You've got to stop with the teasers unless you're gonna share some experiences. CHiPs was like my one of my very favorite shows growing up. Kinda star struck here. :poke: Ok CHiPs... Like a lot of young people in Hollywood, I was a musician, voice-over artist, comedian, actor. I'd take just about a...

I got them off. Lots of cussin' and knuckle bustin. Tried with four different style vice grips, I couldn't get any of them to grip the polished hardened rod. Eventually I was able to get the nut UP far enough that I could then get a gator nosed vice grip BENEATH the nut, onto the threaded part of th...

Those brackets are supposed to limit the rearward movement of the subframe in a front end collision. I'm not real confident that they actually would do anything, but if this is a concern for you, make sure you put one back on each side. Aren't the ones in the lift longer?... I don't think we're tal...

Not trying to sell you Lumpy. But some things in life warrant further investigation. Jim I agree. Problem with oil filters vs guitar strings is that I can sense a difference in strings right now, as I play them. I can't "sense" a difference in oil filters, of course. Even the article, ver...

Manoriffico, is there some kind of secret trick to getting that top nut off the front shocks? PBBlaster, Freeze spray, 4 different vice grips, sockets, wrenches, nut splitter, just a royal PITA to get the darn thing off. Rear shocks, 5 min per shock. Front shocks, 4 hrs per shock, not counting a run...

I noticed, while under my 89, that there was a second parking brake cable bracket under there, not being used. You know that little L shaped bracket on the driver side that holds the cable? There's an identical one on the passenger side that's just sitting there. So if you're piecing together a bud...

Let me know how you like the MyRide setup. I just removed it from my truck as it seems to run every time I start the truck to move a trailer or load with camp wood. I also found one time this winter where it ran constantly and I had to set it real low to keep the compressor from running too long. I...

I tend to agree with the "hair splitting" theory. I change mine at 3k and don't worry about one filter doing a better job than another. Bet you split hairs when it comes to guitar strings... Hmmm. Good point. You're right about that. OK. I'm sold. I'm off to find a Purolator or Wix or wha...

It kinda sounds like the EGR is slightly plugged... Thanks Mucho! I got in there and looked just now, based on your suggestion. I'm not sure I can see or at least know what the EGR looks like. BUT While in there, I found one of the wires supplying the TBI injectors had worn insulation as it passed ...

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x186/9dawgs/CamoCanoe1.jpg couldn't stand the pink & green hull anymore so I painted on some Florida Camo when I got home http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x186/9dawgs/CamoCanoe2.jpg I used 4 different colors and palmetto & ferns for stencils http://i185....

Any brainstorms on this weirdness appreciated... ](*,) 89 Astro, everything stock V-6, automatic. Van starts fine. Runs fine highway or city. As I'm decelerating, as if coming up to a stop sign, the engine wants to stall WHEN I start touching the brakes and ONLY when the outside temp is maybe 90 deg...

...And being Harbor Freight, they gotta be cheap to purchase too! I always have to laugh when I'm at HF. "Did you find everything you were looking for?" Hell, I was looking for a $15 torque wrench. Found that in eleven seconds. But while I was here, I picked up some jack stands, easy-outs...

I noticed, while under my 89, that there was a second parking brake cable bracket under there, not being used. You know that little L shaped bracket on the driver side that holds the cable? There's an identical one on the passenger side that's just sitting there. So if you're piecing together a budg...

hey thanks for the post Lumpy! Im considering the same upgrade since I added the 2" deeper alloy transmission pan. Id like to see that third photo re-shot at the same time of day as the first though since I can really see a difference with that lighting position. Ha! if it wasnt for the window...

...thats not the first time Ive read bad things about fram filters. 40 yrs ago, wasn't it Frams that everybody claimed were a roll of toilet paper in a can? Some even swore they opened them up and found the roll of TP. I even think JCWhitney sold cannister shells that would accept a roll of TP. &qu...