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Post by lanceslambos on Dec 2, 2008 0:46:13 GMT -6
theres no time limit on recalls
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Post by BlackButy on Dec 2, 2008 9:37:53 GMT -6
Ha, thats what I thought. Our local dealer is a bunch of crooks, they are well known for that. Im going to call a different dealer and see what they can do for me.
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Post by edge350 on Dec 4, 2008 9:32:41 GMT -6
how is the engine noise now that the insulation has been removed?
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Post by Randy T. on Dec 7, 2008 22:08:41 GMT -6
I didn't notice any difference.
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Post by Randy T. on Jan 3, 2009 19:17:29 GMT -6
Here is another to add to the list! The paint wasn't good on this one, but still better than the torn up insulation.
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Post by lanceslambos on Jan 29, 2009 13:21:55 GMT -6
Randy that looks just like the hood on this guys aurora, no paint in center, weird. you saw mine, it's not like this not so obvious from this first angle
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Post by latenight72 on Jan 29, 2009 18:07:46 GMT -6
This is a bit off topic, but my local GM dealer agreed 3 years ago to not put a fuel rail on my car, dispite my recall. I was like 17 at the time and didnt speak up much. I decided to talk to Buss Chevy 2 weeks ago about it, no can do. Apparently its been too long. Am I the only person with a 95 that has not had the recall done? I seen a Deville in a junkyard recently with the stainless rail...I should go back and get it. Hell, even my FPR is original, checked the screen and clean as whistle. If my baby goes up in flames, its probably going to keep going until the department gets there, unfortinately. I would purchase another black autobahn aurora however. Note: Spell Check isnt working for me at the moment, so if I spell something wrong, that may be why. I'd go bust the fuel rail and sue the ******* out of both dealerships.
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Post by lanceslambos on Jan 31, 2009 15:02:17 GMT -6
doesn't make sense, recalls are a federal mandate. if its recalled, age doesn't matter. very likely, your getting yanked around bc your (pardon this ) still a kid, 17. you should tell them replace it or your calling the D.O.T. also looks like '95 had a front seat belt recall as well www.safety-recalls.com/$so$1/OLDSMOBILE-AURORA.html
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Post by ntrenn on Jan 31, 2009 15:55:07 GMT -6
Learn the term 'Zone Manager' and use it liberally. Don't give up until you have spoken in person to the Zone Manager. I had to do that with my GN on crazed paint on the hood....took a while but you get what you need.
And Lance is right - safety recalls are safety recalls with no time limit.
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Post by webenergy on Feb 2, 2009 17:04:41 GMT -6
I wonder if it's different with the 2nd gens since we have an aluminum hood? Since aluminum heats up and cools off faster, I wonder if it'll affect the paint as much? I'll probably take mine off to make the engine cooler.
From factory, my wife's Grand AM with the RAM Air hood doesn't come with an insulator.
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Post by Randy T. on Feb 2, 2009 17:27:18 GMT -6
Classics have aluminum hoods, also. There are 2 layers of metal so I don't even worry about the paint.
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Post by lanceslambos on Feb 3, 2009 22:36:36 GMT -6
yea aluminum, is why you can total an aurora with just a bashed hood.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2009 11:29:22 GMT -6
I did it and you really dont get much more engine noise, under WOT you can hear the intake a bit more prominent.
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Post by RCSRGREAT on Feb 13, 2009 11:15:34 GMT -6
Wheres your sliver cover that goes over the engine?? Its missing?
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Post by martindaman on Feb 13, 2009 18:20:55 GMT -6
looks good i stick with mine for now
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Post by Randy T. on Feb 13, 2009 18:27:13 GMT -6
Wheres your sliver cover that goes over the engine?? Its missing? I have a giant stack of them. I take them off of every Aurora. They pinch plug wires and put pressure on things. And I think they look a lot better without. You can see the intake and I like the way it looks.
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Post by kaykirk on Feb 13, 2009 18:42:28 GMT -6
I have a giant stack of them. I take them off of every Aurora. They pinch plug wires and put pressure on things. And I think they look a lot better without. You can see the intake and I like the way it looks. Dang Randy, that engine is clean .......you can do mine when you come for the meet in June ;D
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Post by Randy T. on Feb 15, 2009 9:12:05 GMT -6
Hey! Thanks! I thought you had someone else that was going to do that for you.
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Post by kaykirk on Feb 15, 2009 9:16:01 GMT -6
;D Don't worry, plenty to go around
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Post by Randy T. on Aug 26, 2009 21:44:39 GMT -6
Bumpin for the newbies.
