Leaderboard

Well guys I got the new regulator and installed it, and after priming the fuel system and trying to start it, It fired right up! after I let it run for a few minuets I shut it off and came back and hour later and it fired right back up! I guess it was just a random coincidence the the regulator went bad after changing that gasket. I thank everyone who gave their ideas and thoughts on what could be wrong! Now I just need to wait for the gas that got everywhere to evaporate so I don't feel like I would set the car on fire 😂

I agree. If it lights up during "The Show" but not during normal driving it is the photo cell. The "Show" tells you the inverters work. Make sure you make the tool needed to get into the top of the dash or you will break the dash up.

rather then trying to remove the abs leads [if they are still good] I advise removing the hub assembly [knuckle]. That way you have good ABS leads as well as additional parts. They don't take up much room and it is still a relative easy swap when your leads do go bad.

The time has finally arrived to scrap the donor car. It has served a good purpose donating many interior pieces including the drivers seat bottom ,the entire dash assembly and lots of small trim and other things. The red car #2 son has was the prime recipient, including both window motors, although the hood, right fender and right headlight assembly went to the black car after the deer hit last fall. Under the hood the radiator went to the red car and the a/c suction line between the accumulator and the compressor went to the black car. Today we pulled the alternator, relays, misc vacuum connections and the entire Teves brake assembly. The last thing will be to see if the ABS sensor leads can be removed. Not much decent stuff remains and I just don't want to push it back inside for the winter. It is sort of bittersweet, being purchased for a different purpose, then languishing for several years until finding what it was perfect for. It has worked out well in the end.

I buy mine from Menards [ a big box retailer in my area]. It is called Dex-Merc and I think is made by Valvoline and comes in a blue bottle. It is Dexron III compatible, which means that it works in all transmissions up to grade III.