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Left Ventricle posted:The car returned 31 miles per gallon I believe it was rated either 29 or 30 highway when new!
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Left Ventricle posted:It was one of the preproduction units that got sent out to rental ... fleets. The most 1980s GM reason possible, for a car to be historically significant. Either that or "lol 1983 C4"
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Apr 30, 2018 08:27
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Automobile Driving Museum? Also, this is what 
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Apr 30, 2018 13:36
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What's a becoo stick? edit: VVVVVV that makes sense. I was pronouncing it "beck-oh" in my head. Magnus Praeda fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Apr 30, 2018 |
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Apr 30, 2018 18:25
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Magnus Praeda posted:What's a becoo stick? When somebody gets heated, that stick will make 'em becoo again.
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Apr 30, 2018 18:39
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Magnus Praeda posted:What's a becoo stick? "Be cool, bro, be cool." *waves blunt object*
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Apr 30, 2018 18:45
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Left Ventricle posted:The car returned 31 miles per gallon, an impressive showing. Dafuq? That's what my 4 cylinder M/T Saturn gets. Sometimes. (I got 29.34 on my last tank, which was driving to Austin from Dallas, with 1 stop - best tank has been 33.92 though). It's supposed to be "up to 35 highway".  The last Saturn didn't do quite as well once it got close to 200k, it was doing 26-27 highway/22-24 city. This one has a lot less miles, plus 15" steelies instead of 16" alloys. The old one did hit 35, once, on the same trip, but it had about the same mileage this car has on it at the time (140k).
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Apr 30, 2018 23:58
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That family of motors (3300/3800/etc) get AMAZING gas mileage on the highway for what they are. I know I post about the 3800 a lot and joke that it'll get "35 highway/11 city," but it's kind of true. IIRC the transmissions also just let the motor torque along at like 1100 RPM at 60-65. On my 88 Delta 88 it was set up like 1st>>>2nd>>>>>>>>>3rd>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>4th/OD. Only downside is that, if you don't turn OD off, the car will hunt like a motherfucker anywhere between 45 and 65, even sometimes on level ground.
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May 1, 2018 00:04
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Left Ventricle posted:The symptoms I was hoping to fix with the PCM swap were the cooling fans not turning on on their own and the transmission not shifting at all. Unfortunately for me and my wallet, the new PCM did not alter the behavior. It ended up being a popped fuse for the quad driver module that was the culprit the entire time. This is why we begin troubleshooting computer problems with "is it plugged in and turned on?" quote:I attended the Malaize Daze car show in El Segundo on Saturday, and took the sedan to it. The show was run by the Malaise Motors Facebook group, and was for cars from the malaise era. quote:Seats out. My mom liked to keep a putter in the car as a becoo stick. e: f,b quote:Oldsmobile Delta 88 Oooo, turbocharged FE3. Would.
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May 2, 2018 22:54
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Anti-archival bump. I have been getting a P0300 in the wagon recently, and it's been missing like crazy, to the point of being nearly undriveable. After spending money I didn't need to on an ignition module and coils at the yard, and contemplating if I'm going to have to pull the upper intake so I can test the fuel injectors, I caught a comment about the crank position sensor wire. I don't recall if it was on the A-body board or on one of the Facebook groups I'm in, but someone was having a misfire on their 2.8 Celebrity, and the suggestion given was to inspect the 7x crank sensor wire. Hey, my engine also has a 7x sensor. Click for bigger:  Yeah, that will probably do it. Because of my engine swap, I'm running a remote 7x reluctor, attached to the front of the crank pulley. The wire was sitting on the axle on that side and being abraded, causing the misfire. I went to the yard and got a wire off a Cutlass that someone else had helpfully pulled the entire top end from, and slapped it on. All is well now.
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Jun 30, 2018 18:12
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Yeah, that's the fun of OBD - nearly any code can be either a mechanical issue or the sensor itself used to detect that mechanical issue.
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Jun 30, 2018 18:39
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Don't feel bad about that one, I have to remind Jeep guys to check their harness for damage instead of just shotgunning sensors at it, too. People forget that the harness exists and can have problems too.
