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Pretty much anything in motion, architectural design & work, sports, space & and why humans fail to learn from clear & obviously results of past generations!
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Gary
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Male
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2000
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Grand Prix
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GT/F1
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3800
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FWD ground pounder - Last Indian
Last Indian replied to Last Indian's topic in Pontiac Progression Place
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What did you do to your Car today?
Last Indian replied to killerspeed101's topic in Pontiac General Discussion/Questions
Words can’t express my empathy for you & your friend! I have been there & it’s horrible! remember I’ve shown this one before! Accidents happen, but that’s not an accident. That’s a moron that shouldn’t have a license. -
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Last Indian replied to JUSTA6's topic in Pontiac General Discussion/Questions
Wouldn’t that be Old & Slow!? WAIT A MINUTE! It just hit me; JACK! SERIOUSLY! Frosty now has a grandson who, wait for it, is JACK FROST! Who woulda thunk! Only in Pontiacville! -
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Last Indian replied to JUSTA6's topic in Pontiac General Discussion/Questions
That is so cool! Congrats Frosty! Just don’t get the new snowball mixed up with your snow cone. -
Dawn, I don’t wish to discourage you, but I have worked on a many high pressure injection system & they can get complicated as well as expensive & involved. This was one of GM’s first production direct injection attempts in a car. 5 years after your car the systems got much less involved. I just think if you don’t understand how these systems work you could spend a lot of money needlessly & still not resolve the issue. let us know how you make out.
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I would believe you need a knowledgeable mechanic. Why? Unless you are very adept at troubleshooting a direct injection system, you’ll end up just being a part’s replacer! Which can get expensive quick. Without being there I would believe that the pressurizing pump that mounts to the upper front of the engine is causing the trouble. This pump increases the fuel pump supplied fuel from between 35psi to 155psi depending on engine rpm. Additionally the evac system is at the back of the car usually in the upper area behind a rear tire. This involves a vacuum canister & a pump. this is a high pressure pump for a Solstice.
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Welcome to the site Dawn. What code? There are a lot of codes for fuel pressure, P0089, P0090, P0091, P0092, P00C6, P00C8, P00C9, etc, etc. So knowing what particular code would help to start. There may be more than one. There may also be codes set for miss fires as a result of the fuel issue. You should also check the pressure at the Schrader valve on the fuel rail.
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FWD ground pounder - Last Indian
Last Indian replied to Last Indian's topic in Pontiac Progression Place
As I continue with Last Indian winters projects, which will undoubtedly continue into late spring, maybe even summer. While building the back valve cover setup I decided to change the overall concept. Just getting started. -
I gotta admit; who really cares?! I know I don’t! NASCAR is not NASCAR anymore! Period! In my day we called it IROC! That’s were you control the rules so tightly the all the cars are built exactly the same no difference! That’s what NASCAR is today. NASCAR was supposed to be about individual ingenuity & engineering, set within a loose framework of rules to see not only who was the best driver, but the best innovative engineer. Which meant sometimes the best engineered car with a fairly good driver could beat the best drive. Today, the only drivers who win are the ones lucky enough to still have a car that rolls at the end of the race. Sad! Really sad! Woke takes you nowhere, but loserville!
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FWD ground pounder - Last Indian
Last Indian replied to Last Indian's topic in Pontiac Progression Place
Kiwi, depends on the condition of the aluminum. If it’s still bright, looks fully polished, but has a bit of a haze, you know like aluminum gets after sitting in the weather for a bit. I use simichrome! Good sh- - ! Wear gloves though as the chemistry can bother some folks. If it’s worse than that you need to rebuff it with a buffing motor & pad & buffing compound. If it’s really bad you may need to wet sand with very fine grit. The courses grit should be no more than 1000 & from there move to 1200 than 2500. Than start buffing. If the valve covers look like the air cleaner I think the simichrome would work fine. -
FWD ground pounder - Last Indian
Last Indian replied to Last Indian's topic in Pontiac Progression Place
No, but they will be crunchy & I guarantee they will have some bite! -
FWD ground pounder - Last Indian
Last Indian replied to Last Indian's topic in Pontiac Progression Place
Getting started on the finned valve cover top for the rear valve cover. Anybody need some aluminum chips? -
FWD ground pounder - Last Indian
Last Indian replied to Last Indian's topic in Pontiac Progression Place
Ok, it might not seem that way, but matching a small right hand facing Indian head to a left hand facing Indian head, might not seem that difficult! Well it’s always a pain to hand make a second piece. And to make a opposite second piece is even a bigger pain. Than the size really complicates it. None the less here they are. -
I believe it goes in the rear oil hole. 🫣 ZDDP? Yes it does have Zippity Doo Dah Performance. Which last through the “break in”!
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Newbie………53 Pontiac Chieftain 8 cylinder & 3 on the tree
Last Indian replied to Alweeja's topic in Introduce Yourself
Welcome! Every bit of what JustA said. If you’re not sure ask. If it doesn’t sound right to you ask again! And pictures are, you know, worth a 1000 words.