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Post by groomlaketested on Feb 12, 2012 14:11:07 GMT -6
I am concerned with this running hot issue. Has anyone ever just rigged the cooling fans to run all the time, or run without a thermastat at all. Or, i had a custom application on my 81 mustang drag car. We took a metal cutout and put it over opening on the manifold. Essentially blocking out 50% of the coolant flow which allowed the car to constaly be flowing coolant but still blocked half of the flowing alowing the motor to heat up. Granted this was a mustang with a 500hp motor but still never overheated at the track.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 19:25:44 GMT -6
I am concerned with this running hot issue. Has anyone ever just rigged the cooling fans to run all the time, or run without a thermastat at all. Or, i had a custom application on my 81 mustang drag car. We took a metal cutout and put it over opening on the manifold. Essentially blocking out 50% of the coolant flow which allowed the car to constaly be flowing coolant but still blocked half of the flowing alowing the motor to heat up. Granted this was a mustang with a 500hp motor but still never overheated at the track. There is a little trick, it's an annoying one, but it is a trick none the less. If you unplug the coolant level sensor, on your reservoir tank, the cars computer picks up that the coolant level is low. In low coolant level instances the fans kick on, and stay on. Your DIC will remind you everytime you start the car, but it is a way of knowing that your fans are running. If you go this route, be prepared to replace the fan sooner than later though. On a 10+ year old car, odds are pretty high that continued use would either burn up a relay, or the fan itself.
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Post by Randy T. on Feb 12, 2012 20:09:35 GMT -6
Yes, that's what I do, one of my favorite mods. I also run without a thermostat, heater still works fine, car runs a lot cooler.
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Post by groomlaketested on Feb 12, 2012 22:01:22 GMT -6
That should be stickied, things done to keep the engine temp down. Heat kills right.
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Post by aba1987 on Feb 12, 2012 23:34:26 GMT -6
doesn't make sense, recalls are a federal mandate. if its recalled, age doesn't matter. very likely, your getting yanked around bc your (pardon this ) still a kid, 17. you should tell them replace it or your calling the D.O.T. also looks like '95 had a front seat belt recall as well www.safety-recalls.com/$so$1/OLDSMOBILE-AURORA.html I got both of my recalls. it was the back seat retractors. back seat best was extended all the way out and didn't come back in when I bought it. BlackButy like the guys said. Bottom line YOU NEED THAT RECALL ON THE FUEL RAIL DONE. don't let them give u the run around man
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Post by andy2003si on Feb 29, 2012 8:55:17 GMT -6
I have seen a few car fires that started under the hood, and even by the time that the fire dept. got on scene, there was already massive damage. Thats why I think little fire extinguishers mounted in the car not only look kind of cool and gives it that racing look, but for using it in the risk of a fire (especially with our auroras, and KNOWN engine fire issues) wouldn't be such a bad idea!
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Post by lanceslambos on Feb 29, 2012 11:35:23 GMT -6
40,000 miles w/o hood insulation now and still no sign of paint damage or any other problem guys.
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Post by wireless on Feb 29, 2012 14:34:44 GMT -6
Eh, I suppose it's more for aesthetics if it's terrible looking.
Mine looks fine so I wouldn't imagine of getting rid of mine.
Iunno, I guess for the same reason why people like 26" wheels on a crown vic. Not functional, but it's their own taste.. ugh..
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Post by XJSman89 on Feb 29, 2012 15:07:49 GMT -6
I wasn't going to remove mine, but then I found a kinked fuel line in the engine bay that had gotten a pinhole and was soaking the fire blanket with gasoline every time the engine was on. (Replaced the fuel line, of course.) When I found the line I decided to remove the blanket haha. It might be useful as a fire blanket, but a fire blanket soaked in gasoline falls under the category of completely useless. ;D I'll probably stick a new one on there soon enough but for now I like the look.
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Post by Randy T. on Mar 8, 2012 19:38:39 GMT -6
I would go as far to say that those blankets have probably made the Aurora fires worse. Like you said, fuel line springs a leak, soaks the blanket and then catches fire, making it go up in flames a lot quicker. If there was a fire, I also doubt that blanket would do any good in putting it out, by the time those plastic pins melt, everything else would be melted, too.
Louder motor, less overall weight, gain in hood shock life, engine heat dissipation improvement, major appearance improvement, these are all good things.
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