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06-14-2022, 08:19 PM
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Posted By playsdixie

I have access to the dic...what' the procedure?

I have access to the dic...what' the procedure?
06-13-2022, 07:27 PM
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Posted By playsdixie

I can get at the dic What’s the trick?

I can get at the dic What’s the trick?
06-13-2022, 12:10 PM
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Views: 592
Posted By playsdixie

that would do it.....seems like it should start...

that would do it.....seems like it should start in neutral now, but it doesn't....
06-13-2022, 11:52 AM
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Views: 592
Posted By playsdixie

diagrams didn't come through at first......didn't...

diagrams didn't come through at first......didn't see them.....problem is that I stupidly recovered the dash/console with that faux finish and the screw holes to access the shifter again will be a...
06-13-2022, 10:58 AM
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Views: 592
Posted By playsdixie

so you took snotty lessons.....if you didn't know...

so you took snotty lessons.....if you didn't know how to help me....keep quiet.......
06-13-2022, 08:44 AM
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Posted By playsdixie

that's what i'm trying to accomplish

that's what i'm trying to accomplish
06-12-2022, 08:03 PM
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Posted By playsdixie

starting in drive

have to push the gearshift way up into park to get the starter engaged....any way to disengage the safety on the starter so it starts in any gear? (long story but it would be difficult to access the...
01-20-2022, 07:46 PM
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Views: 884
Posted By playsdixie

i USED 1.6 WITH ALUMINUM HEADS ON MY 85....OPENED...

i USED 1.6 WITH ALUMINUM HEADS ON MY 85....OPENED THE EXHAUST WITH AN "X' pipe and cherry bombs....it does make some difference...added some horsepower on the dyno.....wasn't cheap though,....burned...
12-13-2021, 10:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,050
Posted By playsdixie

I put the sheepskin wrap on my 85....made the...

I put the sheepskin wrap on my 85....made the wheel a little thicker and look b u ti ful.........did take a couple of intense hours stitching :cool:..
11-09-2021, 08:07 AM
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Views: 355
Posted By playsdixie

security light

when I shut the drivers' door, the courtesy lights go off but the security light stays on???? what gives???
07-18-2021, 03:13 PM
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Views: 248
Posted By playsdixie

blower problems

after six weeks in/on cool Lake Superior, I'm now back in S Florida......now the blower in in my 85 works but not on high.....not good in this heat.....I'm being told it could be a relay or resister...
05-20-2021, 04:50 PM
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Views: 2,053
Posted By playsdixie

welcome to the forum....85's do better with...

welcome to the forum....85's do better with premium...however, making sure you're within specs is necessary....timing, tps, etc. a GM factory manual is essential.....good luck....lots of help...
05-20-2021, 01:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By playsdixie

sprayed contact cleaner on the door switch...

sprayed contact cleaner on the door switch posts....seems to have done it......thanks.....Paul
05-19-2021, 07:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 389
Posted By playsdixie

a year would help...not an 85...:lurk:

a year would help...not an 85...:lurk:
05-19-2021, 06:56 PM
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Views: 4,195
Posted By playsdixie

I put a gear reduction in my 85.....they are so...

I put a gear reduction in my 85.....they are so small compared the mammoth beast that was in there, heat could not be a problem anymore if indeed it was...plus it now starts in a milli-...
05-19-2021, 06:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By playsdixie

security light

battery died the other day....upon investigation, found that when I shut the car off (85), the security light stays on...about 1/2 bright.....lights up when you open the door, but goes dim when...
04-25-2021, 11:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,823
Posted By playsdixie

I advised him to do what you advised him to...

I advised him to do what you advised him to put..put a guage on it......save your snotty lessons for someone else
04-23-2021, 07:15 PM
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Views: 2,823
Posted By playsdixie

gotta be throwing a code.....put a fuel pressure...

gotta be throwing a code.....put a fuel pressure gauge on it and make sure fuel pump is on after start.....runs for 2 sec at key on, starts again when it senses oil pressure.....the oil switch turns...
04-23-2021, 07:06 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 58,160
Posted By playsdixie

I made my own, wasn't expense or hard to do...and...

I made my own, wasn't expense or hard to do...and looks alot cleaner...
04-23-2021, 10:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 554
Posted By playsdixie

get bottle of tb cleaner and spray up down vac...

get bottle of tb cleaner and spray up down vac lines....may be a slight leak somewhere....:cool:
04-23-2021, 09:55 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 58,160
Posted By playsdixie

didn't read all of these posts, but I know some...

didn't read all of these posts, but I know some must have said why bother with all that when there are brackets and a pulley available to replace it all??? Unless you gut it, it'll be a drag on the...
04-20-2021, 02:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 598
Posted By playsdixie

my 85 buttons work and then don't work....don't...

my 85 buttons work and then don't work....don't know what causes it....when I posted a few years ago, I guy said turn the interior lights on and off....that cured it....don't know why.....pretty sure...
04-18-2021, 12:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 388
Posted By playsdixie

a/c blows...

the heat is on in S Florida...put the targa roof on and started riding with air on....however, doesn't seem to blow like before....either the blower motor isn't kicking out or something needs...
04-12-2021, 01:52 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,937
Posted By playsdixie

I think I'm old enough to notice a...

I think I'm old enough to notice a difference....driven a lot of hot rods over the years.....sounds like you took "snotty" lessons in school
04-06-2021, 12:19 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,937
Posted By playsdixie

put one on my 85 a few years ago....no difference...

put one on my 85 a few years ago....no difference at all...now looking at the cost of restoring back to stock...replacing what I cut...:cool:
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