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General Buick Tech / Re: Fuel tank and pump, electrolysis on tank? New pump?

« on: April 18 2024, 07:58:39 PM »

Takes about twice the size of pump than the usual 10% ethanol.  E 85 is very corrosive as well.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Fuel tank and pump, electrolysis on tank? New pump?

« on: April 18 2024, 03:39:47 PM »

https://fullthrottlespeed.com/collections/fuel-pumps-and-accessories/products/1986-87-turbo-buick-v6-3-8l-hp-255lph-fuel-pump-installation-kit

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General Buick Tech / Re: Fuel tank and pump, electrolysis on tank? New pump?

« on: April 18 2024, 09:18:01 AM »

There are some companies that specialize in cleaning out fuel tanks.  I believe they use something to line them with after getting them clean to prevent the rust from reappearing.  I know there is one near Houston.

I am with Ed, nothing special required with the pump.  I would check with Cotton or Mike Licht.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Update on future build

« on: April 09 2024, 11:31:35 AM »

Make sure it's actually coming from the valve cover and not the back corner of the intake manifold

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General Auto Tech / Re: nocooler's firechicken thread

« on: April 07 2024, 08:20:52 PM »

Onward and maybe sideways

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General Auto Tech / Re: nocooler's firechicken thread

« on: April 06 2024, 09:07:41 AM »

From a distance, I agree with you.  Fittings are a pain in the neck but a cracked case is a lot bigger pain.

I guess those knock off fittings are a risk.  I think I went with Earls the last time when I was working on the Challenger and some stuff on the Green Mile wagon.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Update on future build

« on: April 03 2024, 10:59:18 AM »

I e been waiting for ever to see it back on the road!  It's gonna run like a beast!

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: March 21 2024, 05:16:05 AM »

Great job! You all did really well!   

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: March 20 2024, 08:50:08 PM »

Derek was on Tony DeAngelo's show getting a Fairlane GT running that he had bought.  He kept spraying rusty drums and such black.  He said he was making it "new" again.

He's got some nifty tricks.

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: March 06 2024, 09:59:52 PM »

It looks really nice! 

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: March 06 2024, 06:23:10 PM »

Need some beads in it to make it stiffer.

they have some darned strong panel adhesive out these days that does a really good job.  You could put some of that around the seams and then a few rivets to hold it nice and flat.  Some undercoat on the bottom side and some insulation on top.

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: March 06 2024, 12:59:01 PM »

It's time for an update!

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: February 16 2024, 09:50:45 AM »

I need some rest after reading that!  Gonna run like a new truck!

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: February 14 2024, 11:17:07 AM »

I tried to put one on backwards  a few years back.  I did not notice that the thread sizes were different from front and rear.  I put it on the way that it seemed to fit best.  Then I realized neither end would screw in.  It fit pretty well with a few bend corrections.

Then it got a few more bend corrections when I pulled it off and and re-bent it to best fit the other way around.  Not one of my better days but it still works.

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General Auto Tech / Re: New to me Truck 2005 GMC Sierra

« on: February 07 2024, 06:52:47 PM »

Nice work!