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Got in the GT this morning and got half way down the drive way when the engine erupted in a loud squeal. Immediately I thought oh @#@# there goes the alternator. Turned around and took the PU to work. Went to a bolt place here in Ukiah (great one by the way) and got 4 each of a 7/16 by 20 set screws and Allen head bolts (wanted to see which looked better). I decided that if I had to change the alternator then I was going to remove the smog pump so I could get to everything. Wouldn't you know that it was the smog pump that froze up and I removed everything in less than 15 minutes and at a cost of less than $3. ON the road again.

Thanks Doc and others for the correct thread to use on the smog.

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It's always nice when the piece you were thinking about removing finally fails so you can. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
Kenny,

Snow here again last night. I needed a radio for the GT and was waiting for other things to get fixed (Dad is always last on the list), found out my son changed the stereo in his ZR2-S10. He said the CD did not work. Perfect!! I just want a radio for the GT so I got him to give me his old stereo. I have to buy a power plug as he threw his away after putting in the new system. I even got the old 100 watt base booster.
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Hehehe...I had a similar incident when I put a new thermostat in my B. When I removed the top rad hose at the 'stat housing, I caught most of the coolant in a bucket, but some of it managed to get past it and onto the belt, pulleys, et cetera.

I wiped it up and didn't think anything else about it...until I started the motor after I finished and the car let out an unholy shrieking/screeching sound. I immediately shut the car off, thinking I had somehow seized something or really fouled something up.

Then...my brain caught up with my adrenaline. Coolant on the belt = unholy shrieking/screeching sound. I wiped the belt off some more and applied some belt dressing. Squeak gone. It's those little things...
 
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