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Forum: Aftermarket Vendor Review
02-26-2024, 08:48 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 62,847
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: Rock Auto Discount Codes here (Share them if you have them) RockAuto

231094900207578296
Expires 3/22
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
12-24-2023, 12:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 388
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: 4L60 Flywheel Cover

I'm off in the Texas panhandle. Do you trust anyone to ship something like that?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
12-20-2023, 10:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 388
Posted By Moonlight137

4L60 Flywheel Cover

Hi,

My 92 Camaro is missing the flywheel cover, and I'm still hoping to avoid shipping something so awkward, but having trouble finding it locally. I've been looking through TGO, but no help.
...
Forum: Problems / Help / Suggestions / Comments
05-15-2023, 11:10 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 87
Posted By Moonlight137

Dead Link

On the How-Tos / Technical Articles page, "Daniel Burk's 'Porting the GM 305 Cylinder Heads'" links to www.ws6transam.org, but that address is now a fake-virus scareware page. I can't find any...
Forum: Aftermarket Vendor Review
05-03-2023, 12:01 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 62,847
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: Rock Auto Discount Codes

Code: 231094900207578296

Expires 6/2/23
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-21-2023, 03:42 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: What did you do to your thirdgen today?

With my son's help, we:

Drained the oil. No metal in the oil nor the filter. (It was not dry, just low. :thumbsup:)
Took off the intake. Nothing wrong with the lifters either.
Cleaned the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-12-2023, 01:41 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: What did you do to your thirdgen today?

My 92 TBI was my daily, off and on, for almost four years. Then my son blew up his Civic, I let him daily my car for a couple months, and last night it developed rod knock. Sure enough, no oil.
...
Forum: Electronics
11-07-2022, 08:57 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 114,379
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: 1990,1991,1992 Camaro Speedometer FIX!

My first guess is to look for dirty or intermittent ground connections in the gauge cluster circuit board.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-12-2022, 05:48 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I got a little stupid in the snow. A little is all it takes.
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-24-2022, 10:15 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I got my headliner reupholstered with basic fabric and foam, at a local shop in Amarillo that got lots of good reviews.
...
Forum: Interior
12-12-2021, 06:55 AM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 131,227
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/c006e098_5a16_4710_86e8_026e8dac5a47_122776a7b44b2c466b38ffd05bb6c1067d0a2c3c.jpeg
This ​​​​​must be the bottom 6 inches that I...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-05-2021, 11:16 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I built a hatch release switch out of two broken ones.
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-06-2021, 10:55 AM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I replaced my hatch pulldown.

I found one cheap on FB that someone had taken off a late-91, but didn't fit because his is an 80s car. I grabbed it for my 92.

He was a little sarcastic when I...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-15-2021, 01:35 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: What did you do to your thirdgen today?

After moving from San Diego CA area to Amarillo TX area 4½ months ago, I introduced her to her first real hailstorm. :(
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-08-2021, 08:03 AM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I was way off! It was only about 24-25.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-07-2021, 08:43 AM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

Yes, we had a good drive. I spent a couple months of occasional nights & weekends on "preemptive" maintenance, and then convoyed with my wife in her CRV, and our 19yo drove with our 16yo in his...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-07-2021, 08:09 AM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/17e62bee_9e32_4dee_9823_a8b1bc621cf1_5bade8883402ce398904c127e8d11d17023ce753.jpeg

I moved it from San Diego to Amarillo.
Forum: Cooling
03-25-2021, 05:40 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,739
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: Leaking Heater Core-What brand is best or are they all terrible?

Resurrecting this thread, because me too!

As others have said, it can be done through the underside, but it's a pain. A few of the screws are difficult to reach, and especially (on my 92 RS) the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-19-2021, 02:53 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: What did you do to your thirdgen today?

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/1067x800/core_49e6d52356ef49e32811a7e25e697cb235311ed1.png
Spectra 94906 fits great.

O'Reilly looked at the picture in their database and...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-02-2021, 07:20 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/600x800/supports_5900035d077fac069aad1770bd3f4d9c6113c3a4.png

I ordered new hatch supports on Amazon, and It looks like I got some good...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
02-15-2021, 06:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 548
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: heater core 87 iron z28 brand new

How far are you from Yelm?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-13-2021, 01:19 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I preemptively replaced my thermostat before we move to Amarillo, and found out why my engine never seems to get to 200°. :hmmm:
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Forum: Electronics
01-18-2021, 08:47 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 114,379
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: 1990,1991,1992 Camaro Speedometer FIX!

I have this exact issue. Did you have any luck with this five years ago?

EDIT: I also have a 92 RS (TBI) 305, but I haven't had my cluster serviced. I'll probably check the resistor, clean the...
Forum: Power Adders
01-04-2021, 11:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 482
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: Another TBI CAI

Thanks for the advice!
Forum: Power Adders
01-01-2021, 07:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 482
Posted By Moonlight137

Another TBI CAI

Happy New Year!

