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Ok.. here is a old trick I use to do to determine TDC.. First.. Take out all the spark plugs.. next.. put a compression gauge on #1 cylinder. Crank the engine by hand.. as soon as the compression starts to go up in #1 cylinder.. Take off the compression gauge. Put a long screwdriver down into the cy...

Man if you were in the seattle area I would jump on this.. I have a 94 RS.. just finished a head job on it.. 1.6L DOHC.. only down side to the car is the ATX trans.. planning to swap in a 5 speed later this summer.. But for a GS SE car.. man I would trade my RS and you could have my subaru too LOL T...

There are many many worse ways you could waste cash.. drugs.. alcohol.. volkswagon bugs & vans... etc.. Having been into building cars myself for about 20 years, I can say that for me.. it wasnt about anything but being able to step back and look at my car and say "I did this". In a lo...

Oh btw.. dont trust anything a Shucks employee tells you.. Around here they are pretty much clueless.. kinda like going to Compusa and asking computer technical questions.. their answer is always wrong and usually involves getting cash outta you LOL

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Autozone sorta sucks I have discovered.. at least in my area.. I checked Napaonline.com for your 92 GS and found a knock sensor listed for $114. You could also try http://www.partsamerica.com (home to shucks and checkers auto supply stores) The autozone in my area has failed 3 times to have parts av...

Oil pressure and then volt.

I agree.. beyond this I think I will eventually add a fuel/air mixture gauge as well since the B6 engines seem susceptible to lean mixture conditions. Might not be a bad idea to be able to keep an eye on this even with a stock engine.

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Having a repair manual for your engine is ALWAYS a good idea.. And having a set of procedures for changing the timing belt for your specific engine would be excellent to have.. would help eliminate any missed steps.

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do I just take the cover off, mark everything, take it out, align and put the new one in? Thats pretty much all there is too it.. I personally havent dont the timing belt on a BP engine.. but I have on many other engines. Only thing that might be tricky is the tensioner position. Assuming the BP ha...

Nice ride man.. I like the side skirts and the understated spoiler.. Stock Precidia spoiler I take it?

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LMAO!! That was freakin great man.. weird looking car though

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5w-20w would be a thinner oil.. the lower the weight the thinner the oil. Also.. straight weight oils have a more consistant viscosity, meaning that a straight 30w oil will remain thicker longer than a 10w-30w oil.. even though both will have the same viscosity at specified temperatures. This is wha...

Ok.. thats kind of strange.. Man I wish you were running XP.. this would be so much easier to troubleshoot LOL.. Did you happen to get your Default Gateway IP address? I will get some more info tomorrow.. but something is blocking your IP address. Notice the Packets sent? after the 1st one was recie...

Yeah Kendall isnt easy to find around here either.. I only know 2 stores that carry it (both napa stores) Its spendy.. but highly recommended by my machinist.. so thats what I get. The worst oil I have seen was Pennzoil.. leaves a tacky yellow varnish on the valve train and bottom end.. maybe thats ...

For a new engine.. I would start off immediately with a good Synthetic. Royal Purple.. Castrol.. Valvoline.. and Mobil all make excellent Synthetic oils. For a engine in used or unknown history type condition.. Kendall 10w-30w (which is what I am running in my car now.) The shop manual suggests 10w-...

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