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Forum: Electrical Tech 05-24-2024, 07:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 170
Posted By Bill Hanlon
I don't have a '69 LeMans wiring diagram to look...

I don't have a '69 LeMans wiring diagram to look at, but most GM cars of that era had a separate wire that ran from an "always hot" source (like your voltage regulator "bat" terminal), through an...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-19-2024, 11:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 330
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Mufflers are too quiet.

Mufflers are too quiet.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-11-2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,250
Posted By Bill Hanlon
It is bad. Send it to me for disposal.

It is bad. Send it to me for disposal.
Forum: Electrical Tech 03-15-2024, 06:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 717
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Don't know if this is cheap. Not mine. ...

Don't know if this is cheap. Not mine.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276336438152
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-07-2024, 03:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,319
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Nah. Those have grease fittings.

Nah. Those have grease fittings.
Forum: Electrical Tech 02-24-2024, 10:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,190
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Attachment from '66 Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog

Attachment from '66 Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 02-19-2024, 04:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,711
Posted By Bill Hanlon
30 years ago I chopped up the stock '57 bracket...

30 years ago I chopped up the stock '57 bracket by moving the rear tab towards the front. A friend (who welds) and I mounted the alternator on a piece of all-thread using nuts and washers to...
Forum: 64-65 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-19-2024, 12:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 518
Posted By Bill Hanlon
According to Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog...

According to Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog published in Oct 66 the GM part number 1115202 (note the last 3 digits) is used on a 62-63 Tempest 4 cylinder
engines, 64-66 Tempest 6 cylinder engines and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2024, 06:54 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,240
Posted By Bill Hanlon
And as long as you are tearing into the '59...

And as long as you are tearing into the '59 engine, take a look at this https://www.pontiacsafari.com/L1Garage/FrontSealUpgrade.pdf
article I wrote about upgrading the front seal. If you decide to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2024, 06:48 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,240
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Make SURE that you read and understand the...

Make SURE that you read and understand the "interchangeability" section of Larry Gorden's page in the link below before you try to attach the '59 crankshaft to the HydraMatic's flywheel.
...
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 12-25-2023, 11:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,874
Posted By Bill Hanlon
The X frame used in the 55-56 Pontiac (and Olds)...

The X frame used in the 55-56 Pontiac (and Olds) was why they had to go to the famous "slant pan" HydraMatic. The wasn't room for the tranny linkage unless they rotated the body of the transmission...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-11-2023, 12:27 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 10,013
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Make sure the transmission is in park or neutral,...

Make sure the transmission is in park or neutral, the parking brake is set and the key is off. Now make sure again.

Use a screwdriver to jump the S terminal to the large terminal on the solenoid...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-06-2023, 12:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,414
Posted By Bill Hanlon
If you are overhauling the engine consider...

If you are overhauling the engine consider replacing the timing cover oil seal with a lip seal. Details here: https://www.pontiacsafari.com/L1Garage/FrontSealUpgrade.pdf
I'd be glad to loan you my...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-23-2023, 10:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 778
Posted By Bill Hanlon
They did, but most were done by '63 and the last...

They did, but most were done by '63 and the last were '64.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-20-2023, 03:38 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,959
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Did you miss a zero on the mains??? 27...

Did you miss a zero on the mains??? 27 thousandths seems a bit wide to this amateur.
Forum: Electrical Tech 10-02-2023, 07:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 806
Posted By Bill Hanlon
A flasher with a separate ground connection...

A flasher with a separate ground connection should flash at the same rate no matter what the electrical load as long as the load is within the operational limits of the flasher.
Forum: Electrical Tech 10-01-2023, 01:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 785
Posted By Bill Hanlon
If your bulbs are like these...

If your bulbs are like these https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Halogen-Tail-Light-Bulbs-1157-Offset-Mounting-Pins,7227.html from Speedway they consume about 60% more amps than standard 1157 bulbs. You...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-14-2023, 05:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 773
Posted By Bill Hanlon
... or you could just listen to a sub 14 second...

... or you could just listen to a sub 14 second Pontiac.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-13-2023, 12:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 773
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Before you go too far, explain what is meant by...

Before you go too far, explain what is meant by "factory AM/FM radio" and "converted to Bluetooth". Old factory radios are pretty sensitive to speaker loads.

Many of the GM radios used 10 ohm...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-02-2023, 10:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,854
Posted By Bill Hanlon
How are you going to keep the carb's butterflies...

How are you going to keep the carb's butterflies in the shafts? ;)
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-26-2023, 11:39 PM
Replies: 1,978
Views: 266,922
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Maybe 5,000 more showings and you'll break even. ...

Maybe 5,000 more showings and you'll break even. ;)
Forum: Electrical Tech 08-11-2023, 07:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 861
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Trying to read resistance (ohms) on an active...

Trying to read resistance (ohms) on an active (has voltage applied) circuit isn't valid. The ohmmeter injects a small voltage into the circuit to be measured and gets real confused when other...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-08-2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,196
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Tach and dwell signals working while the problem...

Tach and dwell signals working while the problem occurs hints that the problem (if electrical) is in the coil, the rotor or the high voltage wire from the coil to the distributor. Does a timing...
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 08-02-2023, 08:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,094
Posted By Bill Hanlon
Are you planning to push the studs on the L/H...

Are you planning to push the studs on the L/H head back to "normal" height? Are there any that are too high and have not been pinned? Do you plan to re-pin those that had pins?

Stud R&R routine...
Forum: Electrical Tech 07-30-2023, 10:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,094
Posted By Bill Hanlon
It costs $13, but would this help? ...

It costs $13, but would this help? https://www.analogalley.com/osccart/product_info.php?products_id=842

If the LEDs are in series and one is "burned out" neither should light up. Is that what is...
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