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  1. fredfifty

    Exhaust white inside exhaust exit tip

    see pic. what does that white substance indicate?
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    347 Starter squeal

    like this? View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0XC0GYnArw
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    No more throw out bearing chirp!!!

    is this similar to the chirp? View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7xWNHhPFU
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    Exhaust Inside of Catalytic Converters

    cant even factory h pipes no more and the magnaflow 337338 is almost 1200 now
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    Exhaust Inside of Catalytic Converters

    Well that sucks, do you think it will still pass a sniffer test? i drove it around and it hasnt been rattling.
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    Exhaust Inside of Catalytic Converters

    heres a slightly better pic
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    Exhaust Inside of Catalytic Converters

    attached is the rearward pic of the cat, it looks like a block of foam, how does this happen? i need to get it out because its loose, do i just smash the crap out of it and blow it out the exhaust? is it hazardous? thanks
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    Engine 92 5.0/HO with a tick

    i had a similar situation. i thought i had a bad piston ring on my motor, so i figured i might as well swap the motor lol which i did. only to find out it was a bad ecm. i learned alot tho haha
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    Zipper on 93 convertible

    ive found out that zipper teeth vary, so make sure you have the right size teethed zipper. it will be obvious when looking at it.
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    Exhaust Cali Smog /Rattling Cats

    it isnt between the cats because i was able to separate the x-pipe section from the driver side forward exhaust pipe that has the forward cat on it. It is a 3 piece component held together by band clamps. i was able to look at the honeycomb screen on both sides and on both pieces (x-pipe and...
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    Exhaust Cali Smog /Rattling Cats

    it isnt the heat shields, i went under and checked. the sound is clearly inside the pipe on the driver side in between the rear and forward cats...so when the cats insides are rattling, is it going to be in the honeycomb itself? because i took the forward pipe off and nothing fell out, so im...
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    Engine Just finished upper motor, now smoking? Help!

    maybe the gasket shifted during install? I had new bolts for the lower intake, so i used the old bolts to properly mount the lower by cutting the bolt head off and slotting the head for a flathead screwdriver. worked like a charm and no leaks (and it was my first time doing it)
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    Exhaust Cali Smog /Rattling Cats

    my cali folks, will rattling cats (indicating the insides are breaking up) cause an automatic fail?
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    Electrical Parasitic draw help

    did you test your alternator?
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    Speedometer Needle Bouncing

    how would i go about matching the miles? i recently installed a different cluster and it has 70k more miles on it.
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    Alternator Not Charging And No Battery Light?

    swapping the cluster solved the issue. the film behind the cluster had a bad ground going to the amp dash light. only bad is the new used cluster that works has 194k mi, my stock cluster had 128k mi, that sucks.
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    Exhaust Tail pipe and Muffler removal

    cut the tailpipe and buy the band clamps, because cash rules everthing around me.
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    Alternator Not Charging And No Battery Light?

    would swapping out the cluster gauge with a known working one be an option? l’ll have to see about grabbing an ohm meter to check connectivity.