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Forum: V6
06-26-2008, 06:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 939
Posted By sogabe

Re: June 18, 2008 R.I.P my camaro

sry i didnt even realize ppl responded here,
anything to do with buying parts, plz PM me!!

at this point I do have 1 guy wanting to buy the whole car and he even can tow it away for me to save...
Forum: V6
06-24-2008, 01:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 939
Posted By sogabe

Re: June 18, 2008 R.I.P my camaro

thx for the interests in parts guys.

the car sits in my gf's apartment parking lot for now,
where working on car is prohibited so when I get my friend's truck to get it towed back to my house I...
Forum: V6
06-21-2008, 02:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 939
Posted By sogabe

Re: June 18, 2008 R.I.P my camaro

hey thanks guys,
I would part it out but the car is stuck at my gf's apartment parking lot,
where working on car is prohibited,
and I live like 30miles away from there so to get it towed back to...
Forum: V6
06-18-2008, 06:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 939
Posted By sogabe

June 18, 2008 R.I.P my camaro

roughly about 200k miles on it,
my car started making this HUGE grinding noise,
thank god it wasn't on the freeway but it got so bad and loud within less than 10second that I got so scared and...
Forum: V6
03-04-2008, 12:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 694
Posted By sogabe

Re: starting problem battery or starter?

thanks for the inputs guys.

I jus wanted to make sure if a bad battery causes this before I even buy a battery,
now that I know Im just gonna buy a new battery and see how it goes.

even if its...
Forum: V6
03-03-2008, 08:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 694
Posted By sogabe

starting problem battery or starter?

hey folks a 91RS here.(3.1)

I just got in a new starter caz my car wasn't starting.
What it did was it gave me a click noise just once and never started.

they said its the starter so I got a...
Forum: V6
02-11-2008, 10:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 541
Posted By sogabe

Re: AC line in 2.8 and 3.1, same or no?

thx for pic but im really broke now so I'll prolly buy off some1 local caz I need the whole line shipping sounds like isnt cheap and it looks like a bitch to wrap, thx though.


btw the car is...
Forum: V6
02-10-2008, 02:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 541
Posted By sogabe

Re: AC line in 2.8 and 3.1, same or no?

thx guys, i had the feeling they'd be the same.

this guy's car doesnt even run and his selling the whole car for 400$ or parts for sale so shudnt charge me much for the AC line.
but I havent got...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
02-10-2008, 01:49 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 423
Posted By sogabe

which improves stability?

hey guys, a 91 RS v6 automatic here.

I have 190k miles so far but I replaced all shocks/struts
motor mounts tranny mounts,ball joints, both swaybars+links, panhard rod,
steering braces and UMI...
Forum: V6
02-10-2008, 01:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 541
Posted By sogabe

AC line in 2.8 and 3.1, same or no?

as the title says..

I spent well over freakin 1300$ on fixing my damn AC,
worked for a while, now theres a little hole in my AC line.

its the one that goes out from AC compressor to...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
02-10-2008, 01:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By sogabe

Re: Hurst quarter shifter for 700R4 new

bump again taking offers im broke :(
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-18-2008, 12:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By sogabe

Re: Hurst quarter shifter for 700R4 new

bump i take offers

i think this item is discontinued
so it is definately uniq!
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-17-2008, 01:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By sogabe

Re: Hurst quarter shifter for 700R4 new

bump
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-15-2008, 02:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By sogabe

Hurst quarter shifter for 700R4 new

picture worth a 1000words
http://www.geocities.com/sogabe_x/7.JPG

bought it a while ago from Hawk Thirdgen,
costed me 259$+shipping.

never been used, very clean and everything it came with...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-31-2007, 06:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 910
Posted By sogabe

Re: huge vacuum leak all of sudden!

ok it was the throttle body gasket.. now i gotta pay a ridclious amount for their diagnosis, and a piece of 5bux gasket.. shoulda looked myself:mad:
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-31-2007, 12:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 910
Posted By sogabe

Re: huge vacuum leak all of sudden!

does failure of booster itself cause shaky engine?

from outside I think there were no noticable crack or split in the booster itself,
but could inner failure of brake booster cause huge vacuum...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-31-2007, 12:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 910
Posted By sogabe

huge vacuum leak all of sudden!

after going to the bank, all of sudden my car started running so weird.

