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I had a sending unit go bad, did the same thing pegged the gauge. It does sound like you have cluster issues. I would be tempted to take it out and re-seat it. Maybe you have a bad connection. Dave

I believe there are a couple of screws that go straight up from the bottom. The top part pops off. You may be better taking the trim panel off below it to see what gives. Dave

What they are telling you is mostly true, however, the mods compliment each other. If you're just gonna do a tune and a CAI, maybe a catback leave it at that. LT headers will definately produce a gain but the shorties are not worth the money for the very small gain (5-10hp) they produce. It all depends on your budget and long term goals but it sounds like the tuner is trying to save you some money. Most tuners once you buy in the updates are less costly or free so that leaves you room to grow later. Dave

What a crock. Instead pf being proactive and working to solve the problems that they have Florida just slaps a band-aid on a bowling ball. I wonder why you don't see them crack down on immigration when a illegal kills someone? Why? Because there's no money in it...I figure there's gotta be an angle where they are making money. I would write my Congressman, Senator, local news, national news, and anyone who will listen. The squeaky wheel my man. On a side note I work for a phone company as well and lets just say they are always quick to blame/fire an employee I call it guilty till proven innocent. As for the union; I am a member and I hope you are not relying on them to help you. If your local is like ours then I wish you the best of luck. Dave

Thanks for the link...that's only about 20 minutes away from my house!! I'll definately have to check it out but I really think that buyers' premium stuff is Bullshit. Dave

Yes He can ... And you said the ticket was only $70.00 ... not bad, In Massachusetts, I can charge you $250.00 for window tint below 30%, Oh yeah ... That is $250.00 PER WINDOW!!!! Ted Kennedy and $500 tint tickets...I'm staying away from Mass. And to think I was bitching about a $74 ticket. Dave

I'm in, eventhough I would really like to quit smoking. Dave

On the highway if I keep it under 75 I have gotten 18.1mpg averaged over 750 miles. Around town I can get anywhere from 10-14. It all depends on how much you put your foot in it. Of course it is very hard to keep your foot out of it. Dave

I think the new intermediate shaft costs $125 Dave

If you have a gun and some old dude kills you with his bare hands then that my friends is called natural selection. I'm sure that mugger's mother wouldn't have shed a tear if her son had murdered someone. Dave

If you use stainless steel for the sacrificial electrode it lasts a lot longer. Another method is unrefined molasses, yeah that's right. Believe it or not if you leave a rusted part submerged in molasses for a week or so it removes the rust and corrosion. Chemistry is some cool shit!! Dave

Muratic acid works well and is available at Home Depot. The Eastwood company has that cleaning kit you saw. Dave

Well...Drivers' hub bearing was shot. I bought a take-off GM one from a local recycler for $90 out the door. It looked absolutely brand new. I didn't get home till 6:30pm and it was dark and about 30 degrees. I need to drivemy truck to work tomorrow so I put the new bearing in, took about 45 min all together. Man, I gotta get the engine back in my Monte Carlo so I can have a back up car again. Dave

I was considering the Z-pak in my trans build up but when my buddy called Trans-star they said that they(raybestos) had stopped shipping them. This was due to lots of problems with the facing coming off of the clutches and also they warped really bad from what I was told. I had a similar experience with my engine build, and I swore off of ever letting anyone else build me an engine. Also on the 6-speed swap it has been done with the AWD T-case with a custom adapter and I can't remember if I saw it on here or on PT.net. Good luck!! Dave

In the past there have been aftermarket companies that developed stand alone controllers for the 4L60 and 4L80's. I am interested in the swap, but I'm guessing it'll be pretty pricey. Dave

Did you ever get an unexplained ABS light? That is the reason I am leaning towards the hub. Also while driving today there was an intermitant noise and I turned the wheel left and right and the noise changed to a scraping almost like a squeeler on the brake pads. Damn those hubs are expensive like $175 or so. Dave

Man that sucks!! Well now that you have torn down a automatic do you think a built 4L65E is worth $2500? I doubt it. It is kind of upsetting and yes I have been down the same road. Good luck with it! Dave

I believe that would be Danzig .

Awww man. At least you kept within the family! Dave

Toyotas are assembled here, and it seems they are a bunch of dirty cheaters. Check this info out Dave

COT was explained to me as adding extra fuel which in turn cools the converters. It's a fine line between cooling them and the extra fuel causing them to overheat. I have my COT disabled since my converters are gutted . Dave

I couldn't help but laugh at the last picture. Something strikes me as very funny about parachuting onto a Polar Bear. The coolest one is the one with the shark if it is real. Dave

Fukc Toyota and Honda

I'm really hoping that it is not the spider gears in the fronend...are those prone to fail? I don't remember anyone having trouble but I seem to be able to break about anything. Dave

It seems that my drivers's side outer CV joint is bad. I am experiencing a noise that you could call a loud clicking almost a popping when I turn right. Also I swear I hear it tick every so often when I'm driving. On the way home tonight my ABS light came on a couple of times then went out. I guess I need to tear into in but my driveway is a solid sheet of ice and it's about 15 degrees outside. I guess I'll order a CV shaft so I'll have it if I need it, although I guess it could also be a hub assembly. Thanks Dave