitivity, power) at the expense of longevity.

Was very deep...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-05-2021, 06:23 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,002
Posted By padgett
Dunno about all but my '70 GP 400/4-speed had a...

Dunno about all but my '70 GP 400/4-speed had a 12 bolt. Was not posi hence the nickname "Asphyxiation".
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-05-2021, 11:44 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,644
Posted By padgett
In the last century things being "rad-hard" were...

In the last century things being "rad-hard" were common. Tube electronics are much more robust but also use a lot more power.

My Judge will still run.
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 10-31-2021, 06:53 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,773
Posted By padgett
Was a TSB on Quadrajet Well leaks. Early ones...

Was a TSB on Quadrajet Well leaks. Early ones were notorious.
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-29-2021, 07:31 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,897
Posted By padgett
The rules are different in Florida.

The rules are different in Florida.
Forum: Members Helping Members 10-12-2021, 05:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,649
Posted By padgett
Just a side thought: back in the fuel crisis when...

Just a side thought: back in the fuel crisis when Bobby Riggs as in the news, many people insulated roofs that never had insulation. I was living in Michigan and were reports of roofs collapsing....
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-11-2021, 07:49 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 11,085
Posted By padgett
"Maybe if they canned Buick " - too many Chinese...

"Maybe if they canned Buick " - too many Chinese like Buicks.
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-17-2021, 04:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,176
Posted By padgett
Reminds me of when my special order 305/4...

Reminds me of when my special order 305/4 speed/posi 78 Sunbird came in. Only thing the insurance agent asked was "Does it have the V6 engine" and I answered "No.".
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-17-2021, 09:18 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,176
Posted By padgett
PHS records were taken from the original billing...

PHS records were taken from the original billing records. There are deviations particularly if it went to engineering, a zone office, or has the note "body in aisle". Back in the early '70s you could...
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