Camino LS6

No response yet, it's probably gone.

Sure there is, if negative folks like you stay out of the Pontiac forum. Seriously, why do you post here. Some of us enjoyed Pontiac, and your comments are like bird $h! on a fresh washjob.

My Pontiacs had functional vents and scoops. Quick! Bury it! No discussions of the embarrassing, once top selling brand that reminds people that once GM had swagger and testicular fortitude. We must only idolize our Toyota-emulating GM masters. Discussions can only include comparisons to other appliances, interior plastic quality, fit and finish and me-too styling. Bury! Bury! Bury ANYTHING else! This.

Love the aero tape...

Just sent the seller an e-mail. The location is very close to me, and I think this one is worth looking at.

Coolest motorhome ever built, IMHO.

But this thing is entirely fugly.

Links don't work.

Thanks, Horse. I think I'll call the insurance company tomorrow and take the Tahoe off.

I don't even want to type out the list. Need a lucky break - just for sanity's sake.

Hmmm... Interesting conversation.

That was kinda fun...

In this case I can.

Perfect, Par, or Pluto

Oh, and I don't plow with the Tahoe - that's the ROPOS' job.

I am pretty sure that a stretched timing chain is the culprit here. The idea of tearing all that stuff off of the front of the engine (when I've already done a PS pump and a water pump} isn't too appealing on an engine that also needs valve seals and should have the intake gaskets done. If I do go that route, all three jobs will get done at once. Ugh. Lotsa crap to get out of the way to do those jobs on an engine I have little faith in. Still, the parts will only come to a few hundred bucks total. The hassle factor is huge though - lots of hours and lots of disassembly along with lousy access. If I did all that, and the engine lets me down, I'll be seriously bent. But I'm thinking about it.

OK, found it. Get this: It is a tiny connector, completely taped over, taped to a huge wire loom, behind the glovebox! WTF! Got it disconnected, set the timing (didn't jump all over anymore, ran smoother but still belched through the intake and exhaust. So I shut it down, re-connected the lead ran it a bit (noting that the computer radically changed the timing), and the symptoms remain. At least it is easier to limp around the driveway now. Still looks like the timing chain. Oh yeah, you have to remove the glovebox to access the connector.

Well, I sure can't find the connector they are talking about. The emissions label reads like it is one of the connectors to the distributer - but that doesn't work. So where exactly is the damn thing? At any rate, a further observation with the timing light is that the timing is jumping all over the place constantly all on its own. Still makes me think timing chain.

Thanks! I'd love to be wrong about this.

You know, I wouldn't complain if you were to stop here along the way...

Not trying to be a smart a$$ but did you pull the timing service pigtail on the firewall before checking timing? Never even heard of it, would it give me a dramatically false reading? No such animal on anything I've ever used a timing light on.

This is sort of tempting.

The ROPOS engine is just about as tired - and I'd need to swap the plow over too. Best deal I've found so far: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/12568758-87-95-New-Chevy-1-2-Ton-5-7K-Crate-Engine-/290545545433?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43a5dd30d9

I'm going to have to think this one over carefully.

I just checked and the prices on these have gone WAY up! Even gmpartsdirect.com wants 2k for this engine. GM part # 12568758