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Jul 12, 2018 13:37
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah, that's the fun of OBD - nearly any code can be either a mechanical issue or the sensor itself used to detect that mechanical issue. Or wonky sensors that can trip a code for one sensor when it's actually another sensor. See also: my MAP sensor codes that have turned out to be very likely caused by a borderline MAF.  Larrymer has been very helpful with troubleshooting it, I just haven't had a chance to order a new MAF (I move in 2 weeks, so I'm trying not to spend a penny). At least the OEM Hitachi sensor is all of $40. I've figured out how to get the CEL to easily pop on though. Ease the clutch out at idle, soon as it's fully engaged, stomp the gas. Sauron's Eye appears immediately!
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Jul 15, 2018 09:05
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Transmission dead send help
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Jul 25, 2018 14:58
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That didn't last long  Time for a Getrag swap 
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Jul 25, 2018 15:11
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Nah stick with a hydramatic. 4L80E
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Jul 26, 2018 04:35
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On a lark I swapped the PCM back to the first one Milzy sent me. Foolish hope, that it would fix the problem. Naturally, nothing. And I mean that literally. The transmission does nothing. No forward, no reverse. The shifter cable is firmly attached to the shifter on the transmission, there is adequate fluid in it (first thing I did was add some), and if the vacuum modulator somehow failed it wouldn't prevent it from going in to gear. I mean, it could be shift solenoids, but that's a proper pain in the rear end. As I believe I said earlier, I have a replacement unit on deck. I just don't have the money for a new converter, and working on your car during Vegas summer suuuuuuuuuucks. Good thing I have a backup car!
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Jul 29, 2018 00:41
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Shameful anti-archive post. Someone on the A-body board suggested pulling the electrical connector off the transmission and seeing if that does anything. I know it's an electronic unit, but I tried anyway. What's the worst that could happen, right? Well, nothing. I also checked all the fuses just to make sure that wasn't the cause this time, and of course they're all fine.
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Sep 22, 2018 06:39
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If it makes you feel better, I think of this thread whenever I see cars like yours. It isn't often, since rust has claimed most of them around here, but yeah.
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Sep 24, 2018 07:08
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Left Ventricle posted:"Installation is the reverse of removal." Installation proved to be a bit more difficult. Here's me bouncing on the axle while my daughter jams the spring back in. A trick I learned from the T4R crowd is to use a bottle jack to push the axle down to install the spring.
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Sep 24, 2018 20:06
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It's me, I'm the terrible owner. Oil change on the yellow sedan did not go smoothly, though it wasn't because of the oil change itself. This is how much oil came out of the engine.  After I started it up to let the oil circulate, I was poking around and moving the spark plug wires away from the alternator when this happened:    I am the worst car owner. I am the current previous owner.
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Oct 28, 2018 19:44
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Just think of how much better it's going to run now?
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Oct 28, 2018 21:28
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Left Ventricle posted:After I started it up to let the oil circulate, I was poking around and moving the spark plug wires away from the alternator when this happened: This is just entropy having a laugh at your expense. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finagle%27s_law quote:Finagle's law of dynamic negatives (also known as Melody's law or Finagle's corollary to Murphy's law) is usually rendered as "Anything that can go wrong, will—at the worst possible moment." So of course it comes apart while you've got your hand in there poking around, and tries to shock you (did it shock you?)
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Oct 29, 2018 11:12
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Vanagoon posted:of course it comes apart while you've got your hand in there poking around, and tries to shock you (did it shock you?)
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Oct 30, 2018 14:36
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Left Ventricle posted:You wouldn't believe how much better it runs with "oil" and "spark". 
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Oct 30, 2018 15:53
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Wherein I finally get off my rear end and start working on my shitbox. Assume the position.  Passenger side brace off.  Driver side brace off.  Air cleaner and battery out.  Throttle body off.   MY WIFE pulling that last spark plug wire. Upper intake off.   Power steering pump shoved aside.  Fuel rail shoved aside.  Lower intake stuffed.  That's about all my back could handle for the day. Next up: make a mess draining the radiator! loving up my alignment by yanking the knuckles and axles! More back pain!
