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Forum: Electrical Tech 09-06-2024, 07:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 233
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Check Fuses

Door closed, dome light can back feed through courtesy lights when the courtesy light fuse is blown.

The shared ground makes it tricky
Clay
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 09-02-2024, 09:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 227
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
If it's engine oil it's not happening on drain...

If it's engine oil it's not happening on drain back.

That engine should have oil pressure in the heads for rocker stud oiling instead of pushrod oiling.

Had a 350 Pontiac back in the 70's...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-20-2024, 09:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 920
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
I would not rule out a poor connection in the...

I would not rule out a poor connection in the memory wire.

Clay
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-13-2024, 09:01 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,620
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
George, Go back and read both paragraphs of...

George,
Go back and read both paragraphs of post #22.

Clay
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-13-2024, 10:31 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,620
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Do both engines run CW or one CW and the other...

Do both engines run CW or one CW and the other CCW.

Important when it comes to setting ignition timing and balancing power output between the two. Seen marina mechanics mess that deal up a few...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-13-2024, 10:05 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,620
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
The 2800 RPM thang happening in neutral or...

The 2800 RPM thang happening in neutral or underway?

Big/huge difference in throttle angel and fuel demand between the two.

Clay
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-12-2024, 06:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,027
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Think that valley needs vent tubes so blowby can...

Think that valley needs vent tubes so blowby can come up and out and not be fighting against oil trying to get down.

If oil in the valley got deep enough, I could see blowby shoving oil out the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-12-2024, 04:32 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,620
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Hose between pump and 'T' could be sucking air or...

Hose between pump and 'T' could be sucking air or kinked.

Clay
Forum: Members Helping Members 08-12-2024, 03:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 422
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
That 95 have fusible link wire or maxi fuses? ...

That 95 have fusible link wire or maxi fuses?

Blown fusible link would be my first guess.

FWIW Switch life is more about cycles than miles.

Clay
Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-06-2024, 10:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 416
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Try wiggling the turn signal lever with left turn...

Try wiggling the turn signal lever with left turn on. If you get a flicker out of right brake the turn signal switch needs some TLC or replaced.

Clay

PS this test should work with ignition...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-27-2024, 08:25 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 54,280
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
These cars have the correct sending units for the...

These cars have the correct sending units for the gage

Clay
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-09-2024, 09:53 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,772
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Food for thought

Drivers side goes out the front and through the radiator to be cooled.

Drinkers side recirculates back to the water pump and doesn't get cooled.
Forum: Electrical Tech 06-30-2024, 05:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 668
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Pull the clock fuse and test again. I've...

Pull the clock fuse and test again.

I've seen old clocks blink power with every click of the second hand.

Clay
Forum: Electrical Tech 06-30-2024, 04:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 668
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Got a factory clock? Clay

Got a factory clock?

Clay
Forum: Electrical Tech 06-24-2024, 12:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 828
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
To help narrow down what's going on... Try...

To help narrow down what's going on...

Try cranking and cutting it off with the voltage regulator unplugged.

Clay
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 06-12-2024, 10:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 489
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Lock plate removal tool? Clay

Lock plate removal tool?

Clay
Forum: Electrical Tech 05-15-2024, 07:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,252
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Check the fusible-link wire. Doesn't take much of...

Check the fusible-link wire. Doesn't take much of a short to blow it out.

Clay
Forum: Electrical Tech 05-03-2024, 05:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,247
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
If your car has a single wire from the bulkhead...

If your car has a single wire from the bulkhead connector to coil (+), that would tell us the resistor wire on your car is under the dash, not under the hood.

Think the tech guy you talked to is...
Forum: Electrical Tech 05-03-2024, 02:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,247
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
I suppose the easiest way is to use the factory...

I suppose the easiest way is to use the factory coil (+) wire to trip a relay.

Clay
Forum: Electrical Tech 05-03-2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,247
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Pretty sure this car has IGN-1/resistance wire...

Pretty sure this car has IGN-1/resistance wire and IGN-2/(the yellow crank wire) under the dash. With a single wire from bulkhead connector to coil (+).

IGN-1 and IGN-2 both come off the ignition...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-15-2024, 09:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 488
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Run it with the belts off and see if what you are...

Run it with the belts off and see if what you are hearing goes away.

Clay
Forum: Electrical Tech 04-09-2024, 11:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,264
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
The Cause?

That resistor wire should never have seen enough current to have a melt down.

It's the excite wire to terminal 0ne in the voltage regulator.

Get the alternator checked out and inspect the...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 03-09-2024, 11:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 879
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
That's a diverter plate used to evenly distribute...

That's a diverter plate used to evenly distribute the exhaust gas down the primaries when the egr valve was open.

It did not use a lower gasket. If sealing is questionable... a thin film of...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-08-2024, 12:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,733
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Or copper that got mushroomed, cracked and fell...

Or copper that got mushroomed, cracked and fell off.

Clay
Forum: Members Helping Members 03-05-2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,461
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Speedo cable may need lubed. Clay

Speedo cable may need lubed.

Clay
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