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  1. PeteyAce

    Detroit Locker Question

    It is common with a Detroit locker to not have both wheels spin at the same speed? I have my car on jacks and noticed they both don't spin foward when they are manually turned by hand. When I start the car one wheel moves faster then the other. I might have adjusted the drums too much on one...
  2. PeteyAce

    Emergency Brake Tension Problems?

    I'm trying to fix my 1990 gt's parking brake cable which snapped at the part which connects to the tension wheel. I pulled out the e brake assembly, new cable on it, tensioned the spring wheel on it, locked the tension, put back in car, and my parking brake works but car rolls when on steep...
  3. PeteyAce

    will a 89.5-93 fan speed control switch work on an 89 w/ no factory a/c?

    i dont see why it wouldnt work, all it really is, is an extra fan speed, any opinions?
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    lack of power to the blower motor

    in my 89 hatchback, the blower motor is lacking mucho power, the motor was replaced 3 years ago, i pull out the resistor it looked fine but i changed the thermal fuse on it but still is not working right :shrug:
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    battery is not charging

    just got my car back from inspection and i noticed my battery was charging (the voltage gauge wasnt at normal and not moving with the revs of the engine. i didnt see the battery light go on so i thought nothing of it. day later voltage in the car drops as i drive fuel pump starts cutting out and...
  6. PeteyAce

    who here has a bike?

    cruiser, crotch rocket etc. (nothing that you have t pedal). im looking into getting a harley, i was looking at sportsters but i was told to get something a little big because of my height (6'1). BUT if you got a motorcycles let me see them!
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    installed new timing chain and i think im running lean

    i put on a new t/c, w/p and o/r x and magnaflow exhaust. i have no exhaust leaks and im not leaking oil or antifreeze, since i have a new timing chain it would make sense to me to reset the ignition timing. i have a timing light but i dont know how to use it.
  8. PeteyAce

    what bolt size is...

    the water pump pulley and the radiator brackets.
  9. PeteyAce

    changing w/p got 2 problems

    problem 1 is the middle (broken stud) and 2 is to the right
  10. PeteyAce

    got to jumps and battery dead twice

    went to start the car (about five days) and battery was dead (cleaned terminals not too long ago either). got a jump and the next day it was dead. i found the glove light popped out and was on probably that whole night and i dis connected it. got another jump ( volts where going up when revving...
  11. PeteyAce

    what i been up to

    broke my hand not to long ago so i haven't been driving the car (left hand though). finished nr auto gauge install with upr billet trim pics later. rescued a kitten between then and now. tried to start the car today but battery is dead its only been like 5 days :shrug:. but i decided to put on...
  12. PeteyAce

    anyone use a soda blaster?

    I was watching it on trucks yesterday, seemed really cool. pretty much a sand blasting but you use baking soda. It was chrome and lense friendly, plus since it uses baking soda it health and environmental friendly. thinking about picking one up that runs with an a/c and doesnt come with one.
  13. PeteyAce

    Don't know which heads to choose from

    i want a set of heads that i can throw on now ( stock engine ) and if get a stroker (i just got approved for a loan hahaha!) like a 331, i can just put them right on; that flow well with the extra cubes. i was leaning towards afrs 185s but dont know much about them.
  14. PeteyAce

    swap meet at e-town this weekend

    whose coming? im going sat.
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    question about ebrake

    there is alot play with my ebrake lever from left to right and the wheels are still locked even after the brake is down (ill just let the engine pull the car forward and they open up). i figured i had to adjust the ebrake. get underneath the car and lo and behold the cable that comes off of the...
  16. PeteyAce

    oldsmobile is back!

    But its a damn shame, Oldsmobile isn't gunna reopen in michigian or anywhere in the U.S. not even Canada. toyota has bought the olds name for 5k since gm never renewed it, so they shall now hail from tokyo. So prepare for highlanders with olds badges :barf...
  17. PeteyAce

    What size compressor?

    What size compressor would i need to run some air tools, impact wrench rachet, etc. I need for it to be portable too.
  18. PeteyAce

    Anyone running the 5-lug disc brake conversion?

    its summit Stainless Steel Brakes A112-2, anyone got pics? what wheels can you fit?
  19. PeteyAce

    anyone know where i can find..

    upr billet gauge insert? They dont have on there website and I looked on ebay :shrug:
  20. PeteyAce

    anyone use these dynomax clamps?

    summit part # WLK-33226, or something to a similar design? Ive been icthing to put on my new exhuast, originally wanted to weld my crossover pipe, since the clamps that come with the x bend the pipe. i then seen these clamps, they wont bend the pipe and can clap onto overlapping pipes