stevns71monte
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Yeah all the high temp ones where to expensive and you had to cut and crimp them your self and I didnt want to put myself through that fustration haha
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Fixed it hopefully. Keeping fingers crossed. On the passenger side there is a plug that is covered by one of the header tubes I went to pull the wire and it fell out hahaha so it seems to be firing fine and running fine. Lol thanks guys im now 100 percent ready for the car show ill be in tomorrow. Thanks again guys
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Yup I took off the air cleaner looked at the cap and all the plugs. I just replaced all the wires a week ago maybe when I opened the garage again I checked all of them to make sure there was no burning or contact with headers
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This has never happened until I put headers on
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There was no arching from distributor, wires or plugs
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Stock distributor. Maybe 3 years old. Ill go do that now lol
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sorry that this has been my first post in awhile ive been busy (girlfriend family stuff) but ive been having some issues with the monte carlo. though i got the headers to stay tight an other problem popped up ive been running really lean car has been misfiring backfiring and just running like crap. not i changed the spark plug wires and cleaned my spark plugs tied the wires up so theu wouldnt touch the headers and that work! for about three hours and it went back to misfiring back firing and when im speeding up to speed limit or keeping my foot on the pedal to stay at the limit it will hesitate and jump back fire run good then start missing again. i checked my plugs and wires again and everythiing was still good. no burnt wires or fouled plugs my dad told me it might be time for a new cap and rotar but i checked them out and they still look brand new. what should i be checking next? or has this happened to anyone else before? my gas milage is suffering i just got a new job and gas prices are rediculous right now lol. and input would be greatly appricieted. thanks
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kill the spark as in take off a plug wire?
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is there anyway of telling between exhaust leak and a stuck lifter? my lifters have frozen up before and my exhuast has leaked before..... i cant tell between the two so i went to tighten my headers and collectors i got that all tightened up and it still tapping im assuming its a frozen lifter but i want to see if there is a difference between the two sounds before i assume the worst
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the tires i have on the monte are craking on the sidwalls
its gonna be a few months til i can afford new tires but i have 15x8 wheels and im 90% sure the size i have now is p225/55 r15's i want to go wider what size do you guys recommend? -
last year in order for the winter we replaced the choke spring it worked for.........two days?? can i bend that little rod that comes off the spring? will it work better that way or should i try to avoid doing that?
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i bought loctite and some hi temperature form a gasket. i dont get why they rattle loose so easily
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ever since ive installed the headers the bolts always come loose ive gone throught two paper gaskets already because the bolt will decide to loosen at the worse possible place where i am stuck with no tools. today i went to autozone and bought aluminum gaskets but how do you guys get your bolts to stay?
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Besides the new headers and exhaust yes it is completely stock
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so when i put my headers on i went to o'reilieys to see if the stock bolts would work. they gave me these alan head bolts and a little tool to go with it but the little tool was cheap and doesnt work anymore so the back bolt on the passenger side where the A/C stuff is the bolt is really hard to get to and that tool isnt helping one bit does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this bolt tight?
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Well see the carb was fine before the exhaust would I have to change my air fuel because I went from completely stock to hooker headers flowmaster super 40s with the x pipe. Lol
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Lol apperciate the sarcasm guys lol. Anyways I looked and I didnt see and acrhing so lol yeeea
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So have a few questions about distributor wires my headers melted a few of them so it idles right but when you get on the gas it like jumps then it it with catch and go. Could this be the distributor wires or something worse?
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scott!!! sorry this is completely off topic but nice to see another new mexico member
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Are your mom and dad adopting?
see when i first got the car when i was 14 i had bought it from my grandmother for $250 (i know rediculous)and my parents said they would pay up to 2500 for repairs we havent reached that 2500 yet soooo that was my main arguement no wrap? do i have to like fab up a sheild? orrrr can i buy them?
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okay sooo mommy and daddy decieded to help me lol (after alot of convincing) with my carburetor and exhaust but they said if they are going to help i have to do exhaust first. so the headers are going on. should i wrap them?? i heard you can blow starters because of the heat? plus i found a decently price exhaust shop. they dont do headers of course. soooo wrap or no wrap??
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that is exactly what i was thinking! but i was lookin g at my fuses and there is a open prong chillin there and i dont have a test light......... guess only one way to find out. sand it get some fresh metal showing stick my tounge on it and start the car........ill let you guys know how it goes
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well weather here is bi polar and my maunal choke gives me grief now because of it. i want my car since its my daily to be more comfortable to drive during cold days or rainy days you know?? where it will fire up and idle the way its supposed to stuff like that. so what do you guys have your electric choke hooked up to??
hey guys i need a little bit of direction
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Thanks,again guys I found it kinda funny I pulled the wire and the whole this came out.,good thing I didnt lose a plug on the road. Haha