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[bigbossfan80]

It's been about 8 months now since anything has gone wrong with my 89
Cutlass Supreme. I was starting to like not having to repair or
replace, and instead just maintain!:)

But lastnight I drove to Mississauga, Ontario to pick-up my brother.
It's an hour and a half drive on the highway. Going there, everything
was smooth as always. But, on the way back, about 20 minutes from
home, I noticed quite a violent shaking and vibration through the gas
pedal, floor board, and especially steering wheel/column. For some
reason I thought right away that it was a transmission thing, but then
I realized it was doing it in every gear, and ONLY when I was at a
certain throttle point.

For example, if I was 0-20% on the throttle, it was fine, 20-50%, it
was shaking violently and wouldn't accelerate, and 50%+, it was
fine!??

It was also making loud, almost grinding noises. And the steering
wheel shaking could be heard as well as fealt. Same with the gas
pedal itself, I could feel it pulsating really violently in my foot.

Needless to say I was very worried. Once I got onto city streets, I
noticed it would even do it in 1st gear while starting to accelerate
initially, then once I got past the throttle point in which it woud
shake and rattle, it would stop until I was in the next gear and back
at that same throttle point.

It kind of felt to me like something was all-of-a-sudden very loose,
like something in the steering rack, column, or drive-line. My
brother is under the impression that it didn't start doing this until
I had accidently drove over too far on the left hand side and ran over
all those closely placed BUMPY things to make you slow down. But I am
not sure this is the case...

Anyways, what makes this SO strange, is that once I got off the
highway and to my parents house, I shut the car off, parked it, and
went inside for about 20 minutes. Then, when I went to leave to go
home, I noticed that the shaking and vibrating was completely GONE!!!!
What the hell!!?? Simply shutting the car off and parking it for 20
minutes has somehow cured the problem!!?? I drove all lastnight and
so-far today and it has not done the same thing once! Not even a
little bit!

So this has me totally flabergasted. Because I could see if it were
an engine problem, then maybe reseting the engine by turning it off
could possibly fix it, but this in no way felt like an engine problem
at all! It felt completely like something was phyically damaged or
disturbed. Maybe I'm wrong? I mean, I know when an engine has a
mis-fire like a bad coil that the engine will shake violently under
load, so maybe this is the case, but it definately didn't feel like it
to me...

Anyone have any input to this crazy story??

THANKS GUYS!:)

Merry X-mas

[Mike Romain]

Just a wild guess, but I would be checking the rad fan for a busted
clutch.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

bigbossfan80 wrote:

[rex@txol.net]

On 23 Dec 2004 10:29:05 -0800, deanbrnz@yahoo.ca (bigbossfan80) wrote:

||It's been about 8 months now since anything has gone wrong with my 89
||Cutlass Supreme. I was starting to like not having to repair or
||replace, and instead just maintain!:)
||
||But lastnight I drove to Mississauga, Ontario to pick-up my brother.
||It's an hour and a half drive on the highway. Going there, everything
||was smooth as always. But, on the way back, about 20 minutes from
||home, I noticed quite a violent shaking and vibration through the gas
||pedal, floor board, and especially steering wheel/column. For some
||reason I thought right away that it was a transmission thing, but then
||I realized it was doing it in every gear, and ONLY when I was at a
||certain throttle point.
||
||For example, if I was 0-20% on the throttle, it was fine, 20-50%, it
||was shaking violently and wouldn't accelerate, and 50%+, it was
||fine!??
||
||It was also making loud, almost grinding noises. And the steering
||wheel shaking could be heard as well as fealt. Same with the gas
||pedal itself, I could feel it pulsating really violently in my foot.
||
||Needless to say I was very worried. Once I got onto city streets, I
||noticed it would even do it in 1st gear while starting to accelerate
||initially, then once I got past the throttle point in which it woud
||shake and rattle, it would stop until I was in the next gear and back
||at that same throttle point.
||
||It kind of felt to me like something was all-of-a-sudden very loose,
||like something in the steering rack, column, or drive-line. My
||brother is under the impression that it didn't start doing this until
||I had accidently drove over too far on the left hand side and ran over
||all those closely placed BUMPY things to make you slow down. But I am
||not sure this is the case...
||
||Anyways, what makes this SO strange, is that once I got off the
||highway and to my parents house, I shut the car off, parked it, and
||went inside for about 20 minutes. Then, when I went to leave to go
||home, I noticed that the shaking and vibrating was completely GONE!!!!
|| What the hell!!?? Simply shutting the car off and parking it for 20
||minutes has somehow cured the problem!!?? I drove all lastnight and
||so-far today and it has not done the same thing once! Not even a
||little bit!
||
||So this has me totally flabergasted. Because I could see if it were
||an engine problem, then maybe reseting the engine by turning it off
||could possibly fix it, but this in no way felt like an engine problem
||at all! It felt completely like something was phyically damaged or
||disturbed. Maybe I'm wrong? I mean, I know when an engine has a
||mis-fire like a bad coil that the engine will shake violently under
||load, so maybe this is the case, but it definately didn't feel like it
||to me...