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Nov 24, 2018 20:31
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Radiator out. Action shots of me vacuuming the sand out of the lower intake so it doesn't fall into the injector bosses. (lol the first image has SAND in the file name)   Passenger axle punched out of the knuckle. Of minor note, this axle is original to the car. I've replaced the driver's side twice, both times due to a torn boot.  Driver axle out.  I also popped off most of the rest of the wiring, the transmission range sensor (aka PRNDL switch), found the other lift bracket and bolted it on to the front head, and made a bit of a mess with spilled coolant, as anticipated. Steady progress will now come to a screeching halt.
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Nov 25, 2018 21:51
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*crickets chirping* *tumbleweed rolls by* Drivetrain out. Obligatory stand in the engine bay photo.  I forgot to drain the transmissin before yanking it. It made a mess.  Need to clean the subframe. It's grody.  Went out to southern California and met up with a MAN FROM THE INTERNET who gave me a set of these wheels: They're from a LeSabre T-Type. 15 x 6. Look for them on the wagon in the near future.
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Jan 2, 2019 23:22
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New whitewalls on the sedan. Developed a coolant leak in the sedan. This is not unexpected. Last summer it came close to overheating, and I found a severely clogged radiator to be the culprit. When I pulled the petcock valve, nothing came out, but the coolant level was fine. I changed it out for the one in my parts car, and now it's leaking. No big. I ordered an all-aluminum replacement from Rock Auto, similar to the one I picked up for the wagon a while back. Core is 1/4" thicker, which is nice. I will also replace the thermostat, since that appears to have stuck open. Symptoms are lack of heat on the commute and the converter not locking up/unlocking while cruising due to low coolant temp. I have lined up a local shop to rebuild the transmission for the wagon. Hopefully it can be slammed back in in the next few weeks.
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Feb 26, 2019 00:56
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Either you got a lotta junk in the trunk, or we got our front quickstruts from the same supplier. Front of my car has more wheel gap than some trucks.
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Feb 26, 2019 06:36
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STR posted:Either you got a lotta junk in the trunk, or we got our front quickstruts from the same supplier. We talked about this on Facebook, but for everyone else's benefit: I'm using quick struts intended for a Silhouette of the same year. Since the vans are about 500 pounds heavier than the cars, the springs are beefier, which causes that pre-runner stance.
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Feb 26, 2019 15:46
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In my case, it's just Moog's supplier being dipshits. I have the same stance going, just not quite as pronounced.
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Feb 26, 2019 16:32
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Just gotta add some weight in the front, i hear 3800s with blowers are a thing that exist
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Feb 26, 2019 17:09
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Ordered some center caps for the LeSabre/Reatta wheels I picked up from a fellow A-body user (pictured above). ebay link. The guy wasn't able to scare up a full set of the black caps, and I can't abide capless wheels on my car.
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Feb 27, 2019 05:44
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Fender Anarchist posted:Just gotta add some weight in the front, i hear 3800s with blowers are a thing that exist I thought all of those were put into Fieros?
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Feb 28, 2019 22:05
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Most of them at least
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Mar 1, 2019 12:24
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Hey, I follow this thread because I want to put a 3500 in my Fiero. 
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Mar 1, 2019 18:35
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boxen posted:Hey, I follow this thread because I want to put a 3500 in my Fiero. 3400? I’m not aware of a GM 3500. Not that I’m an authority.
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Mar 1, 2019 20:12
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There are technically 3 different 3500s, 1 of which has a different bore/stroke setup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_High_Value_engine#3.5
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Q_res posted:There are technically 3 different 3500s, 1 of which has a different bore/stroke setup. Huh. Today I learned something. I'd try for the modern 3.6, but I can see where the 3.5 has advantages in that it's more or less the same configuration and family as the 2.8 60-degree that came in the Fieros in the first place. I understand that there is one 3400 (from an early... Venture, I think?) that is a bolt in, but the rest just need the starter relocated, if I remember correctly.
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