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Ok guys, I need some ideas. I'm slowly running out of them. I have a vibration in my 86 442 that starts around 45 or so and lasts up to around 80. It's intermittent and not always there. Hitting a bump in the road or a decent curve will get it to act up. Now what I've already tried to get rid...

Here's my question - who has an 86 442 that is original that can either snap me pictures, or a correct diagram of the vacuum hose routing for this carb? I have fuel leaking out of the choke side of this carb, and my rebuilder is certain that it is from an incorrect vacuum hose setup. Can anyone...

So what I'm trying to figure out is if I like my 120 mph speedo enough to keep it. If I decide to sell it, should I sell it alone, or within a gauge cluster? What do you think it would be worth either way? Thanks for any ideas guys. Scott

So I'm thinking of selling my extra pair of grilles for my 86 442. I do not remember them ever having been repaired, and the paint and chrome on them are very nice. What do you think they'd be worth if I actually decided to sell them? I have an idea I think, and I just want to see how far off...

On an 86ish 307? I have half of it connected what i believe is correctly, but the other half I have no clue. Anybody have some good pics or detailed hose routing instructions? Thanks to anybody that can help!

Ok guys, I really could use some ideas. I have the car running good, got the oil pressure issues fixed, and have a decently running 307. If you didn't know its an 86 vin 9 307, bone stock, 119k. I got the car non-running from the junk yard. Did the heads, timing chain, put a carb on it. (carb is...

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Guys, who can tell me what color or tooth count the speedo drive gear is/has on the KZF 200-4r trans? How about how many total speedo teeth? If it matters, this is for the 86 442, but that shouldn't matter. I'm pulling it back out to be fixed and want to make sure the correct gear gets put in...

Hey guys, Looks like it's time for me to replace the rag joint in the 442. Can any of you guys tell me the correct size for the car, or where you have gotten one from? I found some on the web, but A) I need to know the size, but can't get to that right now, and B) they are like $80 from the...

Hey guys, I want to run my situation by you and get your input. Two weeks ago, I dropped my original 200-4R off at the trans shop for a rebuild. I know for sure this trans had a very hard life, as it would even grind in park with the engine running. Guy assured me everything would be fine, so I...

Here's a dumb question. I pull my control arms out, and had the shop press my new bushings and balljoints into them. They look nice. Now, I sent them out with whatever coil spring isolators still in them, and got them back without. I don't remember if I need 2 or 4. Anybody know for a fact or...

So the 200-4R in the car gave up this morning. That wasn't fun. So now that the trans that I put in the car went, its time I guess to rebuild the original one that I took out. I've never had one of these rebuilt, so is there anything I need to look for? Good places or bad? Price I can expect to...

So after doing so much to my 86 442 its now telling me that I need to rebuild or replace her heart. I have ridiculously low oil pressure after driving her about 25 miles. I'm sure the bottom end is tired. Sad, only 118k on it. So this is surely not in my 2010 budget, but I'm looking at what to...

Hi guys. It's been a few years since I've had one of these, and I've never had to deal with a hard cold start on a 307 before. Here's the deal: My 86 Olds 442 with original 307 severely hates cold starting. Choke seems to work ok. Once she starts, you feel the motor rock back and forth for 30...

Hey guys, I'm Scott and own a 1986 Olds 442 that I saved from a junkyark in Maryland two years ago. I've been rebuilding this car ever since, and finally got the pleasure to drive it 5 days ago. Now I get to stop and fix the things showed up on the drive. (loose steering box, severe vibration...