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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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Tune up

Ok, here's the situation. I bought my firebird about a year ago. It's been sitting for about the whole year. I tried to fire it up but the battery was dead, so I charged it. When I finally got it to turn over, when it was in neutral and I revved it a bit, it was late. I'm going to be doing a tune up, and I'd like to know what else I should do. I'm goin to be doing the following:
Engine Flush
Tranny flush
Oil change
Put new gas in it
fuel stabilizer
change the spark plugs
New battery

I know there are other things I should do, I just can't remember what. Can anyone tell me what else I should do?
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Wires
PVC valve
Air Filter
Fuel filter
Check your Cap and Rotor and perhaps your coil

When i got my second camaro i did all that pluse rebuild the whole distributor. Tranny Fluid with addative, rear diff fluid with addative, valve cover gaskets, and check your hoses
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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Awesome. Thanks kjvail.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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Car: 1986 Trans Am/1993 Trans Am
Engine: 305 .030 over built/ LT1 Bolt Ons
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ok specifics, go with these
AC Delco rapid fire plugs
Thundervolt 8.2mm spark plug wires
I like using these, they gave me better power over using just regular or even other brands performance ones,bosch plugs suck just so you know.

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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 12:38 AM
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do a search for a TomP tune up, thatll tell all you need to know.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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why do bosch plugs suck, ive run them in my thirdgen's 305 and 2.8 with no problems?
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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Every time ive run bosch in my car or sisters, they foul or something goes wrong, ive found that ac delco have run a lot longer and higher performance so...
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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Car: Blue 89' RS
Engine: 5.7L
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
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Every time ive run bosch in my car or sisters, they foul or something goes wrong, ive found that ac delco have run a lot longer and higher performance so...
I have been running Bosch Plat 2's in my 2.8 since October... She run's great... No probs what-so-ever.

Don't believe everything you hear guys. some motors like them, some don't.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 05:47 AM
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check all your belts and hoses. Inspect battery cable while you swap in new battery (neg end on mine kept coming loose on engine end).

If you plan to drive it now, check your swaybar endlinks and about any other rubber bushing, grease the chassis
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 08:59 AM
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I have been running Bosch Plat 2's in my 2.8 since October... She run's great... No probs what-so-ever.

Don't believe everything you hear guys. some motors like them, some don't.
very true. The bosch like a higher voltage also. I ran them once in my s10... lasted 2 weeks before the car wouldnt run well enough to drive...
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