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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 05 2020, 07:59:02 PM »

I use to do group orders, and I think I ordered a few of them with some other stuff from John.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 05 2020, 06:32:36 PM »

You have to be beyond anal with these cars and incredibly patient. I always had the patience for my GN...but very little for humans.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 05 2020, 06:28:41 PM »

Steve...does John Spina not sell a 'special' bulb for the alternator light. Think it was to keep the alternator charging?

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 05 2020, 06:24:46 PM »

Steve, if you haven't done so...clean the grounds. I did mine every spring. I also replaced the negative and positive battery cable. I never had any electrical issues. As wire gets older...it builds up resistance...a nd if the grounds aren't perfect...you'll run into all kinds of issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzyiD20zDeI

P.S. Steve's the electrical wizard. He might be able to connect the dots as to why low voltage could cause a stumble. I just know it can, cuz I ran into that with a couple of TR's. Not very scientific...s orry.

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General Auto Tech / Re: nocooler's firechicken thread

« on: November 05 2020, 03:13:22 PM »

Likey!

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New Member Introductions and Welcomes! / Re: New kid in town

« on: November 05 2020, 10:46:23 AM »

nice!!

x2

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General Buick Tech / Re: Have Had Lots of Troubles with my New Engine/Trans Combo 2004-R

« on: November 05 2020, 10:45:25 AM »

Something's horribly wrong. Here's the worst combo...suppos edly...on the planet I had in my Z28. I slid a bigass cam in it to give it the 'sound'. Stock torque convertor, 3;23 gears, dual plane intake and a 600 vacuum secondary Holley and stock heads and true dual exhaust. Jetting was out of the box, and all I did was set the idle screws. How did it work? It blew the tires off it the entire length of the grandstand. I jumped the initial timing a couple degrees and that was it. It's the one car I wish I hadn't sold.

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New Member Introductions and Welcomes! / Re: New kid in town

« on: November 05 2020, 10:29:38 AM »

Steve's one of the best. I wish I had 1 millionth of his knowledge.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 05 2020, 07:16:07 AM »

If it has a cat convertor...it may be melted/clogged causing off idle bog. Seen a couple like that. Gutted them...all was well.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 04 2020, 08:06:20 PM »

Do you mean the voltage drop on the brown wire? Also do you think the slightly low voltage could be causing the engine stumble?

Jeremy alluded to that in a previous post about the stumble.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: November 04 2020, 04:04:02 PM »

Jeremy is correct. Full voltage or all kinds of shit goes on.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Have Had Lots of Troubles with my New Engine/Trans Combo 2004-R

« on: November 04 2020, 12:38:10 PM »

Wouldn't surprise me if that was a major issue wmsonta is referring too. I know 2 of the locals who had Stage cars with the cams retarded. Their cars were turds. I mentioned if they had checked, but I was told I didn't know anything. 

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General Auto Tech / Re: nocooler's firechicken thread

« on: November 04 2020, 10:21:19 AM »

Looking good...and there's 7 days of warm weather starting today.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Bradys build

« on: October 28 2020, 03:38:26 PM »

Put boost to it again with not enuf volts for the fuel pump and it'll be down needing head gaskets.

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General Buick Tech / Re: On to transmission fluid/filter change. What's the best plan?

« on: October 28 2020, 08:04:56 AM »

I agree with Ed. Stay away from the 'cool guy' stuff...and let 'er drain.