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It always takes a long time to start up my car. You pump the gas and try to start it but it takes forever to start. Once it's started and runs for a little bit and then I turn it off and try to start it, it fired right up. Does this mean my fuel pump is going out?

I have a dilemma on my hands and I figured you tech heads would be the best place to ask for help. Right now I have a TH350C in my Cutlass and it is leaking from (2) locations. The front pump and another spot on the passenger side. Now I can drop this transmission and have it repaired, rebuilt...

The title seems a little cheesy and maybe a little lame but it gets the point across. I have an 83 Cutlass with a Olds 350 and 350c trans and it is pretty much dog slow. I give it hell in first gear and it won't even bark the tires. The trans has a shift kit in it too. The only modifications to...

Is it worth the money to upgrade the factory 7.5" rear end to a different gear and a better differential? Or is it better to just find an 8.5" and upgrade that with different gears and a better diff? I'm on a tight budget so all help is appreciated. Also, this will not be a drag car or ever go...

Would a rear axle assembly from a GM Passenger car fit on my 2 door 83 Cutlass? Its an 8.5" 10 Bolt so I think it will bolt right up, also has posi. I know my driveshaft will have to be shortened but other than that, shouldn't it just bolt right up to the existing suspension mounts and such?

I am going to swap out the factory rear axle assembly in my 83 Cutlass to one that came out of a Cutlass that has 373 gears and an 8.5" rear end. The new assembly is drum to drum complete. Before I install it, should I do anything about the internals of the differential while its out and readily...

The instructions for a TH350 Oldsmobile Trans shift kit from B&M say to only use (1) check ball and to discard the others when installing their kit. Is this accurate when using the Street/Strip kit? Here is a link to their installation instructions. http://www.bmracing.com/bmnew/pdf/9500611.pdf

I finally got the engine run and not die when given throttle but now when trying to time the engine, the timing mark on the harmonic balancer jumps around. I don't mean a few degrees here or there... It jumps around and never stays in one spot. I checked the plug wires and they are all snug and...

I'm trying to convert the accessory drive on my olds v8 to non-AC and I've ran into some issues with the water pump. I thought since I wanted to remove the AC and relocate the alternator to the other side of the engine that I would have to get the corresponding water pump for non-AC...

I'm having an issue with terrible belt squeal and I need some help getting this issue fixed. First off, the vehicle is set up for air conditioning but the compressor isn't on the car. With this being said, the alternator is on the drivers side above the power steering pump. I replaced both belts...

This issue started out with a nasty squeal which I thought was the Power Steering belt. I replaced both the Power Steering belt and the Alternator belt and the noise was still there. I then re-checked the tension in the belts, which was right were it should be and the noise persisted. I removed...

I am working on an issue I had with the starter, and now the car won't turn over because I messed with something that clearly was working before and now it isn't :blam: on the right side of the car, as if you are standing in front looking at the engine bay, there is a bundle of wires coming...

I've been thinking about changing my distributor over to a vacuum advance HEI (non-computer controlled) but I'm not sure in the steps to switch over from the factory distributor. My car has been switched from the 307 to an olds 350 with Edelbrock intake and carb. Right now, the distributor has a...

I've done some searching without coming up with anything so I'm posting this to pick your guy's brains. I have an Edelbrock 1406 carb and I just purchased the Performer RPM intake, 7111, to go with it. Is there a throttle/trans kick down bracket specifically for that combination of carb and...

I've Had an Edelbrock 1406 carb laying around for a while now and since I got the Olds I figured I'd put it to use. I found out that I had to buy edelbrocks q-jet kit so I bought that but the carb won't fit on the intake because of the EGR stuff. :blam: Since this is a 350 conversion, can I...

Hey everyone. New user here. I just bought my very first Olds a few weeks ago! 8) It's a 1983 Olds Cutlass Supreme. Previous owner didn't take very good care of it :-( but they did a 350 rocket conversion which is awesome :D just dropping a line to introduce myself and get a feel for the...