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    Flywheel/Starter

    Does anyone know...did the 74 big block 454 with TH400 automatic tranny come standard with the 168-tooth flywheel - or the 153-tooth??
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    Question: Replacing alternator

    Thanks Hib!!
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    Question: Replacing alternator

    74 Big Block. Need to replace alternator, and am considering the 100 amp unit that is available, in lieu of the stock 63 amp. My only question: is that difference in output capacity significant enough to warrant any wiring upgrades to handle added charging load?
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    Question: Idle Stop Solenoid

    Thanks all! I put a 12v jumper on it and the plunger extended just as it should. (One less part to replace :))
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    Question: Idle Stop Solenoid

    74 big block 454 with stock Quadrajet. Can someone tell me the function of the idle stop solenoid mounted on the throttle side front corner of the carb? Also, how to correctly test the solenoid for functionality?
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    Question: first year for ECM

    What model year did the ECM first appear on Corvettes?
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    Help! Engine dies - fuel system or ignition?

    Have a 74 big block - have had no previous problems, but while cruising along at 30 mph yesterday the engine just abruptly died. Pulled over and tried to restart, and it took for ever to fire. Revved it up and held it at 2500 rpm for about 30 seconds to clear it out, but when I slowly allow the...
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    Battery Drain-Down Problem...

    Timely discussion for me. Replaced battery in our 74 C3 about 3 weeks ago and took it for a 3 hour drive, then parked it. Went to drive it last Friday and.....click. Put the new battery on charge and reinstalled it yesterday (reading 12.68v), went for a 1 hour drive with no significant loads...
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    Question: headlight switch replacement

    Replacing 74 headlight switch. Manual says to lower steering column to remove instr. cluster, and refers back to steering section. Steering section only discusses steering column removal - not "lowering". Is this as simple as dropping the bracket at dash and the bracket at firewall, and slightly...
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    Help! Instrument lighting

    Newly acquired 74 coupe. All interior lighting works, with exception of the instrument clusters. Before I check the fuse, then the dreaded opening up of the clusters to check/replace bulbs, any other known and common cause for this that I should check first? Seemed ironic to me that all would...
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    Question: 1974 interior rocker switch

    Thanks all! That's it - rear window defogger.
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    Question: 1974 interior rocker switch

    Thanks all. My rear window doesn't have the deicer, but I suspect a new rear window could have been installed at some point without the feature.
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    Question: 1974 interior rocker switch

    New 1974 owner. My car has a large black plastic 3-position rocker switch on the side of the console. It is on the driver's side knee space. I've looked through the owner's manual reproduction copy I have, and also some other publications re: originality, and cannot find this rocker switch...
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    For many Corvette owners, there's a story behind the car

    Great story! There are 2 cars I previously owned, sold,......and wish I had never done so! You were fortunate to find it again and to be able to re-acquire it.
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    Help! C3 acquisition questions

    Absolutely.
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