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Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-11-2022, 12:54 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,539
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
From experience, a quick sniff of the exhaust...

From experience, a quick sniff of the exhaust when the no start occurs….

>If the exhaust while cranking smells of raw fuel it’s it’s an ignition problem

>If it doesn’t smell of raw fuel it’s...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-10-2021, 02:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
My opinion yes. Yet Another Excellent...

My opinion yes.

Yet Another Excellent explanation, as usual, Mgarblic!

Shame Timken is sourcing offshore, I have been out of the automotive parts/repair business a long time, use to be a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-10-2021, 12:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/performance-to...

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/performance-tool-7-pc-bearing-race-and-seal-dr-set-w83020/11931888-p?product_channel=local&store=5003&adtype=pla&product_channel=local&store_code=5003&gclid=EAIaIQo...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-09-2021, 11:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
🤙🏼 If your not comfortable changing them, your...

🤙🏼
If your not comfortable changing them, your better off using the ones already installed, considering the miles your likely to put on the vehicle.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-09-2021, 07:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
I would use the Timken races. I also would...

I would use the Timken races.

I also would recommend replacing the brake hose/s you clamped with vice grips!

:cool:
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-17-2020, 12:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,878
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
The pics are really bad, it's an estate auction,...

The pics are really bad, it's an estate auction, goes to high bid. Has 1997 State inspection sticker on it! And I see yellow ziebart plugs in door jambs..I think?
Hoping to check it out in the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2020, 04:17 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,790
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
If your in there, I'd have a timing chain set on...

If your in there, I'd have a timing chain set on hand....just in case.
Also a good opportunity to check and set the water pump to separator plate clearance.
In for a pound and a half.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2020, 05:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,772
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
Just thinking out loud... Do you have the guide...

Just thinking out loud...
Do you have the guide plates on?
Perhaps you need different length pushrods if geometry is not good?
Personally, if all is good I would shorten the stud or replace with...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-15-2020, 07:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,127
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
With how cheap a Full engine gasket set is...

With how cheap a Full engine gasket set is ..including those head gaskets, I myself wouldn't even consider it. Ain't got time for a recall.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fel-260-1025
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-09-2020, 11:56 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,034
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
:thanx:;)

:thanx:;)
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-04-2020, 10:24 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,321
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
[/B] Possibly a poor connection from your...

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Possibly a poor connection from your jumper cables to terminals,
or possibly your cars battery cable connections need cleaned and/or tightened.
You were transmitting power thru your...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-01-2020, 12:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,321
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
RIP Optima!;) The 12.6 was a surface charge, a...

RIP Optima!;)
The 12.6 was a surface charge, a short run of the headlights will likely drop your static voltage too.
:cool:
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-01-2020, 08:11 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,321
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
Voltage drop tests will give you an accurate...

Voltage drop tests will give you an accurate diagnosis.
Check terminal post, then cable lug to pinpoint a bad connection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRPLgH6uZg
If your going to jump...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-31-2020, 08:09 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,321
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
Put a voltmeter on it, like Ted Sed! Also agree...

Put a voltmeter on it, like Ted Sed!
Also agree with Paul K, a bad battery is not usually intermittent
Static Voltage ~12.6 fully charged battery and voltage drop for below 10.2, all good...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-19-2020, 12:10 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,275
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
Dressing points will get you home! If you used...

Dressing points will get you home!
If you used a feeler gauge to baseline or if you must, set your points, you better clean the likely oil off them for longevity in service. The corner or a business...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-19-2020, 12:48 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,740
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
I’ve used a HEI, no problems. ...Change out...

I’ve used a HEI, no problems. ...Change out carbon button in cap to low?(IIRC) resistance unit.
You can easily put the module back in should you cook the MSD box., even roadside.
MSD makes a simple...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-24-2019, 02:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,166
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
A gear pump is a positive displacement pump, that...

A gear pump is a positive displacement pump, that must have a precise regulator in an engine oil pump application.

So my buddy didn't understand... nor listen. Puts an arbitrary, uncalibrated...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-03-2018, 12:17 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,056
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
http://www.dcimotorsports.com/ :cool:

http://www.dcimotorsports.com/
:cool:
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-11-2017, 05:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 497
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
I don't know, but am curious of the reason for...

I don't know, but am curious of the reason for the spring and/or rubber.

I had a 77 GP and it had decent heat only a block from the house on the coldest of days.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-11-2017, 10:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,121
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
As I push it, most of the time the teeth to not...

As I push it, most of the time the teeth to not align. Are you suppose to help the alignment by turning the gear a little as you push it toward the flywheel teeth? Is this ok?

Yes, that is why...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-22-2016, 07:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,281
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
The only mechanic in a can is the one actually in...

The only mechanic in a can is the one actually in the schitter. :D

Oil leaks run down hill, unless it is a pressurized leak or slung by a shaft or fan.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-01-2016, 12:01 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 4,281
Posted By STEELCITYFIREBIRD
Fairbanks shift kit and converters....and FM...

Fairbanks shift kit and converters....and FM converters!

Air shocks, shock mounts were not designed/intended to bear continuous unsprung weight loads, only to dampen them. I did it, but I know...
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