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Forum: Members Helping Members 03-19-2025, 04:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 216
Posted By Sirrotica
Bill, here's a link to a video for a complete...

Bill, here's a link to a video for a complete rebuild on a 9.5 single rear wheel, semi floater, 14 bolt GM axle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RthfIzzBckM&t=33s

The axle bearings and seals...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-09-2025, 06:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 587
Posted By Sirrotica
Having owned a 65 GTO with the HD cooling option...

Having owned a 65 GTO with the HD cooling option decades ago. if you have a factory PS pump, it will hit the pulley hub with the ends of the blades on a 19.5 fan. The factory fans had a notch cut out...
Forum: Electrical Tech 03-05-2025, 03:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 952
Posted By Sirrotica
In my own experience I had the transmission...

In my own experience I had the transmission wiring harness get wrapped up in the front driveshaft of one of my own trucks. I searched wrecking yards for weeks to find a suitable replacement, but...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-02-2025, 09:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 476
Posted By Sirrotica
The convertible chassis are actually stiffer when...

The convertible chassis are actually stiffer when ordered in a hardtop car, there used to be an option to order them new that way.

Hardtops are C channel along the rocker panels, the convertible...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-20-2025, 05:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,412
Posted By Sirrotica
If the guides/valve stems are worn, and you...

If the guides/valve stems are worn, and you installed a fast ramp cam. you'll get ticking that is the valve stem wobbling in the oversize hole.

When C/C came out with the high energy cams back...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-16-2025, 12:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,201
Posted By Sirrotica
https://www.amazon.com/Corrosion-Protection-Penetr...

https://www.amazon.com/Corrosion-Protection-Penetrant-Automotive-Industrial/dp/B00CLTXPX2/ref=asc_df_B00CLTXPX2?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80539344145701&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-09-2025, 10:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,297
Posted By Sirrotica
The only bowl I watch was on 3 weeks ago. The NOS...

The only bowl I watch was on 3 weeks ago. The NOS Energy Chili Bowl midget race held indoors on a once a year on a 1/5 mile dirt track constructed from clay hauled into the Tulsa Expo Center. They...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-08-2025, 08:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,308
Posted By Sirrotica
So true, not everyone races in a straight line, I...

So true, not everyone races in a straight line, I never did.
Forum: Members Helping Members 02-07-2025, 11:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,101
Posted By Sirrotica
I've never seen or heard of any facility to test...

I've never seen or heard of any facility to test forks, if they were bent and noticed during a PM service the forks would be measured for wear and the bent one would be noted for replacement.

If...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-07-2025, 03:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,758
Posted By Sirrotica
The transmissions you refer to have a chevy bell...

The transmissions you refer to have a chevy bell pattern which is the same as a 4L80E. The adapters are rather cheap to go from a BOP engine bell pattern engine, to a chevy bell pattern transmission....
Forum: Electrical Tech 01-28-2025, 12:18 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,734
Posted By Sirrotica
Exactly, Steel is a poor conductor for high amp...

Exactly, Steel is a poor conductor for high amp draw situations. Also as ambient air temp increases on any conductor the resistance increases.

On the top 11 metals used for conducting electric,...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-28-2025, 09:30 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,552
Posted By Sirrotica
If you've ever dealt with coin operated machines,...

If you've ever dealt with coin operated machines, harvesting the money counting it, and rolling it so the bank will accept it is a huge pain. It takes a lot of labor to get the fruits from the...
Forum: Electrical Tech 01-27-2025, 09:34 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,734
Posted By Sirrotica
I've been through this decades ago in a 73 T/A....

I've been through this decades ago in a 73 T/A. Don't try to use the frame as a ground, there is too much resistance in the steel that sucks up amps needed to crank the engine when hot. A hot Pontiac...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-25-2025, 02:17 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,569
Posted By Sirrotica
My daughters fiancé is a many decade letter...

My daughters fiancé is a many decade letter carrier, and I get to hear some real horror stories from him, through her.

You work part time when first hired in, at a token of what the full timers...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-25-2025, 01:42 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,106
Posted By Sirrotica
Here's a dad, and son rescuing a 2 owner 55...

Here's a dad, and son rescuing a 2 owner 55 Pontiac picked up in San Antonio Texas, driving it back to Tucson Arizona. This kid, and his dad are constantly doing this on You Tube, looks believable...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 01-17-2025, 10:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 466
Posted By Sirrotica
2 part epoxy, such as JB Weld. You'll need to...

2 part epoxy, such as JB Weld. You'll need to remove the super glue residue before you use the epoxy. Rough up the surfaces if possible to gain adhesion clean with alcohol or similar liquid before...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-13-2025, 09:43 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,691
Posted By Sirrotica
While working in a Buick dealership I had...

While working in a Buick dealership I had occasion to head gasket dozens of 350 Buick engines due to premature deterioration of the fiber head gaskets Buick used.

By the time they were brought in...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 01-11-2025, 07:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 694
Posted By Sirrotica
No, there are no parts in common as far as I...

No, there are no parts in common as far as I know. Back then each GM division had their own frames without any interchangeable parts. Chevy had ball joints, Pontiac had a trunnion setup in the front,...
Forum: Members Helping Members 01-06-2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 806
Posted By Sirrotica
Maybe I should have said automotive never seize,...

Maybe I should have said automotive never seize, the others aren't common in automotive usage. You won't find them in a parts store or in one of our garages. Thanks for keeping the record...
Forum: Members Helping Members 01-06-2025, 07:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 806
Posted By Sirrotica
By all means put it on, any diesel glow plugs...

By all means put it on, any diesel glow plugs should have it on. If you've never broken one off a glow plug in a cylinder head, believe me, you don't want to. The thin metal shell is prone to twist...
Forum: Members Helping Members 01-06-2025, 06:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 541
Posted By Sirrotica
Second the independent agent, mine saved me a ton...

Second the independent agent, mine saved me a ton over Liberty Mutual. He is actually an agent for Liberty Mutual, and he knew he could save me a bunch over them.

A farm policy is what I currently...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-03-2025, 10:53 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,116
Posted By Sirrotica
I've seen as many as 6 starter shims in a Pontiac...

I've seen as many as 6 starter shims in a Pontiac with an automatic so don't quit with only 2. It's rare to use more than 2, but it's not unheard of to use more. For some reason the stick cars many...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-03-2025, 02:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,587
Posted By Sirrotica
Link to Engine Masters air filter shootout season...

Link to Engine Masters air filter shootout season 2 episode 27:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x693421

14 minutes.

Project Farm does a test where in his clear test rig you can see the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-01-2025, 09:54 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,587
Posted By Sirrotica
As long as I have run dirt track cars, I have...

As long as I have run dirt track cars, I have never used K&N filters, always paper. If you want something that actually removes fine particulate from the ingested air, it ain't a K&N or any other...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 12-28-2024, 11:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 650
Posted By Sirrotica
NASCAR rules stated early on that they allowed no...

NASCAR rules stated early on that they allowed no roller tappets because back then NASCAR was formed, it was all about stock style equipment. To sidestep the rules and add some longevity, the...
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