Recent content by MoJo

Re: Hood shocks? I received an e-mail from philntex yesterday...He said the hood shocks are not available anymore. Apparently he has quit making them.

Re: Vortec heads E-bay if full of 'em.

Re: Radiator Cap is RC36 or RC27? The OE radiator cap is the AC Delco RC36 (GM 6410785) An AC Delco RC27 radiator cap is the GM service replacement starting about 1995. The current version of the redesigned RC27 radiator cap was released by AC Delco in 2009. By then, most AC Delco parts...

Re: Engine block There are a number of engine rebuilders throughout the United States that sell complete engines or short blocks via mail order. You can get the exact engine for your vehicle trough one of those companies. Blaines Motor Supply in Dallas TX has a convenient on line catalog...

Re: Stock battery tray Sherman CCC90569 battery tray Rock Auto $18.76 + shipping

Re: Best OIL The old myth that Pennzoil - Quaker State oil is "paraffin" based oil is because crude oil from Pennsylvania is a high paraffin based crude oil. stocks. In the 1930s, Pennzoil was paraffin based crude from the Pennsylvania oil fields but now crude oil comes from all over the...

Re: Attaching ty rear flap of seat How can you keep the flap from falling back under acceleration. The spring is supposed to keep the flap against the rear seat. I was told there was some sort of kit available from GM that prevents the flap from falling back but it was discontinued several...

Re: rear main seal blew.. easy fix? If you order a Fel Pro seal or any other seal besides the GM 14088556 seal and housing assembly, you will have to use your old housing. It is not easy to replace the seal in your old seal housing. That is why GM offers the seal and housing assembly as a...

Re: Stock Oil Dipstick Tube The dealership jobber price is $28.32 + sales tax. Jobber price is about a 40% discount from msrp..Most dealerships will not give home mechanic a jobber price. One dealership in my area gives me the jobber price if I order it on-line and pick it up at the dealership...

Re: rear main seal blew.. easy fix? You need a one piece rear main seal and housing assembly, GM part number 14088556. It is quite a job for a home mechanic with the engine in the car. I put a new rear main seal assembly in my engine when the engine was out of the vehicle during a complete...

Re: Stock Oil Dipstick Tube Dip stick tube, GM 14099054 ... $47.20 msrp

Re: stripped plug on head A gold mine of useless information .

Re: stripped plug on head Why do you want to move the temperature sender from the RH head to the LH head in the first place?? Is it because the wiring harness will not fit? You will get the same temperature reading from either side. . I must assume the RH head has a plug that will not come out...

Re: How can you tell if your roller cam needs a button or a retainer plate? --- The "step" in the front journal of a factory roller camshaft fits through the hole in the camshaft thrust plate.Those camshafts do not require a thrust button. Always use a new thrust plate, they are not very...

Re: New idler pulley still available (#10129560)? Idler pulley, GM 10129560 with bolt....... $66.50 msrp The pulley is black plastic and fits GM vehicles that have a serpentine belt, including some Chrysler products.