[OutlawDrifter]

in regards to the seat belt locking, i bet they are dry and gummed up. my need to get in there and clean out the mechanism.

is the lower end making any noise? generally if the bearings are that bad they "tell you". it still could be as simple as a pump or pickup tube o-ring. i'm a firm believer in changing out the pump and o-ring on all of my ls swaps, cheap insurance.