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    Need oil for 1935 Plymouth

    The 292 question was just a warm-up My next door neighbor has a 1935 Plymouth PJ Business Coupe and I have volunteered to be the car's mechanic. Her late husband left her the car over 5 years ago, after he restored it to resemble his first car as a young man. It is in great shape and...
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    Flat tappet wear, need a new oil

    My father-in-law has an older Chevy truck with a Chevy 292 (inline 6) that he rebuilt about 4 years ago. He put a cam a little hotter than stock in it, and I think valve springs that may have been stiffer than necessary at the RPMs he was running. He's probably put about 6000 miles on it since...
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    How about a 95 GM LT1?

    I've got a 95 Cadillac Fleetwood with the iron head LT1 (Caprice/Impala SS/Roadmaster) and while the cooling system performance is excellent (how about 195°F at 85mph with the A/C blasting in upper 90°F ambient temps?), I broke the radiator trying to replace the oil cooler lines. So I have the...
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    My 2nd GC purchase

    Not as sweet as the first, with that sale I didn't even know about (@$3.99). I bought 5 quarts. 4 are M0507 and one is M0428. The M04 I think matches the one leftover quart of GC that I have from months ago. It is green. The others don't seem to be (as I expected). I'll probably end up mixing...
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    Non-oiled cone style filter

    On my Caprice, I used a Napa FIL-6440, which is a paper cartridge/canister filter. The thing is big, at 11" long. However, my Camaro is not endowed with as much room and this filter just will not fit. I need something that's no longer than 9". I see a ton of aftermarket oiled cotton gauze...
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    ARX update

    I am on my first oil change after finishing my full ARX treatment. I put in GC (the green stuff). The car is at 4500+ miles and it's almost a quart down. So either ARX helped or the GC is helping, or both. But, unlike what I would have done in the past, I'm simply going to add a quart at the...
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    Auto-RX,, GC and engine noise

    Starting many winters ago (mainly since I've deleted the mechanical fan), I've noticed a clacking noise in my 93 Caprice's engine (TBI 350), upon cold start in cold weather. It wasn't very apparent at idle, but while accelerating, it was very noticable (my dad, who usually has trouble hearing...
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    Oil level gauge

    In the December 2004 issue of Car and Driver, it was written that "Squeezed in between are gauges for fuel, water temp, volts, and oil level," referring to the dash of the new Mustang. In the March 2005 issue that I just received, I was reading through the letters-to-the-editor section and saw...
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    Bought my first GC, and sale!

    I was in Autozone today getting some 50/50 ethylene glycol premix (for a friend) when I decided to check out the oil section. I have not seen the GC at any CT autozone's but this was in RI. I located the 0W-30 and what did I find but the famous red label stuff! The back did, in fact, say it was...
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    Oil pressure drops

    First, the vehicle is a 1993 Caprice 9C1 with the L05 engine (TBI 350). 207k currently. Finishing up my final (second) ARX rinse with GTX 5W-30. Second, the problem: Oil pressure drops (on the gauge) under hard acceleration, generally not until higher rpm. Free revving in neutral will not do...
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    aligment help

    I agree. The diagnosis was valid, it's just a question of why is the camber so far off.
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    Fuel Power, spark plug picture

    I've been using fuel power in my 95 Camaro Z28 for a few months now and I recently decided to replace my Bosch Platinum +4 plugs. Here is a picture of my #1 plug. The rest looked about the same. Are those soft carbon deposits from the use of fuel power? The actual part that sparks is in fine...
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    My Posi is Not Working

    Well, probably not permanently (at least I hope not). I have been running ARX in the differential of my Camaro for maybe 800 miles now and my posi action is almost completely gone. It must be too slippery for the clutches (or whatever the "Auburn-type" is) to grab. When I change the fluid, I'll...
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    Reverse flushing

    Recently I got on a reverse flushing kick to restore heat to my 95 Camaro (150k). The heat warmed the car, but it was not scorching by any means. So I pulled the heater hoses off the water pump and rigged up a neat little job with a garden hose and forward flushed, then reverse flushed the core...
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    ARX in rear diff

    I have a 95 Camaro Z28 with what I understand to be a pinion seal leak. Does anyone think Auto-RX could help out this seal? Can Frank or anybody recommend a treatment schedule/amount for this application? BTW, I'm using ARX in the engines of both of my vehicles: a 93 Caprice 9C1 (204k) and this...
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    Paper cone

    I know this has been discussed in the past but I've searched and haven't really found anything good. I am looking for a paper cone that has a 3.5" inlet diameter and is about the size of a standard K&N cone (I know they come in various sizes) that would be used on a 1995 Camaro Z28 (275hp stock...
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