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We are meeting at Ridley at 8:30 then driving to breakfast. Probably get there about 9:30 - 9:45.
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That's why I like to flush the area well. Battery boogers will break down in water and rinse away, hopefully out the bottom and onto the ground. Does baking soda neutralize the acid? I used to clean my rusty chrome wheels with Coke and a Brillo pad when i was a kid.Worked like a charm. On batteries it would be an acid on acid application. What do our chemical engineers have to say about this? This out of practice Chemical Engineer says use baking soda. Baking soda is a base. Mixing a base with an acid produces water and a salt. Hence the need to rinse with fresh water. Coke contains phosphoric acid. It is a good cleaner, but still leaves you with a corrosive acid.
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After a few days of the usual negotiating, I finally got the deal I wanted and had just left the car lot driving my first Corvette, the '95 coupe that I'm still glad to own. It was a cool but sunny morning here in NC and obviously I was on top of the world. That's when it came on the radio. The Columbia's data and communication had suddenly stopped and the worst was feared. And as we know, the worst indeed had occurred.
Please join me in remembering and paying tribute to these six American and one Israeli heroes on this day. Rick D. Husband William C. McCool Michael P. Anderson David M. Brown Kalpana Chawla Laurel Blair Salton Clark Ilan Ramon We know they are all with God and at peace.
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Wow a simple project gone awry....
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Good! Cause I was beginning to think I might be out of a job......
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I had a neighbor cat piss on my pedals before.
Though it didn't kill the car, it sure did stink! :tongue:
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Welcome ,nice hot rod
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For those of you who know my plight, car has been in the shop for a while now, started off as ignition module, fixed that, then high voltage something or another, pointed to a wiring/opti problem, now car still in shop, idles for two whole hours and doesn't die. But, now it will start, run very rich, black smoke out right side, then die and sometimes won't even run at all. We are all confused and am wondering if a stopped up cat could very well be the problem? Car has 223K miles on it.... I think it would be easier for people here to help you if you updated your original thread rather than start a new one as the story continues to unfold. As I mentioned in previous threads, there were no references in the FSM to the DTC codes that you had previously mentioned. Also, the DTC codes I could find in the FSM that had anything to do with high voltage had nothing to do with the Opti. I'm no expert but from what you've mentioned so far, I don't think the shop that's working on your Corvette knows what's going on...
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Had a cat stop up on my 93, the exhaust was cherry red from the manifold to the cat, car would start, idle for a few minutes and then start to miss. If i hadnt raised the hood after dark i wouldnt have known what it was.
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. Realigned for a target audience.  As in "teh pron."  And yes when I was a kid, those racy little magazines that some of the kid's parents tried to hide from us, often had the black strips over the eyes of those fallen women. It kind of added a special little extra element of naughtiness! :thumbleft: Give me Your dirty love Just like those tacky little pamphlets in your daddy's bedroom drawer Give me Your dirty love I don't believe you never seen those books before I don't need your cheap aroma, Or your Little Bo Peep diploma, Just let me put you in a coma with some dirty love. from "Dirty Love" by Frank Zappa 
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Back in the late 60's and early 70's I used to wash big rigs. Sometimes when we cleaned out the cabs we found black and white photo magazines with women in compromising positions. Some apparent whacked out law required the eyes to be blacked out with a bar so you supposedly couldn't identify the poser. Just bringing up a blast from the past for some to remember and get a chuckle. And yes , like the A/C D/C album cover.
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Like the cover on AC/DC's Dirty Deeds album,or did I miss something..
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here is a fun website. www.bobistheoilguy.com Exactly what I was going to post. You'll get nearly as many opinions as replies to a question like this. This is the definitive source for scientific info, testing and etc. re/ automotive lubricants. Although it has nothing to do with your question and I have no experience with their motor oils, I've used their racing synthetic power steering oil in my Vette for several years now. No problems, no leaks and it cured the "cold morning rack" stiffness issue. Original rack with 125K miles on it.
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I remember the 8 throttle body saga from the other forum. They have arrived.