I have a 92 RS with a stock TBI 305, and I'm looking for modest power improvements on the cheap. I've already run some searches and read through...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-26-2020, 04:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 681
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: Starting problem

Hi, I hope everyone had a merry Christmas! Reviving last January's thread just to chip in my :2cents:

I had exactly the same intermittent starter "click" problem, I tried this and that, checked...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-17-2020, 07:14 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

All valid points, but I think my 3rd-gen has better visibility than any of my family's Hondas, except maybe the driver's-side blind spot.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-03-2020, 10:05 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I don't know what I did. I noticed this while I was changing the oil Thanksgiving weekend.
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
11-19-2020, 03:00 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

After 2½ years, finally fixed my headlight dimmer.
I got under the dash and tried for a while to loosen the switch, then just dropped my column a few inches so I could reach in & reposition it.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
11-11-2020, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: Where am I?

And no PO hack job on mine either!
Might have saved me a few days learning how to pull it apart... But then I still wouldn't know how, come to think of it.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-22-2020, 01:00 AM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

My Camaro wouldn't start, and gave me a code 53. So I found the right resistor in the garage, and built my first VATS "cheater."
...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
09-28-2020, 07:23 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 280
Posted By Moonlight137

San Diego Junkyards

Hi, does anyone have a favorite JY for 3rd-gen parts in San Diego? I haven't come up with anything by searching the forums.

Thank you!
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-15-2020, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I knocked a new hole in my old rocker FX! :eek:
I hit something on the freeway that looked a little like a baseball cap, but I only saw it for a split second before I hit it, and it made a loud bang...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-08-2020, 09:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 521
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: 4th-Gen Starters

Thanks for the replies! Is there any reason the 98 LS1 might work better than the 97?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-08-2020, 03:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 521
Posted By Moonlight137

4th-Gen Starters

Hi, I have a 92 RS 305, and I bet one day I'll need a new starter.

When that day comes, should I get a Remy 96207 starter (for 95-97 F-bodies, according to rockauto.com), or should I get the 96220...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-25-2020, 02:41 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I had the same problem, but I hadn't welded anything. It must have been another fuel line connection, or the O-ring.

Last year I dropped the tank and replaced my fuel pump, and this year I failed...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-25-2020, 12:19 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

That leather really looks classy. Did you have a shop do the handles? I don't know if I missed an earlier post.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-03-2020, 01:47 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/b663c713_2f2d_4f8b_8f2f_7557ed2e5225_7f469c08ffc3381d94daab8a87f1f074fcb74dfc.jpeg
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Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-28-2020, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

Repaired my door panels, with some help from my old friend Mr. Mickey Mouse.
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-07-2020, 10:25 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

Tie rod boots.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/1226230d_3579_4b70_9bcf_229c302a50d6_d1018ee47affd725042011c329ae5a18f56b8531.jpeg
Aggressive 8" toe-out
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-11-2020, 09:15 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

My tired hatch supports won't hold up my chunker cat.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-08-2020, 05:54 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

I spent $10 replacing seven feet of missing or decayed vacuum hose, and a tee. And, presto! My A/C selector works! And, presto! My cruise control works!
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-25-2020, 11:01 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/87eb558a_8377_4ce3_9ac2_30a2a9f68afe_4ef9caed75764408eebd9b5dacef29b19898d56c.jpeg

Figured out why my fan's not running.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-19-2020, 08:23 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x2000/b3afa852_910b_4fc1_8f51_541fbabd03ae_7c27b958aaec22b80bba197ec287610cb81735cb.jpeg

The new shock is held closed/compressed by the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-05-2020, 08:53 PM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

Tranny mount.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/c07b8ef5_abfd_4946_a128_818d1c152bd5_f31dfc4e7095137f11cc87a9c97b48baa6d6cae3.jpeg
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-01-2020, 02:14 AM
Replies: 1,727
Views: 113,557
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: what did you do to your thirdgen today?

My suspension seems wobbly, can't find anything wrong in the front, so I pulled back the carpet and took out the foam pads to look at the rear shocks. There's some residue from the foam still stuck...
Forum: Fabrication
12-30-2019, 03:50 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 24,101
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: 3D printed parts

Not the few that I've seen. Failed prints can be melted down and re-spooled into usable filament.

My 18yo said he's heard of them being boiled to anneal them, but that's still no resin. Maybe...
Forum: Interior
12-30-2019, 03:18 PM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 131,227
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: The weirdest thing you've found...

some form of reptile that thought it was a good idea to climb in there, but couldn't survive long enough to figure out how to climb out again.
Forum: Interior
12-22-2019, 09:13 PM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 131,227
Posted By Moonlight137

Re: The weirdest thing you've found...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/89b16b79_9511_40be_a557_2ea50fbc404b_080195881078d19f4b346783b27ed492966caddd.jpeg
Wasn't there a couple months ago. 😮
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