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  1. Don W.

    Loosing "my" shop

    For the past 6-7 years or so I've had the extreme good fortune to have the use of a potion of a large building that a good friend and his partner own. Sadly for me, and good for them, they've finally found a tenant. One who pays. I had the use for free. I couldn't begin to afford this kind of...
  2. Don W.

    Headliner fabric loose

    Did a bit of searching, didn't get far. My headliner is falling down. Just the fabric and just over each seat. Seems to still be attached front, back, and in the middle, bit not over where each person sits. Whats happened and is it fixable? I'll get a pic up later today. While I'm at it, is...
  3. Don W.

    CA 2005 Trailblazer seat belt retractor

    This is the drivers side retracter which includes the belt, which you knew if you're this far. This was removed and replaced because diag indicated it was bad. Nope. Bad connection AT THE CRIMP in the connection under the seat. Jeez. Anyway. $100.00 or make offer, just pay the ride. I hate to...
  4. Don W.

    Dead ECM fixed

    I'm fairly certain I have a dead ECM. NAPA lists them but does anyone know if anyone can test them?
  5. Don W.

    Caution timing rant

    Numerous times over the years people have asked about timing and why the engine won’t run or runs poorly. Common answers are “you’re 180 out” or “you’re a tooth off.” Those comments or a variation of them seem fairly common. I’d like to know the original source but these two thoughts are...
  6. Don W.

    MAP sensor just quit

    Anybody have this? Driving down the fwy and all of a sudden I've got no throttle. Coast over to the shoulder and the truck will idle but that's it. Ding. I've got the laptop why not look and see what's going on. Duh. First thing is when I step on it the ECM voltage drops to 0.1, what the? Drop...
  7. Don W.

    Weird harness question

    Can the entire engine compartment wiring harnesses be removed with the engine in the truck? Thanks.
  8. Don W.

    CA Posible truck sale

    I know of a nice Sy that might be coming up for sale. Not 100% stock but close. I've seen the truck. Pretty nice. I do know the trans was just done by the guy that did mine so it will be darn near bullet proof. I can get details on what's in it. Other than that LMK and I'll work on pics and...
  9. Don W.

    Ran a couple of 11.60s last night Launch vid added

    Tweaked the tune a bit (thanks Eric for that ability) and tweaked the meth a bit and the truck put down an 11.62 @ 116.66. Next round 11.608 but I braked (broke out by 2 thou.). If I calculate my 1000' time along with my average 1000' to 1320' that was an 11.58 pass. Speeds aren't real high...
  10. Don W.

    Weird bolt size question

    What is the CORRECT bolt size for the two bolts that hold the oil cooler lines to the block adapter and oil filter? SAE? Coarse for sure but 3/8"? Metric? Dia? Pitch? Length? I know 3/8 coarse and certain metric are very close. I'm asking because I just don't like the way things are...
  11. Don W.

    Weak cyl Prob FOUND

    Some may recall that I posted awhile back about oil being pushed out of the dip-stick. Weellll I ran a compression ck and #1 is at 55. All others are 135-150. Did a leakdown and I can hear air coming out of the filler neck. The funny part of this is I guess I've been running in the 11s on 5...
  12. Don W.

    Oil pushing out of dipstick tube

    Two weeks ago and again tonight, when racing, I'm puking some oil out the dipstick tube. I starts with the dipstick being pushed out enough so the cover is clear of the tube. Checked two weeks ago and it had not used any oil. Didn't check tonight, will tomorrow. "normal" is virtually no oil...
  13. Don W.

    Still acting weird PROGRESS made

    IE unable to post on my thread here. I could post to a different thread this morning. Strange. Problem seems random, possible linked to happening with only older threads???
  14. Don W.

    Errors again

    Getting this error along with the ones reported a couple months ago. I've deleted ALL cookies and restarted, no difference. Always possible it's me but this is new since yesterday and I've changed nothing on this end. Unable to add cookies, header already sent. File...
  15. Don W.

    Miles per gal

    I've been using the Sy as a DD lately. 12 mpg. Factoring in my lead foot I suppose that's not bad. Not very good either. About half and half city/fwy. Oh well, it should go "off duty' this week. That's 2.33 times WORSE than my regular DD. :roll: BTW I know a guy that has a stock Sy and still he...
  16. Don W.

    Cladding repair product

    I've done a lot of searching and very few actual product names/numbers are mentioned. I need to reattach one tab and build another. I need either (or both) some good product names/numbers and/or the type of plastic to use as weld material. I've talked to a welder but need more info if I'm gonna...
  17. Don W.

    AC compressor routing question PICS ADDED

    Started re-installing my AC (see my other post in What did you do to your SyTy today). The question is with the larger turbo and using a cobra ell making a 90* directly toward the right fender it, the cobra ell, is in the way of the compressor line to the condenser. After writing this I did a...
  18. Don W.

    Syclone 1413 found and raced

    Showed up at Sonoma last Wed. 98 to 99% stock. Only mods I could see was the removal of the stock air cleaner box and a round cleaner in its place???. Net gain of 0 IMHO. Also the exhaust was a single pipe. It did have the larger fined upper IC painted black. Brand?? Pristine otherwise inside...
  19. Don W.

    Real 11 sec passes VIDEO added

    Outside. Two passes, one vid. Watch the front end rise on the first one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Um0gTioZmo Two separate from inside. http://youtu.be/Jmsyjd4l440 http://youtu.be/UEGR-gxZNy8 Fairly long but.... A year ago, Dec '13, I posted this. It was an 11 sec run. I was bit...
  20. Don W.

    Nice looking auction truck

    https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail.cfm?lot_id=FL0115-201492&groupid=10208 Better than the Barret-Jackson truck?
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