Ultraman wrote:
It's going to be badazz Rick...nice work! Is that an aftermarket frame or the stock one you fixed up....looks good!

TommyT-Bone wrote:
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Matatk wrote:
it's still under warranty for 3 more weeks so if they find something it's on them.

Now's the time to go over it with a fine toothed comb. Sqeeze evrything you can out of the warranty now. It's money in your pocket in the future.

screamin_conure wrote:
Since I live in the midwest, and since I have no heat in my garage, and since I'm a dedicated wuss, my list will definitely be more of a "second quarter 2012" list.

My Vette is in decent shape, so I'm basically looking at small stuff.

1. Hunt down my slightly irritating rough idle.
2. Find out why my transmission shifts so friggin' HARD from 1-2, but nice and smooth from 2-3 and 3-4.
3. Send my original ECM in to be reconditioned.
4. Make new rubber inserts for my targa storage brackets out of rubber gasket material.

Durango_Boy wrote:
I'll play this game since my before and after were such radical opposites of each other.

This is roughly how the 350 looked when I bought the car in '99. The block that was in it cracked and I rebuilt it but I put everything back together the way it was just to get it on the road. In this pic I had pulled the master and booster for a Hydrobooster swap.



Here is how the new 405 looks today minus a few details like plug wires, new meal fuel and vacuum lines.

95Vert wrote:
Did the applicable tests. I first checked the underhood fuse by the battery. All those fuses, in particular the 30A was in place, no issues.

I tested the red wire going to the BCM per the kindly supplied link to the electrical wiring diagram.

That red wire has power going to it. So...that is leading me to the conclusion based on the advice here, that the BCM is fried. Power going in, no power going out to the fan from what I can tell.

Does that seem right?

ONE more thing. I broke the lock clips off the plug. Is it possible to buy a new plug, take the wire out and transfer over to the new plug?

95Vert wrote:
Oh not again. That is what Andy initially pointed to as well. As a matter of fact, I recall him betting it was. ;)

So, I'll do that test you recommend, red wire, purple wire. I did check both connections going into the fan, one wire was black, other I thought was brown, but could be purple. Neither one had power in any case.

I'll check the fuse under hood as well tonight. I'm wondering if its all related or something else is causing that module to fry. As said, replaced once already. Now the fan was dead as well.

biggrizzly wrote:
I'm pulling the Derale pan off and replacing it with the stocker. It has several dents in it now and I feel it hangs way too low for a C4 and my car is not even lowered.

I'm getting ready to buy new tranny fluid and wondered what you A4 guys are using. Someone said that the Valvoline Max Life Dexron III is good stuff.

Also - school me on the different types... Dexron II , Dexron III Mercon... What the hell does all that stuff mean?

TommyT-Bone wrote:
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BillH wrote:
I don't even lend tools out.

No, really. No good ever comes of it.

Matatk wrote:
Listed some old bedroom furniture on CL about 3 hours ago. Someone just came and picked it up, sold that fast. Not too bad!

bogus wrote:
Update... I have been ignoring this problem whilst working on the Vette.

Figured it out... The lower radiator hose has been dripping minor amounts of coolant onto the belt. What I thought was belt treatment was a build up of coolant and goo.

I replaced the belt a couple of days ago, and cleaned the pulleys. I hadn't yet noticed the drip.

Last night, I noticed the drip... Perhaps I made it bigger? I donno, but this morning, the new belt felt like the old belt, and it didn't have any treatment on it. Soooo... it makes me think the coolant leak had been there for a while. This morning, I crawl under and see the tell tail sign of a coolant leak on the lower rad hose to the motor. I give it a couple of turns.

Today, bastet gets home and I had told her to park it in the back, so I am checking and there is this massive leak at the TOP of the radiator! I need a new rad... something has eaten through it.

Off to get a rad tonight... yee-ha... but I have found the problem with the belt.

bogus wrote:
Hey, Rick, sounds like you need the most important tool - MORE SPACE!

BillH wrote:
At the raceshop, the owner didn't have those big, high tool boxes. All the tools were in 5 drawer rollers, 3 of them.

The advantage - they all stored under the work benchs. Yur could roll the tools to the car and the top of thr roller was an instant workbench. These combined with the parts carts was a nice setup.

BillH wrote:
Good deal on the hoist Rick.

Mine's a bit bigger, I probably use it more to unload the pickup than I use it to pull engines.

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RickAnthony wrote:
Good find! Nice when it's a cheap and easy fix..

The actuator is located under the battery box. I almost started to remove items to get to the vacuum line, but then decided to check it from underneith. Plus this is outside in the snow since the Corvette is disassembled in the garage.

Matatk wrote:
My exhaust is so loud that it makes my ears close....then it's not noisy anymore!

Matthew

flyboy wrote:
I guess a virus could be implanted in just one pixil in a photo. You never know.

BillH wrote:

Vetron87 wrote:
I got a Kobalt driver also. Works great when a cordless driver is too big to access small fasteners.
I noticed this year while Christmas Shopping for tools that the line between Harbor Freight Pittsburgh brand and the almost mirrored product from Kobalt and Craftsman has blurred. Packaging, fit and finish are almost the same except for price. Harbor Freight is quite a bit less.
BTW a couple of weeks ago I returned a broken 3/8" drive 9/16" socket I used in an impact wrench. HB replaced the whole set not just the one socket. Try that with SnapOn or Craftsman.

PeteK wrote:
Possible torque converter circuit failure. Disconnect the connector on the drivers side of the trans, toward the rear of the trans. If it solves the stall issue, you can start troubleshooting the lock up circuit.

Matatk wrote:
Good Morning CGs!

A little chilly today, not as bad as yesterday. They claimed some snow/rain mix, but I guess it will pass South of us. I don't mind one bit.

My newer workout routine has been suiting me well. I've added some extra rest days in there and I've been feeling better. I'm happy about that. I really need to start running again but it's hard to get motivated in the cold weather. I need to get my butt in gear.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Matthew

bogus wrote:
I use Commission Junction here. You can also check out Google ads.

Personally, with that type of blog, less ads = more cred. I would simply have a menu of links somewhere to sites you either use or buy from... hm, guess that means the guru, too, but wasn't really thinking that until I started writing that sentence! I was more thinking of sites you buy from already or have personally vetted as being good vendors - say rock auto or summit racing.

Matatk wrote:
Something I saw on the news this morning that will make you sick:

flyboy wrote:
Nice work!
My '91 console has a couple of bottomless pits.

bogus wrote:
I use Commission Junction here. You can also check out Google ads.

Personally, with that type of blog, less ads = more cred. I would simply have a menu of links somewhere to sites you either use or buy from... hm, guess that means the guru, too, but wasn't really thinking that until I started writing that sentence! I was more thinking of sites you buy from already or have personally vetted as being good vendors - say rock auto or summit racing.

bogus wrote:
Oh, yea, man! That's rock'n it!

You are getting the idea and fast! I knew you had it in you. The rest is just practice.

The best bet is to get a copy of the AP Style Guide. It's not a bad thing to have to reference for any kind of technical or journalistic writing. Not so much the rules of content, but the rules of grammar and such.

This last one is heads and shoulders above the others! And in the business of blogging, being neat is half the battle. You could have the best insights, but people will ignore them if they can't read them. It's about credibility. We mock those sites where people talk in slang and stuff, there is a reason - credibility.

Keep it up. It will get there!!! So much better! Aces better!

One minor detail - tabs are not in anymore. Just block paragraphs... damned AP Style Guide...