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Pron really sounds like horn but with a p. Realigned for a target audience.
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My 86 would do a puff of smoke on startup. Valve stem seals. Has nothing to do with the oil. It did not use oil. I've used Mobil 1 in every vehicle I have owned for 25 years without one hint of a problem.
YMMV!
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I thought you were talking about a constipated cat I would think when the cat got so constipated that it couldn't see, it would indeed stop the car. And go take a laxative or something..... Has anyone read codes on this car? A restricted cat can certainly cause performance problems but it doesn't explain the apparent rich condition on the right bank. Are you confident this shop knows what they're doing or are they just throwing parts at it?
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Giants for me
And remember the Pats were caught cheating 1st game was it ? and now their undefeated hummm
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Hmm, I would think that it could but there are better experts out there that can chime in with a healthy answer for you. BTY when I first read your title I thought you were talking about a constipated cat
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Although I do agree with you, this set is only 15 months old or so, and already out and fwiw, I don't watch a lot of tv to begin with. So my price per day is quite high. Still, a set should last WAAAAAYYYYY longer than this. I've researched online and have found this to be a very common problem with my particular model......
Waiting on call from service center 4th day now.... 
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For those of you who know my plight, car has been in the shop for a while now, started off as ignition module, fixed that, then high voltage something or another, pointed to a wiring/opti problem, now car still in shop, idles for two whole hours and doesn't die. But, now it will start, run very rich, black smoke out right side, then die and sometimes won't even run at all. We are all confused and am wondering if a stopped up cat could very well be the problem? Car has 223K miles on it....
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I'm only watching for the half-time commercials.
But GO GIANTS! 
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Welcome to the place for C4s!
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We in International are considering annexing National for its arable land, In the famous words of my hero, Bugs Bunny, "Eh you know of course, this means war."
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I rough them up a little with a wire brush, then rinse away the crap. Next, I add a dab of vasoline to the male and female ends, mate them, tighten them up and I'm good to go. He wasn't asking about your love life.....
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I had an 86 L98 with 75000 miles that used Mobil 1 exclusively. When I tore it down to upgrade, it showed no wear and not a hint of a ridge in the cylinders. I asked this question because the guy I bought my C-4 from owned it since new and said he always used Moble 1 since new and it smokes on start. I had a BMW I ran 15 years on Moble 1 and the valve train was junk after 13800 miles. However when I bought it new that was the estimate the dealer gave me on the engine life. Seems I have seen lots of old Chevys go 200,00 miles on regular oil. I guess I will run moble 1 when I install my new engine if no one else has a problem.
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Good info guys, thanks a lot.
My buddy just asked me, to go ahead and to order those from RockAuto. I always thought, the earlier hoods would weigh more because of their structural design, guess not. 
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[url]http://www.c4guru.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=posting&mode=quote&p=17344[/url] quote="ghoffman" We are addressing both the upper front and lower rear debate. The upper front mount distributes the load over a greater surface area so that the lilkelyhood of cracking is all but eliminated. The lower rear is a different story. We have no idea what the OE stud is actually made of (alloy wise) but assuming it is a decent alloy steel piece, it is marginal for the loads encountered. Tom Urban measured the piece off of his '95 and I modeled it with COSMOS. The load in this model is 2200 lbs and that is just at the elastic limit (yleld). History indicates that it has not been a problem, as C4's have been running around with coil overs for years, and to do 2200 lbs, you basically have to have slam the one side of the car down at 1.5 g's. On the other hand, the other mounts, can take much more than this and argues for a new design for long term fatigue. Comments are welcome as well as sarcastic remarks! Cheers, Gary  "Well that's good to find out. Nice to have a real engineering working on this stuff! Look like if you go into coil bind before hitting the bump stops with the current setup, the mount will fail. Sound like time for a new mount.
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I also use Coke to clean my teeth, instead of brushing. So I got lots of extra brushes my dentist keeps giving me. After a while the spaces betwwen your teeth will get so large you won't have to floss either.
