Recent content by Branden Chenoweth

the pump is very quit, however i do hear it. so all is well. thanks again,

thats not what i wanted to hear! i will have my wife turn the key to the on position and see if i can hear it standing outside the car. i didn't hear anything from the drivers seat like i normally do

Well final report. The Buick is home! all seems to be good. filled it up with ethanol free premium for the winter. i will say this, i noticed over the past few months that when i turned the key to the on position right before you go all the way to start i would always here the fuel pump make...

I didn't know that was aftermarket...haha. It came with it from the original owner. I always thought it was stock.

Understood. I think the mechanic is not the worst one in the world by any means. he has been researching a lot on the car as well. He as an immaculate shop for the custom and specialty cars. i was pretty impressed on some of his knowledge. he has done a decent job thus far and i am at his...

so the mechanic said once he cleaned the plug up he had better juice to the fuel pump. however the fuel pump is defective. he took it back out of the car yesterday and hot wired it in his shop. it came on then shut off and made a "funny" noise. he ordered a new one and with any luck i should...

i am in Redmond. about 14 miles north of bend.

thanks for all the replies. i am in oregon and i have been looking and calling people all over to find a competent mechanic. someone who knows these cars. this particular one checked out with references for high end muscle cars, but nobody around here knows anything about a grand national. i...

i have an 86 GN with less then 12k original miles. this car has been in my family for 25+ years. as of late when starting up cold for the first time it would fire and kick up the high idle just fine. after that it would fall on its face, then pick back up. i took it in to a shop and was told...