Hey, everybody! If you pay taxes to the US Government, you're now part-owner (without control) of General Motors! :thumb:Is this a great country, or what? :sneaky:How do we get this carbuncle off our asses? :barf:
2G transmission, bell housing to engine block bolts, pictured:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/317998-tranny-bolt-pictures.html#post151694408
It saves wear-and-tear on the gearbox, friction disk, CV joints, U-joints (where present) and traction:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/drivetrain-tech/41855-double-clutch-shifting-merged-11-8-clutching-synchronizing.html
They're gone, but here's the info
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/189080-1g-door-window-trim-merged-10-8-belt-beltline-chrome-black-weatherstrip.html
Getting a new turbocharger? Wondering about breaking it in?
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/30407-how-properly-break-turbo-merged-5-8-a.html
You can stop now.
"Paint"? Dude. It's no longer the twentieth century. Get a grip.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/304544-fake-brake-caliper-covers-ebay-strikes-again.html
Getting a stripe or groove cut into your timing belt?
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/218640-resolved-timingbelt-falling-apart-merged-8-8-groove-cut-short-bolt-bolts.html
DSM clear coat turning to powder? Yeh, they do that.http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/72599-dying-failing-clear-coat-merged-7-8-cote-clearcoat-paint-dead-flaking-peeling-rot.htmlIt sucks.
Wondering which to go with? Here's where it's discussed. For what it may be worth, I don't think you can find a "bad" timing belt.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/89109-oem-timing-belt-aftermarket-merged-7-8-belts.html
Post sightings of other DSMs you've seen in the NorCal area.Parked cars don't really count, but whatever.If you can, contact other owners and tell them about this site.
Of course it isn't. It's a damned DSM, and if you have a turbo, you only have one horn anyway:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/110977-honk-what-honk-what-i-cant-hear-you-must-dsm-horn-merged-1-8-a.html
Good flic. Not a lot of laughs, it doesn't move very fast, and some of the music is odd. But it stays in your brain long after you've left. Daniel Day-Lewis will probably get Best Actor out of it, and should.
If you don't have an Owner's Manual (and get your ass over to eBay and get one), you may not realize you can take the glass out of the 1G sunroof- if it's a factory sunroof. After-market hatches are sometimes removable...
It doesn't matter. Since the mid-eighties, it hasn't mattered. You can't find bad oil anymore. If this thread doesn't prove it to you, check Welcome!. bobistheoilguy.comhttp://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/50612-oil-merged-1-8-a-4.htmlAs for the filter? If you're asking, you have too...
The code should be on the VIN sticker on the firewall, near the battery. It often has worn-off. However, your paint will no longer match its code, as it has faded. A paint shop will use a kind of scanner to match it. Still...
A thread of pain about making, adapting, building, buying, or giving up on aftermarket seat brackets:http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/20098-seat-brackets-merged-4-7-rails-corbeau-tenzo-dad-d-d-sparco-bracket-recaro.html
There's two kinds of window glass for 2G cars:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/258278-2g-door-glass-whats-diff-window-difference.html
That fifth ticket finally getting the idea across to you? Bored with purple ovals?
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/18713-tint-removal-merged-12-7-removing-film-taking-off-scraping.html
How to program it, which fobs work, where to get them:http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/58983-anyone-know-how-program-keyless-remote-merged-5-7-a.html
Want to tow an AWD DSM? You have two -that's only TWO- choices: all four wheels at the same speed, or disconnect the rear driveshaft.
Why? Because unlike any other manufacturer's design -and we don't give a damn about how they do it- the DSM AWD is all four wheels driven equally, all the way...
It really, really doesn't matter in the real world, anymore. The last century is gone.http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/215733-engine-break-breaking-motor-break-merged-10-6-a.html
Your heater blower is working, but the air coming out isn't hot?
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/253901-my-heater-doesnt-blow-hot.htmlDSM heater cores are full-flow, all the time. The core's hot as soon as the coolant is. When the heat is turned "off", there are air doors that...