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    fast 99 replied to the thread EFE to Manifold Gasket Question.
    Should find gasket design below goes against the manifold if the heat riser has a flat surface on the reverse. That style heat riser...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    Change the calipers when possible. After the road test you described rotors should have been very hot. Possibly both are seized. Be...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Rochester Quadrajet Woes.
    From what I have seen Q jets don't have that many different jets sizes. Lots of metering rod changes. I saved metering rods and jets out...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    If the rotors could be turned before calipers were installed its calipers. Although not set in stone my rule was replace calipers every...
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    fast 99 reacted to Matt69olds's post in the thread Rochester Quadrajet Woes with Like Like.
    True, unfortunately today’s gas is much different than what came out of the pumps when these cars were new. Meaning some calibration...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Rochester Quadrajet Woes.
    Correct, with one exception what is going in the gas tank.
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    Compare left side to right side front / same on rear. They won't be exactly the same but should be close.
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    Yes, take a short drive get out and temp all 4 corners. Rotors on brake surface, drums on outside circumference. If reasonably even...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    A heat gun can help diagnosis of uneven or dragging brakes. HF has them for less than $20.
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    fast 99 reacted to TotalyHucked's post in the thread Really tight front brakes! with Like Like.
    I'm gonna jump in here and vote it's time for new calipers and lines. Sounds to me like the pistons may be corroded and not retracting...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    JB8 are higher GVW likely not what you have. Didn't mean to confuse you. There is at least one poster here that likes to jump on any...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    All the previous suggestions are on point. Will add are the caliper slides free and lubed? There are 2 small o rings inside each caliper...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    Those don't appear bad but should be machined. Machine shop doing the work will measure thickness. Usually, we just toss rotors. Not...
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    fast 99 replied to the thread Really tight front brakes!.
    Another possibility is bad calipers. When pads wear caliper pistons move outward take up the wear. When pushed back old piston surfaces...
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    fast 99 reacted to gmbellew's post in the thread Cleaning Fuel Injectors with Like Like.
    I'd run your favorite fuel system cleaner through the gas tank and not worry too much about it. The gas mileage wasn't great to begin...

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