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I'm not the GMjunkie, but I do play him on TV!:L But the easiest way is to disconnect the lines at the cylinder with the front end on jackstands. Then push the wheels both directions side to side. That will push out the fluid from the cylinder. Then start the engine, and the system will pump...

Refer to post #4, Peobably just a little air in the lines near the switch. Your master is still OK.

Even though you didn't touch the rear brakes, the fluid through the valve where the brake light switch is still shares the same lines. There is air in the rear lines, and must be bled out to avoid having the light come on, and more importantly to keep the braking system balanced pressure-wise...

Minifridge hit it on the head. Static adjustment takes the average value of 1/2 to 3/4 turn and pre-loads the springs in the lifters to 50% of their travel height. By doing it with the vacuum gauge, you get maximum valve lift and maximum airflow and are dynamically using a combination of the...

That knead-n-stick epoxy won't do the job. You need some good long-setting medium viscosity liquid epoxy that has a working time of at least 45 minutes. It will work just as good as soldering it on.

I have used both the twirl and tighten method and the clatter and adjust methods, but my auto parts guy turned me onto a method that works better than both of them. 1) Get a good vacuum guage. 2) Get a cheap pair of valve covers that you can cut up. 3) Cut a slot in the valve covers to access...

I now work in a service capacity in electronics repair. I have seen more than a few melted fuse holders without blown fuses. It is always related to low voltage conditions. As the input operating voltage on the equipment drops, the current going through the fuse goes up and starts getting things...

It's just a little stem you pull out. About 1/4" in diameter. Mine's black.

If they go down when you start the engine, you know vacuum is getting to the relays and to the actuator diaphragms. So I'm betting it is a bad headlight switch where the valve is not opening when you pull the stem out. Have you tried the bypass valve under the steering column? You know about...

That sounds like the vacuum valve in the headlight switch isn't working anymore. It is in parallel with the override switch/valve and performs the same function. Nice to have a backup system isn't it?

Courtesy of JohnZ: "There's no fuse for the headlights - that circuit is protected by a self-resetting thermal circuit breaker that's internal to the headlight switch. With your other lighting issues, sounds like you need a new switch." That was in reference to a 79 Vette. I am going to pass...

The hose between the radiator cap and the reservoir can crack, letting the reservoir drain. Or the reservoir can crack, causing a complete loss of coolant in the reservoir. But what happens a lot of times is that the thermostatic valve on the radiator cap gets clogged. The valve is open when the...

John, As Junk said that is a switch contact. More specifically, it is the cruise switch on the turn signal lever. It has 2 sets of circuit contacts that activate at the same time. In the off position the switch contacts are open. And the cruise control is off. In the on position the contacts...

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Somewhere around 4-5 Qts, as I recall. After 4 start checking the dipstick.:)

If it stops OK, and is not out of control. Drive it easy, and be prepared to leave it with a good mechanic for a few hours.

If you have the base timing set at 10 degrees, and you can still get Sunoco 94 octane in PA. like they used to have, use it. Otherwise I would use as high an octane as you can find. That's what I do. Using a lower octane is going to result in you check engine light coming on due to the knock...

One way to tell if they are still clear coated is when you use a metal polish on them, the polish will turn black almost instanly on the cloth and on the wheel if the clear coat is gone. If not, then the clear coat is still there. Then you need to treat them as if you were polishing paint. A...

The CEL is tied to a number of systems in the car, so it depends on which of them are active when it comes on. With the ignition turned off, it won't be the computer. So I would start looking at the alternator. A bad diode trio in the alternator will turn on the CEL and discharge the battery...

I fixed my window switches just a couple weeks ago. Just took them apart, filed the contacts flat and clean, and epoxied the switch back together with some good slow-setting epoxy on the 4 corners of the outside of the board. I didn't think that the metal tabs would be enough to hold it back in...