Maybe you threw some slush up into somewhere it should be, and it froze?
That could cause an imbalance or other unpleasantries.
Texas Parts Guy

[Roger Maxwell]

An '89 Cutlass doesn't have a radiator fan with a clutch. It's a FWD,
transverse engine with an electric fan.

Roger

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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[Bob]

That all depends whether it's a Supreme or a Ciera
Bob
"Roger Maxwell" <zroger73@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Eightupman]

I agree with the slushie theory. Ice buildup inside the wheel (after going
off the road onto the bumpy things) will throw it off blance. Centrifigal
force will keep it there. Stop in the driveway, and the slushie falls away,
and voila, problem gone.


<rex@txol.net> wrote in message news:41cb49bf.90554178@news2.txol.net...

[Nate Nagel]

gfulton wrote:

[gfulton]

"Eightupman" <eightupman@newemail.com> wrote in message
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[Roger Maxwell]

The Cutlass Ciera had always been front-drive since it's debut in 1982. The
Cutlass Supreme switched to front-drive W-Body in 1988. In that same year,
production of the rear-drive Cutlass Supreme (now called Cutlass Supreme
Classic) continued along-side the "new" Cutlass Surpreme. I don't believe a
rear-drive olds was available in 1989 except for perhaps the Custom Cruiser
wagon.

Roger

"Bob" <bob@n0spam.net> wrote in message
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[Roger Maxwell]

Leviticus 26:29


Roast Child with Cornbread Stuffing

Turkey may be substituted for this classic holiday feast.
Although time consuming, this dish seems to take longer than it actually does;
as the entire house is filled with such a heavenly aroma,
the waiting becomes almost unbearable.

1 whole child, cleaned and de-headed
1 batch cornbread stuffing (see index)
½ cup melted butter

Remove the giblets from the infant and set aside.
Stuff the cavity where the child?s genitals and anus were located
using ½ cup per pound of meat.
Tie the arms flat to the body, then pull the skin flaps up to close the cavity.
Now tie the thighs up tight to hold it all together.
Place breast side up in a large metal roasting pan.
Bake in 325° oven covered for 2 hours.
Remove cover, stick a cooking thermometer deep into one of the
baby?s buttocks and cook uncovered till thermometer reads 190°,
about another hour.



Pro-Choice Po-Boy

Soft-shelled crabs serve just as well in this classic southern delicacy.
The sandwich originated in New Orleans, where an abundance of abortion clinics
thrive and hot French bread is always available.

2 cleaned fetuses, head on
2 eggs
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 cup seasoned flour
oil enough for deep frying
1 loaf French bread
Lettuce
tomatoes
mayonnaise, etc.

Marinate the fetuses in the egg-mustard mixture.
Dredge thoroughly in flour.
Fry at 375° until crispy golden brown.
Remove and place on paper towels.



Holiday Youngster

One can easily adapt this recipe to ham, though as presented,
it violates no religious taboos against swine.

1 large toddler or small child, cleaned and de-headed
Kentucky Bourbon Sauce (see index)
1 large can pineapple slices
Whole cloves

Place him (or ham) or her in a large glass baking dish, buttocks up.
Tie with butcher string around and across so that he looks like
he?s crawling.
Glaze, then arrange

[Bob]

a baking pan, and fill with a thick bed of onions,
celery, green onions, and parsley.
Place roast on top with fat side up.
Place uncovered in 500° oven for 20 minutes, reduce oven to 325°.
Bake till medium rare (150°) and let roast rest.
Pour stock over onions and drippings, carve the meat and
place the slices in the au jus.



Bisque à l?Enfant

Honor the memory of Grandma with this dish by utilizing her good
silver soup tureen and her great grandchildren (crawfish, crab or
lobster will work just as well, however this dish is classically
made with crawfish).

Stuffed infant heads, stuffed crawfish heads, stuffed crab or lobster shells;
make patties if shell or head is not available
(such as with packaged crawfish, crab, or headless baby).
Flour
oil
onions
bell peppers
garlic salt, pepper, etc.
3 cups chicken stock
2 sticks butter
3 tablespoons oil

First stuff the heads, or make the patties (see index)
then fry or bake.
Set aside to drain on paper towels.
Make a roux with butter, oil and flour,
brown vegetables in the roux, then add chicken stock and
allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the patties or stuffed heads, and some loose crawfish,
lobster, long piglet, or what have you.
Cook on low for 15 minutes, then allow it to set for at least
15 minutes more.
Serve over steamed rice; this dish is very impressive!



Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Babies really can be found under a cabbage leaf -
or one can arrange for ground beef to be found there instead.

8 large cabbage leaves
1 lb. lean ground newborn human filets, or ground chuck
Onions
peppers
celery
garlic
soy sau

[Bob]

"Roger Maxwell" <zroger73@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Roger Maxwell]

add butter and pasta,
serve piping with hot bread and butter.



Offspring Rolls

Similar to Vietnamese style fried rolls, they have lots of meat
(of course this can consist of chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp).
Who can resist this classic appetizer; or light lunch served with
a fresh salad? Versatility is probably this recipe?s greatest virtue,
as one can use the best part of a prime, rare, yearling, or the
morticians occasional horror: a small miracle stopped short by a
drunk driver, or the innocent victim of a drive-by shooting...

2 cups finely chopped very young human flesh
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup bean sprouts
5 sprigs green onion, finely chopped
5 cloves minced garlic
4-6 ounces bamboo shoots
Sherry
chicken broth
oil for deep frying (1 gallon)
Salt
pepper
soy & teriyaki
minced ginger, etc.
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water
1 egg beaten

Make the stuffing:
Marinate the flesh in a mixture of soy and teriyaki sauces
then stir fry in hot oil for till brown - about 1 minute, remove.
Stir-fry the vegetables.
Put the meat back into the wok and adjust the seasoning.
De-glaze with sherry, cooking off the alcohol.
Add broth (optional) cook a few more minutes.
Add the

[Bob]

seasoning.
De-glaze with sherry, cooking off the alcohol.
Add broth (optional) cook a few more minutes.
Add the cornstarch, cook a few minutes till thick,
then place the stuffing into a colander and cool;
2 hours
Wrap the rolls:
Place 3 tablespoons of stuffing in the wrap, roll tightly -
corner nearest you first, fold 2 side corners in,
wrap till remaining corner is left.
Brush with egg, seal, and allow to sit on the seal for
a few minutes.
Fry the rolls:
325° if using egg roll wraps, 350° for spring roll wraps.
Deep fry in peanut oil till crispy golden brown, drain on paper towels.



Lemon Neonate

Turkey serves just as well, and in fact even looks a bit like a
well-dressed baby. By the time you turn the child?s breast into
cutlets, it will be indistinguishable. The taste of young human,
although similar to turkey (and chicken) often can be wildly
different depending upon what he or she has consumed during its
10 to 14 months of life...

4 well chosen cutlets (from the breasts of 2 healthy neonates)
2 large lemons (fresh lemons always, if possible)
Olive oil
Green onions
Salt
pepper
cornstarch
neonate stock (chicken, or turkey stock is fine)
garlic
parsley
fresh cracked black pepper

Season and sauté the cutlets in olive oil till golden brown, remove.
Add the garlic and onions and cook down a bit.
Add some lemon juice and some zest, then de-glaze with stock.
Add a little cornstarch (dissolved in cold water) to the sauce.
You are just about there, Pour the sauce over the cutlets,
top with parsley, lemon slices and cracked pepper.
Serve with spinach salad, macaroni and cheese (homemade) and iced tea...



Spaghetti with Real Italian Meatballs

If you don?t have an expendable bambino on hand,
you can use a pound of ground pork instead.
The secret to great meatballs, is to u

[Bob]

and apple pie then brandy.



Maternity Ward Pot Luck Dinner

If you can?t get anything fresh from the hospital, nursery, or morgue;
you can at least get rid of all the leftovers in your refrigerator.

1 - 2 lbs. cubed meat (human flesh, chicken, turkey, beef...)
1 -2 lbs. coarsely chopped vegetables
(carrots, potatoes, turnips, cauliflower, cabbage...)
Bell pepper
onions
garlic
ginger
salt pepper, etc.
Olive oil
butter

Brown the meat and some chopped onions, peppers, and garilic in olive oil,
place in baking dish, layer with vegetables seasoning and butter.
Bake at 325° for 30 - 45 minutes.
Serve with hot dinner rolls, fruit salad and sparkling water.



Bébé Buffet 1

Show off with whole roasted children replete with apples in mouths -
and babies? heads stuffed with wild rice. Or keep it simple with a
hearty main course such as stew, lasagna, or meat loaf.

Some suggestions

Pre-mie pot pies, beef stew, leg of lamb, stuffed chicken, roast pork spiral ham,
Cranberry pineapple sala