I hear a big hissing sound from the engine, runs really rough, and brake became really hard so I'm assuming its a big time...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-25-2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 696
Posted By sogabe

Re: Charcol canister

sry to jump in and add a question.. but how hard is it to replace them?

as in.. will I need to release fuel pressure before removing them? or is it as easy as it looks?
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
07-22-2007, 01:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 677
Posted By sogabe

Re: I want my car to ride like new

no i never owned the car back in 91, and I know camaro isn't the most comfortable car as far as the ride Im looking for.

I dont have a ride problem, I just want a ride where it's not too stiff, a...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
07-21-2007, 10:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 677
Posted By sogabe

I want my car to ride like new

i got a 91 rs v6,

so far I've got brand new front & rear swaybar, and steering braces all from BMR,
along with brand new Panhard bar, and all bushing on swaybar is new.
and I have a SFC welded...
Forum: Electronics
07-16-2007, 03:17 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 304
Posted By sogabe

NEED HELP!!

I spent like 1500$ total to fix my AC, now it blows cold air
but I cant turn the dam thing off.

when the switch is in "Off" position, it still blows air out of the front vent, and I hear the fan...
Forum: Interior
07-08-2007, 10:32 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 558
Posted By sogabe

console conversion camaro's to firebird's

is this possible?
I find the middle console, and the whole arm rest, door panel set up on firebird more attracting than the camaro's version.

what kinda adjustment will i be facing if I try to...
Forum: V6
06-09-2007, 04:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 711
Posted By sogabe

Re: how to replace

oil can leak from head gasket, oil pan gasket, rear main seal etc..
replacing head gasket won't guarantee a fix on leak,
but if u know how, new head gasket is always nice, tighter seal = healthier...
Forum: V6
05-28-2007, 12:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 425
Posted By sogabe

Re: missing PS pump bolts, is this okay?

yeah, i used a bit of teflon tape,
and after a 20min of night mare i got it aligned and bingo got them in!

now everything's in, but i forgot to hook back a sensor so ima finish off tomorrow :)
Forum: V6
05-27-2007, 08:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 425
Posted By sogabe

Re: missing PS pump bolts, is this okay?

hey 1stfirebird thx again.

I just finished puttin the new water pump in,
but I couldn't seem to align the PS brackets
and screw in that 1 bolt to the head,
and ofcourse the thread went bad..
...
Forum: V6
05-27-2007, 08:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 425
Posted By sogabe

missing PS pump bolts, is this okay?

so I replaced my water pump on my 91 RS, 3.1.

ofcourse the PS pump was on the way so I took it out of the way.
now the bolts that attaches the PS pump to the head(or upper block?)
seems...
Forum: Body
05-27-2007, 12:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 459
Posted By sogabe

front nose of car chipped off, what u do?

Is there any product to get rid of those chip in the front nose of the car?

Like if I use those anti-scratch thing or whatever will those chip go away and look nice again? or is this different?...
Forum: V6
05-24-2007, 05:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 600
Posted By sogabe

Re: Quick timing question

Im not a mechanic so im not sure.. but I'd say
in that case the timing might not be the problem..

I would check vacuum leak etc
Forum: V6
05-24-2007, 05:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 453
Posted By sogabe

Re: PLEASE HELP!!! code 43?

code 43: faulty knock sensor, faulty ESC controller, or faulty ECM.

I don't know where exactly ESC controller is located,
but I heard it's somewhere under the dash..

either one of 3 has gone...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-24-2007, 04:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 563
Posted By sogabe

Re: AC control smoking HALP

hey thanks!

I'll look into that sometime tomorrow then :D
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-24-2007, 04:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 563
Posted By sogabe

Re: AC control smoking HALP

thanks James,
although I have another question though.

tracing that wire for 12-15", will that require the whole dash to come out or something? seems pretty long to me.
I'll try and take a look...
Forum: V6
05-23-2007, 12:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 600
Posted By sogabe

Re: Quick timing question

the EST needs to come off only while your adjusting,
your not supposed to rev it up while EST is off.

plug EST off, adjust to 10*, put EST back.

while EST is off its normal to be crazy loud or...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-22-2007, 11:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 797
Posted By sogabe

Re: Tick,tick,tick?

exhaust manifold gaskets?
if it goes away or gets slightly quieter after warmup, can be the slightest
gap between the manifold and the head.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-22-2007, 10:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 563
Posted By sogabe

AC control smoking HALP

http://moderndaymuscle.com/inc/sdetail/747

With the A/C switch off,
it was giving me a slight white smoke, and as I turn the A/C on, the smoke
increase and smells so bad, and ofcourse I had to...
Forum: V6
05-22-2007, 10:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 600
Posted By sogabe

Re: Quick timing question

so ur saying that u adjusted back to 10* but when you checked again afterward(w/ EST connected), it was back to 30*?

if so, make sure you're not rotating the distributor itself when tightening the...
Forum: V6
05-21-2007, 12:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,445
Posted By sogabe

Re: Finally...A/C delete with pic

thats what I was thinking too.

