bought a complete 5 speed setup

replaced the water pump bypass gasket, took off the passenger door cladding and knocked down the surface rust at the lip for the cladding and hit it with some flat black

overheated! :willynilly: major air in the system, come to find out the seal on top of the water pump is completely shot. Tranny is also either incredibly crappy as well, or I just have some major vacuum problems still, both are very possible. I have a 5 speed coming soon though, so that'll eliminate on part of that  :icon_mrgreen:

Quote from: grinders_18 on May 25, 2008, 09:37:24 PM
The toughest part is finding it if you have a ton of grease buildup. 1/2 inch bolt on the left side, I believe...remove the sensor for the tranny that sits nearby the modulator...makes it easier to turn the wrench.

been a while since I updated, but I did replace the modulator, with a little difficulty. The shaft part, or whatever you call the center pin type thing, pulled out of the old one and stuck inside, so i had to basically tug it out with needle nose pliers. Got the new one back in no problem, but still the same problems, it's basically decent in first, slight hesitation into 2nd, but basically doesn't catch 3rd until i get up enough momentum for it to drop in, and OD drops in fine. I think I'm just going to hunt down a 5 speed and attempt that, even though I wanted to run the auto for a while  :icon_confused: I just don't know when I'll have the time to do it, and I don't want her just sitting for too much of an extended period

Quote from: Bullet on June 08, 2008, 03:24:20 PM

Quote from: psych0matt on May 24, 2008, 07:05:23 PM
Glad I have a brand new one sitting in my garage...  :icon_cool:

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!!! waaaah, I want one too :icon_frown:
where'd you get it?

Came with the TGP when I picked it up, he had bought it and never used it. I'm going to hang onto it for now, and only put it on if I ever get around to fixing/body work/painting the TGP all up nice. the one on it now is broken and cracked a bit, but still holding up

Quote from: grinders_18 on May 25, 2008, 07:25:38 PM
Sounds like my tranny when it was on its way out. I had run with a bad vac modulator for so long it took its toll on my tranny.

is the modulator something relatively easy to swap out? or is it fairly extensive?

However, now I'm noticing 3rd gear is having an incredibly hard time engaging. 1st and 2nd are pretty darn good, so it's kinda confusing as to why 3rd would be doing this. I want/should replace the filter again, since I've been running this filter for a month or so since the swap

found my culprit for slamming into reverse, the vac line from the modulator to the check valve. got a new valve and some new hose and it no longer shifts hard, such a relief. also she has new dogbones on  :icon_cool:

Glad I have a brand new one sitting in my garage...  :icon_cool:

just thought I'd update this a bit.

Been working over 60 hours a week the past two weeks, this week, and next, so I've been quite occupied, but should be back to 40 or so soon (racked up about 76 hours last week)

Registered the TGP last week and have been driving her since, mostly because the cutlass is having VSS problems, as well as the ac compressor about to seize up, and I havent had time to fix it (see my hours for last week :lol: ). I drove her over 800 miles this weekend, which was kinda nuts seeing that I haven't driven it more than about 15 miles at a time since I got her all back together. Hopefully this weekend I'm gonna wash both up, get the cutty back to normal, and maybe even get some pics at the new place.

Moral of the story: The TGP is proving to be incredibly reliable (and soooooooooo comfortable for trips)

So I just added it for the TGP, and its $75 more on top of the cutlass for 6 months, not bad

Quote from: meltboy11 on April 22, 2008, 11:00:46 PM
I pay about 400 or so for 6 months, but for my record, that aint too bad.

that seems a lot more likely. I'll just have to call in the morning, because the stupid site is working like crap. I kinda just wanna see if I can add the TGP for a few weeks (probably have to do a month minimum) just so I can drive it this week and when I move, but mostly so I can register/title it when I get back. I've had it since October and haven't been able to register it yet, so now that it works I need to do that asap.

6 months minimum is what I'm looking at, and for the cutlass it's about 250-300 for 6 months, and when I tried to get a quote for the TGP it was something like $850 for 6 months. Granted, I did it quick and it might be completely wrong given what they have for me previously, but I was just curious what some of you were paying on your TGPs.

hmmm, I dont think mine had the beauty shroud on it before... Maybe that's why I think this bottle looks better, hiding the computer and such  :icon_lol:


EDIT: Nope, it didn't, so this serves two purposes: hiding the computer and such, and being a ton more easily accesible

it fit fine, although we had to drill a hole on the strut tower to put a bolt on, but that's it. We stole the hose from the TGP stock bottle, and it was long enough to go up to the radiator cap, well actually way too long, but i just ran it around the neck a few times til I can trim it right. the hose just comes off the front of the bottle and connects to the cap, that's all. Oh, and either drill a hole in the strut brace bar, or get one with a predrilled hole to mount it, but that's all it takes


We took it from the 93 international that Ken is stashing at my house for now