Camino LS6

...and, to add to Balthazar's fact delivery, with the cancellation of the H1 no Hummer has any connection to the military.

Believe it or not, I always tuned my carbs "by ear". I could get them running great, but the next week they'd need attention again (especially Holleys).

That's one of the reasons that I want Project Camino to have EFI. I love old cars, but carbs are a PITA.

I will not get on any plane they had a hand in building.

I can't remember if I ever commented in this thread. Just in case I didn't: That Acura has caught a bad case of bland. Now I feel better.

C'mon, you've seen my barn! I love projects.

Toldya that thing was a real stinker at launch! Three strikes!

Locally, they haven't been too bad... yet. This winter has been so wet that once we get the first dry spell, I expect some of the roads to crumble completely to gravel. The freeze/thaw cycle has happened enough times to account for several winter's worth of damage, and I expect it all to happen at once.

The Vibe needs to become a bad memory as soon as contractually possible. It should not exist.

Agreed. Best pair of paragraphs I've seen lately.

Well, there is an easy way to check for vac leaks: Just spray a little gumout or similar product on any suspect area and listen for a change in RPMs. If the RPMs change, you have found a leak. I'm no expert, but I've rebuilt a few carbs over the years and struggled to make a few Holleys run right - so if you get stuck PM me for my cell # and I'll try to help you out if I can. Oh, just a thought, you may want to check the vacuum advance on the distributer - you may not have a carb issue at all.

It would seem that the positions here on this issue are firmly entrenched, but can we agree on one thing? That it would make no sense at this time to kill any brand. Maybe next year and maybe never, but certainly not now.

They are full of crap.

It seems that Josh made an impression on the G8 board. :rotflmao: http://www.g8board.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1135

Sounds like a vacuum leak, FOG. In cars with carbs, the downtime can allow the gaskets to dry out and shrink allowing leaks to happen. There are many other things it could be, but I'd start by checking the tightness of all screws holding the carb together. The second thing I'd check is all vacuum lines to see If you have a leak. Third suspect would be a stuck (or sticky) float valve. Hope it's one of those. Edit: does it hesitate when you give it gas? If so, the accelerator pump could be shot (they can dry-out too and don't come into play at idle).

Perhaps I should clarify: -no, I didn't beat the help -BBL had a tendency to wound himself - The Black and Blue name comes from an idea I had for a business venture, which he knew about.

It would seem not.

I would tell the state to bite me and drive without registration - or move. No way would I accept that idiocy.

Cruel, but very funny. Some choice description as well.

When he landscaped, he worked for me. There is more to the name than that though.

How about Atlantic for the company.

I didn't mean desireable from an enthusiast standpoint, but from a business standpoint given the PR and financial disaster culling a brand would cause.

You know I'm loving this thread. :AH-HA_wink:

Hard to tell from those pics if the B-pillar is there or not.