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    Oil pump problems. Only primes w certain filters

    I just got done with this exact issue! Mine was the forward bolt on the pickup tube had come loose and allowed air into the suction side. It was very sporadic which was strange but once I replaced the gasket and locktighted the bolts no more issue!
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    PLANNING A BUICK "FEATURE NIGHT" W/ SHOWPLACE CLASSICS - NEED INPUT FOR A DATE

    Hello all. I've been out for the last couple of years due to family but things have settled and I will be there April the 8th. Looking forward to getting back into the community!
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    Back on the road......

    Hello all, We have all been there. Get started on a project and all the sudden life or family forces the latest project to the back burner. In my case we had pulled the motor to solve a falling oil pressure issue. Found that even with a girdled bottom end that I had flexed the crank enough to...
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    Look what I found in my engine

    Thanks for your service! One other tip, break one of the old rings and use the edge to cleanout the crud from the bottom of the ring grooves. Like most here, I have done the same and much less to just get by back when I was young and times were tight (not tight I was BROKE!!!). I once replaced...
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    Main bearings, rod bearings, gaskets

    What he is referring to is the direction the rods "face". This is due to the offset shoulder on the big or crank end of the connecting rods. Take a close look and you can see that there is an offset to the big end that faces the counterweight closest to the rods position. Good luck you should be...
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    FS: Turbos, Wheels, TH Downpipe, Injectors, and much more!

    In line for the tensioner. Pics please.
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    Rattle noise at 2200-2300 RPM in Drive

    If you can catch it with vid that may help.
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    Timing retard amount...

    HR parts poly mount on the drivers side and pitch the ratchet strap. Also look if the chip is that old it "probably" doesn't have the street manners of a newer one. I and many others run Turbo Tweak chips which would give you another benefit of being able to just pull some timing in the range...
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    Rattle noise at 2200-2300 RPM in Drive

    When I got mine the rubber grommet in the center of the hood at the base of the windshield would make some crazy sounds( squeak, vibration) and one day when looking for the noise I had oil on my hand when I touched it and no more noise! Also spent untold hours looking on the Syclone and finally...
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    New GN owner question,What do i have?

    Yes the pan comes out easily from below. Pull the converter dust shield (if it has one) and the crossover from the exhaust and your there.
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    Going to experiment with plasti dip, but first I need someone good with Photoshop

    I guess I'm just getting old but I can't get into the whole black wheel thing. I guess I just think there should be some kind break between the black of the tire and the black of the wheel.
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    BOOST LEAK/ZINGING NOISE

    There are so many things that can make crazy noises on a boosted car. On mine the upper to lower plenum gasket was leaking directly under the throttle body only under boost when I got it. That's what let to the pressure testing. Found the upper to lower intake bolts were just loose. It only made...
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    Buick stage 2 in a syclone?

    Yep it will fit! :-)
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    BOOST LEAK/ZINGING NOISE

    With two sets of head gaskets and no change in the noise prob not the issue. I would pull the MAF pipe and check the turbo for play and/or wheel to housing contact. Another thing you can do IF it gets that far, is to pressurize the intake. Let me know if you go that route as I have made an...
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    Why is it so difficult to build these motors right?

    Just as a note. I used a reputable engine shop locally and just spoke with them about what clearances I wanted. They had no problem with the paperwork that I provided with all the factory clearances. One thing I did was to have them not assemble it as I double checked everything and assembled it...
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    #5 Cylinder 300 degrees Cooler

    X2 on compression check and then pull the valve cover to check rocker movement.
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    another car in the hole!

    WOW! I see it now. It's rough when you mistake which end if the car your looking at!
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    another car in the hole!

    Looks like the need to keep the front wheel and replace everything else!
  19. J

    Meziere Electric Water Pump w/Street-Driven Engine

    It should slow things down not speed them up.
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    28 Years Later???

    www.turbotweak.com is the website. The owners name is Eric Marshall and he has been in the buick game a long time. There are a couple of others out there that make a good product but that's what I run as well as a lot of folks on this board. Scanmaster is your friend! Most of us know how to read...
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