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Yep, has been a while. Still around yet just keeping busy. No more road trips? Rather than highjack the thread, don't know if you still have my number but you are welcome to call, like to know it's nothing major. I'm sure I have yours somewhere yet if you still have the same one, I'll see if I can find it and try to call you if I don't hear from you soon. Don

I looked at it once, then renewed my membership ;-)

I would like to go as well to catch up, some of you remember me... We will be in NYC Aug 31st though, hope you can come up with a date that's good for all. Don

Thanks for the info on the oil Don, makes me feel a lot better after reading this post as I have been running Rottela T in my personal vehicles for about 15 years now. I can verify the ads they used to run with a picture of the crosshathces in the cylinders after running 750,000 miles as I have actually had the heads off engines with this kind of milage. (big truck engines) The one vehicle that I Run Quakerstate 5W30 in is my wifes car, she was running that in it before we got married and I've never had good luck switching from one brand to another as it seems to make gaskets leak or make a sensor go bad or something, so I stuck with it. The car has about 260,000 on it now and it uses just over a quart to 3,000 miles, can't complain. Don

Tim, Not sure about the condensor, but you can use the sight glass method to make sure there are no air bubbles in the system when charging. Make sure you replace the receiver/dryer if converting over and the system should be evacuated properly before recharging. Don

This has probably been brought up before but I tripped across this site and thought someone may be interested... http://www.window-sticker.com/index.htm Don

Kind of late for a reply to this but my heart felt sympathy goes to George's family and friends! Reading through this thread makes me remember why I like this club so much, it is truly family here rather than just a club! Don

sorry, double post

Kevin, Sorry to hear that you have to give up something that was your dream, but it just shows how much you care about the club by stepping down. I'm sure that it will keep going strong and you will be remembered as the founder. Like George said, you should be granted a lifetime membership. I've only been a member for just over a year and thanks to this club I've learned more than ever about my Monte, it's obvious everyone here has learned something about thier car from this club. There have been a lot of friends made here and abroad as well. Thanks for taking the initiative to start it and to keep things going and growing! Hope the extra time you have bring lots of extras to your life. You can't get too much of the good things in life, whether it be just stopping to smell the flowers, watching an ant trying to carry food home, or watching a sunset, you have to take the time to do it. Thanks again Don

Hey Aaron, this link don't work for me, maybe because I'm not a member of Chevy Talk? It won't bring up any of the postings on the page so I still need the phone number yet. Thanks

Hate to ask this, but does anyone have the phone number handy for the Canadian GM office so I can order a build shhet for my car? I had it wrote down once and lost it somewhere and lost it in my infinite pile of sticky notes. Thanks Don

Are you using the right type of gas? With the flux core you don't need gas with it. Is the gas pressure high enough? Depending on the heat and wire size you are using you should have the regulator set around 25-30. Are you trying to weld in breezy conditions? Even a ceiling fan can be enough to beeze to mess it up. The key things are clean metal, the proper wire size, gas pressure, and clean metal. Steel doesn't have to be as clean as aluminum but it sure helps. If the wire is corroded or even dusty enough it will effect how it welds. What I've done in the past is take a peice of scratch pad or cloth (something that has NO type of oil residue) and use a paper clip or something and clip it onto the wire after the drive unit but before it enters the cable. Obviously you don't want it too tight. This may not even work on yours, this was done on a push-pull unit, I never had a reason to try it on my little one but the wire needs to be clean. You may have to adjust the wire speed if it puts any drag on the wire. Try using a .025 or .030 wire, .035 is too much for a good weld on sheet metal. As stated before, the polarity is different between flux core and regular wire so make sure it's right. If it is a 110V welder make sure that you are using an extension cord that is rated high enough for the welder, low voltage will hurt the welder and the qulity of weld as well. The best bet is plug it into the wall directly. I had this happen with the little one that I have at home, used a 50' cord with a low rating and couldn't get it to weld good at all. Took me a bit to figure out what the problem was. Hope this helps Don

The link taht Marchie posted should answer a lot of the questions that you have, if are refering to a custom badge on the rear of the car, I don't think there were any that had that, they were on the sail panels only. My 72 custom has the custom steering wheel and the 3/4" wide belt mouldings on the doors that are a good starting point to look for if it has the package or not. If the car was built in Canada you can order the sheet which will tell you for sure what options it came with. Don

Thanks guys, now I just have to talk my wife into letting me buy something that I can't bolt on to the car! Suppose I could, but it wouldn't look very good. Landshark, check out the following post, I think that they can provide it for any car.. http://www.firstgenmc.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=003730#000004 Don

I know that Bruce has recieved one of the spec sheets from GM Canada, has anyone else ordered one and did you have to pay for it? I called them today and the guy on the phone said it would run roughly $38 US money, I just wanted to be sure that others have had to pay for it and the guy that I talked to wasn't just in a bad mood. I haven't seen any discussion of paying for them (the ones from Canada)in any of the previous posts, so this is why I'm asking. Don