Recent content by gmhowe

yes the clacking sounds go up with the RPM's Dave said it was deep in the engine. I just wonder is it still possible to take road trips with it like maybe 600 miles or not ? or just roll the dice and see what happens. If it craps I still have my 85 vette to drive.

Vette Magazine actually promoted Dave's shop as 1 of 2 best places in AZ for working on Corvettes

Almost 130k, he has worked on cars for decades and does all the work on both my 96 and my 85. I don't race the vettes or abuse them, just a daily drive depending on which one the mileage driven is less then 20 miles daily.

Dug out the invoice it was rear brakes, cooling fan replacement

Nothing to do with the engine block, I am curious is this something serious or will get serious as time goes on ?

My 96 was taken in lately and when I got it back it developed a "clacking" noise wasn't loud but just annoying. Drove if for a few days and it just was bothering me. Took it back to the guys who always work on both my vettes and after a couple of days Dave called me back and said it was a...

Can I change out the Bose speakers and put in some other brand or are Bose the only ones I can or should use Thanx Gordon

Finally got the code fixed Bell Auto and Tire in Glendale,AZ. Sands Chevrolet says they didn't mess with the AC, funny Bell found out there was NO FREON at all in the system. The ECM Sands put in was never Flashed correctly, Bell fixed that and the OPTI-SPARK Sands put in wasn't even installed...

Well got the car finally back on Friday, running real good but still have the DAMN code. I have till November to get rid of it before emissions testing which will fail if I still have the code

ok so 2 weeks ago after the running on at least 4 or so cylinders they are now waiting on a fuel injector wiring harness. Asked how that could happen and he said "we fix one thing and then 20 other things go wrong". Man I will have practically a new 96 collectors edition by the etime they are...

New update for this in General Discussion forum

Went to pick up the car ( with code still set ) and started it up and it was running rough as hell, drove it about 1/2 mile down the road and it sounded like it wasn't running on all cyclinders and at a stop sign noticed smoke and the smell of burnt oil. turned around and brought it back...

I have a post on the general info forum. The latest is the computer change didn't work, no stretched timing chain, changing distributor didn't work. Then they wanted to try to reprogram the computer to get rid of the code. I said not and just put it back to together and I would pick it up...

Called them this am and told them not to mess with the computer and put it back together and I will figure something out. But how to get rid of the code since when I have to do emissions next year it will immediately fail since there is an outstanding code. G

I got a new acrylic top from CorvetteTops for $330. does not include the frame but they give a video of how to remove, clean up from the old top and replace it. Gordon