Recent content by Mark Rittinger

They're there...but not the best. All mounts on the body are solid, the cushions are compressed and old...originals. Seems like a BIG job to replace all of them. Right now I'm working on the bad oil pan gasket, and replacing with a Fel-pro one-piece unit. Pretty slick setup. Surprised there...

Having an interesting issue, and I thought maybe one of the well-versed C3 gurus on here could help. I have an '81, stock black on red car. Lots of miles, and it was at deaths door when I got in in '06. Didn't run, 4 flat tires, leaking rear end, etc. I've reshot the paint, tightened up a lot...

OK, here's where I'm at. I replaced the lower cable, and I replaced the CC transducer. I cleaned all contacts, and checked all the vac hoses under the hood. Everything looks good...hoses seem flexible yet, connections tight. I took it for a drive. I turned it "on", and hit the Set button...

Ok, thx. All the parts have arrived, time to get scraped up n dirty lol

OK, I got it up on stands for the Spring once-over. The lower cable that was replaced once already was broken off in the transducer. Ordered a new one, and that one has a metal end on both ends. Removed transducer and ordered a reman unit. Got that today and its a perfect match. This weekend...

Thanks. Shes bottled up for the Michigan winter, but I will have a good look in the Spring. The Odo wasnt moving either. I used a teflon type grease on the short cable when I took it out for a look...Lower cable was replaced, but I suppose it COULD have taken a crap already. I will know more in...

I have an '81, 350, automatic. It has Cruise Control...though it has never worked properly since I've had the car...it accelerates when turned on. When I got the car, the speedo didn't work, so I replaced the lower speedo cable about 8 years ago. That worked. This summer , the speedo needle...