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    Shout out and thanks

    I went to an air show at Bowman field in Louisville at the end of the summer last year. They had a small car show off to the side and there was a single GN. It was not modified and looked brand new, awesome car. I took about a dozen pictures of the engine bay from different angles to compare...
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    TCC lockup wiring

    My car has the condition where the TCC stays locked in 2-4 and I just changed the solenoid. That didn't fix it but I needed to do fluid and filter anyway. Checking pin a&f on the aldl yields 3 volts with the key on, it goes to 0 when I step on the brake pedal. Should be 12 and 0. From my...
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    Mind taking a took at this transmission?

    I have no idea what I'm looking at lol. I did a fluid and filter job today and replaced the TCC lockup solenoid, hopefully that fixes my issue. The pictures are not great but I didn't have a lot of room under this thing and I had to finish before the rain hit. Just wondering if anything looks...
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    Code 42

    Code 42 popped up while stopped at a red light. Drove home easy with no issues. Ran the trouble shooting tree and it pointed at ignition module. 2 duralast modules, same problem. Today I installed a highway stars AC Delco module, same problem. Cleaned the ECM connectors and checked ECM pins...
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    Thermostat housing tip

    Trying to fix my no heat situation after putting a new core in, I decided to do the thermostat. I would swear it was the original by looking at it but it was marked 160. I read a bunch of tips here and unfortunately none of them worked. It wiggled a little bit never budged. What finally worked...
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    A few general questions

    I've been resurrecting my GN that's been sitting a long time. I've run into a few head scatchers. 1. What's missing from the horn area? I know it needs a turn signal canceling cam, the top is broke off and it needs the spring and such. But there is nothing to plug it into, the horn button is...
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    RPM limits

    Now my GN is still under the knife getting revived, but I was wondering what some older members ( not by age) consider reasonable RPM limits are for various components. I know these are low rpm engines from the factory. I know max hp and torque are defined by heads/cam ect. But from my searches...
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    Reputable pcm vendor?

    Are there any vendors that sell pcms? I'd like to go with a recommended source vs buying something from a random parts store. The shop working on my car is thinking the pcm is the reason for no injector pulse. I sent them the no start tree from vortexbuicks today because the new TT chip did not...
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    Maxeffort 16 position manual

    I was wondering if anyone had the instruction manual for a max effort 16 position thumbwheel chip. I've googled every combination I can think of and found nothing. There are no files or posts on turbo tweaks website that are helping either. Positions are 0-8 and a-f and the car has a maf. I've...
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    Pete's big id thread

    Hello, My name is Pete and I'm posting a large picture oriented thread. I'm hoping some people who have been around turbo regeals for a while can id some of the modifications to my Gn. I bought the car in Hawaii in 2006 and it's been sitting in my parents driveway in NJ for the last 10 years. I...
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    Injector swap

    I had an injector go bad and I'm wondering what my options are. They are Siemens 3102 55lb low impedance. The car is in another state and I'm going to have a shop install whatever I order. The problem is that those injectors are no longer produced. Would it be a bad idea to switch to high...
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    Fuel leaking from exhaust?

    Long story about this car... I moved to Hawaii and bought my first GN. I drove it for about a week and the seals went on the precision turbo, all kinds of smoke and such. The job I moved there for sucked really bad and I moved to Florida for a better one. I picked up my old car that was...
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    Fake car pars site

    I don't post much up here, but I thought you guys would appreciate this: KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items! -Pete-
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    Where to get new doors?

    Hey guys, new GN owner here. The car I got needs a new paint job and the bottoms of both doors are too far gone to save (I think) So is there any place that sells new doors at a non-rediculous price? Or is the junk yard my best bet? Thanks. -Pete-
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    Doh!

    So I've been a GN owner for about 4 days now, and I've already blown a head gasket. White smoke out of the exhaust, and comming from under the driver side header. I checked the oil and theres no water in it, and the airfuel gauge is reading just above stoich, so I'm pretty sure its the gasket...
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    Tinting shop?

    One of my roomates wants to get his new mustang some window tinting, do you guys have a "reccomends" list or anything like that? I heard theres one for mechanics too but havent found it. Thanks in advance. -Pete-
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    New guy needs advice

    Hey guys, I'm new to Hawaii and the buick form. Just moved here fresh out of college on my first job, a first officer for Pacific Wings, and I'm looking for a car. I found someone selling "Okada's" car on craigslist.com and went to take a look at it. I made an offer and it was accepted but my...
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