Loose wires

2006-04-11 Thread Kevin Wright
Cleaning up the wiring harness on the '70 Sports Coupe (one of the many dominoes in the row), and I've come across a couple of wires I'm unsure of. I have a black with orange going nowhere, and a green wire that goes to one terminal of a female two-position connector with a resistor across

RE: Plastic cleaner

2006-04-11 Thread Jeff and Sherie Stanish
TAP plastics sells a 3 part polish that can remove deep scratches. Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin & Casey Olund Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:35 PM To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: Plastic cleaner > Meguiars has

70 Sports Coupe project update, with pictures, part 2

2006-04-11 Thread Kevin Wright
Part 2 of creeping disassembly, in pictures: http://gallery.dfw-rx7.com/v/frankenrex/olds/q1-2006-2/ Just about ready to topcoat the cowl and front frame and suspension. krw On Apr 11, 2006, at 9:12 AM, oldsmobile-digest wrote: Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:15:36 -0500 From: Kevin Wright <[EMAIL

Re: Plastic cleaner

2006-04-11 Thread Kevin & Casey Olund
> Meguiars has a 2 part process, plastic cleaner and plastic polish. It works > real well. I second that motion. Kevin

Re: Plastic cleaner

2006-04-11 Thread Joe Varley
Meguiars has a 2 part process, plastic cleaner and plastic polish. It works real well. Joe Varley AZ

RE: Clutches

2006-04-11 Thread Joe Varley
I like Centerforce. They are strong, smooth, and don't kill your left leg. Joe Varley AZ On digest, so I'm a little slow too.

Re: 78-85 B-body, C-body aluminum hoods

2006-04-11 Thread Fred Nissen
David Brown wrote: Anyone know the combination of factors that put an aluminum hood on 88s and 98s? And other GM B & C bodies? From ROP the theory starts with California cars to meet emissions. I have one from an '82 diesel 4-door D88 w/steel bumper inserts, but I don't know where it was built

Re: TH400 Slip Up

2006-04-11 Thread Fred Nissen
Raceingcajun wrote: List, If you suspect the tank sock/filter is stopped up, you might be able to cure your problem this way. Remove the gas line from the fuel pump, remove the gas cap, blow air "Back" toward the fuel tank. If the sock/filter is stopped up, you will hear a pop/clunk as the a

Re: 1962 Starfire Floorpans...

2006-04-11 Thread Fred Nissen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/11/2006 3:02:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I received a call today from someone looking for complete floorpans for a 1962 Starfire Convertible, from rear to front and up the firewall. Any leads appreciated.

Re: many 67 Toro pcs f/s, 68-71 3g pulley set too.

2006-04-11 Thread JOHN ORR
Hey Chris, I wish I had looked sooner, on your ebay sale... you has a pair of C/S sail fin up for auction, I missed out on those, do you have any others for the 67 john orr 67 cutlass supreme 4 spd

many 67 Toro pcs f/s, 68-71 3g pulley set too.

2006-04-11 Thread Christopher Witt
Many 67 Toro pcs just listed on eby feel free to make a BuyItNow offer outisde of ebay, save me some ebay fees, save you some $. http://tinyurl.com/3mtr3 on digest email and NO MAIL toro list, so contact me directly please. --- Chris Witt *the* Rocket Scientist 1303 W. Mil

Re: RE:TH400 Slip Up

2006-04-11 Thread Raceingcajun
List, If you suspect the tank sock/filter is stopped up, you might be able to cure your problem this way. Remove the gas line from the fuel pump, remove the gas cap, blow air "Back" toward the fuel tank. If the sock/filter is stopped up, you will hear a pop/clunk as the air pressure blows the

Re: 78-85 B-body, C-body aluminum hoods

2006-04-11 Thread bammons
you probably know all of this but: 77 pace cars have them standard my '84 D88 4-door RB had an aluminum hood i bet you fred knows - Original Message - From: David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 11:41 am Subject: 78-85 B-body, C-body aluminum hoods To: oldsmobile@

78-85 B-body, C-body aluminum hoods

2006-04-11 Thread David Brown
Anyone know the combination of factors that put an aluminum hood on 88s and 98s? And other GM B & C bodies? >From ROP the theory starts with California cars to meet emissions. I have one from an '82 diesel 4-door D88 w/steel bumper inserts, but I don't know where it was built. My 81 diesel 2-doro

Re: RE:TH400 Slip Up

2006-04-11 Thread David Brown
I echo Milton's advice. An inline plastic body fuel filter is fine for diagnosing fuel flow, but replace it with metal for the long run. I've also cut the pickup end at a 45 and hose clamped some steel screen on the end to serve as a trash filter. Dave = Frank's correct. The sock

RE: Assist removing #$%#$% 67 Toro dash pad?

2006-04-11 Thread 77w30
Look under the cowl just under winshield on out side. They liked to use a stud with nut. Ron 1969 cutlass s 1969 442 cali car. assembly required 1972 cutlass convertable 1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required 1977 cutlass supreme (3) 1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cruiser 1987 cutlass

Assist removing #$%#$% 67 Toro dash pad?

2006-04-11 Thread Christopher Witt
For cying out loud... recent '67 Toro dash pad REFUSES to come out. I am ready to sawzall the stooopid thing out and see what the heck holds it in. Dash IP is gone, steering column is dropped to floor. LH pad portion around dash IP is loose except at far rh end, at dash center. NO obvious fa

RE: Clutch question

2006-04-11 Thread Dave Wyatt
Right now, I have a cheap a$$ NAPA/Zoom clutch in the 4-4-2, and it has very high pedal effort. It was a quick fix, so I'll live with it. Most folks like the Centerforce brand clutches and I'll probably go that way the next time around. They offer a dual friction setup, which gives you more g

Re: 1962 Starfire Floorpans...

2006-04-11 Thread HURSTOLDZ
In a message dated 4/11/2006 3:02:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I received a call today from someone looking for complete floorpans for a 1962 Starfire Convertible, from rear to front and up the firewall. Any leads appreciated. won't repros for the Impala work?

Re: Tail light stone shield

2006-04-11 Thread geo . aigel
I have taken apart less than Everett but on three 71 Cutlass / 442 rear bumpers / taillight assemblies *all* of them had the stone shields. To answer how they look like, they are a somewhat U shaped piece of sheet metal that box in the taillight from the lower back side, so road debris and roc

1962 Starfire Floorpans...

2006-04-11 Thread Karl Sup
I received a call today from someone looking for complete floorpans for a 1962 Starfire Convertible, from rear to front and up the firewall. Any leads appreciated. Thanks, Karl Sup Mesa, AZ