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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 09:00 PM
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From: Ringwood, NJ
Car: 1988 trans am
Engine: 5.7 gm H.O. crate engine
Transmission: 700r4
engine swap problems

well, i have the engine taken out of the car and the new one needs parts before it can go back in. let me know if you can help with any of these.

1. for the cooling system, all i want are 2 tubes, from the engine to the radiator and the radiator to the engine, no heater hoses. what kind of hoses would i need to buy? are there flexible ones that wont pinch? am i looking at 6this wrong?

2. i need to hook up my carb (previously tbi) but do not know the fittings i need. the fuel pressure regulator is a 3/8 female pipe thread (malory) but what fitting do i need to attach it to the factory lines. i would like to just run braided at the point where the rubber lines are. what thread tdo our cars use?

3. what do i do about the carb linkage, like the tv cable or throttle cable, or the 3rd one(forgot the name)

4. on my engine 350 HO, the timing cover has no marks on it, how would i go about putting something on there so i can time the engine.

5. also, if i wanted to use the stcok oil pressure guage and water temp gauge, i know i need to install those sensors into their correct places, but my problem is that the holes for the sensors are too big, how did you fix this?

im sorry this is so long, but i dont know what dto do about these problem, and i want my car back because it is my only car. thanks for any replies
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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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Car: 1988 trans am
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Transmission: 700r4
forget about #1, thats easy
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