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    Help! C6 Refuelling (Filling up at gas station)

    Bingo I've managed to fill my C6 in one shot, using the 'upside-down-nozzle' method, as suggested by one of the guys in the U K Corvette Club. So that's one problem out of the way for a while...... Take care out there J.C.
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    Help! C6 Refuelling (Filling up at gas station)

    I have the situation where the gas delivery nozzle shuts off when the tank(s) on my '07 are only 5/8 full. At first, I thought it was a sensitive delivery pump at my local gas station, but the problem occurs at other gas stations whenever I try to fill up. I have the GM Service Manuals for...
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    1 of 1 2011 Corvette Anniversary Le Mans edition

    Yep - see you there, Lance. Glad 'ol' No.3' made it onto European soil in one piece. Have a safe trip yourself! J.C.
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    1 of 1 2011 Corvette Anniversary Le Mans edition

    Edvette - Ferry (LD Lines hi-speed cat) ex Portsmouth 0830 Thursday a.m. and driving to Mayenne for overnite stop in French countryside. We'll rumble into St. Saturnin from the north west on Fri.a.m. C u there! Best rgds - J.C.
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    1 of 1 2011 Corvette Anniversary Le Mans edition

    One of the few benefits of living in England - I can easily get to Le Mans! Will be at St. Saturnin on the Friday prior to the 24h race where the Euro Corvette gang (there's quite a few of us!) will be there to pay tribute to the Fitch/Cunningham C1. Lance Miller has done an incredible job, esp...
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    Tks for your input Hib (that name rings a bell - where have I seen it before - Corvette Fever?). Anyway, I fully concur with your battery theory, and my unit behaves as we would expect: 12.5 to 12.6v.d.c. across the terminals when 'standing' and 13.7v after being charged for 3 hrs. with the...
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    Tks C4C5 and Tim. I didn't really make myself very clear in the previous post - my wife interrupted me ('Dinners ready....'). My question really should have been: how do you remove the black plastic cover over the 'start/crank' relay? I tried squeezing it, and (gently) prying it off with a...
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    Thanks C4C5! The car started and ran perfectly today; batt. voltage was 12.45 prior to starting. I'll put it on charge tonite, but will buy a replacement next week. (The battery is AC Delco type 8538; 590CCA). Here's a question: there's a 'start/crank' relay on the internal fuse panel in the...
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    Tks Tim - I'll definitely try a new battery. My '07 is not driven every day, although I always make a point of giving it a run at least once a week. Best rgds - J.C.
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    I think I'll take your advice and fit a new battery, if only to eliminate one possible cause of the problem. I haven't used the car today ('rode hard and put up wet' yesterday!), but I have just checked the batt. voltage: reads 12.66v.d.c which seems OK to me. Tks again 'Orange North Tx' - I...
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    Weds. morning after battery on 'float' all night: car fired up first time, no problem. Drove to supermarket, shopped, car started OK again. Drove 150mi to South West (great drive!)- parked for lunch: took about 10 attempts to get the starter-motor to 'kick in'. Damn. Thursday (yesterday)...
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    Tks guys - someone else (Tom Falconer, actually, who runs 'Claremont Corvette', and is a published Corvette author here in UK) suggested the battery (the main 12v item, not the fob). I didn't suspect it, because when the starter eventually activates, the cranking is 'quick' and the engine fires...
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    Help! Starting it up (2007 C6)

    Trans in 'park'.....(it's a 6-sp paddle-shifter); foot on brake; green 'start' light glowing....press the button: NIX. Reverts to 'accessory mode'. Anyone else experienced this? Eventually get car started, by opening/closing doors etc. and trying several times. Currently unable to get GM Shop...
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    Happy New Year Everyone

    Happy 2010 All the best to everyone from merrie olde England. My new year is getting off to a good start: I collect my 2007 C6 (Z51/3LT/MXO) on 11th January. Been 'vetteless since August '09 when I sold my 1992 LT1. Talk about withdrawal symptoms...! The C6 is an import from Fla, incidentally...
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    Question: LT1 Engines

    Thanks, guys - that what I was hoping (and expecting) to hear. I look after my motor well anyway - it gets fresh Mobil 1 every 3000mi and I don't beat it to death, so with luck it will outlast me..... Off to Europe next week - Corvette FAME in the Netherlands (Valkenburg). Hundreds of 'vettes...
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