20 Dec 11 07:26, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RN>> It's a 6-cylinder?  Problem solved!  They are notorious for that and   
    RN>> for a leaking valve cover.   
      
    RW>> It's not THAT Blue Flame 6 cyl engine, it's a 90s version of the   
    RW>> 80s 2.8L V6 with about a 3.1L capacity. Or is it the 3.4L, Mark?   
      
    RN> It has been my experience that all 6-cyl Chevy engines suffer that   
    RN> problem, which is probably why GM came out with GM Sealer.   
      
   Nope. GM sealer came out to replace gaskets.   
      
    RN> It's much better than a gasket, but requires some patience (I've   
    RN> since lost mine) to work with.   
      
   Remember the SBC cork pan gaskets with rubber end gaskets?   
      
   Felpro now has a one piece pan gasket that spans both rails and the end   
   seals. No sealant required. This gasket makes it a breeze to replace a pan   
   gasket with the engine still in the car.   
      
    RN>> I gave my tools and double-decker toolbox to my Marine Corps son.  I   
    RN>> can't turn wrenches anymore.  Tearing an engine down was no fun   
    RN>> until I got it back together and everything worked.  Always had some   
    RN>> bolts left over unless someone was playing a trick on me.  (-:   
      
    RW>> I had to wrestle the bottom hose onto the water pump and radiator.   
    RW>> I ended up using some lube from the squirter can I use to keep my   
    RW>> mill from rusting, due to the moisture content in the air.   
      
    RN> That's why I always had a small jar of Vaseline in the toolbox.   
      
   The guy who serviced my 88 Camaro used silicone on hoses to make them   
   slip on. After a waterpump replacement, I made it within one block from   
   home before the hose came off the lower pump fitting. After it cooled, I   
   slipped it back on, filled it with water and drove it back for more   
   anti-freeze the next day.   
      
    RN> Speaking of rust, do you remember pouring a can of brake fluid in the   
    RN> radiator to prevent rusting?  We did that.   
      
   What did it do to the hoses? Brake fluid will melt rubber hoses after a   
   while.   
      
    RW>> I ended up with bruises on the back of my left hand. That's   
    RW>> probably due to the meds I take, even though I was off of them at   
    RW>> the time. Most of the bruises went away, but there is one that is   
    RW>> stubborn and won't go away. Probably for another week.   
      
    RN> My doctor had me taking some kind of fluid pills (12.5mg) and the   
    RN> result was both of my legs and feet began to swell.   
      
   My legs did that while I was on Statins...   
      
    RN> I quit taking that [CENSORED!] stuff two months ago and my legs and   
    RN> feet are just getting back to normal.   
      
   I was still on it when I wobbled my way to the track, bent over and barely   
   able to walk. At the time, I had no idea why?   
      
    RN> There was a time when it was painful to stand up, sit down, cross my   
    RN> legs while sitting or get up in the morning and use the commode. That   
    RN> is past now.   
      
   I stopped taking statins a long time ago.   
      
    RW>>> Getting healthy-eer though...I'll be drag-racing this spring.   
      
    RN>> You make my mouth water.  I miss doing that -- that and riding my   
    RN>> horse Bill.   
      
    RW>> I miss riding my Harley! Gonna sell it if I can't ride it next   
    RW>> spring.   
      
    RN> My SIL is looking to sell his HD Classic.  It's too heavy for me to   
    RN> get on and doesn't behave like a horse.   
      
   It can behave like a horse if you play with the throttle and clutch just   
   right. 8^)   
      
    RN>> My 1960 Chevy had a Turboglide trans with Grade Retard in it.  Just   
    RN>> the thing a flatlander needs, which is kind of funny, but one day it   
    RN>> came in handy.  (-:   
      
    RW>> I never liked that trans...I want to FEEL the shift when it occurs.   
    RW>> Which is why my Silverado is re-programmed to shift harder.   
      
    RN> How did you accomplish that?   
      
   With an "HP Tuner" module and software on my laptop...the module plugs   
   into the service port under the dash and I can read/write to the on-board   
   CPU. I can also download from HP Tuner's website, pre-written and tested   
   changes to upload to the same CPU.   
      
   I changed the tire size from the 16" wheels that were on it to the 18"   
   size that I put on it (to compensate the electronic speedo). I upped the   
   trans pressure during shifts from 90% to 98% making the shift pressure   
   almost at maximum. I've also upped the shift points (RPM) when I wanted to   
   see what it would run at the track...the times aren't anything to brag   
   about because of the huge tires changing the rearend gear ratio, but it   
   dropped my ETs about 1/2 a second. With those 285/60R18" tires, the   
   Silverado is slow to move, but when it overcomes the tire size, it starts   
   to fly...(not really)   
      
   Remember when you had to do all of that underneath the car and by the   
   seat of your pants? That's how the Malibu is setup and I've got a few days   
   of test and tune ahead of me to work out the bugs..   
      
      
                   R\%/itt   
      
      
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