I guess for those who lives up north wants to take a few pound off the car?
if ur objective is to lighten the load on the belt.. bypassing it is just the best way...
Forum: V6
05-20-2007, 02:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 655
Posted By sogabe

Re: water pump replacement. hard or easy?

cool.. I dont have air, so what exactly u mean to pinch between the belt and pulley?
like stick a little wood beneath the belt so it wont spin?
Forum: V6
05-20-2007, 12:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 655
Posted By sogabe

Re: water pump replacement. hard or easy?

cool, thanks!

so I guess anything besides that are pretty simple right?

I'll get the results up :P
Forum: V6
05-19-2007, 09:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 655
Posted By sogabe

Re: water pump replacement. hard or easy?

thanks firebird, I'll buy some extra RTV
so I'll never have to take it apart again til it breaks next time.

about the PS though,
if I move them away or something, will the position of PS go out...
Forum: V6
05-19-2007, 09:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 655
Posted By sogabe

water pump replacement. hard or easy?

Hi, Ive got a 91 RS w/ almost 200k miles.

its a 3.1 engine and
I take a good care of it so it's been pretty reliable as my daily driver.

recently, I found a bad leak from butom side of the...
Forum: Interior
05-15-2007, 04:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,930
Posted By sogabe

Re: My car smells inside(what bout urs?)

Brand new carpet for our car costs about roughly 250bux to ur door.

thats the complete set, cargo and the front.
Since no1 will really look at the cargo area anwyays, I bought my cargo carpet off...
Forum: Interior
05-14-2007, 10:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,930
Posted By sogabe

My car smells inside(what bout urs?)

I remember seeing a thread before, saying this guy felt like the car
smelled somewhat 'toxic' inside.

I feel the same with my car, although I wouldn't call it "TOXIC",
I feel no matter how much...
Forum: Body
05-01-2007, 09:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 776
Posted By sogabe

Re: installed the TDS upper hinge kit today..

my driver latch rubber seems fine,but when I open the door,the tip of rubber that sticks out is facing up a little bit.(like I can push it down)and the whole latch part kinda moves hard, not smooth,...
Forum: Body
05-01-2007, 05:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 776
Posted By sogabe

installed the TDS upper hinge kit today..

I had a body shop do it for me, since I dont have air compressor nor grinder nor a friend with that sort of tools.

anyways, they charged me 190$ for the job.

I replaced the upper hinge pin,...
Forum: Body
04-24-2007, 11:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 670
Posted By sogabe

Re: door roller pin?

thanks lon, Im thinking of taking it to a bodyshop to do this for me.

they already gave me a quote for doing the hinges (since I decided not to do it myself),

my question is this:

for...
Forum: Body
04-24-2007, 11:12 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,708
Posted By sogabe

Re: Car was hit today

LOL at the pic

u made it sound wayyy too worse!

sucks how some dum driver hits ur car.. but at least
u were there when it happened.. unlike me some dumfck damaged my bumper while I wasn't even...
Forum: Aftermarket Vendor Review
04-24-2007, 03:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 562
Posted By sogabe

Re: Another thumbs up on Moderndaymuscle.com

good luck with the f-body motorsports,

I hope that you didnt order fromthem after reading through whats in this forum..
Forum: Interior
04-23-2007, 07:42 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 354
Posted By sogabe

console lid discontinued

am I behind on this?

they used to sell new ones for 60bux,but now it says its discontinued and they're only sold on Ebay for 110$+..
Forum: Body
04-23-2007, 07:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 670
Posted By sogabe

door roller pin?

so when I ordered my new upper hinge pins from TDS,
I saw the roller pin for sale.. it was 10bux and I know my roller pin
was pretty f_cked so I bought them.

the description says although it may...
Forum: Interior
04-20-2007, 07:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 506
Posted By sogabe

Re: the under dash? piece help me identify!plz

hey thx for reply.

I think I found a used piece on ebay,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&category=33695&viewitem=&item=170099606727&rd=1

I could never find...
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