Recent content by johnl455

I don't have the numbers here but the stock 200 may have a deeper 1st gear. In otherwords, car will be slower with a 4L80E

You did install the proper thermostat. 180 deg is correct for a TR. Most other cars do run a 195 deg, but Buick put a 180 in at the factory as part of the design. Don't get duped into the 160 deg thing thinking you will run cooler in the summer. The thermostat only controls minimum temp...

That's true as the difference in pressure between the inlet and outlet of the turbine is what drives it. Hence the factory system was really quite non restrictive considering Fed emissions and noise standards. The outlet at the cat is 3" rolled to an oval and the muffler really was 2 1/4"...

Put a little sharpie mark at the coolant level in the overflow and check it each morning. If it's the same and the radiator is full and cap is good, then its condensation. It may take quite some time to clear that much out with several oil /filter changes and the 180 stat. I've seen the...

IS this normal is your question. It's normal for a short trip driven car with the wrong thermostat in the engine. I'd go to 180 and the correct PCV valve. Then change the oil and filter. The stat has nothing to do with how hot the engine gets, only how cold it gets. 180 is allready a cold...

What does the indicator on the tensioner say? Are you in or out of range. There was a cataloguing error in many listings that gives you the wrong look up on the belt for a TR. Glen at Highway Stars has the right one if you are all stock, it will fit perfectly and also some longer and shorter...

Marketing. You want the THINNEST possible wire insulation that will insulate to beyond the highest possible voltage to be encountered. The THICKER the insulation, the better INSULATOR it is at PREVENTING the heat in the core of the wire from escaping and COOLING the magcore. The highest...

If you have a GM CF5 the edge of the roof metal at the opeing is folded over and painted smoothly, like the edge of a door or deck lid. The ASC is cut in so there is a metal ring all around the opening about 3/4" wide and usually satin black.

The foam wastegate solenoid filter is available at Highway Stars. The boost air is exhausted there as controled by the computer to allow boost over what the basic actuator/boost loop would allow, thus it's computer controled. The filter keeps dirt out of the solenoid, which I think is now...

If you open it, you need to pull a vacuum to boil off water and remove all the air. If there is still some positive charge, AND it was a clean charge before, AND you know what type it is, then you can just add more of same. I stay with R12 so I have never tryed 134a in a R12 system. I know it...

Novaderrik that's a great option if you can find them but the supply is really drying up. Saddly Speedway in AZ., the Buick junkyard, has been closed a while now. Most good appearing doors have lots of rust in the lower seams, an unfortunate side effect of the sandwiched metal assembly and 30...

So.... that's my car, an 84 WH1 and that's my note. I drove it to the show and home in the rain only so people could see in person the GM Restoration door skins from Highway Stars as installed on an otherwise straight car. Seeing them not installed can give you some idea of quality such as...

Event with all the above set as mentioned, a bit of that is normal hunting before it goes to closed loop at warmup. If the car has been sitting ( no batt memory) and not driven through a normal learning cycle it will be worse. Not something to conisider as a deal no deal. There are lots of...

Pete, the ACD is NOT a reboxed Spectra.. The ACD is ALL stainless and has a higher quality float and ceramic resistor. The mild steel Spectras will rust with E10 and above. I put an ACD in my 2000 mile 87 where it sat (my fault) and the gas went bad gumming the OEM pump. Fit and directions...

Next time squeeze the connector on the serations. That releases the barbs so you can remove the connector.