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Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 08:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 417
Posted By mgarblik
Personally, I would smoke test it while the...

Personally, I would smoke test it while the engine is in the car. Here's why. You are due for some good luck and it's possible the problem can be fixed with the engine in the chassis. Leaking at...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH Yesterday, 04:58 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 27,477
Posted By 79 Phoenix
Got the engine fired up a couple weeks ago!...

Got the engine fired up a couple weeks ago! Cranked right up and good oil pressure at idle. Temp seemed to level off just above 180. Engine sounds real healthy. :)

I need to figure out why my gas...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 03:14 PM
Replies: 1,982
Views: 270,301
Posted By Baron Von Zeppelin
Glad you were able to build the vision you had in...

Glad you were able to build the vision you had in your head and getting to enjoy it.
Roll on
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 02:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 426
Posted By Cliff R
Just to let everyone reading this know........JB...

Just to let everyone reading this know........JB Weld is absolutely USELESS for sealing up leaking bottom plugs. It will NOT stay attached to the base material even if they aren't leaking. As...
Forum: Pontiac - Race Yesterday, 02:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,366
Posted By KEN CROCIE
BTW we ran a race engine with .027" clearance and...

BTW we ran a race engine with .027" clearance and had a very slight imprint of the cyl. head on the piston. I know where the limit is, by test.
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 01:33 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 6,463
Posted By 400 4spd.
Beautiful location that you found!

Beautiful location that you found!
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH Yesterday, 12:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 196
Posted By Held for Ransom
I had a now former co-worker make them for me.

I had a now former co-worker make them for me.
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 12:40 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,388
Posted By Cliff R
A factory iron intake unless it's from a Super...

A factory iron intake unless it's from a Super Duty 455 or had material added to it will be hard to open up and have enough sealing surface left for 325cfm heads (I'm assuming they are NOT the stock...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 11:33 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 266
Posted By Singleton
Test it again with the fuel tank cap off, to see...

Test it again with the fuel tank cap off, to see if it's a vent issue.
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 11:11 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 974
Posted By brad900
Well I guess you were working on the wrong car...

Well I guess you were working on the wrong car brand then. Power steering flush, none of our cars have had a hydraulic steering for 10 years, they are all electric & even when they did there was no...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH Yesterday, 10:50 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,547
Posted By Pepi
Mine doesn't have the rear spoiler and sometimes...

Mine doesn't have the rear spoiler and sometimes I wish it did., but keeping it original so I would never add one. As an old high school friend once told me, the back looks plain, but the front makes...
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 09:49 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 6,463
Posted By sdbob
Been following your dream. Very nice. I live in a...

Been following your dream. Very nice. I live in a 1200 sq ft brick ranch. It has hip roof. 24 " overhangs. Front Faces the south. Overhang Shields sun in summer,then in winter low sun heats the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 08:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 417
Posted By mgarblik
OK, you have verified oil is leaking out the back...

OK, you have verified oil is leaking out the back of the engine in 1 of 6 possible places for sure. No way I would remove the engine with all the issues you have had without a smoke machine, the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 07:35 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 427
Posted By jamaca85
Philips.....black...I changed the cap and rotor...

Philips.....black...I changed the cap and rotor and put a dab of thread lock on them....but I will be making it a part of my spring refresh to check the dam thing...
Forum: THE LOBBY Yesterday, 05:39 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 6,463
Posted By dataway
Well we are living in TN full time now. Doing...

Well we are living in TN full time now. Doing lots of mowing and taming of the property. House in NY should close this week and we'll be able to purchase some needed equipment and get a shop built. ...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH Yesterday, 03:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 860
Posted By dataway
Nice! That was quick work. Looks great.

Nice! That was quick work. Looks great.
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-22-2024, 10:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 860
Posted By Tuske427
Suppose I'm overdue for an update. the car is...

Suppose I'm overdue for an update. the car is reassembled, and driving again and has been for a week or two now. I got it aligned earlier this week, and it drives so much better than it ever did...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-22-2024, 10:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 266
Posted By Rachelsdad
Clogged/degraded filter, ethanol gunk (from...

Clogged/degraded filter, ethanol gunk (from oxidation) in the filter and/or the carb and/or the pump, or low carb floats can be all cause this condition.

Just some more things to check.

HTH GL...
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-22-2024, 09:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 85
Posted By Rachelsdad
Ames lists them. You might also want to...

Ames lists them.

You might also want to check with J&G Relining (jgrelining.com). If they do not have shoes in stock, they may still be able to re-shoe your existing ones, and potentially arc ...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-22-2024, 08:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 266
Posted By soupman
I had a car do this exact same thing. Turns out...

I had a car do this exact same thing. Turns out it was the carburetor fuel filter. If I let it sit the gas would slowly bleed through the clogged filter from the residual pressure and fill the fuel...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-22-2024, 07:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 341
Posted By Half-Inch Stud
Neighbor won. A 66 GTO raffle

Neighbor i built a TH400 for says his daughter (i built her hubby a TH400) neighbor won a 66 GTO thru a raffle. It's delivered, and within the usual dog-walk distance so-well maybe i go check it...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-22-2024, 06:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 266
Posted By steve25
When an engine stalls at idle from a rich...

When an engine stalls at idle from a rich condition it will not just cut right out, the idle will get crappy first.

Just cutting out like your reporting sounds like it’s loosing spark.

When...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-22-2024, 06:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 266
Posted By SD73
Have you checked for spark during the event? If...

Have you checked for spark during the event? If it dies consistently you could use one of those inline spark plug lights to see if the spark dying coincides with the engine turning off. Vacuum...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-22-2024, 06:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 266
Posted By 68WarDog
When I first bought the 68 about 25 years ago, ...

When I first bought the 68 about 25 years ago, it would vapor lock after 30 minutes in the summer when running ethanol blended fuel. It wouldn't happen running straight gas. All the vapor lock...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-22-2024, 05:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 417
Posted By gtorich
Another bold oil experiment

Then I used my shop vac to push air into the oil fill hole on the rocker cover for 30 seconds. This slightly pressurized the crankcase.
When I removed the paper towel strips, they had oil on them,...
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