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Pontiac - Street
Today, 04:24 PM
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Read these plugs
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276
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Schurkey
1. It would help enormously if you'd crop and...
1. It would help enormously if you'd crop and resize pictures so the detail that mattered was more prominent.
2. Given the leaded fuel, and the additives, I don't think anyone can say for sure...
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Pontiac - Street
Today, 04:12 PM
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Fuel pump?
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Schurkey
I'd expect that would lower volume, but not...
I'd expect that would lower volume, but not pressure. May be so slight that you'd never notice.
Pressure is set via the internal spring.
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Pontiac - Street
04-30-2024, 07:01 PM
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angle torque bolts.
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456
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Schurkey
THANK YOU. Not many folks recognize the...
THANK YOU. Not many folks recognize the difference between Torque/Angle and TTY.
I paint a stripe down the shank of torque/angle bolts. When I remove them later, if the paint stripe is twisted,...
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Pontiac - Street
04-24-2024, 06:52 PM
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e head questions alot of questions
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Schurkey
Oldsmobile restricted their heater supply, so did...
Oldsmobile restricted their heater supply, so did Chevrolet.
No promises on Buick and Cadillac, but my guess is that all GM divisions restricted the heater core flow somehow. Either a small hole...
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Pontiac - Street
04-24-2024, 11:40 AM
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Got my grandson 4l60e broken down
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Schurkey
Any transmission I open up, is going to be done...
Any transmission I open up, is going to be done with the aid of a ATSG "Techtran" manual, along with whatever D-I-Y/consumer-oriented book(s) I can lay my hands on.
The ATSG manuals are not...
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Pontiac - Street
04-22-2024, 01:49 AM
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I think I got Pertronixed, had to get towed home.
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Schurkey
Yeah, GM kept that a complete secret. Who would...
Yeah, GM kept that a complete secret. Who would have ever guessed that there was a resistor bypass wire? Certainly not an outside company designing products to be used on GM products. (Moreover,...
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 08:01 PM
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I think I got Pertronixed, had to get towed home.
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Posted By
Schurkey
Hint: Mallory pushes a protection device that...
Hint: Mallory pushes a protection device that costs as much as the Unilite module.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/maa-29371
I say the "protection" should have been built-into the module at...
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 04:38 PM
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I think I got Pertronixed, had to get towed home.
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Schurkey
I haven't dicked with points for thirty years. I...
I haven't dicked with points for thirty years. I make sure that every vehicle I own has an electronic ignition; and there's none better than the good ol' GM Delco HEI in good usable condition. The...
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 04:33 PM
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Removing trans from 69GP
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439
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Schurkey
Totally depends on the geometry of the headers. ...
Totally depends on the geometry of the headers.
First Guess: Not likely due to the width of the trans bellhousing where the torque converter dust pan attaches.
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 01:06 PM
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69 GTO front disc brake hold off valve inspection
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838
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Schurkey
Could be.
Could be.
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 09:58 AM
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69 GTO front disc brake hold off valve inspection
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Posted By
Schurkey
Holdoff valve, safety switch, and proportioning...
Holdoff valve, safety switch, and proportioning valve moved into the Combination valve, which also became the distribution block.
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Pontiac - Street
04-16-2024, 03:46 PM
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Oil Filter choice
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Schurkey
Photo shows "Made in USA". Good score. Is there...
Photo shows "Made in USA". Good score. Is there an anti-drainback valve, and if so, what color is it--black or orange? (or something else.)
Big discussion on another forum about...
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Pontiac - Street
04-12-2024, 12:34 AM
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Adjusting divorced choke on Q-jet
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Schurkey
Without photos of the carb and chokestat, and...
Without photos of the carb and chokestat, and illustrations of the factory service procedures, I'm gonna go way out on a limb and say that the chokestat needs to be tightened (richer) and the choke...
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Pontiac - Street
04-09-2024, 12:31 AM
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Oil Filter choice
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Posted By
Schurkey
Wix is now owned by Mann + Hummel. Wix is not...
