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01-23-2015, 02:52 PM

#71

bluebeastsrt

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Originally Posted by 65Raven65

I finally tried out that touch up paint I got a few months ago. It's not perfect, and while the paint is correct, it doesn't match exactly because of 27 year of fading, but it's better than it was, and a WHOLE lot cheaper than a paint job!

I need to buy some more cans, I had enough to do some of the worst spots. I'll probably end up doing all of the titanium lower section eventually.

Here's what it looks like now. A whole lot better than huge ugly yellow spots!

Looks pretty good. I'd buy a few more cans and hit the entire body kit so everything matches.

01-28-2015, 08:30 PM

#72

65Raven65

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Thanks guys.

Now It's developed a really weird idle problem.

When it's cold, it hangs up at 2000 rpms, but when it finally warms up, it surges, runs rough, and eventually dies.

The high idle thing has been happening for a couple weeks, but the low idle surge just started a couple days ago.

Any ideas? Other than the fact that it's speed density and they run like crap?! LOL

Thanks!

01-28-2015, 08:38 PM

#73

mjr46

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speed density doesn't run like crap.....it only runs like crap when there is something wrong....check for vaccum leaks

01-30-2015, 11:55 AM

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eb2gt

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needle in a hey stack, good luck with finding the vaccum leak.

01-30-2015, 03:29 PM

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mjr46

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Originally Posted by eb2gt

needle in a hey stack, good luck with finding the vaccum leak.

with the right diagnostic equipment, it is simple and takes 30 sec or less once I have the smoke machine hooked up....so not hard with the right tools

01-30-2015, 06:18 PM

#76

65Raven65

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Originally Posted by mjr46

speed density doesn't run like crap.....it only runs like crap when there is something wrong....check for vaccum leaks

That was my first guess, and I looked and felt around, but yeah, I don't have the right tools obviously. (smoke machine)

As far as running like crap, I remember my friends fighting speed density back in the day when their cars weren't even that old. Seems like speed density either runs like a scalded dog, or runs like a pig. Never seen much in between, but admittedly, it's my first experience with it personally. My '89 was mass air.

01-31-2015, 12:27 PM

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eb2gt

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Originally Posted by mjr46

with the right diagnostic equipment, it is simple and takes 30 sec or less once I have the smoke machine hooked up....so not hard with the right tools

So you got a smoke machine. Now tell me how many of us out here has got one like you.