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    Electrical issues

    Oh so youir a parts changer,Good luck with that! C5's Have a history of haveing Ground problems and there are allot of them! You just can't look at them,You need to take them apart and clean'm,ALL of them! High resistance or non-existant grounds make Corvette electronics do weard SHIT!~~!! PS...
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    Opinion on water pump 93 LT1

    Hi Robert..........Long Time, Drive that Bad Girl,Water pumps can go 35,000 miles or 200,000 miles! If you see seepage or smell coolant then check it out a little closer. Yes I'm still kicking,Just not very high! LoL!
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    Night Crew Check-In...................

    "WARNING" IT'S BACK..................... Hey,WHO stold the smileys?
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    1985 Window Problem

    Some of us Ol' Timers can do it blindfolded! LoL!~~!!
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    94 Headlights

    Replace the bushings and it will fix the problem. Glass or plastic lens won't make any noticeable difference in how long they last. They just go bad when they age.
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    Question: Replacing the alternator

    Hey Evo,Shit Happens when your having fun! LoL! I think a man of your caliber can rebuild it standing on your head! Be sure to check the bigger diodes too and windings while you have it apart besides changing the trio ,Sometimes one of them can be the problem and slipping AC voltage to other...
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    New Ride

    Nice Ride Tuna! Congratulations !!~!! I'm driving my C5 till hell freeze's over, Been the best carefree car I ever owned!
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    Help! ALIGNMENT

    That's because there are not hardly any of us old timers left in the work force that KNOWS how to do it!~!! C2's and C3's can be a real pain in the A$$ to get it right! C2's and C3's is not just a 1 hour job and they don't want to tie up their rack for a 2-5 hour alignment!
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    '95 overheating

    These cars will suck it up, Ice Bags, Candy Wrappers, Grass, Leaves, Condom Boxes, Used Condoms, Skunks, Squirrels, I've seen it all LoL!~!!
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    '95 overheating

    Are you suffering from the HOOVER Effect? I've never encountered a PCM causing over heating. Primary fan should kick on at 228*,Secondary should kick on at 234* or anytime when the AC is running below 45 MPH . (Hoover Effect) Trash blocking air flow to the A/C Core and Radiator. These cars are...
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    '71 Electrical Issue

    Know about about health problems,Had a heart attack Feb 26 2017,Still not back to 100%. Never will be,Got most of my memory back but my ejection fraction only came back about 28-30% and the only good help I've had in years got killed in a freak construction accident Sept 3rd 2019. I'm just doing...
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    '71 Electrical Issue

    You have a bad ignition switch. (would be my guess) Could have even slid on it's adjustment screws .They'll do that sometimes!
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    Installed new opti-spark in 92 base corvette and now won't start

    Should be a ground strap going from there to the chassis right behind the battery by the Air Bag Sensor.Make sure its in good shape too.
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    Installed new opti-spark in 92 base corvette and now won't start

    "So you think I should change all connectors on that gang? You know after I cleaned those grounds that's when I started having the no spark. " By all means,If thats when the No Spark started,I'd go over them and check again!
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    Installed new opti-spark in 92 base corvette and now won't start

    I found it,It was way back in 07. The gang grounds on the back of the engine left side 2nd bolt up on bell housing. 6-7 wires. Replaced 3 eye connecters and cleaned the rest,R & R'ed the bolt stud in the bell housing cleaned, re-installed and hooked it back up! I'm surprised I didn't remember...
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