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Forum: Miscellaneous Third Gen Items!
10-10-2022, 09:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 438
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: Misc 83 Camaro parts post LS Swap

In desperate need of that cruise control gearbox, mine stripped out from burying the 85mph speedo and now the speedometer does not work. I am also located in MI
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
10-10-2022, 09:50 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 14,658
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: What do you need? I’ve parted over 40 cars...

Looking for 1982 Firebird or Camaro manual linkage 4 speed manual swap parts. And a Borg Warner super t10
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
01-26-2022, 11:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 987
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: T10 four-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter

Do you have any 1982 clutch pedals and linkage? Id be interested in everything if you can ship.
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
12-29-2021, 07:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: Looking for 1982 only 4 speed manual/parts car

let me know what ya got when you find out. Where are you located?
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
12-07-2021, 10:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Looking for 1982 only 4 speed manual/parts car

Looking to dump the 200c and get a stick. I’d like to get all the components to swap to the 82 4 speed but seems pretty rare. Anybody got any leads? Otherwise might dump the car and buy a factory...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
10-18-2021, 01:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 766
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: Hub centric spacers for early third gens?

good deal thanks for the info. I noticed that too, sure woulda been neat if they’d kept the steering. Wonder if that prototype car got crushed or if it got “rescued” and is sitting in a woods...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
10-17-2021, 11:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 766
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Hub centric spacers for early third gens?

Hello folks, I’m back again. Just picked up some second gen snowflake wheels for my 82. Got some NOS never been mounted ones for $25 a piece. I’m going to run 14s in the front and 15s in the rear....
Forum: Body
06-09-2020, 08:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 584
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: Will a 1985 Fender fit my 1982 firebird?

also some people say that there’s different mounting holes, is this true?
I found this, will it just bolt up? https://www.carparts.com/details/Pontiac/Firebird/Replacement/Fender/1986/8303-1.html
Forum: Body
06-09-2020, 07:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 584
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: Will a 1985 Fender fit my 1982 firebird?

when you say physically fit is there another way for it to fit? Mine is a non trans am so will a 1985 non trans am fender work ? Some people say there’s a lip that’s shaped differently
Forum: Body
06-08-2020, 09:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 584
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: Will a 1985 Fender fit my 1982 firebird?

what?
Forum: Body
06-08-2020, 08:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 584
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Will a 1985 Fender fit my 1982 firebird?

Got hit when turning, fender is messed up. Can’t seem to find whether a 1985 fender wl work and the 1982s are few and far between. Can somebody tell me how the 82-84 fenders are different than the...
Forum: Carburetors
06-01-2020, 08:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

I have not tried replacing the thermostat element, is it hard? I have a non adjustable choke it has rivets instead of screws. How exactly does that work? Does turning the black part make the choke...
Forum: Carburetors
05-31-2020, 10:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

it’s definitely cycling so I’m not going to worry about it. I ended up adjusting the MCS travel because it wasn’t allowing it to go rich enough. I got the specs out of a GM service manual and it...
Forum: Carburetors
05-31-2020, 09:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

thank you so much!! I think you’re right because it definitely cycles so I’m not going to work maybe it didn’t have that feature in 1982 or something. I am having trouble with getting it to idle and...
Forum: Interior
05-29-2020, 11:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

John in RI
saw a thread of yours earlier maybe you can help?
Forum: Interior
05-29-2020, 09:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

yeah the stem part secured inside the bottom of the shift knob is where mine comes out. The stem is supposed to be attached down there somehow
Forum: Interior
05-29-2020, 04:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

Anybody?
Forum: Carburetors
05-25-2020, 12:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

got any idea why it’s not cycling to begin with? Doesn’t make any sound with the key on, but it does if I plug the scan tool in...
Forum: Carburetors
05-21-2020, 08:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

I get what you’re saying, but the scan tool showed it to be in closed loop once it warmed up. The air fuel thing showed it going rich lean rich lean back and forth like it’s supposed to, which is...
Forum: Carburetors
05-20-2020, 09:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

oh gotcha, can I just plug in my scan tool instead? I got it to go into closed loop today but the MCS still won’t cycle got any ideas?
Forum: Carburetors
05-20-2020, 03:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

Ok so another (related) issue has come up. When I start the car it starts ok but after it kicks down from fast idle it runs super rough and choppy like it’s got a big cam. It’s 70 degrees out it’s...
Forum: Carburetors
05-20-2020, 02:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

