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Forum: Parts for Sale 2006
09-16-2005, 01:36 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,717
Posted By Kuejo

TDS pulldown latch

How much would you like to get on the pull down latch? I don't need one urgently, but could afford to replace mine...

Thanks!

Jonathan
Forum: Parts for Sale 2006
09-14-2005, 01:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 347
Posted By Kuejo

TPI Setup

PM'ed you on the TPI setup.

Thanks!

Jonathan
Forum: Parts for Sale 2006
09-14-2005, 01:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,274
Posted By Kuejo

ok - i'll bite - Pm'ed ya. Thanks! ...

ok - i'll bite - Pm'ed ya.

Thanks!

Jonathan
Forum: Parts for Sale 2006
09-14-2005, 12:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 411
Posted By Kuejo

I'll take the next position in line - will PM...

I'll take the next position in line - will PM you!

Jonathan
Forum: Electronics
09-14-2005, 12:36 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 585
Posted By Kuejo

I'm a dumb*ss. Found the answer to my own...

I'm a dumb*ss.

Found the answer to my own question.

Those bulbs are standard Autozone variety replacement "variety" bulbs. Guess they offer them in green, red, and i think yellow too.

They...
Forum: Electronics
09-12-2005, 02:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 585
Posted By Kuejo

Not to sound stupid, but how did you install them...

Not to sound stupid, but how did you install them in your headlights?

Did you have to drill and run a new plug? It LOOKS good... Do you like them? Are you running LEDs anywhere else? (turn...
Forum: Electronics
09-11-2005, 11:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 585
Posted By Kuejo

Instrument cluster lights

I was checking the bulbs on a spare cluster I have (for what it's worth, its a 145mph cluster) and discovered something very different about this cluster from mine. The backlighting bulbs are...
Forum: Electronics
09-11-2005, 11:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 871
Posted By Kuejo

speedometer stuck at 140

Yeah - I have the same problem. Helps if I take my foot off the gas though...

:burnout:

(Sorry man - I just couldn't resist!)

Hope you find the problem - keep us posted!

Jonathan
Forum: Parts for Sale 2006
09-11-2005, 01:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 760
Posted By Kuejo

sent you a pm and e-mail

I'm interested if not sold yet...

Thanks!
Forum: Parts for Sale 2006
09-10-2005, 02:51 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 993
Posted By Kuejo

Dang, I know this is stupid - but what do...

Dang,

I know this is stupid - but what do bump and ttt stand for? I'm guessing ttt stand for "to the top" (meaning the item is still for sale as originally posted? How about bump?

Thanks!
...
Forum: Body
09-09-2005, 06:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,352
Posted By Kuejo

Hey - and for anyone looking at replacing yours -...

Hey - and for anyone looking at replacing yours - make sure you get the right size. I deliberately bought the "larger" struts, figuring maybe they'd last longer or something (i don't know WHAT i was...
Forum: Body
09-09-2005, 05:49 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,854
Posted By Kuejo

I've got a fabric in mine which has to be...

I've got a fabric in mine which has to be original, as all the seats, and door panels are done in it, but it's something I've never seen in another car. The car was ridden hard and put away wet, but...
Forum: Body
09-09-2005, 05:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 956
Posted By Kuejo

Nope - don't junk it. I paid $1800 for an 88...

Nope - don't junk it.

I paid $1800 for an 88 IROC (350 TPI) 4 years ago and have been sorting out problems since, but I still love it. 128,000 on the odometer when i got it - but given everything...
Forum: Fabrication
09-05-2005, 05:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,544
Posted By Kuejo

The Plastex will definitely give you the original...

The Plastex will definitely give you the original texture, but it would be VERY time and effort consuming to do it, simply because it would be a large piece to fabricate. The putty is really...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
08-29-2005, 02:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 750
Posted By Kuejo

I don't mind sharing the reason for my curiosity...

I don't mind sharing the reason for my curiosity at all - been looking for some suspension upgrade parts, and see many offerings, but FREQUENTLY they are listed as only fitting a certain number of...
Forum: Fabrication
08-28-2005, 01:24 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,474
Posted By Kuejo

Hehe!! I'm reminded of something

Abraham Lincoln once said -

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Forum: Fabrication
08-28-2005, 12:46 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,544
Posted By Kuejo

Plastic texture

There's a product out there called Plastex - a plastic repair resin product (VERY easy to use). Initially marketed to the crotch rocket croud for repairing their (frequently) broken plastix effects....
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
08-28-2005, 12:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 750
Posted By Kuejo

82-92 parts differnet than 93-up?

