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Inspection..... I replaced my CAT with one from NAPA for around $170.00 and did the labor myself. Replacing the cat, doing a tuneup, adjusting timing, creating a vacuume leak and adding RXP to the gas helped my 84 pass North Carolina State inspection. Ken

CFI Problems I had this problem on my 84. found that the three wire connector on the distributor had come loose. Reseated the connector and it started right up. Sounds simple, but it's worth a check. Ken

Sorry to hear about your car I hope the shop will be able to put it back together the way it was. Sue the non driving SOBs for emotional distress & loss of services. That will fix em. Ken

Vacuume lines? I wasn't aware that there were vacuume lines attached to the climate controls. No wonder my controls don't work. I'll bet the previous owner yanked em out for good measure. Are there multiple lines going to a vacuume manifold of some sort? Ken

Get the problem fixed. Did you get your problem fixed? Ken

Pipes Cleaned Drewser, Your right, it's probably an obstruction somewhere. You know how it is, as your vette gets older it doesn't get it's pipes cleaned as often as it use to. Ken

Vacuume Plumming? All unused vac lines are plugged. EGR not hooked up yet. Air Cleaner not hooked to vac.. Last time I tried, I could bearly get out of the driveway without stalling. Where is the inline fuel filter? Pump is putting out more than 15 psi, so it should be working well. on...

EST? Could be I guess, but I replaced that when I replaced the cap, rotor & coil. I might have generated this code when I disconnected the infamous brown wire to set the timing. Happened at the same time. Twinnie seemed to think it might be a fuel delivery problem. Maybe gas tank screen or...

Dist terminal lugs Relpacing them is probably a good Idea. The last time I checked mine, they were starting to disintegrate. Good luck with your 84, mine has been quite a learning experience. Ken

code 42 For a short while, it was listing a 42 error, then it went away. now no codes at all. Engine still won't take full throttle without nosing over. I can gradually increase throttle and get up to highway speeds without much of a problem. It just won't respond when I put my foot in it...

Thnaks for the info Gary, Thanks for the link. Great info and told me what I wanted to know. jet4rs, couldn't find a listing for ecm codes in my shop manual, what page/section? Thanks to all, Ken

84 problems You've come to the right place. I've learned allot from this forum. I've just recently replaced a carbuerated intake on my 84 with a crossfire. Had none of the peices and bought everything from forum members and ebay. Twinnie & vigman have been loads of help to me, and I'm sure...

Where would I find a listing of the trouble codes and their meaning for my 84? Ken

No Digital Camera? A Computer techhead and no digital camera. What is this world coming to. Turn in your pocket protector, your out of the nerd club. Ken

Not running well Idle seems fine. When I depress the throttle quickly, the engine bogs. If I slowly increase the throttle it reacts ok. When the tranny shifts from 1st to second, it also bogs. (automatic) I set the timing several weeks ago, but it needs to be checked again. Ken

#$%&*(!!#$%^&**** Vigman- ( EITHER the HEI trigger module ( under the cap ) is loose/ shorted/open or the EST module) Twinnie - (It really should not fry w/ the ignition on. Either it's a case of really bad luck or something else. Le't's hope it's the 1st. ) I could kick myself. After...

Small world isn't it. How do you like this site so far? I'm glad you started using it, I don't think you will be disappointed. Ken NAFTA CCC

Still no fuel Vigman, Still no fuel out of the injectors. Ken

How screwed am I? Got distracted and hooked my new ecm up without disconnecting the battery. I must be loosing it. Scanner reads no troulbe codes Shorting A&B on the ALDL displays repeating 12s. Other wise, everything looks normal. Checked all the fuses and they are all good. I'm hoping I...

Learn to work on what you have first. By reading your past posts, it seems to me that you don't have a lot of experience with maintaining your existing engine. Why would you want to go out and spend Thousands of dollars on a new motor that you won't know how to work on either? You've got a...