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    Over heated blew head gasket

    where are you at in east tn i know a person that knows these cars very well. i will pm you his number. mike
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    powerlogger trouble

    go to full throttle i think you have to go through and find your port go to full trottle tech and they will tell you what to do i thnk there is already a post expaining what you have to do there
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    Air Conditioning Issue - R134 Coversion - AC guys please step inside

    just trying to help here but you pulled 2lb of r12 out and system was not freezing up at that time.pulled vacum put oil with 2oz of freon in would not take anymore freon and its freezing up at orfice with 2oz freon? if it was a fitting problem i wouldnt think it would take the ester oil and 2oz...
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    Air Conditioning Issue - R134 Coversion - AC guys please step inside

    sorry for the misunderstanding what kind problem you having like i said before ive used several with hardly no issue ford or mopar i always get the kit with like 5 each and your caps i have had an issue with a couple of hondas though thanks again for your input in your pm mike
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    thermostat ?

    i could swore i put one in a car at the shop that was the same 160* thanks thoughmike
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    Air Conditioning Issue - R134 Coversion - AC guys please step inside

    i dont know if your talking to me or not but the aluminum fittings i have used alot with hardly no trouble now i get mine from an a/c supply house. and no my way of evac&charge a/c system is with a snap on act4500 machine it doesnot have cheap a/c hoses on it.ive worked in rad&a/c shop for over...
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    thermostat ?

    sorry about that in the 1986 1987 buick grandnational what other car took the same 160* thermostat thanks mike
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    rearend&trans?

    hey guys doing some mods to my 87 cage car in my sig going to try and step it up a bit just tring to see if there is something ive missed.8.5 fullspool,373 gear moseraxles,cclip elminators,s10 drums etc,box lowers ,adjustable uppers,big studs.400 turbo trans brake built.welding in the h&r frame...
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    Bad Walbro--what can I do??

    well mine fell under the time period when all the post back some time back the certain vendor under all the drama posted if your pump is now working dont worry with it its fine. so i took him at his word then about 2 or 3 months ago my pump puked called him up he said we are no longer making...
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    thermostat ?

    what other car used same 160 stat thanks mike
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    Overheating!!!

    how long does it take to see it start circulating cold start might have partial stuck open stat if it circulates about as soon as you start it change stat. alot time you get one that hot stats bad mike
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    Air Conditioning Issue - R134 Coversion - AC guys please step inside

    your first problem besides loosing your vacum if you added this ester oil with your r12 oil there might not be enough room in system for all that oil an a/c system willonly hold so much oil& refregerant you put to much in your psi reading go sky high. thus not allowing you to add more r134...
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    Fbody Radiator + External trans cooler vs Aluminum Radiator + Internal trans cooler

    recore radiator ive worked in family owned rad shop for 20yrs+ if you have it recored make sure they dont use a cheap core( 4row 3/8 tube low fin count) this can hurt more than help.if there is a good shop near you tell them you want a 3row 5/8 tube 16fins per inch cools same as 5row and can...
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    rust repair

    any area in paticular ill have to take them.mike
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    jack cotton

    great vender went to his tent at bg to buy a 95.00 fuel pump because my 1.5 old pump from another supplier puked. jack had a guy waiting for him on a golf cart i finally had to tell him to go on. him trying to give me all the advise he could thats service yes i bought his pump and all parts in...
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    rust repair

    body panels i have a complete gn hul sitting on the frame ttype doors good shape, ttype front fenders completetrim,emblems,hoodhardware,innerfenders trunklids with or without spoiler wat you need.mike oh its in tn though
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    Thermostat or no thermostat.

    water wetter a friend of mine uses this in his outlaw camaro we race 632ci nos motor doing nothing else but adding water wetter drop temps over 20* in temps i was very empressed i think you can get it at any local part store
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    Thermostat or no thermostat.

    do you have stockish cooling system (rad fans ect)because most mid 70s and later cars will run hotter without stat now every car is different but general rule they will run hotter because just look at your old muscle cars big 4row radiators verses late model little 1" aluminum your fan is doing...
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    Thermostat or no thermostat.

    fluctuating temps manly caused by low coolant, stopped up radiator, or parcially sticking thermostat and that would be first place i would start i think most vendors here sell them dont buy cheap one there is a big difference in quality.mike
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    Thermostat or no thermostat.

    x3 moose is correct i have worked in family owned radiator shop all my life.just like a radiator needing to be rodout (cleaned inside)you will look in the fillerneck with car running and coolant is curculating very fast the fan doesnt have time to cool it down.imagine taking a garden hose and...
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