Mild weekend work...
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Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700R4
Mild weekend work...
Did a lube job (last time was July, whoops), and wound up with a creak in my suspension that mysteriously disappeared. https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/003125.html
"Finished" a paint-patch job I did on my driver's side door by sanding the new paint and the old with 1500 grit paper. I had painted the spot but never took down the ridge. I then used that Meguiar's "Swirl remover 2.0" over the spot- wow, what a shine! That made me polish the whole door (minus the 1500 grit sanding though)- wow! https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/003950.html
And finally, I found 3 loose spark plugs. (!) That solved the rattling noise I'd hear while idling! I originally went after the plugs to check the gap; all the gaps are fine. In fact, the #1 cylinder's plug wasn't caked with oily deposits like it usually is! I guess that MSD 6AL box is helping that cylinder out.
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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l)
"Finished" a paint-patch job I did on my driver's side door by sanding the new paint and the old with 1500 grit paper. I had painted the spot but never took down the ridge. I then used that Meguiar's "Swirl remover 2.0" over the spot- wow, what a shine! That made me polish the whole door (minus the 1500 grit sanding though)- wow! https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/003950.html
And finally, I found 3 loose spark plugs. (!) That solved the rattling noise I'd hear while idling! I originally went after the plugs to check the gap; all the gaps are fine. In fact, the #1 cylinder's plug wasn't caked with oily deposits like it usually is! I guess that MSD 6AL box is helping that cylinder out.
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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l)
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