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    wiper motor problem in my 97 GTP Coup

    Sorry to bother you all, but with this frigg'n weather we are having here in S. Ontario, I need wipers :) What happened yesterday is ??? That's right, I turned on the wipers to clean the windshield, but wipers moved slightly on the view area, antifreeze came out, but the wipers don't work...
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    Pulling to the right and ...

    Alright this is wierd... Last night driving along the QEW coming home doing about a buck 40 in the fast lane when all of a sudden the car started pulling to the right... I ignored for a few minutes, figured it to be bad slant in road, but eventually went into the centre lane, still did it, then...
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    Cruise & Horn not working

    It's been a bit, could not get my 98 GTP 5th cylinder to work, so went out and bought a 97 GTP coup. How it passed safety is beyond me, but alas I guess mechanics have weaknesses too when over worked and underpaid huh? :cool: Anyways, This coup I have is a 97 GTP OEM, yesterday is my 3rd day...
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    Code PO305 ... will not go away

    My 98 GTP is ... well for a better word "Pissing" me off. I have Code P0305 ... Cylinder 5 misfire detected ... Mod $10 The engine light is on and flashing, not solid. I have changed Spark plug wires, Spark plug, 2/5 module, ICM, and even went into the headache of changing the fuel injector...
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    swap out

    I was wondering, will the transmission from a 97 Buick Park ave fit into my 98 GTP?
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    MY '98 slice of headaches

    Morning all; I own a 98 GTP all stock, 3 weeks ago had some problems, ended up changing plugs, wires, and the whole exaust system, well minus the CAT. All codes went away, and it passed the clean air test :) Yesterday driving along enjoying the hot air here in Southern Ontario, and going up a...
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    Gave her gas, she sputtered and

    Good morning.. Last night while up in Barrie picking up a compressor and coming back for my 1 1/2 hr drive, was on the QEW and had a Beamer past me quite quickly, I was doing 120km at that time, so I gunned my car, she actually sputtered and jerked really bad, then the engine light came on. Now...
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    98 gtp starting problemsy

    My gtp starts runs for 5 seconds then quits. Where do I start???
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    Temperature controls from 98 to 97

    I bought a 97 gtp coup and it has normal temperature control buttons in it, was wondering if I could swap it out for the dual temperature control from a 98 gtp sedan?
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    1997 Pontiac Bonneville vs 1998 Grand Prix

    I blew my s/c motor back in May and since then have been quietly looking for another. Seen lots, and to be honest, unless Your willing to pay over 500 bucks for one, they are extremely high milage 300,000 km plus. and most are, well for a lack of a better work, just plain DIRTY, not looked...
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    GT 3.8 to a supercharge GTP

    I accidentally bought a 1998 GT engine to replace my blown GTP engine out of my 98 Grand Prix GTP. I'm curious if I take the head off the GTP, could it be put on the GT engine? Then of course that would me I have a supercharged engine again, right? I am going to be installing headers with...
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    Engine code deciphering

    right now my engine is not working, and I have not been able to fix it. So I've been searching for a replacement, I think I've found one with low milage on it, just that when the owner sent me the engine numbers, well, I have not been able to find out any info on the net about the year of the...
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    I need a few suggestions with my S/C problem ... plz

    My S/C went 2 days ago, got very loud, as in loud banging noise, so I grabbed a used one that was laying around my garage. Took me 2 hrs to figure out how much work there is involved with taking the old one off. It's off, cleaned the old gasket off the head, got a new gasket, put the new/old...
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    HUD exchange....

    I would like to exchange my broken HUD with one I bought privately, problem is.... I do not want to break any of the fasteners on the plastix ... any ID's where to start? Thank You in advance. Chuck
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