In the spring i'm going to do a tune up to get the engine running smooth and cleanly.
New oil, new wires, new spark plugs, clean my k&n, fuel filter, oil filter.
what else? Anyone else care to lend a hand?

 

I hope you change your oil more than once every spring


PCV valve, cap, rotor, timing check.

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91 Formula
305 TPI 5speed
1LE/G92/WS6
K&N, SLP airfoil, ported/polished plenum, March pulleys, TB coolant bypass,Crane AFPR(47psi),Crane Gold 1.6rrs,MSD coil,MSD6AL, Holley 9mm wires, fastchip, Bosch O2sensor, SLP headers & catback,short shifter,3:73s w/Auburn posi,160* t-stat,JET 195* fan switch, Macewen white face gauges, Autometer gauges, Zoom hi-performance clutch.

 

ofcourse i do but, im changing it when it comes out of storage

 

Here's a message for ya:
https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/000545.html

Yeah it's in the V6 forum, but the exact same stuff applies for a V8.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

 

GTA,

In addition to Tom's excellent guide to tune-up, removing a car from storage should also involve a thorough hose and belt inspection (including brake hoses), a complete body / chassis lube (not just grease fittings, but body and suspension rubber and body latches, etc.), a wheel bearing repack, tire rotation/balance, exhaust system inspection, and any mileage-required services from the owner's manual maintenance schedules.

Be very critical in inspecting the heater core area for leakage. Every heater core I've lost except for one was from sediment settling in during storage.

Take a good look around for signs of uninvited "guests" that may have camped out in your car while you were away. There's nothing quite as exhilerating as having a mouse run up you pant leg when you're out driving the car for the first time of the season to "blow out some cobwebs".

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Later,
Vader
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"I cannot take this any more... Saying everything I've said before..."
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KaleCo Auto Parts

 

I only change my oil once a year. Every Spring. I only go about 5,000 miles a year on my Mobil 1

 

So, vader & tomp assuming one was complete car idiot.. (i.e. Me ) They would be able to change rotor cap and blah blah blah somewhat easily? I've Cleaned a K&N thats about it though... I dont want some monumental task i cannot complete what could i do wrong?

 

On a pathetically detailed note, I use a 5.5mm socket and driver to take off the dist cap (accel, not sure if stock or other brands are the same) This is because for the life of me I could not find a stubby phillips head screwdriver the first time I did it long ago. Hopefully this helps, or at least prevents you from having to loosen your dist hold down bolt to access these screws, but if nothing else it does give me one more post...

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89 Iroc-Z LB9 TPI auto 2.73 posi:
3" Dynomax muffler, K&N filters, TB bypass, 3" pipe in place of cat, cleaned and flow-matched injectors, accel 300+ wires, cap&rotor, synthetic oil, flexlite transmission cooler, afpr, !air pump&diverter valve, kicker sound system, soon to attempt engine swap...

[This message has been edited by I ROCK (edited January 18, 2001).]

 

Vader,

Oh, I can think of at least one thing that's even more exhilarating: having the "sidewinder" crawl up you leg to blow some............

Uh, perhaps I should pen a new article entitled:

"How to keep your head while driving".

....or, possibly.....

"Unspeakable Acts and Unwritten Duties of the Shotgun rider"

BOR

 

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Originally posted by Vader:

GTA,There's nothing quite as exhilerating as having a mouse run up you pant leg when you're out driving the car for the first time of the season to "blow out some cobwebs".

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I got a story for you guys. A few years ago one of my friends back home helped his mom buy a Daihatsu Charade. The car was pretty nice and everything until the day they took it to a detail shop to have the interior cleaned out. As they started removing the front seats, a pair of rats jumped out from inside the seat and ran like hell out of there. Apparently they had chewed out a pretty big cavity in one of the front seats and were living in there.

In fact, I've had to deal with dead mice and rats inside my parents' Corolla's ventilation ducts during the winters back home. They were drawn by engine heat, and chewed right through some of the foam and insulation to get inside. Not an easy task removing stinking dead mice and other debris .

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'88 IROC 305 TPI
Crappy 700R4 slushbox
Gutted airboxes
180 degree T-stat
Advanced base TPS voltage
Relocated IAT sensor
Momo steering wheel (gotta luv it)
Ram-air setup coming soon
Flowmaster muffler (puke)
Taylor SpiroPro wires
Accel cap and rotor
Ported plenum
Kills: '94 Z28, Olds Aurora V8, bunch of Mustangs, T-birds, ricers, and others who assumed a 12 year-old car would be too slow.

[This message has been edited by 88irocz28 (edited January 18, 2001).]