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From: Lakeland, FL
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by 16Again
He can't race with that broken rear in the car. Will be another 5 weeks before the SPACE SHUTTLE PROOF rear will be finished. 
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From: Not Correctly Restored Stingray Fla.
Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
I'm not going to mess with the differential.. I don't understand about posis at all.. I leave it to those specialized in differentials to check and diagnose them... I'm 100% sure that something inside broke.. There's no way that a healthy differential would've acted the way it did just before I pulled the old engine... I have a new differential coming and don't want to risk that I would cause any more problems with it so that I wouldn't be able to drive the car anymore until the 12-bolt gets delivered..
If anything (serious) broke in there (I doubt) you would be getting off your driveway..
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by LOTAHP
If anything (serious) broke in there (I doubt) you would be getting off your driveway..
My old differential was cracked and both spider gears had each a tooth missing and I was able to drive over 300 miles with that..
I can post pics of that differential if you want...
I actually drove from South Florida to Van Steel in Clearwater to have it fixed.... It was close to breaking apart
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From: Not Correctly Restored Stingray Fla.
Originally Posted by LOTAHP
I told you when the rear was down to take the cover off and see what's going on in there. Maybe something minor, why it seems to lock-up once-in-awhile. And you tell me you did not want to have to buy another gasket for the cover . You just probably wouldn't know what you are looking at once you opened it up or the tools to fix it (if it was something simple) 
I have given up
You call me and ask me advice & questions and when I answer you, you have these excuses why you don't do it.
Still friends
But I am not 
anymore.
I think you're afraid to "get on it"...
. You just probably wouldn't know what you are looking at once you opened it up or the tools to fix it (if it was something simple) I have given up
You call me and ask me advice & questions and when I answer you, you have these excuses why you don't do it. Still friends
But I am not anymore.I think you're afraid to "get on it"...
I forgot to put this in (most important !!)
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From: Bangor Pa
I am curious about using the royal purple oil. I have an ar 350 in my 76 and when I tried the royal purple I was going thruogh about a quart every 100 miles switched back to dino oil and no oil consumption in 300 miles (put her to bed for the winter) Have you noticed any problrms with the syn oil? What type of valve guide seals are in your engines? This is where I think mine was leaking at.
Dave
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From: Not Correctly Restored Stingray Fla.
Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
My old differential was cracked and both spider gears had each a tooth missing and I was able to drive over 300 miles with that..
I can post pics of that differential if you want...
I actually drove from South Florida to Van Steel in Clearwater to have it fixed.... It was close to breaking apart
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From: Not Correctly Restored Stingray Fla.
Don't end it now. I was tasting another 5-6 page thread.
C'mon tell everyone your HORSEPOWER And I'm talking what you HAVE NOW not what you plan on doing.
If you don't ....I WIIIILLLLL !!!!
C'mon tell everyone your HORSEPOWER
And I'm talking what you HAVE NOW not what you plan on doing.If you don't ....I WIIIILLLLL !!!!
Last edited by LOTAHP; Feb 10, 2005 at 09:29 PM.
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From: shawnee ks
Originally Posted by LOTAHP
Don't end it now. I was tasting another 5-6 page thread.
C'mon tell everyone your HORSEPOWER And I'm talking what you HAVE NOW not what you plan on doing.
If you don't ....I WIIIILLLLL !!!!
C'mon tell everyone your HORSEPOWER
And I'm talking what you HAVE NOW not what you plan on doing.If you don't ....I WIIIILLLLL !!!!
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Originally Posted by 76redl48
I am curious about using the royal purple oil. I have an ar 350 in my 76 and when I tried the royal purple I was going thruogh about a quart every 100 miles switched back to dino oil and no oil consumption in 300 miles (put her to bed for the winter) Have you noticed any problrms with the syn oil? What type of valve guide seals are in your engines? This is where I think mine was leaking at.
Dave
Dave
before Norm, Bob or Olivier beat me to it.....yes, I HAVE lost my marbles.
Regarding oil consumption? My BMW and the Vette both use oil. Neither really smokes, so I assume it just uses it. Maybe burns it at a slow rate. I've never used dino oil in either motor since I've owned them, so I've nothing to compare to. My Geo Prizm does not use any oil between changes and it stays cleaner than any car I've ever owned. I recently switched to syn oil and consumption has not changed. Maybe because the motor is just for show and it's really hamster powered.
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From: Not Correctly Restored Stingray Fla.
Originally Posted by big632
Inquiring minds want to know?
Anyone who guesses Oliver's horsepower will get a FREE sticker (large). I can not say what sticker, BUT you guys know.
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From: FRANKLIN GA
Originally Posted by isosceles
I'm a proponent of synthetic oils because of this analogy: picture a bunch of marbles all the same size on the ground with a piece of plywood on top. All the marbles will be touching the plywood, distributing the load on them all. Now imagine varying sized marbles with the same plywood on them. Only the largest diameter marbles would support the weight. From what I've read, syn oil has uniformed sized "marbles" and dino oil doesn't.
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
it IS possible.
The car uses so little gas, I think the hamsters just use it for their generator to power their TV and fridge while they're not powering the car!
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Originally Posted by LOTAHP
Anyone who guesses Oliver's horsepower will get a FREE sticker (large). I can not say what sticker, BUT you guys know.
