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Re: SATURDAY 16 OCT
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I think I've said this before, but you sure take some nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Steering wheel faded
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Thank you
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Steering wheel faded
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On my 89 the top area of the steering is looking a little faded. Any success stories using dye or anything to restore the finish?

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Re: MONDAY 30 AUG 21
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Nice write up and photos. That's got to be hard to sell such a nice car! Good luck.

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Re: 21-1-21
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OK. Thanks

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Re: 21-1-21
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The prom is the ARAP code if I remember correctly? I can try it out and see if it's still ok. What ECM do you have? I have one extra now, but would consider another.

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Re: 1/20/21 Wednesday
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Good Afternoon CGs!

Finally have a little free time so I'm trying to ramp up my ebay listings. I have a few boxes of leftover C4 parts to list. Wish me luck.

Hope everyone has a great day!



I was going to suggest removing the ECM before car was hauled away. I would have bought it with that PROM

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Re: Fuel lines, which is which?
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In Matt's pictures the top hose with the two clamps is the feed(pressure) and the bottom hose is return. The hose on the left is vapor return.

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Re: RIP 1989 Corvette
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really sorry to see that, I know all the work you have put into the car. Glad there was no damage to the house and the family is OK.

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Re: Did a fuel line swap on the 89
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That is a very neat and well thought out job. Clamps looks good, line looks firmly secured. And arrows are our friends!

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Re: Did a fuel line swap on the 89
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Good job on that project. Got any sore shoulders? Was the rust inside the lines or just externally. Are you replacing from fuel filter to rail also. This is what I've thought about doing for years to eliminate those old rubber lines.

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Re: July Toot 2020
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not horrible here today....not as humid.....Old Nell the 56 crapped out on us again while heading to Wendy's for Frosty's....WTF..... went in to Lincoln to Speedway and bought an new electronic distributor and a new chromium plated fuel pump and fuel filter..... you know its serious when I'm throwing the Chrome at baby..... if this all don't work I will rip out the whole engine a put in a 525 hp LS3 wid a 6 speed tranny plug and play.... we gonna fix it....... stay tuned....


Just curious, is the points style distributor still on that engine.

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Posted on: 2020/7/3 0:52
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Re: CHRISTMAS MORNING 2019
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Condolences to you and your family.

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Posted on: 2019/12/25 19:01
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Re: Sunday Chat 09.08.19
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Good Morning CGs!

Happy Sunday to everyone. Hope you've been enjoying the weekend. Happy belated birthday to Sue. Hope you guys had a nice dinner.

Update on the car status. My buddy can over Saturday morning with his borescope. Didn't see any unusual scoring or damage to the cam. I was able to get a finger on it through the lifter bores and it felt smooth. The first good news I've gotten about the car. So a set of lifters, gaskets, some assembly lubes, and an oil change and I'll be back in business (hopefully).

Hope everyone has a great day!


I would check the push rods on that cylinder, possibly one is bent?

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Re: 4 SEPTEMBER 2019
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Good Evening CGs!

Started working on the Corvette today to get the new rocker studs installed. Got the head torn down and cleaned up, new studs installed. Put the pushrods back and ruh-roh. Something wasn't right. #3 pushrod was sitting too low in the head. Fuck. Lifter is collapsed. That means the while top end has to come apart. New lifters and most likely a new cam. I think the valve is still good. I'm in a pretty shitty mood. Sorry.

Hope everyone had a great day.


That sucks! Any idea why the stud broke? Hope the damage is just the lifter.

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Re: Sat 8-24-19
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My condolences to you and your family. I know this is a hard time you.

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Re: The Packet Came In The Mail Yesterday …
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Congrats! Well done.

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Posted on: 2019/8/9 18:14
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Re: FSM confusion
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Well, I hope I don't regret this so here goes. I've been driving the car around town quite a bit in the last month. Still had a small "dead spot" sometimes around 40 mph, so I replaced the original TPS. Everything has been perfect since that. I really think there were several things going on that got a little aggravating. (1) the broke magnet in the pick-up coil possibly, (2) poor connector fuel pump harness/motor (3) tps dropping out. This was not a well defined thread but possibly might help someone later. Main thing is "don't give up"!


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Past due for a update on this. Well, after replacing the pick-up coil and driving around longer it started the same problem of intermittent stalling. Car was parked for the last several months while I continued looking for the problem. Fuel pressure started getting low at idle,32-34 lbs. Voltage to the three wire connector at rear connector was correct. Pulled the pump assembly last week and I think I finally found the problem. Hot wire and connector at the pump was corroded badly. Insulation was even melted on the wire about 1/2 inch. I don't see how the car was even running with the condition of that connector. Pump connector was burnt some also. Installed a new kit from Racetronix, so far so good. That was a new ACDelco pump I installed back in 2011 and did not notice any problems with the wire or connector then.

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Re: FSM confusion
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Just noticed I'm almost at post #700!

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Re: FSM confusion
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Thanks Bob. I've driven the car around some last two days on short "errands", no problems yet.

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Re: FSM confusion
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I installed the new ACDelco pick-up coil #D1945X yesterday. Everything went well as I've changed many of these over the years. Car started up perfectly. Still have to set the timing and a couple of small things to button up. Old coil was really rough looking, even the magnet was broken in four parts. I hope that was the problem, but I'll have to drive it around for a few weeks. Will update later with any more news.


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Re: 1.20.19
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I just saw this terrible news. I really enjoyed reading his posts, always made me smile! I'm sure he was a good man without ever meeting him.
Sincere condolences to the family.

