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Test your 3800 knowledge (Guessing welcome)

BillBoost37

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Let's have some fun and increase our knowledge at the same time.

1. What year did the first Series II appear in a GM production car?
2. What transmission was mated to the motor in question 1?
3. How is the TB held onto an NA motor?
4. How many knock sensors are on the Series II motor?
5. What does the M90 designation mean?
6. What size is the head of the bolts holding the alternator bracket to the motor on a 98 GP?
7. How many map sensors were located on a Bonneville SC motor?
8. What does PCM stand for?
9. Where is the oil pressure sensor located on the motor?
10. How many transmission to engine bolts does the Series II motor/trans use?
11. What pitch are the bolts holding the SC to LIM?
12. What size and pitch are the DP to rear manifold bolts? (not head size)
13. What head size are the two nuts holding the wiring to the starter?
14. What transmission designation found in Gm 3800 NA vehicles until 1998 used a vaccum modulator for shifting firmness?
15. On the 4T65E transmission did the pan bolt size ever change? (size of bolt, not head)
16. What size is the pan bolt head for the transmission pan?
17. What is the lowest mounted accessory on the passenger side front of the engine bay?
18. When installing TOG's do you need a specially bent dipstick tube?
19. How many nuts hold a strut mount to a strut tower?
20. Name the W body cars that were available with two heated seats.
21. How many friction plates make up the 4th gear clutch in the 4T65E transmission?
22. What is clipped to the rear of the power steering pump from the factory?
23. The stock GTP exhaust size differs from the stock GP exhaust size?
24. The Park Ave Ultra, Bonneville SSEi, Grand Prix GTP and Regal GS only came supercharged. What was the model name of the supercharged Riviera?
25. What size is the fuel return line on a 2000 Regal?
26. In 1997 did the GTP have an evap purge switch and an evap purge valve?
27. What is the GM body designation for an Slowsmobuick Intrigue?
28. Name the two sizes of torque converter bolt spacing.
29. Could you change a heater hose on a 2002 GP in an hour?
30. How many bolts hold a 99 GP alternator to the bracket (not including the bracket that goes to SC/head)
 
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Re: Test your 3800 knowledge

i was thinking this was kind of a good thing...like you ask a question, person answers, they ask a question and so on, but let's see...

1) 1996
2) 4t60e
3) 3 nuts that thread onto three studs from the uim
4) 2
5) 90cc of displacement
6) 13mm
7) 1
8) powertrain control module
9) on the oil filter extension
10) aw hell, 6?

how'd i do? :D
 
Re: Test your 3800 knowledge

ooh, look at you...mr. fancy pants over here.

i only broke everything i had once, haha.
 
Re: Test your 3800 knowledge

i was thinking this was kind of a good thing...like you ask a question, person answers, they ask a question and so on, but let's see...

1) 1996 Wrong
2) 4t60e
3) 3 nuts that thread onto three studs from the uim Not complete
4) 2
5) 90cc of displacement
6) 13mm (I qualifed the question)
7) 1 Wrong
8) power train control module
9) on the oil filter extension
10) aw hell, 6? Wrong

how'd i do? :D

I believe you did better than average would. I added another 10.
 


Re: Test your 3800 knowledge

err...im thinking of the L67. L36 was in a lot of the buicks by 1995, IIRC.
 
Re: Test your 3800 knowledge

err...im thinking of the L67. L36 was in a lot of the buicks by 1995, IIRC.

Ok, now you gotta make sure you differentiate your motors. L67 appeared as a Series I motor in 92. Bonneville, Park Ave, Riviera....

In 96 the L67 is a Series II, that's right...same motor designation for a totally different motor.

L27 was the 92-94 NA 3800 motor (which shared the heads with 92-95 L67), L36 appeared on the scene in 95 as the new 3800 S2 motor.
 


This list of questions proves I haven't been under the hood or in the interior(heated seated question) of a w-body enough.

20. Regal, Monte, Bonne, Riviera maybe? Don't know if a Park Av is a W-body but it wouldn't surprise me if they had dual heated seats.

24. Don't think there is any designation for a supercharged Riviera. They just have a "supercharged" badge on the passenger side of the trunk deck.

Also if #1 is indeed 95 then #2 can also be 4l60e.
 


24. The Rivera was just a a Rivera, it had no extra tag for being SC/ed however the Last 200 ever made were called "Silver Arrow" :P
 
8. primary control module
20. (dont really know what years your looking for, but ill just name the cars i know)
monte carlos, grand prixs, bonnevilles (i think), grand ams (i think the newer ones do), and a ton more...idk lol
29. yes

thats about all i know...some guessing lol...
 
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