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Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 08:49 PM
Replies: 12
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Posted By chuckies76ta
There's one thing I know for sure. I would never...

There's one thing I know for sure. I would never use 4-5/16" bolt to hold my engine and tranny to remove or install. Hell, I wouldn't even use it with just the engine. Just me.
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 07:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 147
Posted By Scarebird
Lube the hell out of the screw.

Lube the hell out of the screw.
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 07:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 147
Posted By unruhjonny
i have no first hand experience with a HF...

i have no first hand experience with a HF leveler, mine I got with my hoist when I bought it at costco about twenty years ago;
In theory these are fantastic, in practice, they really need to be...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 04:56 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 900
Posted By Formulas
I have only spun one rod bearing in life back in...

I have only spun one rod bearing in life back in 1982 sounded like an elf in my oil pan with a 5lb sledge hammer hitting the block hard every time a certain cylinder fired, the tempo increases fast...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 03:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 268
Posted By soupman
Paul- The one between the lifters and head is not...

Paul- The one between the lifters and head is not a freeze crack, it’s a shadow from the pushrods. I was concerned about the back wall near the distributor.
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 02:55 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 43,120
Posted By TheSilverBuick
Put a few more things under the hood on the way...

Put a few more things under the hood on the way to getting it running again.

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/e313/TheSilverBuick/PXL_20240602_005023865.jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH Yesterday, 02:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 58
Posted By dv657172
OG68 - Thanks, your explanation of how it works...

OG68 - Thanks, your explanation of how it works is better than a picture!

DV
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 01:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 268
Posted By b-man
Casting flaw. I’ve seen several block that...

Casting flaw.

I’ve seen several block that were missing material in that exact spot at the back near the distributor due to an incomplete pour at the foundry.

The ones above the lifter bores...
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 01:29 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 43,120
Posted By kingbuzzo
Went to a speciality car auction here - guy is...

Went to a speciality car auction here - guy is trying to build the Barrett Jackson of the north...so cool - never been to one before. Lots of interesting stuff, bentleys, ferraris, shaguars,...
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 11:34 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 43,120
Posted By Tempest
Picked up some faded PMD wheel centers at a Swap...

Picked up some faded PMD wheel centers at a Swap meet and inserted my custom centers.
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 08:33 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 557
Posted By Cliff R
"Not an option as in it is a must do?" Yes,...

"Not an option as in it is a must do?"

Yes, HEI's are designed to stop the mechanical advance when the "flats" on the weights reach the "flats" on the center cam. The factory springs are strong...
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 06:26 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 43,120
Posted By BILL BOWMAN1
Bart, watch she doesn’t rip that door or radiator...

Bart, watch she doesn’t rip that door or radiator cradle off!! 😂
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 06-02-2024, 11:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 155
Posted By ID67goat
I like to just use Meguiares quick detailer with...

I like to just use Meguiares quick detailer with a microfiber cloth to maintain the paint between washes. It does a good job on bugs, dirt, etc. and is available even at Walmart.

I also have to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 11:07 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 900
Posted By Jay S
That’s a bummer. I don’t know but that...

That’s a bummer.

I don’t know but that high pitched growl sounds more like it started to locked up a needle bearing on one or more of the roller lifters.

Having a crank bearing fail and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 610
Posted By NeighborsComplaint
Easy wasn't it? The rubber coated seal shell was...

Easy wasn't it? The rubber coated seal shell was really a dumb idea.
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-02-2024, 10:54 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 14,444
Posted By blueghoast
So this is something that you totally designed...

So this is something that you totally designed yourself is that correct?
And you are using your smarts and the company you work for to do this?
Trying not to be nosey but this is buy-far one hell...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-02-2024, 10:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 556
Posted By jww
My prayers for you tonite and any and all that...

My prayers for you tonite and any and all that have this terrible malady! Cancer is so awful for patient and family.

Best wishes!!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 07:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 562
Posted By Tim Corcoran
It depends on your bearing clearances. If factory...

It depends on your bearing clearances. If factory clearances 10-30 is recommended with a little more clearance 10-40 or 15-40
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 07:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 557
Posted By Vid
Thanks for all the helpful responses. I...

Thanks for all the helpful responses. I basically just started from scratch again with the timing using the traditional method instead of “springs off”. She’s purring like a kitten now (likes...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 05:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 562
Posted By jhein
Driven GP-1, 15/40 because that's what my builder...

Driven GP-1, 15/40 because that's what my builder recommended. I'm sending in a sample for analysis this week to see what's going on in there.

There was a discussion here recently about using...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts WANTED 06-02-2024, 04:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 129
Posted By hisgto
Thanks, B-Man!

Thanks, B-Man!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 03:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 557
Posted By zippy
Not an option as in it is a must do? I haven't...

Not an option as in it is a must do? I haven't made a positive stop on mine yet. But just about to give the dizzy a complete go through.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 02:47 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 557
Posted By Cliff R
You cannot do this with an HEI, unless it’s been...

You cannot do this with an HEI, unless it’s been modified for a positive stop,

+2

I'll also add that welding or making a positive stop for an HEI is NOT an option. They are designed to stop...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 06-02-2024, 01:09 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,869
Posted By Fourthirteen
Glad you got your booster issue figured out.

Glad you got your booster issue figured out.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 12:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 778
Posted By b-man
So I’m seeing that you’re really not needing...

So I’m seeing that you’re really not needing overdrive for the type of driving you’re doing and looking for an inexpensive way to replace the leaky and lackluster ST-300.

Just go with the easy...
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