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You can shift into Park first, just don't take your foot off of the brake pedal before setting the parking brake.

Originally Posted By: zray Originally Posted By: tratman2000 When I was much younger a friend of mine's mother had a Lincoln town car that smoked and burned oil pretty bad she had to stop for a top off at a gas station and bought two cycle engine oil on accident but said it stop smoking and...

That clubgp link may not be relevant... It's written for the 2nd generation W-cars, the 95-99 monte carlo is a generation 1.5. Junk turn signal switches are super common and is always a case of when, not if, they require replacement. Happens with the late(94+) 1st generation W-bodies as well...

60/70=.857 multiply RPM at 70 by .857 and you have RPM at 60, unless you for some reason drop a gear or have slippage going on at 60 that doesn't happen at 70.

if we're going to bring up guage accuracy...... a lot of tachs display higher than reality as well.

i don't know if there are any fuel economy benefits from it, but TC-W3 sure did quiet the fuel pump in a 92 ranger.... i have to actively listen for it now. was slick50 ever considered a fuel economy improver? because i got burned on that once.

95 monte carlo, 3100/3.33 final gear(4T60E) and 26.6" tall tires: 2060RPM. 91 grand prix, 3.4/3.43 final gear(4T60E) and 26.2" tall tires: 2150RPM. 92 ranger, 2.3/3.45 final gear(M5ODR1) and 26.1" tall tires: 2450RPM.

i like the WIX filters and always order them with a pan gasket(since there is a version sold without) since i tend to have bad luck with the "reuable" factory gasket.

i seem to remember the TC-W3 octane rating also being in the 40 range. at the 640:1 most people run it at, the impact on octane is probably half of that of a bad batch of fuel.

kilmer also recommend dumping in a gallon of acetone(i think) into the fuel to "fix" cat efficiency codes, rather than fixing the actual issue.

so, with a F1 engine, where piston to plug clearance is likely even smaller, are they dealing with the same arc to piston problem? or are the pistons coated? or with a properly designed surface discharge plug, is this not a problem?

having to advance timing is indicative of a slower burn speed. with laser ignition, you'll likely be able to fire a plug far after TDC, nearer the ~14-21* ATDC that is quoted as being the best place for maximum cylinder pressure to occur.

noticable scent, SMALL amount of smoke, i think i was around 2oz/5 gallons.

2.5kg of grease alone, per day? unpossible.

Originally Posted By: jhellwig It is not fuel injection. It is an electronic controlled carb of sorts. There is a procedure for using it the first time and then it keeps tuning every time you use it. early 80s cars with the CCC come to mind..... but i imagine technology has progressed more...

i've replaced rotors maybe twice in the 204,xxx miles i've had the pilot car, when i do pads i just take a hammer and tap all of that [censored] off. seems to work more than adequately.

living in the rust belt my entire life, that is about how mine look every time i do a pad change....

if it's a 95 model year, it is OBDI, guaranteed. it may or may not have the 16 pin connector, but it has an OBD1 PCM, a non-underhood version of the unit found in the 94-95 3.4 W-bodies, which itself is a derivative of the 90-93ish 3800 PCM. there are legitimate GM OBD1.5 and early OBD2...

they're both 3100s. the century/ciera never got a 3.1, the 6000 and celebrity could though, oddly enough.

Originally Posted By: silverrat There are OBD differences, right? yes. 95 is OBDI(may or may not have the 16 pin OBDII DLC connector though), 96 is OBDII. otherwise, not very much difference at all. i know the 94-95 3100 A-bodies had a rather..... unique intake manifold/MAF arrangement, but i...