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*foot in mouth* #-o [url]http://www.maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56155&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Lookin' good :thumbsup: What's that line running across the front of the motor between the heads with about 5" of hose hangin' off of it?

I'm guessing it just had the wide sweep speedometer. If this is the case you need to re-pin the dash connector, and install sending units (instead of the switches used for dummy lights) for the temp. and oil pressure gauges. Follow the link below and it will tell you how to do it. I did it...

I'm just curious... Doubting I'll get a lot of hits, but I know a few folks on here have 'em. Thinking I might want to take that route instead of a Gen I 383 when the time comes.

Looks awesome :D I'm glad to see another Gen III motor in a G-body. I'm also kinda curious (if anyone else knows please chime in), do the stock manifolds have any fitment issues? I read some time ago that the Vette manifolds (at least) are pretty good on power, but I'm not sure what level...

Easiest way IMO would be to find out which wire to the gauge cluster is for the fuel gauge, and short it to ground, should go to empty if I recall correctly. If that checks out, either the wire going to the sending unit or the sending unit itself is bad. I'm leaning towards the wire/sending...

Well, since you said the hazards work, an easy test would be to turn those on, and walk around the car to see if any bulbs are out, a bulb or two may be out even though the hazards work. That would be the first test. Then if a bulb isn't working, check the ground (hey, it's free, compared to a...

Pics? It's been a while since I took an old starter of mine apart. There's a chance you may be able to replace that whole wire with a new one (taking the starter apart further than you had previously), but I can't say for sure. I'm always one to tear things apart & try to fix 'em (usually...

http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofmsc.htm#MISC%20Tachometer%20Reads%20Incorrectly That's about all I've been able to find regarding a tachometer acting up. I believe mine is acting funny because I never hit 4k rpm and it says I hit 5 when I took the 'Bu for a drive the other day. I looked for a...

If it's how I'm thinking, you need to connect the battery cable to the post on the back like normal, and hook a ignition-switched 12v source to the connector on the top. What voltmeter are you talking about? If it's the factory round gauges you don't have to do anything, it just gets power...

Updaters... http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofmsc.htm#MISC%20Tachometer%20Reads%20Incorrectly Apparently there's just a little clip/pin that goes from a center point to the top or bottom for v6/v8 that tends to corrode/lose its connection over time. The page says to remove it, clean the...

I'm in the same boat... anyone have a link to what the resistor needs to be for a v8? I think mine's calibrated for a 6, gauge color changes at 5k, and there's no way i hit that today when i took the car out for a test drive. By x.75 I figure it was near 3700, which was about right from the...

Does anyone know what would be needed to convert from a non-pulse wiper to pulse? I figure if I'm planning on getting a new column (going to the stalk controls instead of controls near the headlight switch) I might get one for pulse wipers if it's not too much hassle. Is the wiring the...

Since discovering that my printed circuit board has separated and some of the copper has corroded/flaked away, I'm curious if the board for the other round gauge clusters (w/o tach, etc.) will work. I've come across 4 or 5 Montes in just one local yard alone (it's Flint... old decrepit G-bodies...

Looks good :) Did you know they make 140mph overlays for the round gauges seen mostly in Monte Carlos? It just has to be recalibrated. I didn't realize it when I picked it up, but my set of Monte SS gauges has a 115mph speedo, I'm not sure how rare it is, but I'm in the process of swapping it...

I took a look at the wiper switch today, 4 wires, should be easy enough. I also discovered why the gauges don't work, a couple spots on the printed circuit board have corroded and flaked off :x So now I'm looking for a good printed board, I plan on headin' to the salvage yard in the next...

I just got a set of gauges from a Monte SS (for $15 wave.gif) today, and got the wiring on the dash connector changed over per the idiot lights to gauges tech link. I'm not positive everything works as the cluster was somewhat apart (bezel and lens were gone), but the tach goes to 0, and when I...

So... are the original connectors actually there? If not and you plan on using a factory dash, I'd just pick up the factory harness with it, otherwise I'm with Elky on an aftermarket harness. Painless Wiring uses factory GM color coding, so you could probably rewire everything using the...

Is 4th the only gear it'll keep from grinding? I was reading a writeup on things to help extend manual trans life, and it said put it in any forward gear, then reverse. It keeps the gears from clashing basically (don't recall what exactly they said it does). I think that was in Car Craft. My...

'98+ S-10 Blazer front/rear brakes http://www.maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38400 I wanted to at least get this link in, even if the details don't make it to the main post for a bit. Good info :D