Sorry I’m completely clueless, I don’t understand even what it means by ground test term
Forum: Carburetors
05-16-2020, 02:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

thank you sooo much! Can’t wait to get this figured out
Forum: Interior
05-16-2020, 02:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

ok whatever 😂 how do I fix it
Forum: Carburetors
05-16-2020, 01:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

that’s the thing, I am not sure that it’s adjusting the dwell at all, it’s still runnning very lean. So you’re saying that maybe it is running so lean it won’t go to closed loop at all? I am...
Forum: Carburetors
05-16-2020, 01:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

i can run those tests BUT when I turn the key on the MCS doesn’t cycle... when I jump the Terminals and turn the key on the solenoid clicks
EDIT: could you post that picture again, for some reason...
Forum: Interior
05-16-2020, 01:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

that’s actually hilarious dang, :lol:
but is there no way to fix it?
Forum: Carburetors
05-16-2020, 10:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

well originally I checked the spark plugs and they showed a definite lean condition (bare metal w white flaky stuff on it), so I went to the scan tool and it had a setting that showed MCS dwell and...
Forum: Carburetors
05-15-2020, 09:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

heres the weird thing, when I have the terminals jumpered, the solenoid clicks, but not when the jumper is unplugged and the key is on. The reason I checked the loop status is because my plugs were...
Forum: Interior
05-13-2020, 06:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/image_51729bd8ab673598449cf30fa70a0525e46cb141.jpg
Plastic piece I found inside
Forum: Interior
05-13-2020, 06:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/image_4b98d6ac0f49cab762df98ddef95c1e2bb0006f3.jpg
Forum: Interior
05-13-2020, 06:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,784
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

1982 Firebird shift knob button pops out

I can’t figure out why the button pops out?? Used to be fine but now won’t stay put. It still works but the button itself is loose. I found this tiny piece of plastic as well I’m afraid I broke...
Forum: Carburetors
05-13-2020, 03:51 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

Also my MCS doesn’t click when the key is in the run position w engine off. Thinking that could be it? Won’t go out of open loop
Forum: Electronics
05-13-2020, 10:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

makes sense to me! So where on the engine did you attach the wire then
Forum: Electronics
05-12-2020, 06:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

I get what you’re saying, but why don’t I get shocked in other cars then?
Forum: Electronics
05-12-2020, 05:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

so where is a good place to ground the chassis to engine? It’s the ground strap that goes from firewall to rear of passenger cyl Head. That bolt is super hard to get to
Forum: Electronics
05-12-2020, 05:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

more like a static shock
Forum: Electronics
05-12-2020, 05:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

ok so I found a ground that went from the firewall to the engine block (pass side cyl Head) and it was pinched between painted engine and aluminum trans. So I’ve made another wire that I attached to...
Forum: Electronics
05-12-2020, 04:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

I think you’re on to something, I remembered when I reinstalled the engine, a body ground wire got pinched between the engine and trans, the engine was painted and the trans is aluminum so it makes...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-12-2020, 03:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 227
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

small oil leak by pressure sensing unit

Can’t figure out where this oil is coming from, doesn’t seem to be coming from the threads, more like where the brass tube actually enters the block...
Forum: Electronics
05-12-2020, 03:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

ok funny but for real I need help lol, before pulling the engine I never got shocked, and I never get shocked in any other of my families cars
Forum: Carburetors
05-12-2020, 03:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

82 LG4 quadrajet running lean even in open loop

Plugs are showing lean, and I have an 80s scan tool that also confirms a lean condition. I have a mild cam, full exhaust, air cleaner, and that’s about it
Forum: Electronics
05-12-2020, 03:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,448
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

I keep getting shocked off my car?!?!? Help

I thought it was a plug wire issue but it’s nkt, brand new accel wires yesterday also no arcing. I get out of the car and touch the roof or something and get a good zap. I don’t think it’s static...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-11-2020, 10:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 269
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 Firebird lost power?

haha thanks for making me feel better, the car runs and idles better than ever, was a bit cold today (like 35F) and it didn’t like idling at first but that’s my lean issue at play.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-11-2020, 06:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 269
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 Firebird lost power?

I got and installed the super stocks, and found out I had the ends backwards... WTF, why would they not have a diagram or something I just wasted and hour. I put the red ends on the distributor and...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-11-2020, 12:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 269
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 Firebird lost power?

I found some Accel Super stock wires at another parts store I think I could go pick up today, do you think those would be any more burn resistant than the Beldens? They cost about $15 more than the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-11-2020, 11:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 269
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 Firebird lost power?

My local auto parts stores dont have those, but NAPA brand makes some stage 3 race wires that are supposed to be able to resist 500 degrees underhood temps. They also have Belden Professionals in...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-11-2020, 11:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 269
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 Firebird lost power?

I looked around for those and couldnt find them. I went on NAPAs website and I've narrowed it down to 3 choices; Belden Professional (dont give a heat rating but are in store), Belden High...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-10-2020, 08:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 269
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

Re: 82 Firebird lost power?

Got any recommendations for plug wires? Was looking at the NAPA belden ones. My cap and rotor actually look to be in good shape but thatll be the next step for sure
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-10-2020, 06:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 269
Posted By 82Firebird5.0

82 Firebird lost power?

Hey guys, Im back again. So I've got an 82 LG4 carbed bird with a few mods. Hooker headers and Y pipe, medium cam, open element air cleaner, 3" catback. So I got the car back home, was running like...
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