06-17-2013, 07:01 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Dallas, GA
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New Alero Owner Here
Hey guys, I now have a 2000 Alero, car was given to me gratis with 144k on the odo and failed LIM gaskets with a cracked #1 cyilnder and a gallon of water in the oil pan. That engine was garbaged and I spent about 5 months slowly rebuilding a 3.4L out of a 99 Grand Am donor car. I'm looking at a little over $600 in the engine as of now, and all code issues have been cleared up from engine swap. Engine is at 100% new performance. It drives like a beast and will smoke the tires. Only other thing I've done so far is to clean up the interior and put new tie-rod ends on.
Looking at getting brakes and a set of tires for the front and will probably make this my daily driver for the time being. |
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06-17-2013, 08:28 AM
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Aleromod Old Fart & Owner
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kerrville, Texas
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Welcome! I am glad you got my PM on the other forum.
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I am officially addicted to Olds
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06-17-2013, 08:47 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Dallas, GA
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Yes I did. I shoulda used you as my referrer but kinda spaced on doing that.
Already found many answers to my many questions on this car via past topics. There's enough info that I'll probably be a constant lurker on here.
This car is the basic no frills GL model 4-door, silver paint, cloth interior, it has aftermarket tinted windows that have gone to crap on the back doors, aftermarket keyless entry and alarm (disabled), and the bumper covers are beat to hell and back.
I've been to a few pick-a-parts and been getting some ideas on what's available to clean up the car some.
Got my eye on a silver GLS model with nice interior still in it.
Too many GM 3.4s in the JY with blown/bad motors.
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06-17-2013, 01:23 PM
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Premier V.I.P. Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Howard, KS
Posts: 1,848
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Welcome!
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2004 Audi TT Quattro 1.8t 
1969 Chevrolet Biscayne 2d
1963 VW Beetle
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06-17-2013, 01:51 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: indy
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Welcome
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
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He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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06-17-2013, 02:31 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: fox vally wi
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pretty engine lol
welcome
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2001 ALERO GL SED 4 DR--Build Date: 08-16-2000. There are 17 2001 ALERO GL 4 DR vehicles (0.019%) matching my exact options list.
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06-18-2013, 08:06 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Dallas, GA
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Thanks for the welcome guys, no grand plans here.
I mean if I had the extra cash I'd probably go for some of the WOT-Tech mods like stage 2 intakes with a bigger TB.. But I really don't want to go tearing back into that engine any time soon.
For now I'm happy seeing what's up with my broken hazard thing that had "fallen in the dash", found out why it's "clicking constantly", and why the button on the cruise control won't stay depressed. Also it's cool to learn that I can gank a Grand Prix shifter knob from the JY and put it in, that larger Alero one is in the way of the cupholder IMO.
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06-18-2013, 09:31 AM
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i speed up for corners
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Dover,NH
Posts: 3,489
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welcome good looking alero.
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Alero is gone but not forgotten
1999 black gls coupe R.I.P 130k
1999 auburn mist metallic gls sedan R.I.P
2005 Subaru legacy 2.5i 190k. New rims and tires for summer.
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06-18-2013, 05:03 PM
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Aleromod part owner
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Far Northeast Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 18,199
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Welcome to the site 
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2000 Olds Alero 3400 SFI 14.53 @ 94.93
1985 Olds Delta 88 307 SBO 17.96 @ 76.99
2007 Volvo V50 T5 6M 15.782 @ 89.12
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06-19-2013, 02:44 AM
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GLS member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 1,460
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Welcome to the site! Do you have more pics of the car.
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1994 Olds Cutlass Supreme
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1996 Infiniti G20
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06-19-2013, 02:35 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Dallas, GA
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No pics that I'm eager to show off right now as I've not had any chance to detail the interior/exterior to my liking.
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2000 Oldsmobile Alero 3.4
1989 Ford Taurus GL 3.0
2007 Chrysler 300 Touring 3.5
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06-19-2013, 09:58 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Canada
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Welcome!
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Her name's Ally. She may be plain, but she's not the same. 
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06-19-2013, 11:19 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hustisford Wisconsin
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Welcome and clean engine 
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2004 olds alero R.I.P 242,500
1995 f-150 5.0v8 5sp 143,xxx(redneck truck)
Now searching for a new Ho!
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He no crazy, he WIALERO!!
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06-19-2013, 11:44 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Denison,Texas
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Welcome!! Hope you do many cool mods!!
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06-20-2013, 01:52 AM
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GLS member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 3,201
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Stick a dime in your cruise control button it will always be on. True story I've had mine there fir years
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