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The subject line about covers it, but here's the backstory. The clutch on the A/C compressor locked up. I disconnected the pressure switch so i wouldn't accidently turn the A/C on while driving (not that I would, but just to be careful) and drove the car fine for a couple of weeks (good...

Car: 1986 Turbo Regal. The 16 pin male connector (the longer of the two) in the ECM is badly corroded and pin #16 (upper left) is actually rusted through, broken off (see picture), and stuck in the wiring harness hole for pin #16. The question is, if I take the cover off the computer, can I...

Hey, anybody from Muskogee, OK out there? I was driving through on the way home to Missouri and spotted a TR of some kind (Grand National maybe, year unknown) on a car lot. Right as I came into town from the south on Highway 69, right side of the road. Anybody know anything about the car...

OK, I've used WIN ALDL on my '87 TR back when I had it, and it worked well for what it is (free). I had TurboLink, which worked better, but I don't have Turbolink any more as I sold it with my car--and I gave away my WIN ALDL cable. But I still have the instructions and leftover parts, so I made...

What does it mean when the transmission doesn't go into reverse when you initially put the shifter in reverse? If you just leave it there (in reverse) it suddenly engages after a time (up to about 45 seconds or so max) and moves just fine--no apparent slippage or anything. In drive it engages...

Howdy! I had a new trans put in my 1994 Bonneville SSEi. It worked fine for about a week, then, after driving it about 20 miles it started slipping so bad it wouldn't move--actually felt like it was in neutral. After cooling down it engaged fine for two laps around a small parking lot and then...

Howdy! I had a new trans put in my 1994 Bonneville SSEi. It worked fine for about a week, then, after driving it about 20 miles it started slipping so bad it wouldn't move. After cooling down it engaged fine for two laps around a small parking lot and then began slipping again--like it was...

First, the mods: TE-44, 14" K&N, Ford PowerStroke front mount IC, RJC Powerplate, 212/212 cam, 009 injectors, adjustable FPR, Walbro 340 fp hotwired, TurboTweak alky injection chip, alcohol injection (one stage), Brian Hofer trans, Precision Vigilante 5-clutch TC--2800 stall, the usual little...

Anybody drive through the backroads of Lebanon, Missouri yesterday in a Grand National? I spotted one and we exchanged waves. I thought I had the only turbo Buick in town! Or in a 30 mile radius. Keith

I'm currently experimenting with a 50-50 mix of 87 octane and E-85 (which works out to an actual ratio of about 40%--or less--ethanol. E-85 around here is only guaranteed to be 70% ethanol). I know, watch out for damage to o-rings, fuel pump, etc., but so far (over 2 months) no problems. I've...

Anybody know where I can get the stick-on decal for the driver's side sun visor (1987 Turbo Regal)? Keith

of the passenger side sun visor? Local upholstery shops won't attempt it. Keith

Especially need the passenger side sun visor, with lighted mirror. Keith

Well, I got my trans out and the input shaft is snapped cleanly in half right where the smaller part joins the larger part. How hard is it to replace an input shaft? Keith

I have a friend with a '97 Buick LeSabre that has a trans problem. It's throwing a code--P1887, TCC Release Switch Circuit--and, oddly enough, when the outside temp is warm, bucking like the TCC is locked up, but when the temp is cold, not bucking. I told him it sounds like a bad TCC solenoid...

Howdy! Here's my question: Does the type II coilpack on the later model 3.8 supercharged engine ohm out the same as the original (Type I) on the turbocharged 3.8 GN/TR? If not, how do you do a basic check of the coil pack? Plus can you do the tap test on the MAF like on the GN/TR MAF? A...

Howdy! Here's my question: Does the type II coilpack on the later model 3.8 supercharged engine ohm out the same as the original (Type I) on the turbocharged 3.8 GN/TR? If not, how do you do a basic check of the coil pack? Plus can you do the tap test on the MAF like on the GN/TR MAF...

Well, I was hard into the throttle with the torque convertor locked up when the trans blew and all gears became neutral. Torque convertor is a Precision Vigilante 5 clutch. The trans was a rebuilt unit, supposedly "tough enough" but something gave. Local yokels are worthless. Where do I get...

I've posted several times about my messed up transmission (I now have an Olds 30G in place of the original BRF). The original is long gone, so I'm trying to make do. The 30G shifts WAY late into 2nd, 3rd and overdrive during around-town (low-to-part throttle) driving (25mph to 2nd, 35 to 3rd...

Since I put in my Precision Vigilante 2800rpm stall torque converter, my cruise control has been weird, although I don't know if it's related to the TC swap. When you engage cruise it surges up and down, like it was engaging and disengaging. Oddly enough it also turns itself off if you signal...