Trying to figure out if there are actual differences in some of the aftermarket (and stocker) parts out there -

It seems pretty clear the torque arms for the third gen are different from the 4th...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
08-28-2005, 12:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 576
Posted By Kuejo

Thanks guys - I really appreciate the input. ...

Thanks guys - I really appreciate the input.

It looks like their E-Bay prices are right about where there on-line prices are - I'm not sure there's much savings there, but I think I'm goin to...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
08-28-2005, 12:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 576
Posted By Kuejo

(oops)

(oops)
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
08-27-2005, 02:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 576
Posted By Kuejo

UMI Performance - anyone know anything about their products?

I'm seeing them doing some posting on Ebay, and their prices seem reasonable (at least for panhard rods and LCA's). Has anyone actually tried their products? I've been leaning toward Spohn, but...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
08-27-2005, 02:12 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,034
Posted By Kuejo

Frame cracks

I have done a lot of looking at this problem because I have a 1977 GMC truck that broke the frame right at the steering box. If you do a Google search for frame repair chevy (or some similar...
Forum: Southern California Area
02-24-2004, 02:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 626
Posted By Kuejo

Huh - what IS that, anyways??

Looks like it WAS pretty.

Jonathan
Forum: Southern California Area
02-24-2004, 02:33 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 889
Posted By Kuejo

How much do you WANT to spend?

Are you looking for a fixer? Does it need to run? What exactly are you hoping to find (in the best of all worlds?) V8? 350? Convertible? Posi? Original?

I'm not selling, but i've always got...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-15-2004, 05:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 479
Posted By Kuejo

CA Smog - high NO compounds - fixed!

Thought I was going to have to replace my fresh cat (5000 miles) BUT, thank *** my mechanic is as cool as he is. He said, "well, let me try and clean the injectors and clean out the carbon from the...
Forum: Exhaust
12-04-2003, 03:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,093
Posted By Kuejo

Thanks guys - trying these things...

My timing's dead on at 6 degrees, 180 thermostat (brand new), premium unleaded fuel, and ran two tanks of the top-end cleaner through it. I have NOT tried using alcohol or Coleman fuel yet, and to...
Forum: Exhaust
11-30-2003, 12:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,093
Posted By Kuejo

Failing CA smog - NO too high

Sigh. This saga never ends.

I have the sad misfortune of living in CA, so I have to pass the sniffer every two years. Two years ago, when I BOUGHT this car, (1988 350 IROC TPI) I found that the...
Forum: TPI
10-28-2003, 12:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,158
Posted By Kuejo

Yep - it's tapped, but never enters the

"fuel carrying" portion of the rail.

What I don't know, is if it just needs to be tapped a few thousandths deeper, as you suggested, or if it's supposed to access the fuel rail "from the side."
...
Forum: TPI
10-27-2003, 10:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,158
Posted By Kuejo

Anyone looked inside?

Mine does NOT tap into the actual fuel line/rail - at leat not the fuel carrying portion of it!!

Is it supposed to tap straight down (ie, do I need to tap it DEEPER) or off the side (ie, do I need...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
10-21-2003, 12:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 930
Posted By Kuejo

Hehe - yep!

Just had him out last week putting in a 220 line for a welder (yet to be purchased) so I'm gonna be ok, I think! (as long as I don't weld and powder coat at the same time, anyways...)

Jonathan
Forum: TPI
10-19-2003, 10:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 573
Posted By Kuejo

Schrader Valve - Not tapped!!

Couldn't figure out why I was getting no pressure at the Schrader valve - so since I was swapping out the EGR and thermostat anyway, I decided to go ahead and pull the valve out of the fuel rail to...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-16-2003, 04:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 653
Posted By Kuejo

This is WAAAYYYY down on the list of possibilities

BUT...

