new... saying hi ...

hello ...

mmm, i'm not sure what to say ... i'm not a "hot-rodder" per-se ... but have strong believe that if in need of help re: engines/motors etc...
mechanics and hot-rod enthusiasts are the ones to ask ...

ask me about stain removal in laundry or for a good cookie recipe and i can help you out ..

i have limited mechanical skills , however ... reliant upon my chiltons manual ....well, if there are pictures) :LOL: ..... i have had some successes ...
ie, blower motor ... front brakes (rotors and pads)... (that was in the gmc safari) ...in fact that is what started my "i can do it" approach ... a known franchise quoted me a hefty price for brakes ... somewhere in the ball park of 300.00 .....
" he must really think blondes are stupid...."

i went and bought the manual .... the parts and the beer and pizza ... for less than 125.00 .....
ok, so the first tire/brake took me a day .... the second took me 25 minutes ...
now i understand that the little sleeves where the mounting bolts go through also need to be de-compressed ...
yeah, that was my hang up ... getting the one caliper back on ... but a beer (or two) some amount of impatience and a ball-n-peen hammer ...

anyhow..
i'm not here to rant about what i have done ... **)
gonna brave/venture the club hot rod forum and see what i can learn ...

i have a 93 pontiac grand am now ... 3.3 v-6 ... haven't driven it yet ...
which has something to do with why i'm here ... :whacked:

peace...
spider

Spider,

Welcome to the forum. Hope you get some answers to your questions on the Grand Am, unfortuantely I have little knowledge of those rigs or their workings. There is bound to be some foilks that will give you some ideas.

Pat

Don't feel bad about your limited mechanical knowledge, you never know you can do anything until you try it. I've got a blown transmission on my dirtbike right now, and I thought the engine was too complicated to disassemble on my own. It's overhead cam, mechanically counter-balanced, has 3 levels of reduction, and all of the parts normally external to the engine are internal. Alternator, transmission, and clutch are all inside of the engine cases. The job requires some special tools, 2 are quite expensive. I figured out how to make them all using a bolt and some lead solder. I am saving myself over 300 dollars doing my own labor.

Glad your here , everybody has to start somewhere. hang around , ask questions, just BS, WhAtEvEr.......:whacked: :D



:cool: ... What are we talking about chocolate chip ? :D

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hey everyone...
thanks for the positive notes....

it's been interesting reading about some of the engines and specs ... i've always had a bit of a yen for engines and the mechanics of ...
yep, was the only girl in my auto-shop class ... admittedly , chose it as elective because of the boy/girl ratio ... but ended up learning quite a bit .. basic stuff .. but helpful ...

and about the chocolate chip cookies... would that be with or without nuts ?? ... :D

spider

Home Ec....Huh.??...Streets..you little rascal you....:whacked: :whacked: :whacked:

Welcome to the forum, nice to meet you...Jim:D

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Where in NY iz ya'll from.. prolly Downstate??

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actually....upstate..... near buffalo .. but may be considered downstate from where you are ... ??
gads... yes a "c-clamp"... a lesson learned ... but it was a good pizza ... and even had a good laugh ... eventually ... mmmm, the beer might have aided in that one ...

now i am currently learning lessons about harmonic balance pulleys that go bad ... :CRY:

soon to be followed by lessons in fuel injection ... or something closely related to ... yeah... my mind trailed off on images of borrowing my boyfriends hemi-endowed dodge and doing a "number" on their lovely lawn ... i think she said they put about 2500 dollars into it this past summer... and well, thats about what i paid for the car i bought from them ...

needless to say , i didnt' enjoy the moment as i envisioned when i randomly crossed paths with the individual i purchased the car from ... when they asked ... hey!! hows the car running ?? .... remembering what my mother said ... if you don't have anything nice to say ... once again ... images ... mud, flowers , etc ..... screaming ... korn in the background ...

:whacked: ...but i'm not bitter ... :LOL:

well, off to the kitchen with me ... that arena i know rather well ... got to fill a request for creamy potato soup ... a must once the snow starts to fall ...
peace everyone ...
spider