First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List Re: Heater problems by "Bob Trimpe" <trimpe@fuse.net> Price's on motors by <Studderin@aol.com> Re: cam outcome? by <Studderin@aol.com> Re: moment of silence - a question by "bird" <bird@javanet.com>
(back) Subject: Re: Heater problems From: "Bob Trimpe" <trimpe@fuse.net> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:31:26 -0500 Could be the bearings in the heater blower motor. Bob Trimpe Mic wrote: > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > = ......................................................................... > Hey everyone, > I have a couple of problems with the heater on my 68 > Coupe. > > 1. The heater makes a lot of noise when the fan is > turned on. It squeals very loud and can be heard > outside of the car. It does it whether the car is > cold or hot. Sometimes it quits doing it and then > restarts. If you slam the passenger door it will > sometimes start squealing again. > > 2. The heater/ac controls don't work properly. The > fan blows with very little force and only out of the > drivers side defrost vent. > > Any ideas or suggestions? BTW some of the a/c stuff > was removed by a previous owner, so it is inoperable. > > Thanks in advance for you help! >
(back) Subject: Price's on motors From: <Studderin@aol.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 00:57:00 EST In a message dated 2/20/2001 10:55:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, brett@cisdirect.com writes: << Tim, you hit close to home! Just picked up a fresh 73 YC code 455 with = 6X heads yesterday! I have a 67 326 vert with 2.56 gears but in posi form. = Flowmaster 2.5" with Hooker Comp headers, TH400 with a shift kit and cooler... I CAN'T = WAIT to get it together and in and on the road! Thanks for the preview! Brett in Seattle! 67 Drop top 326... Ah, I mean 455! Could you guys say how much you paid for your 455's and the condion? Just to check current price's. I saw a complete 455 nedded a rebuild w/ a = turbo 400 for $800.00 dollars last sping (High). And I bought a 68 WS 400 with #16 d-port heads and a nojaler cank minus carb and intake for = $150.00. I've seen D-port small vavle heads go for $100-$200 dollars. Oh yeah and = a great deal on some ported RA IV 's For the low price of $1,800.00 the = guy must have been a crack head. These are all newspaper adds JohnCostello
(back) Subject: Re: cam outcome? From: <Studderin@aol.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 01:10:04 EST Joe I think they were asking for you cams #'s Dur. @ .050 Lift brand name And heads #'s and spec.'s
(back) Subject: Re: moment of silence - a question From: "bird" <bird@javanet.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 06:27:55 -0500 > > The HANS device may not have saved his life. The impact at 180 = miles >per hour is mind boggling. Even the paramedics don't think this would = have >saved him. Mandating that all speedways including drag strips, have = softer >impact bank walls would have probably saved him >Mace I have followed this discussion in the media about soft walls. It sounds good in theory, but can it actually work? I can't imagine that the technology exists to make soft walls that will rebound back to shape after impact. I would imagine instead that such = walls would have to have a "crush zone" similar to what they have at off-ramps. Once those are hit, they have to be replaced. Would NASCAR drivers and fans tolerate a red-flag of an hour or more to replace crushed wall sections? I know that on drag strips, there is a great tension between the need to clear the track after a crash, and the short attention spans = of spectators. Just a thought...