Patrick

OMG, the initial story was hilarious, but that guy in the shower takes the cake! And you bought him a fricken beer! Hilarious!

Errr...that sounds like fun...NOT! Well, I guess I'll be squirting in some PB Blaster to see what'll happen...

Yeah, I followed that sucker down to the floor board, what a pain! Are you saying that by monkeying with it it free'd it up?

About ten years ago the exact same thing happened to my buddy with a Fram filter on a 305 in a Firebird. For about the same legnth of time I've been using Wix filters and have had pretty good luck with them, also good luck with Puralator, too. Sorry to see that, hopefully nothing was too badly affected.

Hi folks, I've been trying to diagnose this for a couple months and so far I don't have anything, and my search of the forums didn't turn up anything like this, so here's my problem, on an '86 DL wagon: The slider that selects temperature for the HVAC (you know, blue for cold, red for hot) slid all the way to the top and got lodged there. It won't slide back down, except with force it (un-smoothly) goes about a half an inch. I took the dash pod apart and there are a few broken brittle plastic parts that probably contributed to the failure. However, it is attached to a cable, which I assume controls a diverter flap of some sort. That cable will not budge. So here's where I am with it - - Maybe I just need a new switch because that will apply the proper leverage to the cable - The cable is jammed/stretched - The diverter flap is jammed/blocked The air still comes through the vents, the fans switch works (as do the different speed...more or less), and the air direction buttons work. I just cannot change the temp of the air (and it's got to be that slider, b/c the engine temp/coolant is just fine, last time I checked anyway) Does anyone have experience with this and/or fixed a similar problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks- Patrick:banana:

Hi everyone, new to the board... I have an '86 DL Wagon 2wd, 5 speed and A/C... A few minutes after driving the temp needle pegs. Coolant seems topped. Oil is topped. After doing an exhaustive search of the forums, I have determined to: - Check and/or replace the t-stat - Check radiator for good flow and damaged fins - Check/replace cooling fan switch - Check/replace radiator cap (it's the original) - Check/replace the cooling fan All of which I will look at in the morning. Some things I have noticed: - Does not seem to be leaking coolant - With the key in the "ON" position (all dash lights on but not started) there is a loud clicking from what sounds like the carb area - When in that position, fan does not run - Even in 55 degree nighttime air and heat on full blast needle doesn't budge I seem to think that it is either the relay or the temp switch in the radiator. Am I missing anything else? Thanks in advance.