Recent content by angry planet

I hope so... haven't had a chance to deal with it yet, but I hope so :)

Thanks for the advice everyone... I'll give the fuel filter a change. :thumb

I have a 68 Vette with a weird problem. When I drive it for a long time (more than an hour or so), it periodically develops a weird engine dance. It rhythmically bogs down and loses power about once a second and returns to normal. One time, whenever it tried to start its rhythm, I was able to...

Oh.... backup as in 'reverse', not backup as in 'redundant'. I will check the backup lights tomorrow. Thanks for all the replies.

The location is a little in doubt. I got a quick look from under the passenger side. It was on the side of the freeway and I didn't feel like rolling around under the car right then. I am 99% sure it was the driver's front quadrant though. It if was the backup lamp switch, what does that mean...

one red, one blue (possibly blueish-grey). I am colorblind :)

While driving to work this morning in my 68 Vette, I heard something scraping on the ground and sometimes bouncing up against my car. I pulled over and looked around and there it was: It was about 1" to 1.5" square with rounded edges on what appeared to be a U-shaped mounting bracket. It looked...

This was a huge help: I found the switch and jammed something between the switch and the brake pedal to shut off the lights for now. I still don't see how to adjust it though... visibility is near zero up in there and I don't know what I am looking for anyway :) I wiggled and pushed the switch...

Same problem with brake lights... "Your brake light switch needs to be adjusted (up under the dash, about 4" below the brake pedal's pivot point). ." Can someone explain what this means / give a little more detail? What is the pivot point? What does the switch look like and how do I adjust...

According to a previous thread, it looks like the problem is the U-Joint. Now I am trying to decipher some of the terms and find some parts. It will take me awhile to even figure out if I am in over my head ;)

I feel terrible. I did a search and didn't find anything... when I posted this, there were already several similar threads that might help me. Sorry.

I have begun noticing a strange thumping noise coming from the rear end of my '68 vette. It is most obvious when I am coasting through a turn (either in neutral, with the clutch engaged), and it slows down as the wheels slow. I have ALMOST convinced myself that it doesn't happen when the car is...

(*wringing hands*) ex-cellent. see you folks there.

68 Roadster: sounds like we might have a Corvette party on our hands. I live in Dallas, so I suggested Irving. Dman: the key is in the column.

Let me be the second to welcome you to the board then! Glad we both got the cars we wanted. Let's see pictures of your car now!