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Forum: Carburetors
10-18-2005, 05:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,693
Posted By esmartuek

Fuel filter is the one that edelbrock sells and...

Fuel filter is the one that edelbrock sells and recommends for all of thier carburetors. It's inline and I hooked it up using the hosing that came with it about 5" from the carb.
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Forum: Carburetors
10-18-2005, 01:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,693
Posted By esmartuek

Is it possible for the stock fuel pump to even...

Is it possible for the stock fuel pump to even generate enough pressure for that to happen? I'm not sure, but I don't remember seeing a fuel regulator in the diagrams I've seen of the 87 LG4s...
Forum: Carburetors
10-17-2005, 09:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,693
Posted By esmartuek

well, I completely redid the vacuum hoses and...

well, I completely redid the vacuum hoses and left the entire bowl vent valve, the purge valve and other emissions items disconnected, I capped all the plugs that went to those, and I hooked up all...
Forum: Carburetors
10-17-2005, 07:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,693
Posted By esmartuek

So I completely took apart my vacuum system and...

So I completely took apart my vacuum system and compared serial numbers and images and got a damned good idea of what's what... found which image is closest to my own system and compared it all with...
Forum: Carburetors
10-17-2005, 03:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,693
Posted By esmartuek

EDL 1403 problems

So I bought a 1403 prior to moving here (Lubbock, TX) from Fort Bragg, NC
Installed great, got the adapter for the EGR, hooked it all up, and it ran funny... found out the fuel line was being...
Forum: Electronics
03-12-2005, 10:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 488
Posted By esmartuek

Using different alternator problems

I'm putting an older 120 amp alternator into my '87 camaro 305 4bbl. The size of the alternator came up as a problem. I was able to fit the alternator in there, but the terminal post hits the intake...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-08-2004, 07:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,199
Posted By esmartuek

wow, I think I just found out why it seems that...

wow, I think I just found out why it seems that my choke is always on... thanks guys.

when I installed the Nordskog instrument cluster and used the temperature sender that came with it, I must've...
Forum: Electronics
08-08-2004, 06:40 PM
Replies: 15
Msd
Views: 769
Posted By esmartuek

Is it just me or does it seem like everyone is...

Is it just me or does it seem like everyone is using the super conductors?

I had to completely redo my distributer anyways cause it corroded out and the connectors corroded also... I ended up...
Forum: Electronics
08-08-2004, 03:46 PM
Replies: 15
Msd
Views: 769
Posted By esmartuek

it's primer black... I'm in the LONG process of...

it's primer black... I'm in the LONG process of redoing the entire body. I've got the huge MSD stickers on my back bumper and a shiny Unreal Tournament emblem there too. I also have a Sex Wax sticker...
Forum: Electronics
08-08-2004, 11:05 AM
Replies: 15
Msd
Views: 769
Posted By esmartuek

MSD

Well, I went on leave in april-may and found that all the stuff I ordered online while in Fallujah, Iraq for 8 months had built up in my parents garage where I was storing my 87 LT.
list of stuff:...
Forum: Electronics
09-05-2002, 11:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 525
Posted By esmartuek

Thank you. not even the GM dealers could find...

Thank you.
not even the GM dealers could find the part for me... (let alone when I did find what I thought would have been it.. it wasn't even carried in my state)
Forum: Electronics
09-03-2002, 01:47 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 525
Posted By esmartuek

Rear Pulldown motor part missing... need help identifying... picture attached

Okay, people, I need some help.
for the past 3 months I've just gotten by on this by keeping the hatch down just enough to not rattle around and to keep it shut.
but now is when I've decided to...
Forum: Electronics
06-23-2002, 12:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 490
Posted By esmartuek

okay, I solved my problem. I have reason to...

okay, I solved my problem.
I have reason to believe that the antenna is power amplified... that was my short.... if you don't have yours hooked up, insulate the connector or connect it to something...
Forum: Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain
06-22-2002, 01:33 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 7,310
Posted By esmartuek

Utah Rollcall

If you're in Utah, raise your hand and speak up.
Forum: TBI
06-22-2002, 01:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 693
Posted By esmartuek

I have no idea what work was done to my car...

I have no idea what work was done to my car before I bought it... I know there was some work done on the intake and the rear differential cause someone though it'd be a dandy idea to make thier own...
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 08:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 693
Posted By esmartuek

So you're saying my engine is going to blow up?

So you're saying my engine is going to blow up?
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 08:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 568
Posted By esmartuek

gee, I wish I knew what my fuel pressure was... ...

gee, I wish I knew what my fuel pressure was...
that's one of the few tools that I don't have access to: a fuel pressure guage.

