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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Hello. I was wondering if any of you guys know a good mechanic that knows very well the thirdgens. I live in the la area. Thanks
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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what are you trying to do to your thirdgen?...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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what are you trying to do to your thirdgen?...
Ok so my problem is that my car doesn't sart but that's sometimes. Like yesterday in the night it didn't start at all. And today it start like nothing was wrong with it. And it was drivnig good
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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Oh by the way I have an 87 trans am with the l98
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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you might have the same problem i had/have...did u do any modification to your exhaust?...does your battery drain if you try to keep turning it on?...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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Battery is good. I just have flowmaster 80series but that was install a year ago
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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ok...what exactly does it do when it doesnt turn on?...maybe your starter going bad?...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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Re: need help

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Hello. I was wondering if any of you guys know a good mechanic that knows very well the thirdgens. I live in the la area. Thanks
Don Lorentzen
1030 W. Hoover Ave.
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 633-5168
Engine rebuilding, Trans rebuilding, Subframe Connector welding, Exhaust specialist, Rear end specialist, Custom chips, Carb/TBI/TPI.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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Well it doesn't start I press the gas it doesn't help. How would you know its the starter?
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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you can sum times tell...by turning the ignition key and if it wont start, you can hear a lil clicking noise and it means ur starter is getting stuck meaning its goin bad...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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Don Lorentzen
1030 W. Hoover Ave.
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 633-5168
Engine rebuilding, Trans rebuilding, Subframe Connector welding, Exhaust specialist, Rear end specialist, Custom chips, Carb/TBI/TPI.
do you or do they also weld/fix the floor pan?...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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Ill pay more attention to tha starter when I turn it on


Thanx ringo234
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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ok...but let us kno...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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Ill pay more attention to tha starter when I turn it on


Thanx ringo234
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 83C_CamAroZ28
ok...but let us kno...
Ok. Does your car makes any clicking noise?
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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yea it would...and if i continued to try to turn it on it would kill my battery...but if i would wait a while and then try 2 turn it on it would turn on like nuthin was wrong with it...
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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Re: need help

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yea it would...and if i continued to try to turn it on it would kill my battery...but if i would wait a while and then try 2 turn it on it would turn on like nuthin was wrong with it...
Yup that's tha same with me..... sucks!!!

You don't plan on getting a new starter?

Hey the shop that they just post up is dyno dons shop I heard he's really good
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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yea it does suck...

4rite now I'm putting the starter back on since i just rebuilt my engine so I'm gona c how that goes...if not I'm gona buy a mini torque starter...

o ok...so I've heard I'm gona have 2 pay him a visit wen i drop my engine back in...
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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ok so today i disconnected the maf and the car start but it had really badd idle and step on the gas pedal and it turn off and turn the car again but after second turn off!!!
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