Wix is now owned by Mann + Hummel. Wix is not the company it used to be before the take-over. Stuff is getting offshored to cut costs and boost profits. Not everything...yet.
Purolator is also...
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Pontiac - Street
04-02-2024, 01:14 AM
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Q-jet not staying on high idle
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1,266
Posted By
Schurkey
If you readjust the choke pulloff, you also need...
If you readjust the choke pulloff, you also need to verify and perhaps readjust the linkage down to the fast idle cam.
The pulloff gets adjusted so the engine runs right--not too rich, not too...
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Pontiac - Street
04-02-2024, 12:17 AM
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Best way to start a motor after winter storage
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734
Posted By
Schurkey
I don't understand why folks want to crank the...
I don't understand why folks want to crank the engine longer than needed. Fire the biitch up, get the oil pump spinning. Oil pressure builds quickly, oil film wedge builds almost instantly. Oil...
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Pontiac - Street
03-27-2024, 11:11 PM
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Starting a “stored” engine
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651
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Schurkey
I try to start all my core engines...assuming...
I try to start all my core engines...assuming they're in fully-assembled condition to begin with. Fresh oil and filter is recommended.
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Pontiac - Street
03-27-2024, 11:01 PM
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EXHAUST MANIFOLD CLEARANCE
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711
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Schurkey
EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending. ...
EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending.
99% of them are doing crush-bends. Very few have the capacity to do mandrel bends. Crush-bends are a waste of potential on any performance-oriented...
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Pontiac - Street
03-25-2024, 05:10 PM
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Engine noise - lifter, exhaust or something else
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Posted By
Schurkey
Several errors and outright omissions in that...
Several errors and outright omissions in that video, none of which really matter. Kinda torques my jowls, though.
Also some good tips--using a spark tester in addition to an ohmmeter to test...
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Pontiac - Street
03-24-2024, 03:53 AM
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Bad Squeal on throttle
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1,145
Posted By
Schurkey
First Guess: Both of you need to put the Severe...
First Guess: Both of you need to put the Severe Duty fan clutch in the recycle bin, and get a fan clutch actually recommended for your vehicles...which is almost certainly the standard-duty clutch. ...
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Pontiac - Street
03-22-2024, 06:58 PM
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TH350 question
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445
Posted By
Schurkey
High line pressure WITHOUT ballooning the...
High line pressure WITHOUT ballooning the converter is also hard on the engine thrust bearing.
Often due to a restriction in the trans cooler plumbing, or in the cooler itself.
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Pontiac - Race
03-20-2024, 12:25 PM
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Cylinder head dimples/golf balls Q
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4,313
Posted By
Schurkey
https://www.speedofair.com/ Mostly...
https://www.speedofair.com/
Mostly Diesel-intensive, but supposedly "proven" on gasoline, CNG, swamp gas, etc.
Any piston that UEM makes can be dimpled, if your credit card is Nomex.
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Pontiac - Street
03-18-2024, 10:00 PM
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31
Swapped Trans...Have bad Driveline Angle now
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1,534
Posted By
Schurkey
I don't think he runs his lifter plungers toward...
I don't think he runs his lifter plungers toward the bottom of their travel specifically to make them quiet. I think he runs his lifter plungers toward the bottom of their travel so that as they...
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Pontiac - Street
03-17-2024, 01:18 AM
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31
Engine noise - lifter, exhaust or something else
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1,719
Posted By
Schurkey
Worthwhile. Good news. Not...
Worthwhile.
Good news.
Not unusual.
I have the sense that you won't feel right until you inspect the lifters and cam lobes. I suggest you remove and disassemble them one at a time for...
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Pontiac - Street
03-13-2024, 07:01 PM
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13
8 brow pistons in rebuilt 400
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696
Posted By
Schurkey
You are WAY more generous than I would be. I'd...
You are WAY more generous than I would be. I'd cut those prices in half.
Remember that this engine was so disappointing that the previous owner cut his losses after twenty miles.
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