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I just purchased a 1976 cutlass s with 31,000 original miles I not a mechanic and this is my only car I got this car cause its an antique I got it For 500 hundred bucks now i have to basically restore it I dont know where to start i did the wires and fucked up the firing order the catalict convert is rusted ou or just melted or something i meanits leaking gas transmision fluid and i dont hold fluid int the rear brakes i think i need a mechanic or a mechanic friend that can guide me to be the man in my town with this cutty i dont have thwaterfall grill i got the other grill
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my bad no disrespect im in hartford ct i jus found the firing orderand my transmission pan seal is cracked i brought a new gas tank no neck filler can i use my old one and could i repair my old or just replace it
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this is the cutty it has a 260 v8 4.3 l automatic but i want to get it standard http://www.outrightolds.com/images/1...utlasss4dr.jpg
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I just purchased a 1976 cutlass s with 31,000 original miles I not a mechanic and this is my only car I got this car cause its an antique I got it For 500 hundred bucks now i have to basically restore it I dont know where to start i did the wires and fucked up the firing order the catalict convert is rusted ou or just melted or something i meanits leaking gas transmision fluid and i dont hold fluid int the rear brakes i think i need a mechanic or a mechanic friend that can guide me to be the man in my town with this cutty i dont have thwaterfall grill i got the other grill
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Yah I got you. I found a mechanic that works at a local gas station. He wants 150 for replacing the gas tank and the tranmission filter. I need my brakes and my exhaust too. So who should I buy these parts from. And should I mess with this mechanic.
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$150 in labor charges for replacing a gas tank and changing transmission fluid is reasonable. I just went through the process of removing, cleaning, repainting, and reinstalling the gas tank on my '67 Delta 88, and it went much more easily than I expected. I needed to get the tank out because the fuel gauge sending wasn't working. You might consider doing it yourself if you're of a mind to and have a jack and jack stands.
The tank is held on the car by two straps that fit over long bolts that are sticking down just behind the rear bumper. They loosened pretty easily on my car, and then removing the two bolts at the other end of the straps was pretty easy as well. But at this end the straps are crimped over and fit over a tab on the body of the car. So you can't drop the straps at this end unless you first remove them from where they're attached at the other end. This will cause the tank to want to fall out, but that gets stopped from happening, at least on my car, by the fuel filler neck, which sticks out of the car behind the rear license plate. So the tank ends up hanging by the filler neck. Not a problem if you lower it carefully as you disconnect the straps at the rear. Then you sort of slide the tank out sideways, and then it's easy to unhook the straps at the other end.
Of course, you'll want to disconnect all lines coming out of the tank (mine had one fuel line and two vent lines), and you'll want to disconnect the fuel gauge sending unit wire where it attaches to the wiring harness in the trunk (just follow the wire up from the tank in the rear to see where it attaches) and the ground wire, which attached to the body just forward of the tank by the strap mounting bolt.
Of course, the real first thing you want to do is get all the gas out of the tank. I siphoned mine, two gallons at at time, into two one-gallon cans I had for the lawn mower, and then as those got filled, I dumped that gas into my regular cars. I ended up removing all but about 2 gallons this way as it is impossible to siphon every last drop out. But when there's only a gallon or two left, the tank doesn't weigh much, and picking it up once you've got it out of the car is pretty easy. I then emptied the rest of the gas out through the filler neck into a bucket. Yes, some gas sloshed around and got away. That's why I did this in a WELL ventilated area (my driveway). But expect to come to dinner that night smelling of gasoline no matter how much you try to clean up!
The tank is held on the car by two straps that fit over long bolts that are sticking down just behind the rear bumper. They loosened pretty easily on my car, and then removing the two bolts at the other end of the straps was pretty easy as well. But at this end the straps are crimped over and fit over a tab on the body of the car. So you can't drop the straps at this end unless you first remove them from where they're attached at the other end. This will cause the tank to want to fall out, but that gets stopped from happening, at least on my car, by the fuel filler neck, which sticks out of the car behind the rear license plate. So the tank ends up hanging by the filler neck. Not a problem if you lower it carefully as you disconnect the straps at the rear. Then you sort of slide the tank out sideways, and then it's easy to unhook the straps at the other end.
Of course, you'll want to disconnect all lines coming out of the tank (mine had one fuel line and two vent lines), and you'll want to disconnect the fuel gauge sending unit wire where it attaches to the wiring harness in the trunk (just follow the wire up from the tank in the rear to see where it attaches) and the ground wire, which attached to the body just forward of the tank by the strap mounting bolt.
Of course, the real first thing you want to do is get all the gas out of the tank. I siphoned mine, two gallons at at time, into two one-gallon cans I had for the lawn mower, and then as those got filled, I dumped that gas into my regular cars. I ended up removing all but about 2 gallons this way as it is impossible to siphon every last drop out. But when there's only a gallon or two left, the tank doesn't weigh much, and picking it up once you've got it out of the car is pretty easy. I then emptied the rest of the gas out through the filler neck into a bucket. Yes, some gas sloshed around and got away. That's why I did this in a WELL ventilated area (my driveway). But expect to come to dinner that night smelling of gasoline no matter how much you try to clean up!
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For brake parts try rockauto.com or your local parts store. The rock if you can wait a few days will save you a few bucks. Get high quality name brand parts cost a bit more but will save time and have piece of mind that you can stop when you want to.
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