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Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-31-2025, 02:33 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,077
Posted By Schurkey
Far as I know--and maybe this is wrong--the PMD...

Far as I know--and maybe this is wrong--the PMD blueprint spec is 10.250 for all but the 265 and 301. I don't have a spec for those.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-22-2025, 01:39 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 4,929
Posted By Schurkey
A fuel pump cannot function without exactly the...

A fuel pump cannot function without exactly the same kind of check valve(s) as has been suggested.

Remove the fuel pump inlet hose, connect a vacuum pump to the fuel pump. Find out if the check...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-16-2025, 06:06 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,227
Posted By Schurkey
Lisle for me.

Lisle for me.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-14-2025, 10:15 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,857
Posted By Schurkey
and PULL BOTH OF THE BLOCK DRAINS ALONG WITH THE...

and PULL BOTH OF THE BLOCK DRAINS ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR DRAINCOCK.

When it's MY vehicle, the block drains get replaced with brass draincocks; or at minimum brass plugs instead of iron/steel...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-14-2025, 05:24 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,857
Posted By Schurkey
I'm using Peak Global Lifetime concentrate. But...

I'm using Peak Global Lifetime concentrate. But "any" antifreeze is better than "no" antifreeze.
...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-11-2025, 02:35 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,557
Posted By Schurkey
No anti-drainback valve means the oil in the main...

No anti-drainback valve means the oil in the main oil galleries ABOVE the filter can drain back. More air in the oiling system above the filter means it takes fractionally longer to get oil to the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-23-2024, 07:05 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,100
Posted By Schurkey
Seafoam, Marvel, GM Top Engine Cleaner, other...

Seafoam, Marvel, GM Top Engine Cleaner, other petroleum-based solvents will have the neighbors calling the Fire Department.

Pouring water down the carb produces no smoke.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-22-2024, 11:57 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 4,242
Posted By Schurkey
Nonexistent? Or just "sloppy and incomplete test...

Nonexistent? Or just "sloppy and incomplete test procedure" mainly intended to get clicks and not promote REAL knowledge, and so they didn't find--or even look for--all the potential advantages?
...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-04-2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,888
Posted By Schurkey
Every time a decent company spends R&D money,...

Every time a decent company spends R&D money, time, effort, and enthusiasm to bring a product to market...

...only to be undercut by "Receive & Duplicate" Communist Criminals and the Communist...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-26-2024, 06:55 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,888
Posted By Schurkey
Made in Communist China, filled with recognized...

Made in Communist China, filled with recognized junk parts. You think they spent extra money to perfect the casting? Or did they cut corners on everything except the casting? Can you see the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-16-2024, 10:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 826
Posted By Schurkey
Leaving aside the debate between ported and...

Leaving aside the debate between ported and manifold vacuum for vacuum advance...WHY would you want the vacuum advance connected when checking for "total" advance at 2800 rpm?

"Total" advance is...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-10-2024, 10:58 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 9,611
Posted By Schurkey
Sentence structure and punctuation are taught...

Sentence structure and punctuation are taught beginning in second or third grade. Mastered by sixth grade.

Just sayin'.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-09-2024, 03:47 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 7,625
Posted By Schurkey
He says that 50-weight pegs his gauge when...

He says that 50-weight pegs his gauge when driving, and even 40-weight shows 75 pounds on the gauge when driving.

He doesn't need that kind of stress on the distributor drive or driven gears, or...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-08-2024, 02:18 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 7,625
Posted By Schurkey
For reasons of their own, Butler wants molasses...

For reasons of their own, Butler wants molasses in the oil pan. I think they're nuts.


Next time, try 5W-30. MAYBE 10W-30.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-08-2024, 12:02 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,322
Posted By Schurkey
If it's anything like the similar marks on my...

If it's anything like the similar marks on my Lumina camshafts, it's how they hold the part securely when performing the machining operation(s)....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-08-2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 7,625
Posted By Schurkey
"8000 miles" in a feedback fuel-injected engine...

"8000 miles" in a feedback fuel-injected engine with an overdrive transmission is a whole lot different from 8000 miles in a poorly-carbureted, lopes-at-idle, choke-doesn't-work hot-rod with 3.90 or...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-06-2024, 12:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 575
Posted By Schurkey
Easy to observe the spinning pushrods when you...

Easy to observe the spinning pushrods when you sacrifice a couple of Treasure Yard valve covers.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-02-2024, 01:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 513
Posted By Schurkey
15.4 volts on a small-alternator,...

15.4 volts on a small-alternator, daily-driver/short-trip car, IN THE WINTER, is fine. On anything else, including that same use in hot weather, is likely to boil the battery dry. Hard on the light...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-02-2024, 01:28 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 646
Posted By Schurkey
Ohhh! Ohhh! ME FIRST! You're going to...

Ohhh! Ohhh! ME FIRST!

You're going to spend way too much money to be that limited by the tiny bore size. Polishing turds makes for an interesting magazine article. You can do better in real...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-01-2024, 06:16 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,421
Posted By Schurkey
It is self-adjusting the first time you put the...

It is self-adjusting the first time you put the pedal to the carpet, AFTER you set the initial position of the switch.

If you fail to set the initial position, the self-adjustment cannot function....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-30-2024, 03:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,421
Posted By Schurkey
The "floor" has carpet, the carpet has pad, some...

The "floor" has carpet, the carpet has pad, some guys add heat/noise insulation under the pad. A squishy "stop" is not a stop at all.

As I said, "ideally" there'd be a fairly firm positive stop...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-26-2024, 05:08 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,818
Posted By Schurkey
565, 567, 592, and the Chapstick-looking...

565, 567, 592, and the Chapstick-looking semi-solid are all variations on the same "PST" (Pipe Sealer with Teflon) theme. They're a "Teflon"- (PTFE-) enhanced product with ANAEROBIC CURING...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-04-2024, 06:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,343
Posted By Schurkey
I think it's somewhat unusual that a carbureted...

I think it's somewhat unusual that a carbureted engine would stall "like I was turning the key off" due to insufficient fuel. I'd expect low power, misfire, and then a stall.

SUDDEN stalling...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-04-2024, 06:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 584
Posted By Schurkey
Not to mention that if the U-bolt were tightened...

Not to mention that if the U-bolt were tightened enough to really stress it, it would crush the U-joint cap.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-02-2024, 03:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 771
Posted By Schurkey
Moraine 400s were a bi-metal bearing. Nice...

Moraine 400s were a bi-metal bearing. Nice combination of load-carrying, embedability, durability, and so forth. They were a good product. I don't know about the 100 series.

Any other quality...
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