| 95 Vette - will not crank (behaves like there is no gas - there is) |
Subject: 95 Vette - will not crank (behaves like there is no gas - there is) by UK_Moe_Vet on 2008/3/5 14:28:59 Dear all - I have asked a couple of pals by way of a message the following prpoblem I am having - just thought I would throw it out to the group as well is hopes it may be something one of you good people may have already beaten (thanx) I picked up my 89 Vette back in January - wow - what a treat - love it !! We headed back to the UK - where I am now. I missed her so much that I just bought another C4 out here in the UK. (if driving a Vette is bad I don't wanna be good). I really think I got a great deal on it too (well maybe - its not running yet!). Would you mind if I run my new UK situation by you for any wisdom you might spare (thanks) The car is a 1995 with 28,000 miles on the LT1 motor. Not the best shape inside (it was just imported here from Japan and it is so hot out there that a few bits on the interior have warped and need to be replaced - glue in some areas of carpet needs to be re-done - seats cracked but not split - no radio (again all cosmetic) - but the kicker is that it will not start. The UK guy I bough it of had it road certified Jan of this year and he drove it for 300 miles or so - so it has run just fine but it stalled on him and he has never been able to get it to go since (his local mechanic figured maybe the ECM). The engine cranks over but it seems as though there is no gas - just cranks (there is gas by the way). I have hunted down a couple of corvette specialists here in the UK and am looking at a $500 tow just to get it there (gonna have to bite this bullet I imagine). I have a pal down at my local pub who is the top mechanic for Austin Martins DB9 and knows his stuff - he is offering to help me out and will be looking it over this weekend in more detail (he had a quick look yesterday and says there is some Mickey mouse wiring that should be stripped out first to rule out any electrical causes - figures he can get it back to its original factory wiring state/condition and then wants to get some testing done from there) - for this I am in his debt (gonnas be buying him pints for a year at least - and he can drink beer!). He asked me about the immobiliser system in the corvette (which of corse it has but I know very little about) He wanted to know if there was any was to temporarily disable it for the sake of trouble shooting the ignition issue the cars seems to be suffering from. The car only has the one set of keys (need to get another set cut) so we can't rule out if the key is damaged. Any ideas on how to work with the immobiliser? any thoughts on what would make her just stop running (I know this is such a stupidly huge and open question) but as always your thoughts and insights are greatly appreciated. Kev PS - I thought I saw on ebay some time ago something you could screw into the car and it turned off the immobilizer (so you could start the car with any cut key without the chip in it) heard of this? |
