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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 02:01 AM
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REMOVING PLUG FROM EDELBROCK INTAKE
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Schurkey
Acetylene or Propane plus Oxygen is much hotter,...
Acetylene or Propane plus Oxygen is much hotter, works WAY better.
As said--heat the plug, not the casting.
Tried that once. Enormously too much oil along with the refrigerant. Messy as...
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 01:50 AM
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10 year old new oil????
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Schurkey
Dinosaurs all died 65 million years ago. Ten...
Dinosaurs all died 65 million years ago. Ten years on processed oil doesn't seem that much by comparison.
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Pontiac - Street
05-11-2024, 02:23 PM
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Trans cooler recommendations
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Schurkey
Not what I'd expect. I'm not in a position to...
Not what I'd expect. I'm not in a position to challenge B&M, but I'd have expected 170--200 in the pan, not in the cooler return-tube. Many modern cars have transmission temperature sensors on the...
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Pontiac - Street
05-06-2024, 01:24 AM
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Changing Roller Rocker Arms: Setting Pre-Load on Pumped Up Hydraulic Roller Lifters
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Schurkey
.031625 X 1.5 = .0474 But with .120 plunger...
.031625 X 1.5 = .0474
But with .120 plunger travel, it won't matter.
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Pontiac - Street
05-05-2024, 03:17 PM
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Changing Roller Rocker Arms: Setting Pre-Load on Pumped Up Hydraulic Roller Lifters
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Posted By
Schurkey
I don't think it's anywhere near as critical as...
I don't think it's anywhere near as critical as some folks have made it out to be.
How much lifter plunger travel do your lifters have? I've seen OEM lifters with more than a quarter-inch of...
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Pontiac - Street
05-05-2024, 04:01 AM
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Changing Roller Rocker Arms: Setting Pre-Load on Pumped Up Hydraulic Roller Lifters
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519
Posted By
Schurkey
That's .031 at the adjuster nut. Not .031 at the...
That's .031 at the adjuster nut. Not .031 at the lifter plunger where it matters. You're not taking rocker ratio into account. The lifter plunger is being depressed more than .031.
Yes, IF...
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Pontiac - Street
05-05-2024, 01:57 AM
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Fuel pump?
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Schurkey
3 psi is probably insufficient. The gaskets...
3 psi is probably insufficient.
The gaskets aren't soggy because the fuel level is too low.
What you have going for you is that there's three needles 'n' seats instead of one. More-or-less...
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Pontiac - Street
05-02-2024, 04:24 PM
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Read these plugs
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1. It would help enormously if you'd crop and...
1. It would help enormously if you'd crop and resize pictures so the detail that mattered was more prominent.
2. Given the leaded fuel, and the additives, I don't think anyone can say for sure...
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Pontiac - Street
05-02-2024, 04:12 PM
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Fuel pump?
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Schurkey
I'd expect that would lower volume, but not...
I'd expect that would lower volume, but not pressure. May be so slight that you'd never notice.
Pressure is set via the internal spring.
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Pontiac - Street
04-30-2024, 07:01 PM
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angle torque bolts.
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Schurkey
THANK YOU. Not many folks recognize the...
THANK YOU. Not many folks recognize the difference between Torque/Angle and TTY.
I paint a stripe down the shank of torque/angle bolts. When I remove them later, if the paint stripe is twisted,...
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Pontiac - Street
04-24-2024, 06:52 PM
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e head questions alot of questions
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Schurkey
Oldsmobile restricted their heater supply, so did...
Oldsmobile restricted their heater supply, so did Chevrolet.
No promises on Buick and Cadillac, but my guess is that all GM divisions restricted the heater core flow somehow. Either a small hole...
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Pontiac - Street
04-24-2024, 11:40 AM
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Got my grandson 4l60e broken down
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Schurkey
Any transmission I open up, is going to be done...
Any transmission I open up, is going to be done with the aid of a ATSG "Techtran" manual, along with whatever D-I-Y/consumer-oriented book(s) I can lay my hands on.
