rafael4223 asked:


I have a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am that was only driven regularly in the 80's and has 45,000 miles on it. From what I understand it never had any problems and has been in a garage for over 10 years. The problem? It hasn't been driven or even started for over 10 years so all the fluids are old and I would imagine need to be flushed out. I also noticed rat poop around and inside the vehicle so I don't know if any damage was made. The keys are also nowhere to be found. I don't know much about cars so I'd like to get someone's opinion on how I can get it running again so I can get it restored.

Hybrids

TooSharp asked:


Ford Mustang vs Dodge Charger vs dodge challenger???any other good one too

BMW X6 Pilot

frostbite2 asked:


do you consider to be the best?
ooh sorry, i did mean 60's not 70's.
and i'm not the one thumbing everyone down.

Muscle Car Man

Chevy350Builder asked:


1972 Chevelle. On my small block 350, I set the timing, connected everything and began connecting the ignition. Set the yellow ignition wire that goes from the R terminal on the starter to the positive terminal of the ignition coil. Done. Then, the Neutral Safety Switch went to the S terminal on the starter to the bulkhead connecter. Done. Now, I bought a new point type distributor and it had a negative wire coming out. I know what that is so I connected it to the negative terminal of the ignition coil. Done. Now, there was one wire left. That wire was the Condenser that is attached to the ignition coil housing that connects to the intake manifold. I believe that condenser connects to the positive side of the terminal. I did that.

Once everything was connected, I checked for spark with my new spark plugs and wires. Aligned it at TDC, set perfectly fine and I had my girlfriend bump the key for me. At first, it sparked. Good. But then I asked her to do it again. And now, nothing
Tried it about 5 more times turning the motor over for about 5 seconds each time. No more spark at all. And now, the battery was turning over really slow and went dead. That is weird because that battery was fully charged like three hours before installation of the distributor. So I don't know why it did that. I think I wired everything correctly; however, when I remove the battery and touch the negative terminal of the cable to the end of the battery, it is sparking. I have no idea why. Those wires are where they are supposed to be right? What caused this and how come it wasn't sparking anymore? And what might have happened? Coil went bad, wires went bad, distributor wire went bad or do you think it's probably just a bad ignition coil due to inproper wiring? Sparked the first time and nothing after that. Have no idea why and battery immediately died and was sparking. What could have happened? And what should I replace to be sure it can get it's spark back again. Let me know please!
I'm not the best at electrical problems. I'd rather stick with repairing high performance parts with tools that shocking my self too many times with my distributor due to the fact that I keep forgetting to remove the negative battery cable haha.
THAN, not THAT.

In the above sentence. Ok, let me know why you think and what replacements I should get to be able to get this thing going again! New plugs, new wires, new distributor, fairly new coil (have another one at house so I can install it if this one turns out to be bad), and if it is a bad wire, they sell them at my parts store so I'm not too worried about that. Thanks
Point type distributor, non HEI.

muscle car

fortunateson59 asked:


I am a 19 year old dude with a little jingle in his pocket and am wondering what the girls would like more. I already have a diesel truck and a harley and would like to find out what is more fun to a girl to ride in or on. What I am looking at is either a turbo Hayabusa or an early model Nova/Chevelle. Any help???

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