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Thanks guys. Hoping to install the "new one" next weekend.

I need a new Crankshaft Positioning Sensor for my 85--no spark or injector pulse. I pulled one from a parts car. Is there a trick to installing it, or is it straightforward?

Dead in the water

My 85 has an 86/87 ignition coil and module. It used to run but backfired. Recently it started and then quit and would not restart (It will start with ether (starting fluid) but not gasoline). I have been chasing the backfire issue and run out of knowledge. Took it to my Buick dealer, as...

I have an 85, stock except for an 86/87 ignition coil and module, 160 degree thermostat and red top injectors out of a Thunderbird Super Coupe . Here is what it is doing. Starts fine. Idles around 1000 RPM (by the in-dash tach) for a minute or so, then drops back to about 600-800 RPM. At...

I have a friend who is looking for a blue leather steering wheel for his 84 Riviera. I think one from a Regal will fit. Do you have anything like that left?

2 others...pmcooley2001@yahoo.com and philip.cooley@peterson.af.mil. Thanks! Phil

If you're still sending this out to Hot Air owners, I would really appreciate a copy. My e-mail is trivownr@elpasotel.net Thanks! Phil Cooley

85 T Type TPS specs Hi guys! It's been so long since I posted on here, I almost forgot about the site. I have a new login--trivownr. Previously, I was going with cool4u. Anyway, for anyone who does their own tweaking, what is the proper idle setting fro the TPS? I have 3 articles and...

Model Engine pics I finally finished up the exhaust system for the carbed turbo V-6 engine I built for my Jeepster. I've enclosed several pics. I ended up fabbing my own system using a turbo and carburetor I scrounged from my parts box. I know its not 100% accurate, but its pretty close...

Thanks for the pics! From what I can see, it looks like the fuel and air mixture flows through the carburetor and then is compressed by the turbo. That is very different from the hotair SFI turbo setup of my 84 Riviera. On my Riv, the air flows through the throttle body into the...

Would someone please post a pic or two of the underhood area of a carbed, turbo V-6. I'm trying to scratch build a 1/25 scale set up for Jeep Commando model car that I'm building. The model came with a Buick V-6; I'd like to "upgrade" it a little. Thanks, Phil Cooley 84 Riviera T-Type