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UPDATE AS OF 11/15/18 So I swapped out the distributor cap and rotor from his old engine, reinstalled the remaining components. Attached as many...
Thank you for the info. I thought that was the case. I checked that connection unplugged from the cap with and without the ignition turned on and...
Gotcha. I am going thru my photos of the engine bay before I pulled the engine to make sure I have reconnected all the grounds that were in place...
Ok all. Got the replacement engine and rebuilt trans installed yesterday after a tin of scraped fingers and even my nose. I didn't get to install...
Ok, I am resurrecting this thread now that I purchased a replacement engine to go into my dad's wagon. A 307 Olds from a 1986 Cadlliac...
Man I'm impressed you are up at 2:20 am!!! I figured if the vehicles are the same year that everything for the most part is plug and play i was...
** UPDATE ** Ok, I had my dad run the car on the highway a little and do some in town driving today. From what he told me, it initially...
I posted my repair results on my other thread. I replaced the cap and rotor this weekend and found another broken vacuum line to the MAP sensor...
** UPDATE ** Ok, I finally got up north to do some more troubleshooting on the wagon. Finished replacing the cap and rotor and while I had the...
UPDATE*** Ok, so despite the arctic temps here in IL, I am planning on continuing my troubleshooting on the engine. I posted another thread about...
**UPDATE: So I visited my dad for Xmas and went thru the invoice from his mechanic -- $322.00 with no itemized charges, just a list of items he...
UPDATE** I haven't had a chance to replace the cap and rotor, but might try and do it this weekend. In the meantime, I went thru my original...
UPDATE** Just got a call from my dad after his guy looked at the car, but it was not clear what tests he has run. Without a detailed explanation...
Yes, he has a garage, but no heat inside there and the lighting is crap. Right now, the car is at my dad's "personal" mechanic -- a guy who has...
Already drained the tank and replaced the fuel filter. If the car sputtered and didn't idle worth a darn I'd tend to agree. The skipping/missing...
Ha, Ha. At least I'm not sweating installing a headliner panel. I am just trying to keep the project going and not let it stall out or my dad...
Hi Grizz: I mean it starts with a skip and it doesn't go away. I know I should change the cap, coil and rotor before posting, but since it is...
Hi All. I have been working on my dad's 1986 Buick Electra wagon with the 307 engine and when I bought the car and drove it to him, it did not...
UPDATE** Well after freezing my cajones off yesterday I can cross a few items off the repair list. Finished the headliner install, but it was...
Well, so much for detailed planning. I have not touched the wagon while the weather here in IL was unseasonably warm and now I have to resort to...
