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Axel,
Thanks! Can you give me an idea of where that picture is located on the chassis? [Edit] Never mind, I just read your caption...
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Okay folks, where and what is the fuel pump relay? Remember, I'm without my Helms...
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[1985/A4/very stock]
[1000 miles out/no manuals on board/very few tools on board] The fuel pump is not priming when the key is in the on position - this had been working fine. Now, there's no sound. Thus, engine start takes far longer and sometimes takes more than one try. Engine runs as normal from that point on, however. Any ideas? Problem is present in cold or hot start condition.
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Greg, We will be in Rolla on Saturday night. We're staying west of town - I'll get you the specific motels as soon as possible. The best time to see all the cars (if you can stand being up) will probably be around 7:45 AM Sunday morning - we roll out at 8:00 AM every morning and the tour leader does not like if we are late!
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Happy Anniversary!
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We've got the D70 and a 4 GB card - we should have something!
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Aw, thanks! At least we're doing better than the sharks - we haven't picked up a single C3 yet...
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...we've been on the road for two and a half days now, starting from outside of Philadelphia, spending the first night in Front Royal, VA and the next night in Canal Winchester, OH (a half mile from McDorman Chevrolet). Tonight, we're in Georgetown, KY.
We're part of the Eastern portion of the road tour (there are ten separate tours). My 1985 is the only C4 in our small group right now, though we expect to pick up at least two more in Paducah, KY tomorrow evening. We're traveling with the "slow/old" group - three solid axles and two mid-years. The faster group started with three C5s and a C6 and added a C6 Z06 this morning. We're joining one of the other tours tomorrow morning and that will add a bunch more Corvettes. So far, I haven't had any unexpected problems with the 1985, despite the fact that we've put almost 800 miles on it - more than any other single trip we've yet taken. We've had to fix some loose plug wires on a solid axle, some leaking fuel lines on a mid-year, and solve a strange tire wear problem on a C5 - but everybody is still moving.
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Heading out on the road at about 1:45 PM today...
...wish us luck!
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Investments in sanity, nothing else...
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Major real difference for me - a change from 18-19 highway to 23-24 highway. My trip computer also agrees with my "actual" measurements: maybe the 1985 computer is too dumb to get confused...
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I have a 2003 Anniversary Red convertible, which we have named Grace. The highlight of her career has been a 7,800 mile drive back and forth across the continental United States (out Route 66, up the Pacific Coast Highway, back "high and hard").
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Always more to learn...
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Loafers...
...but I've got an A4, so I'll be leaving.
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Andy,
That's what the Founders award is all about - it's an award for drivers and participators. There are some cars driving in the road tour that make my 1985 look young - we have a total of sixteen (!) solid axles, including three 1957s and four 1958s. What differentiates us in Lauren is that we're doing the road tour without a "chase" vehicle - a lot of folks are following their classics in either a newer Corvette or a tow vehicle...
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Only a week to go until the Mid Atlantic road tour to the NCRS National begins in Front Royal, VA...
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bogus wrote: Normally, I would say no - but over the next three weeks we're going to do close to 3,000 miles in Lauren, so if we don't stall in that period I will be very happy...
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JP and I did this (again) today - we'll see what happens...
...thanks to all who advised on this thread.
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CentralCoaster wrote: (I cleaned the text up when I did it) Did you do this with your ride? Did you see any changes?
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CentralCoaster wrote: I'm away from home without my manual - am I correct that Lars' original instructions referenced below do this? http://corvetteforum.com/techtips/vie ... p?SubTopicID=55&TopicID=2
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Looks (very) good!
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I know no one expects this from the token NCRS guy, but I really don't mind the LEDs...
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Nice bike - congratulations!
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CentralCoaster wrote: What's the theory behind that?
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Looks like JP and I will be doing another IAC adjustment this weekend...
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j3studio wrote: Completely wrong. Park 550 - 600 RPM Drive 510 - 540 RPM
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CentralCoaster wrote: 3 years on the alternator, 1 year on the starter, 2 years on the plugs and plug wires, brand new rotor, cap is good. Quote: Now on mine on very hot restarts, it sometimes stumbles for a bit. I blame that on injectors flooding the intake after shutdown and the computer chasing its tail for awhile until it clears up. Healthy under hard acceleration up to around 4500 RPM - no early ceiling. Quote: Does the fuel pump give out a healthy hum when you prime it? Have you checked fuel pressure at hot idle? The fuel pump hums nicely when I prime it. I have not checked the fuel pressure at hot idle - cold fuel pressure is good. This may not be related, but I'm pretty sure the fuel pressure sensor is bad - it spends most of its time maxed out at 80 PSI. Quote: Is your torque converter pulling the engine down too much? What does it idle at in park vs drive with your foot on the brake? I think it's two or three hundred RPM down from park to drive, but don't hold me to that. I'll check. Quote: Is the brake booster check valve leaking a bit? I'll check...
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Awww...
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Any other thoughts?
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Hello CC! :wave: Restarts very quickly and cleanly after stalling. Occasionally will have a slight stumble shortly before stalling, but about half the time there's no warning at all.
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That's what I thought - I can't believe I didn't catch this when I did the adjustment...
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bogus wrote: Andy, Thanks for the response. TB is clean as of a month ago (cleaned while putting in new injectors). IAC was set to original spec less than a year ago. Issue has been a constant for the four years I have had the car.
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[early 1985/A4/3.07/very stock]
I get an occasional stall from the 1985 under these conditions: 1) After running for a while at highway speeds 2) Very slow or stopped 3) Warm conditions Bulletin 85-91 (Minimum Idle Speed Revision) suggests simply increasing the minimum idle to 500 RPM from 400 RPM. Is it this simple or am I missing something else?
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Congratulations!
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patsfan05488 wrote: I agree - I see only the problems. Other people see a 23 year old car in really nice shape...
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Somewhere between
B) Very Good Condition C) Good Condition
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I definitely saw more Corvettes than the norm out today...
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DaleD wrote: This was not a post designed to make you feel bad - I've been watching your issues with much sympathy (there have been a couple times that the 1985 has really gotten me down).
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DaleD wrote: I'm seeing a lot of these, too - does anybody know what the reason is? I can think of three possible ones: 1) Cheap - though if you have a C1 or C2 to cut up, you probably aren't hurting for money. 2) Easy - maybe the TPI's specific connections make it easier or maybe the engine upgrade is being combined with a C4 chassis upgrade (see 1) ). 3) Pretty - people always love the runners and you can paint or chrome the engine to good effect.
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I commute via train into downtown Philadelphia, but my wife did drive me to our local train station in the 2003 'vert (she's off Fridays in the summer).
We had the top down and the exhaust had that wonderful burble. Anybody else marking this day by driving one of these amazing cars to work?
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Good morning, all!
Lost power at home today, just as we were about to leave. Annoying, and now of course I'm wondering if it will be back on when I get home tonight...
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