Recent content by mcditalia

Thanks to everyone. I didn't have much time lately to look into the spring, she sits in the garage on 4 jack stands. Unfortunately when i start a job, like i originally did by changing the gas tank, it always progresses to something else...brake calipers, leaf spring...etc. and then no more time...

I was unaware of that. My cover casting number is 3871375 if I'm reading the 3's as 3's and not 8's. The measurements by the ears are 3" by 5 1/2" at the 4 bolts. Spring appears to be 2 1/4 to 2 1/2" by the leaves, same diameter as the old spring I took out that never fanned. One thing I cant...

I noticed that the new Eaton spring I installed a couple years ago "fanned" and made the end link bolts crooked. When they shipped the spring to me it came with clip bands that were taken off during the installation. Should these have remained on? What else can be done to prevent this from...

Yes i read that too but way after the fact that I've been running r45s's for about a decade now without any problems. Guess if I was going to have problems they should of happened by now?

I wanted to replace the harness side push style connectors to my fuel sending unit as they have seen better days. I looked around for a replacement but most corvette parts suppliers only list a 36 gallon harness. The terminals look the same as the 20 gallon. Anyone know if they are...

I was talking about the center cross member right before the frame rails kick up by the rear wheels. Anyhow, i did the side frame rails in the middle with a jack and placed jack stands by jacking points. Felt a little odd at first, but is now safely on four jack stands.:cool!:

Thanks hib. Ill take the calipers apart and inspect. I know the rears are newer than my fronts.

Thats what I'm going to do. Replace both. Thanks for the responses.

Could swear it was also coming out of what looked like a weep hole, but then again it could have been from the leaking cylinders. Either way, if I'm getting fluid shooting out while I'm pushing in the cylinders then safe to assume their toast? I cant figure out if i did something wrong or if the...

I forgot to open the master reservoir and after i took out the front pads to inspect them i pushed on the cylinder bores to retract them back into the bores and got brake fluid shooting out all over. Looks like fluid came out of the cylinder bores and also at a weep hole on the caliper. Did i...

Disclaimer: already read a lot about the respective heat ranges of ac plugs. with that being said, if I was to use a 44 plug on my SB for mostly highway driving and little stop and go, what would work better, a 44S with extended tip (non resistor) or a resistor 44r with normal tip? I can get...

That seems to be the concensus, but what about the frame crossmember that i mentioned? Is that too weak or run the risk of damaging something? Just curious.

I searched as best i could, but couldn't find an answer to my question. I want to jack the rear using the rear most center crossmember on the frame just ahead of the rear wheels where the frame kicks up. I read some use the differential and rear spring and i really don't want to do that. Some...

So with the vacuum advance taken out of the equation, as it's been for over a decade, this would not suddenly produce my current problem then. Didn't really think this through.

Tried sucking through a small straw, can't suck any air at all ;), just getting puckered cheeks. i take it thats good?