What did you do to your non g-body project today [2025 edition]

Sweet_Johnny said:

Apparently I need to track one down for the specs if nothing else. Old Summit/ Jegs are better than today's issues but don't always answer all of my questions.

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With the proliferation of the web, if I need specs I can usually find it on a companies website, or via their tech support

Malibu795 said:

With the proliferation of the web, if I need specs I can usually find it on a companies website, or via their tech support

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True, most of the time. Though I often find myself bouncing from site to site searching for the dimensions of things like shocks or mufflers, and the on/off parameters for sensors and switches. It seems that manufacturers and purveyors provide much less info than before, necessitating a scavenger hunt. I enjoy a good search but computers and online results frustrate me so a book is easier to navigate if I'm already on edge.

Last night I worked on my uncle's GMT800. Back in November I'd swapped the engine out in it, an LQ4, and ever since it's had a misfire and an evap leak. I wanted to go after the evap leak as I suspected the misfire was caused by a needed crank relearn that I couldn't perform with other codes present. So I fixed the leak, pulled codes, and a new one had popped up: P0101 MAF sensor performance. Cleared and went for a drive. All 3 (misfire, evap, MAF) came right back. But the evap code was for control, not a leak, so I swiped the purge valve off the old motor and that code stayed away. Next I pulled up the freeze frame data for the MAF code. LTFTs were 22 and 23. So maybe it's underreporting airflow and causing a leak condition? I watched the live data and while the Hz moved as expected, reported airflow did not. But isn't that done inside the PCM? Whatever, unplug the thing and go for a drive. Torque converter instantly locked right up. Guess the MAF is junk, I'd already tried cleaning the thing. Never in a million years would I have expected a MAF to cause misfires exclusively on cylinders 5 and 8, especially after moving plugs, wires, coils, injectors around.

86LK said:

or get you hooked like a junkie 🤣

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Got to satisfy that "itch" 🫣🤣

Non G Body but picked up two more tires for Vette project and picked up 327 from machine shop, so now just need to assemble.

Microsoft's Bing search engine is the enemy!! It is actually worse that those miserable AI software updates that incessantly try to finish a sentence for you or suggest words that are totally inappropriate for the content of the sentence. In fact, for the previous sentence the resident AI tried as many as six times or more to finish the sentence for me (did it again).
Point here is that whenever I try to go looking for specs or information I keep getting video suggestions that have no value.

So, hang onto that catalogue and support the printed page!! At the very least you keep the lumber, pulp and paper, and print media industries, in business and thus keep people working.


Nick

I picked up a black + white..... puppy. Meet my new friend Boscoe:



I'm told he's likely a mix of American Staffy/ American Pit Bull crossed with Boxer Terrier. At least that's what the gal remembered someone saying when they dropped off the litter at the Humane Society. They didn't want him because he has kennel cough so I basically got him for free, especially compared to what they normally charge. Little guy has barely made a peep in 7 hours and has been incredibly well behaved. No coughing or wheezing, and he already recognizes me and his new name.

His ears aren't cropped, they're just folded over.