I'll look into getting that info for ya, though.
Forum: Electronics
06-20-2002, 03:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,381
Posted By esmartuek

When you're in my situation, this nordskog sounds...

When you're in my situation, this nordskog sounds perfect... even if it cost me $800... I'd be buying it.
If it just sounds like a luxury and not a necessity, of course it's going to sound...
Forum: Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain
06-20-2002, 03:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 449
Posted By esmartuek

seeing as how I'm seeing 3rd gens left and right...

seeing as how I'm seeing 3rd gens left and right in my valley... there's few-a-time that I don't notice them... and how I'm always driving everywhere in my car, I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled......
Forum: Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain
06-20-2002, 03:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 456
Posted By esmartuek

if I had the cash, I'd show up... (seeing as it's...

if I had the cash, I'd show up... (seeing as it's a good 8 hour drive going in the limits... 6 hours if I get my wheels rebalanced ;) )
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 03:26 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,433
Posted By esmartuek

"cat is worth it's weight in gold." considering...

"cat is worth it's weight in gold."
considering that it's platinum doing the conversions... yes, this statement in mostly correct.

I'd like to say what first hit my mind when I saw the CO chart:...
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 02:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 568
Posted By esmartuek

sorry to sound lazy, but is this winaldl a common...

sorry to sound lazy, but is this winaldl a common tool (something I can find at a pepboys, autozone, checker/schucks/kragen?)
what kind of connection does it use to communicate with the computer?
...
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 02:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 585
Posted By esmartuek

Be afraid... be very afraid. Yeah, sounds like...

Be afraid... be very afraid.
Yeah, sounds like your ECM is trying to tell you it hates your guts and is trying to sabotage your car.

(actually I have no clue until you tell me how many times it...
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 02:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 693
Posted By esmartuek

is the light on all the time or only when you...

is the light on all the time or only when you slow down or something like that (mine flashes when I let off the gas... but it's also developed a code 24 and 41 since I've started tinkering around)
...
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 02:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 488
Posted By esmartuek

It's always the timing. unless if it's...

It's always the timing.
unless if it's something else
(taught to me by both my sports cars: my eclipse first, then now my camaro)
for a while I thought my bad idling was cause my friend's house...
Forum: TBI
06-20-2002, 12:33 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,359
Posted By esmartuek

dude, that guy in Utah, I gotta check out that...

dude, that guy in Utah, I gotta check out that car...

At least give me an idea of how bad my car will do this next wednesday during the test'n'tune over at Rocky Mountain Raceway.

-ET
'87...
Forum: Electronics
06-19-2002, 03:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,011
Posted By esmartuek

lets see..... blue, pink, and two greys... that...

lets see..... blue, pink, and two greys... that would be your cruise control. I know cause I had to rip my cruise wiring out cause some idiot locksmith snipped it when replacing my ignition cylinder...
Forum: Electronics
06-19-2002, 03:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 371
Posted By esmartuek

yeah, you have a bunch of peaks and valleys in...

yeah, you have a bunch of peaks and valleys in the plate... the really wide valley is btdc 0. going towards the drivers side is going retarded while towards the passenger's side is advancing. the...
Forum: Electronics
06-19-2002, 03:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 490
Posted By esmartuek

yeah, while driving your switch won't let you...

yeah, while driving your switch won't let you turn on the dome lights either.
pretty scary flying down a lonely freeway at around 2am at around 115mph (I say around cause my speedometer stops at 85...
Forum: Electronics
06-19-2002, 03:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 459
Posted By esmartuek

I actually had a very similar problem just this...

I actually had a very similar problem just this last week.
I probably went through 10 fuses finding the problem.... bent prong in my cig lighter... was spittin out sparks when I replaced the fuses....
Forum: Electronics
06-19-2002, 02:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,381
Posted By esmartuek

so.... where can I get my hands on a digital...

so.... where can I get my hands on a digital cluster?

-ET
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-19-2002, 02:48 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 275
Posted By esmartuek

strange lighting problem with cluster

I'm in an 87' Sport Coupe LT.

Okay, I just bought my car about 1 week ago and have been working on it non-stop.
Enter background of problem:
So I'm tearing apart my dash to find a short in my...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-18-2002, 06:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 892
Posted By esmartuek

Also check your timing. I just barely bought...

Also check your timing.
I just barely bought my 87 LT a week ago and have been tinkering night and day since then.

Just last night, I got around to kicking up the idle so that I can check the...
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