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Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-18-2025, 12:19 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 818
Posted By Sirrotica
I've seen side cover detent springs come off, and...

I've seen side cover detent springs come off, and jamb in 2nd and 3rd at the same time locking the transmission in 2 gears. This does lock the output shaft.

There are 2 levers with detent springs...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-12-2025, 07:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,569
Posted By Sirrotica
If you can't get fluid within a minute or two,...

If you can't get fluid within a minute or two, just bump the pedal at the very top of the stroke, this will usually get the siphon started. Sometimes air will try to rise through the lines towards...
Forum: Members Helping Members 05-06-2025, 03:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 486
Posted By Sirrotica
If you make/buy traps, be sure to leave some of...

If you make/buy traps, be sure to leave some of the dead bees in the jar. The pheromones from the dead bees will serve to draw in new bees, likewise if you have new traps and are adding them to some...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-01-2025, 06:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 473
Posted By Sirrotica
The pins/bolts don't allow the caliper to move,...

The pins/bolts don't allow the caliper to move, the metal sleeves that the pin goes through the casting, and move on an O ring usually inside of the caliper casting.

You can slide the pins in and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-21-2025, 10:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 440
Posted By Sirrotica
Take the engine out, if you try it in chassis...

Take the engine out, if you try it in chassis you'll have a much higher chance of failure trying to do it upside down, rather than doing the work on an engine stand with the engine inverted. Plus it...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-19-2025, 10:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 680
Posted By Sirrotica
Run it, I've seen dozens of blocks with that...

Run it, I've seen dozens of blocks with that casting flash in the same area. I've never saw one lead to catastrophic failure in a street engine, or a race engine. This flash is not in a critical area...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-15-2025, 10:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 992
Posted By Sirrotica
I already said I live in an old farmhouse with a...

I already said I live in an old farmhouse with a stone foundation, it has voids all through it where the stones don't fit perfectly and the original masons didn't get mortar on each and every stone....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-15-2025, 12:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 992
Posted By Sirrotica
I have 3 of them, and I have mice, so much for...

I have 3 of them, and I have mice, so much for cats being the best.

Also cats can't get inside of cars, but they can walk around on the paint making scratches.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-13-2025, 12:22 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 551
Posted By Sirrotica
Back in the 70s when I started twisting wrenches....

Back in the 70s when I started twisting wrenches. Fram filters were known to be a quality part, they then got bought out by Allied Signal Corp. Allied Signal is a conglomerate that is known for...
Forum: THE LOBBY 04-10-2025, 11:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 823
Posted By Sirrotica
FWIW, Backyard Buddy was bought out by Advantage...

FWIW, Backyard Buddy was bought out by Advantage lifts so it's now one in the same.

My 12,000 lb 2 post is an Advantage Lift. The deal went very smooth, and I received a 5 year warranty with it...
Forum: THE LOBBY 04-10-2025, 11:26 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,216
Posted By Sirrotica
K, Practice makes perfect, maybe you'll get it...

K, Practice makes perfect, maybe you'll get it done this time, LOL

Congrats on your new found freedom, now the hard work of pleasing yourself rather than an employer begins.

If you really want...
Forum: Members Helping Members 03-31-2025, 03:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,197
Posted By Sirrotica
Dieseling usually is caused by curb idle being...

Dieseling usually is caused by curb idle being too high allowing enough fuel to bypass the throttle plates to allow the engine to continue running.

GM used idle stop solenoids to set the curb idle...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-27-2025, 02:26 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,493
Posted By Sirrotica
Only once have i seen it happen in over 50 years...

Only once have i seen it happen in over 50 years of wrenching. I had a 30,000 mile 151 iron duke that abruptly lost oil pressure to the rocker arms and lifters. After hours of being on the phone with...
Forum: Members Helping Members 03-19-2025, 04:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 708
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: 10
Views: 1,137
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: 1,656
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: 659
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: 41
Views: 7,098
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: 6,728
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: 6,452
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: 2,841
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: 2,067
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: 2,326
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: 50
Views: 8,365
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: 2,293
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...
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