I just went through this exercise - car would stall under all driving conditions - acceleration, deceleration, cruise. Just would stop running, like it stopped getting spark. No buck, no...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
10-16-2003, 04:07 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 930
Posted By Kuejo

SWEET!! - Just scored my wife's used oven

She's remodeling the kitchen, and is replacing all of her appliances ($$$OUCH!!!!$$$) BUT, at least I scored the old oven for the garage - now I can powder coat at home without fear of ruining...
Forum: TPI
10-14-2003, 07:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 771
Posted By Kuejo

Thanks RBob

That's the conclusion I was HOPING was correct. I've done some more digging, and the 88 350 TPI didn't have the quaddriver, so it pretty much had to be the fuel pump relay or the pump wiring harness...
Forum: TPI
10-14-2003, 10:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 771
Posted By Kuejo

I had cleared the codes, but

I think I may have found the culprit for the code 54. As the fans are hard-wired to run continuously, that has removed that function from the ECM. Another post elsewhere had suggested that the...
Forum: TPI
10-14-2003, 02:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 771
Posted By Kuejo

Does pulling the EST wire while the car is running post a code 42?

I went into the smog shop today (CA) - test center only this year (lucky me) - and thought I had everything perfect. I've only spent like every waking moment agonizing over some very frustrating...
Forum: TPI
10-13-2003, 02:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Thanks for the clarification

That makes logical sense, (but then again, it IS GM we're talking about...)

Interesting that the computers are so hard to come up with - there's a TON of these 3rd gens hitting the wrecking yards...
Forum: TPI
10-12-2003, 02:03 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,683
Posted By Kuejo

Shoot - it's such a deal it makes me want to order a SECOND set!

Like there's any purpose in that :D

But I sure am glad I ordered the first set.

Jonathan
Forum: TPI
10-12-2003, 01:58 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Thanks - and BTW - don't throw away your old computers!!

Those suckers have a $140 core charge on 'em at Autozone (and I would imagine that's about the same everywhere). At least the 350 one's do - I'll ask about the 305 ones when I take my core back in. ...
Forum: TPI
10-12-2003, 01:26 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Computer- always the puter

Didn't swap the coil, but DID swap the computer. Lo and behold, all codes gone, car starts like a champ, and no stalls yet. Will get out tomorrow for some real driving, but after all that I think...
Forum: TPI
10-11-2003, 04:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Getting closer...

Reset the codes (disconnected the battery) and now I'm only getting code 51. That's been an ongoing problem, so will try to swap the chip and see what happens (in the theme of "one fix at a time"!)...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-11-2003, 04:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 725
Posted By Kuejo

Well, cleared the codes

And now I'm only getting code 51. That's been an ongoing problem, so will try to swap the chip and see what happens (in the theme of "one fix at a time"!)

Just out of curiosity - can someone...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-11-2003, 02:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 725
Posted By Kuejo

Thanks for the ideas

I have a hard time imagining (but recognize that it's not impossible) to believe that it's the ignition module since it is brand new, and I was generous with the Arctic Paste (heat sink paste that...
Forum: TPI
10-09-2003, 10:29 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Whew - some new info

Finally found some SES codes that may give me some help. 42 and 51.

This car has a Hypertech chip - unfortunately I don't know what chip, or for what mods it was replaced - I suppose it's...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-09-2003, 04:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 725
Posted By Kuejo

Stall happens under all conditions

Under acceleration, deceleration, and while loafing along. The most frustrating is while under power - it's like someone pulled the coil wire - there's no hesitation, warning, bucking, spitting -...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-09-2003, 12:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 725
Posted By Kuejo

Can a coil fail intermittently?

I'm having a problem with stalling that I haven't been able to isolate yet - changed distrib, pick-up coil, ignition module, fuel pump - still get stalling while driving.

Gonna look at the coil,...
Forum: TPI
10-09-2003, 12:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

NOT fixed

Wow. An exercise in frustration.

Exact same problem, no better with new ignition pieces. Well, I haven't tried the coil yet - guess that's next. Will let you all know...

Jonathan
Forum: TPI
10-08-2003, 06:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Ok - distrib in - looks like problem solved

Got the new distributor, new magnetic pick-up coil, and new ignition module in, and the car retimed. Seems to be running well, now. No trace of that quitting problem, though will have to run it a...
Forum: TPI
10-01-2003, 01:14 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Well, got the distributor out...

Had to remove the distributor to replace the magnetic pick-up coil. Why do they have to position that retention bolt in such an awkward way? Finally had to go buy some of those swivelling sockets...
Forum: TPI
09-30-2003, 02:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 794
Posted By Kuejo

Yep - that's EXACTLY it

It's like someone turned the key off. No hesitation, no chugging, no bucking like you're running out of gas - just plain quits running. Under accelration, under deceleration, under coast - it's all...
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