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    Short Circuit

    I have a short in my regal somewhere that drains the battery when it's off.. I took a multimeter and tested the battery and it was giving me a reading even when the car was off. So I went through and removed each fuse to see if it was still giving me a reading and I went through all the fuses...
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    87 Regal driving kind of jerky/jumpy

    I have an 87 regal with 3.8 liter non turbo with 140k on it. Lately when I have been driving it without a lot of pressure on the gas ( basically just trying to keep a constant speed going) and the car seems to be jumping just a bit. It doesn't jump super bad, but you can tell that it's doing it...
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    Radiator leak when after turning car off

    I have an 87 buick regal limited with a 3.6 ltr non-turbo. It has been intermittently leaking from somewhere on the radiator after I have turned it off. It doesn't like instantly start leaking either, it takes a few minutes and then starts leaking. I replaced my radiator cap recently and I was...
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    rain + "volt" light =?

    So tonight it was raining pretty hard.. My radio fuse kept blowing out and I would replace it.. My car is at my house now, but now that it is turned off my "volt" light is on.. Does anyone know why this is occuring? Thanks
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    What is this door piece?

    I noticed yesterday that this was broken in my door.. What is it? and what does it do?
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    Replacing light sockets to fit Led lights.

    Alright, I looked into this quite a bit now and I cannot get a straight answer. Can I remove the light socket from.. just say the ash tray light... and re-wire a different light socket into it? I bought a bunch of l.e.d. bulbs and I didn't know that they used different bulbs under the dash...
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    what should I get for scrapping a catalytic converter?

    Just wondering what the average price was for scrapping cats was.. I went to scrap mine yesterday and the place was closed but as I was leaving some dude in a truck said he'd give me 30 for it so I took it. My uneducated guess was that I was only going to get 40 for it anyways, what do you...
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    Help Fixing Loose Doors

    Well, just as the title says I need some advice on fixing my doors. When the window is completely rolled up the doors don't make noise. But when they are cracked even just a tiny bit, everything in the door shakes like crazy when I go over a bump. I was just wondering if any had a...
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    Painting trim/bumpers black?

    I have an 87 white regal limited... and maaaan, I really like the black trim. Right now I have have the chrome trim on my car, so I was thinking of painting my trim black. It would be nice, but I honestly don't feel like its going to work and it will all just end up chipping off. What are...
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    87 regal Acceleration/Idle Issues

    So I have an 87 buick regal limited with a 2 barrel carb? err throttle body whatever... With the 3.8 liter v6. When I am sitting in park it idles very inconsistently, and also sometimes when I am accelerating, it bogs down before it actually picks up speed. Also my check engine light comes...
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    Me and my hoopty in superior, wi

    Just thought I'd introduce me and my car you guys helped me get running again. She's an 87 regal limited with a blue interior..I picked her up for 500 and she's got a new transmission and 130k. Woot
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    87 Regal always sputtering and dying

    I couldn't figure out how to delete my old post but I wanted to remake it with the proper title. It has been sputtering even when warm and sometimes die, then if I let it sit for awhile it will start and run just fine. I have had the fuel pump and fuel filters replaced and they didn't fix...
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    WTB bumper fill

    I am looking to buy the piece of rubber/plastic? that fits between the fender and the front bumper on the driver side.
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    hai guis

    Well I was planning on making an introduction thread and whatnot but my car keeps on breaking down on me so I feel that this is more important. So here is the run down.. I have a 1987 Buick Regal Limited with 128 miles on it. Every time I try to stomp on the gas or accelerorate it feels like...
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