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[url]http://www.fastcoolcars.com/callaway_sledgehammer.htm[/url]  I should be putting 600 to the tires when I'm done. I'll let you know how it goes :D
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We will still meet at Hooters at eleven, and depart around 11:15. Drive down to Port Deposit, Md for lunch. There a a few restaurants and Pubs, we can check out the town and pick a place. Google Port Deposit, Md for info if you like.
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I posted on this topic earlier, but I must have done something wrong.... Anyway, I am not a fan of either team, but my wife thinks Eli is cute. So she is behind NYG. I have this irrational dislike of Bill Belicheck. I am all for casual dress, but this guy looks like a slob, and seems devoid of a personality. I'll probably watch, but don't really care who wins. I don't know much about betting and stuff. Are the Pats highly favored to win?
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Dang, you guys!
My wife is bugging me to move back to PA. All of her family and most of mine are there. I'll have to be sure to move close to you'uns guys if I head back that way! Wish I could be there with you for this run. I will be there in spirit!
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Are we meeting at 9:30 or 10 AM? The CF forum says 10AM. Which is it? I'll be there or I'll call Scott and tell him I won't make it.
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Oaklands, I'm just down the road from you. I suspect that I'll go again this year to the cruise in if only to see some old friends. Theres several C4 owners in this area but we are still greatly outnumbered by the C5/6 owners.
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Because everything breaks and it's annoying. I wanted to do led taillights BUT i need to replace my window motor because the ribbon broke. When I first got the car bearing rod got damaged. My tranny had to be rebuilt, my radiator went out, water pump, windshield wiper springs got damaged(weird), digidash, gas gauge, speedometer, caliper, rim, exaust needed to be replaced so I just upgraded
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That's why I like to flush the area well. Battery boogers will break down in water and rinse away, hopefully out the bottom and onto the ground. Does baking soda neutralize the acid? I used to clean my rusty chrome wheels with Coke and a Brillo pad when i was a kid.Worked like a charm. On batteries it would be an acid on acid application. What do our chemical engineers have to say about this?
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Has anyone tried using Coke? I heard that dissolves the stuff.
I just brush em off with a brass brush and try to not get the debris anywhere important. The dried battery boogers are probably nasty concentrated stuff.
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hi josh,
how are ya! thanks for the extra info you pointed out!! yep motor is a 388 c.i.stroker ,forged with ligth weight internals and 8 throttle bodies. i will be using afr ported competition 195 cc heads and most likely 3.90 or 4.10 gears with 6 speed. cams rev range kicks in from 2,200 -6,200 rpm btw. cheers glen
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Can I be an honorary member of whatever it is you are talking about?
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What displacement are you going with? Greater than 383?
That cam should make great power. In a stock cuber you'd have to rev it pretty high to see the power, and as as the cubes go up the RPM where that cam will make power will start to come down. If you're doing a 383+ with a great flowing set of heads, advancing the cam to try to get more bottom end power out of the engine in kind of creating a contradictory combo. It's like buying heads designed to make power at 5000+ RPM's, and then buying an intake designed to make power from idle to 4500; and hoping that you'll have the best of both worlds. Well, it doesn't work that way. You'll end up with the negatives of both components and the positives of neither. If you are going with more inches, I really doubt you'll need more bottom end power. Usually, the extra displacement really helps the low end torque; and even if the low end isn't satisfactory to you, there's other ways to compensate rather than advancing the cam and creating a mis-matched combo. Gears, converter, and a couple other things can really help create a car that's really fun at low RPM. What kind of power band are you looking for? And what displacement are you going with?
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That's not too bad I guess. About 150 miles down 85.
Let me know if you want to do it and I'll try to schedule a time to come down. I guess you could come here and we could do it my garage, but I'd hate for something to happen and we get stuck for a few days waiting on parts or something. Why do you think you need to replace the timing chain?
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I found the parts needed, I believe, will confirm later.
Why cant we just dril out the area that keeps getting worn in the support/housing area where the pins go through, and put real good bushings?
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