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Paul left himself wide open on that one. Had to take it...

Quote: Originally Posted by plastic_indian That was unfortunately a pretty common failure point in 3x00s for awhile in the late 90s when many (or all?) of the cams were hollow. In several instances I've seen one of the center journals wear through the bearing and into the iron of the block, suggesting that flexing of the cam is at the root of the problem, followed of course by seizure and subsequent snapping of the cam. I'm a little...

If changing the thermostat, get a Failsafe, when they do go bad, they lock themselves in the "open" position, so coolant will still circulate through the block/radiator/heater core to keep over heating to a minimum.

Quote: Originally Posted by 2000 GT Coupe That should not damage the trans, its not a manual that has direct drive to the engine. Quote: Originally Posted by IanGT99 Oh my... That's heavy stuff. I was gonna guess a seized pulley before you said the crank went. I would agree that it probably wouldn't have damaged the tranny. You can pick up a junkyard engine for $4-500 or so. It's the labor that sucks. Do you know anyone...

The connector behind the hazard switch is the key to it all. I forgot to hook that back up and was wondering why none of my sh1t worked.

I know you said the security light is not lighting but I wonder if it could still be with the passlock, as that system shuts off the fuel pump.

still is a pretty serious ass failure without any major mods or anything.

very familiar with that area. Im in st. charles. I need a center defrost vent thing.. what color is it on your car? or are there even variable colors? and also the cig lighter.. mine didnt come with one and it bugs me to have a hole there.. and i want the factory lighter. and maybe your throttle body? how much for all that?

Quote: Originally Posted by tipnitty OEM would be best.......pending what the use for the car is... The car is stock turbo'd non-intercooled. My plan would be putting in a FMIC, and a very small shot of nitrous. No need for a fuel cell, I was just considering it because it seemed like a much easier route to go. However, it will cost more than I expected.

Quote: Originally Posted by IanGT99 ^^^ Every time I've gone to Autozone or Advance Auto looking for the Castrol Syntec 0-30 Euro formula or even the Mobil 1 0-40, they don't have it. The website says they carry it in the stores around me, but they don't. The employees there say that no other store in the region carries it either and they can't order it. Nor am I able to order it online. The dealer charges ridiculous...