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If you have a few hours and some patience the stock Hitachi air box can be cut and modified to fit over the Weber. Just use some bits of metal - cut up a coffee can or what not. It only has to look good from the top, and be serviceable for long enough to have it inspected. As long as it blows clean on the tail-pipe sniff, and looks normal to a cursory inspection they won't ask questions. There's nothing inherently wrong with the Weber - they can pass smog inspections just as well as anything else. They are not DOT approved because the aftermarket versions don't have vent solenoids, and such for the float bowl. None of that affects it's ability to be tuned for a smog test though. GD

Not typically. Is the play on the DOJ, or the actual stub with the DOJ removed? GD

OEM. Try the dealership. GD

IIRC, that's where I got mine as well. I think from their online store though, and not ebay. Looks like they still have them, but it says "call or email". Price shows $27.50. http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?action=PROD&PROD=VO-SU022&CTMP=1 GD

No, the 2WD's used a smaller bearing and the shaft is not removable from the arm. It's quite a bit different actually. GD

Those symptoms are typical of DOJ failure. They bind as they turn and shake the whole car. I've had some that were scary bad. But if, as you say, the axles are new..... it could be something else. GD

If you can catch a fingernail on it, it's too deep. Emery cloth (mechanics cloth) should clean it up. If not you might just have to live with a little seepage. If you really, really want to fix it, then I would reccomend one of the Devcon products.... I would probably go with this stuff: http://www.devcon.com/devconfamilyproduct.cfm?familyid=109&catid=15 GD

Sounds like a bad DOJ on one of the front axles. GD

If you knock out the inner grease cup in the bottom of the DOJ you will have access to the E10 torx bolt that holds the stub in the diff. You can then pull that bolt and the whole DOJ+stub will slide out of the diff. Then working on a bench you can pound out the stub from the DOJ cup. If you need to borrow an E10, I have one and I'm in West Linn... GD

If a valve sticks in it's guide the rocker will just fall off. It can make quite a mess. I've seen it once. GD

You can get a cheap compression tester at a discount store (harbor frieght is good). That will tell you a lot right there. GD

Yeah - just do them all. The ebay kit seems to work alright. I've used a couple of them without issue yet. GD

Yep. I couldn't agree more. It's out there brother - you just have to find the niche that suits your situation. For me that's wrenching. My work is also my hobby. For me that's the only way to stay happy and sane. GD

That's quite a rare item you have. Those woody wagons weren't all that common, and even less common now as I would assume many people ripped the stuff off. You might want to start by posting in the "Historic" section of the forum as your '77 is from the era covered by that section. There's also a couple people on this board that make and sell decals. You might want to send out some PM's on the subject as someone may be near to you or has access to a similar body style and could reproduce the decals for you. There are no sources for this stuff in the aftermarket so don't waste much time with that approach. It's going to have to be NOS, or custom made. GD

Never said it had to be "new". I probably wouldn't own a "new" car with only a couple exceptions either. With 100 years of cars to choose from I fail to see why people always seem to need new cars. There's plenty of unique and wonderful automobiles out there - most can be had for a reasonable amount of money and won't depreciate much at all. Choose wisely and the value could rise dramatically. Sadly that's not the case for an 88 GL. GD

Hardly. Used to be a Software Engineer - both contract, and non. Don't want any part of it anymore. I have no desire to deal with customers, and my time is my own. When I leave work I LEAVE work. See - I've been self-employed and I know the drawbacks to it. It wears people down till they are a used up shell. You will know nothing but work for most of your life and one day it will kill you. I've witnessed it first hand from several angles. There's very few business owners that can "give up" their business and just relax. It's a drive they have - and it leads to all sorts of problems. Failed relationships, high blood pressure, etc. All stemming from the feeling that no one can do it right but you - and that's reinforced every time someone screws something up. So no, I'm not at all sad. But if it makes you feel better to think I am, then go right ahead. One more delusion can't possibly hurt. GD

K&N's (along with other oiled cloth type filters) can cause oil contamination of the MAF wires. It's better to just use the paper element filters (which filter better anyway) that do not have oil on them. GD

I guess my mommy didn't coddle me enough. And I'm no bully - heck I didn't even ask for his lunch money! Oh please - I wear pants, and I give flowers on mothers day. Logic doesn't require ownership. I merely *understand* it, I don't *own* it. Yes. Absolutely. Now of course that's just a silly statement. Money is simply a means to an end. I don't agree with his ends, money is only the way he got there. I wouldn't have agreed with him if he stole $7,000 worth of parts for it either. The fact that money is involved is only incidental. Which is exactly why he shouldn't at all be surprised by my reaction. If he were smart he wouldn't have asked in the first place because the answer doesn't matter to him or anyone else apparently. GD

It should say on the outside of the unit. If that fails I can tell you that most of the ND ones I've seen had a blue cap on the terminal end. The Hitachi's are all black. Also the brand of coil will match the brand of distributor you have. ND coil's will be found along side ND distributors. Although in 20 years it often happens that people use the wrong units. GD

Well, judging by your spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, lack of clarity, and excellent money handling skills I predict you won't have a business for long - let alone a multi-million dollar one. I certainly am not seeing the blinding intellect in this one.... anyone else who can? Sounds like a flash-in-the-pan success story that quite possibly will end badly.... if in fact it's not wholly made up in the first place. There's a reason that people who came from money are rarely left in the poor-house. They know what to do with it. GD

Yep - sounds like a t-belt. Check that the rotor screw didn't fall out of the disty too. GD

You entirely missed my point, but it could be that it's over your head. Government spending is similar to his spending in that it's mostly wasteful, and the money could often be better spent by just leaving it in the hands of the people to begin with. THEY will spend it on the open market how they see fit. The correlation is that he would do well in (today's) government because he knows how to waste money. Sure he's giving a pittance back to the community through buying stuff, but that's true of nearly all spending. The benchmark of proper spending is how MUCH you get for that buck, not that you got SOMETHING. Paying too much for something distributes wealth unevenly, and goes against the fundamentals of capitalism. Being dollar wise, skeptical, and taking a few steps back once in a while to see the big picture are halmarks of good investors. GD

Sorry to tell you but the tie rod screws off of the rack. It's called the "inner" tie rod ball joint. You don't have to change the rack out, you just need to replace the tie rods themselves. Peel the boots back and you will see. GD

He's been here for 3 years' date=' has 33 posts, and wants us to make him feel warm and fuzzy about polishing his turd. He hasn't contributed anything that I'm aware of in that time to earn a rimjob from me or anyone else here..... Next.... Hopefully.