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Posted on: 2019/1/20 21:13
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Re: FSM confusion
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I've been too busy with other things to really get more involved with the car. But, it will crank and run with timing connector disconnected. It does the same thing with that ECM I got from you, so that shouldn't be the problem. Had to crank\start about 30 times, but it did finally do the crank-start-die-crank-start once.
I'm going to replace the pick-up coil when I get some spare time, should be this week or next.

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Re: FSM confusion
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This is so intermittent it will catch me by surprise. Might happen twice in a day, might not happen again for a month. I've been able to "monitor" fuel pressure once when this did happen. I just got lucky and already had the fuel pressure gauge attached, pressure stayed high 40's during crank,die,re-crank & run with no change. Not sure about injector pulse during this, have not been able to check yet. Have not been able to notice tach yet, but am trying to watch this every time I start car up.


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Re: FSM confusion
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Yea, fuel pressure is correct. 42lbs instantly with key on. All injectors ohm at 17.2- Bosh III type.

I was just curious about that sentence from the FSM. Just dosen't make any sense to me.

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FSM confusion
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I can read and understand a FSM fairly well, but here is one paragraph that I just can't follow.
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Page 6E3-B-3, top right of page.
"If engine starts but then immediately stalls open distributor, set timing connector."

I fully understand what the timing connector is and where it is, and it is not inside or around the distributor. And the open distributor part?

I'm hunting a cause of mine starting up fine and then sometimes it will die immediately.

I've read and re-read that paragraph a dozen times and it still does not make any sense to me.

Any thoughts

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Re: Corvette Prices Over The Years, Adjusted For CPI
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The window sticker on my 89 was $35,393


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Re: Christmas Eve Day Morning Chat. 2018
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Merry Christmas to everyone and have a safe holiday.

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Re: Photos from the 2018 Run for the Ribbons
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Very nice! Thanks for posting, and you can take some fantastic photos.

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Re: Prepping For An NCRS Regional Judging
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Congrats for sure! A lot of hard work for that.

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Re: Prepping For An NCRS Regional Judging
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September 11th: I swap the garage locations of the 2003 and the 1985, so that I can get Lauren up on the lift and work on the underneath. An unfamiliar smell comes from the engine compartment, which worries me until I remember how many cleaning agents have been near that L98. The smell dissipates—all good.

One more thing arrives: some rubber splicing tape.

10 days and 1 weekend to go.




I've got to ask, what is this rubber splicing tape.

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Re: OP switch behind intake manifold
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Any luck?

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Re: OP switch behind intake manifold
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Well, I'll stick my nose in here again. That sensor above the oil filter is for the oil temp reading.

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You're welcome.Glad I could help.

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Re: OP switch behind intake manifold
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Not exactly. Forget about the oil pressure sensor and the fuel pump, except as only a back-up system.

When the ECM commands the fuel pressure relay to run the pump, it does not matter if there is any oil pressure.

The oil pressure ONLY comes into play when the relay is bad/broken and no power is sent to the pump.

Hope I'm not confusing you with all this rambling.

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Re: OP switch behind intake manifold
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The oil pressure switch in regards to the pump running is for a back-up system only. When the engine starts after the initial "pressure build" the pump stays on and pumping. Any unused fuel is returned via the fuel return line from fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator.


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Actually the oil pressure switch is by-passed on a correctly working system. The ECM will activate the fuel pump relay for approx 2-3- seconds at first turn of key. If this fails, then the oil pressure switch will power the pump after approx 4-6 pounds of oil pressure is built when cranking the engine.

This is for a L98, can't remember your model.

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Re: 2018 Pre Season Testing
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Good luck!

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Just passing along some info on this item.
My 89 started having a slight stumble on start up a few days ago, checked fuel pressure and it was low at 36psi. Also the pressure would drop to zero the instant the pump stopped running. This is what was causing the stumble.
There has been alot of problems with different brand name regulators from the big box stores, mostly complaints about not holding pressure. The main problem is the "button" that seals inside the regulator housing. The machine finish on the button is done poorly leaving deep scratches on the face of this button. I have seen many different brands with this condition.
I ordered a AC Delco 214-2156 and was surprised to see a much better machine finish. It wasn't perfect but better than the other brands I had looked at.
Even with the better finish I decided to polish it some myself. Spent about 45 min with 1500 grit then 2000 grit and got a really good smooth finish. Installed it,turned key on, pressure built to 42 psi instantly, and held there for 20 min before starting a slow decline. No more stumble!!

Thought this might help some one with a similar problem

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What model did the radio come out of? Is it a Bose?

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Re: RIP Bill H.....
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This was a terrible bit of news for me, as it was for all you guys also. Never met Bill but enjoyed and respected his opinion since my first visit to this forum. He was a true gentleman. He will be missed by many people.


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Having a problem with the link. I'll try again

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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/

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Re: CHRISTMAS EVE GIFT
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Merry Christmas to all!

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I used this tonight to save a few bucks.

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https://www.retailmenot.com/view/rockauto.com

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Re: 2017 Spina Bifida Picnic
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I tip my hat to you for this! Thanks for sharing.

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That is some good info! Thanks

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Re: Window in 87 won't move, stuck in up position
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You can use just about any weather proof grease.

A good wheel bearing grease is a good option. It won't get soft if the temps in the door get high... and one sunny day in the desert could do that to a light duty grease.


I agree with the "function" of the above grease, but keep one thing in mind. The smell of some products when used in the cabin will be strong not very pleasant.

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Look to the left under the Main Menu box.

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