The ATSG manuals are not...
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Pontiac - Street
04-22-2024, 01:49 AM
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I think I got Pertronixed, had to get towed home.
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Schurkey
Yeah, GM kept that a complete secret. Who would...
Yeah, GM kept that a complete secret. Who would have ever guessed that there was a resistor bypass wire? Certainly not an outside company designing products to be used on GM products. (Moreover,...
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 08:01 PM
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I think I got Pertronixed, had to get towed home.
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Schurkey
Hint: Mallory pushes a protection device that...
Hint: Mallory pushes a protection device that costs as much as the Unilite module.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/maa-29371
I say the "protection" should have been built-into the module at...
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 04:38 PM
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I think I got Pertronixed, had to get towed home.
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2,367
Posted By
Schurkey
I haven't dicked with points for thirty years. I...
I haven't dicked with points for thirty years. I make sure that every vehicle I own has an electronic ignition; and there's none better than the good ol' GM Delco HEI in good usable condition. The...
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 04:33 PM
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Removing trans from 69GP
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Schurkey
Totally depends on the geometry of the headers. ...
Totally depends on the geometry of the headers.
First Guess: Not likely due to the width of the trans bellhousing where the torque converter dust pan attaches.
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 01:06 PM
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69 GTO front disc brake hold off valve inspection
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Schurkey
Could be.
Could be.
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Pontiac - Street
04-19-2024, 09:58 AM
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69 GTO front disc brake hold off valve inspection
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Schurkey
Holdoff valve, safety switch, and proportioning...
Holdoff valve, safety switch, and proportioning valve moved into the Combination valve, which also became the distribution block.
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Pontiac - Street
04-16-2024, 03:46 PM
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Oil Filter choice
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Posted By
Schurkey
Photo shows "Made in USA". Good score. Is there...
Photo shows "Made in USA". Good score. Is there an anti-drainback valve, and if so, what color is it--black or orange? (or something else.)
Big discussion on another forum about...
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Pontiac - Street
04-12-2024, 12:34 AM
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Adjusting divorced choke on Q-jet
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Schurkey
Without photos of the carb and chokestat, and...
Without photos of the carb and chokestat, and illustrations of the factory service procedures, I'm gonna go way out on a limb and say that the chokestat needs to be tightened (richer) and the choke...
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Pontiac - Street
04-09-2024, 12:31 AM
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Oil Filter choice
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Posted By
Schurkey
Wix is now owned by Mann + Hummel. Wix is not...
Wix is now owned by Mann + Hummel. Wix is not the company it used to be before the take-over. Stuff is getting offshored to cut costs and boost profits. Not everything...yet.
Purolator is also...
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Pontiac - Street
04-02-2024, 01:14 AM
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Q-jet not staying on high idle
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Posted By
Schurkey
If you readjust the choke pulloff, you also need...
If you readjust the choke pulloff, you also need to verify and perhaps readjust the linkage down to the fast idle cam.
The pulloff gets adjusted so the engine runs right--not too rich, not too...
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Pontiac - Street
04-02-2024, 12:17 AM
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Best way to start a motor after winter storage
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817
Posted By
Schurkey
I don't understand why folks want to crank the...
I don't understand why folks want to crank the engine longer than needed. Fire the biitch up, get the oil pump spinning. Oil pressure builds quickly, oil film wedge builds almost instantly. Oil...
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Pontiac - Street
03-27-2024, 11:11 PM
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Starting a “stored” engine
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672
Posted By
Schurkey
I try to start all my core engines...assuming...
I try to start all my core engines...assuming they're in fully-assembled condition to begin with. Fresh oil and filter is recommended.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
03-27-2024, 11:01 PM
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EXHAUST MANIFOLD CLEARANCE
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802
Posted By
Schurkey
EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending. ...
EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending.
99% of them are doing crush-bends. Very few have the capacity to do mandrel bends. Crush-bends are a waste of potential on any performance-oriented...
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