Search results

I currently have a 1981 and just discovered that the birdcage is badly rusted. I am thinking about moving to a C4 now but know basically nothing about them. Do they have any rust issues? What are some major things to look for when inspecting a C4?

I would like to get a southern car with really good bones next time but I have no idea how you would go about bringing it to Canada and what costs would be associated with it. I would imagine they would be quite high and out of my budget. For now I may consider getting a C4 even though they...

Well, I am going to chalk it up as an expensive and enjoyable lesson learned and put her up for sale. I have learned an awful lot and will definately know better next time.;shrug

I have since removed the drivers side rocker moulding and found good and bad... The good thing so far is that the frame seems to be rock solid everywhere so far, just as I always thought. The bad is that the door sill seems to be pretty bad all along. So what I think I should do is hunker...

When I say I have $14000 into the car I am referring to the price I paid as well as the parts. All I have really done is tires, brakes, shocks, stereo, centre caps, about $2000 roughly. I am going back and forth like crazy about whether to sell or not. It is literally my dream car but I don't...

Here is the drivers side #1 Mount. Is this something that can be repaired or is it an extremely expensive job?

I was just fooling around with the heating system on my '81 and in the process found that both #1 body mounts are completely rusted out at the body part. The frame still seems ok as far as I can see, and all of the other common areas seem ok, but who knows what underneath. Assuming that I...

thanks for all your help!!

One last question...about MC I have one last question... I see in the assembly manual that there is are two gaskets or seals between the MC and the booster. They were not on the MC I replaced and not on the new one. I don't see the purpose for them. Are they inside the MC already or should I...

Yeah, I look on ecklers and corvette central, etc, but they only show flow chart looking things instead of actual shapes or names of parts.

fingers crossed I think I have my brake problem solved. I have a firm pedal and so far no leakage or change in MC reservoir levels. I am going to take the old MC apart to see if the seals were bad or what was wrong.

Hey Markwrob, Please let me know if you get any sort of diagrams as I have some of the same problems as you. Thanks

That is exactly what I think is happening, but being new at this I didn't know if it was even possible. I am a locomotive mechanic and only deal with air brakes, but it seems that some of the principles are the same. Also, unfortunately, being new at this, I didn't keep my receipt so I had to...

Really Wierd!! Ok, I have searched and can't find any leaks other than around the MC. This is the wierd part, The rear res. is going empty with the bladder extending, and the front is overfilling which is where the leakage is coming from!!!!;shrug Anyone had this problem? I am going to try...

I get you, thanks very much for your help.

Thanks, the rear bladder does extend, but I am still getting leakage around the seal.

Excellent info., thanks (even though this is not my thread) haha, where does the vacuum line lead too?, Also, how about the directional controls? Are they vacuum operated too? (ie. defrost, floor, vent)

Same problem with my '81, but I think mine is just a case of not having heater controls as the vacuum system is all wonky. Someone suggested a quick fix of unplugging the heater fan to me. I haven't tried it though. I'm still working on a brake problem.

A couple of months back I replaced the MC, and all four callipers on my '81. Since then, I have not had very good pedal and twice I have lost the rear brakes because of an empty reservoir. I thought the MC was leaking out the back but have found that it is leaking around the cover gasket. My...

According to the Haynes manual, a code 23 is a M/C solenoid (mixture control) that is open or grounded.