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Pretty much the same,wait until Spring. Winter is starting too early here this year. Ken

Welcome back,and will look forward to the progress this Spring. Ken

Glad that you enjoyed the ride Gerry, And i agree,our 81's DO run great when everything is in sync. Mine probably won t see blacktop until Spring,and the roads are clean,and I have more time off again. She is semi-hibernating for the winter. Ken

That story got me totally P##$$ off and it isnt even my car! What goes around comes around. Keep smiling, Ken

Last year i had my mechanic (who used to work on c3-c4 vettes back in the day at a chevrolet dealership) rebuild my carb with the aforementioned carb kit from napa which was about $75 or so best that i can recall,I had a bad tps sensor and the base gasket was leaking (dry rot) so he did the...

Thesame thing happened to me this past June,At a car show no less. Car ran fine,then after the show was over would not crank,nothing. I knew that the battery was good,its only a year old,and all the accessories were strong. With the aide of another,show patron whom even had a 9/16th...

Thanks to all the help from everyone on the forum reguarding my earlier post dealing with the hard clutch issue. It is much better now. What I did, to remedy this was put in a new return spring. (original one was not too good) and 2 new anti-rattle springs,lubed everything up,and pulled...

Is it normal for our 81's with the 4 speed to have a little hard clutch pedal? Maybe Im being paronoid (not the first time) but when im driving my 81 especially in stop light situations i can feel the clutch pedal pressure in my left foot,especially if i depress the clutch at a long red...

Excellent point Sensi, I occassionally visit other forum sites, but feel an allegiance to this forum,and visit it daily,and post help when i can. This is the only forum on the web, dedicated to our beloved 1981 vettes,and is the BEST forum period. I feel a kinship,to my fellow forum...

Chief Corvette engineer Dave McClellan,who was in charge at Corvette back in 81,wrote in his book "Corvette From The Inside" That Borg-Warner whom was supplying manual trannys for Chevrolet. (My 81 is a Super t-10 as were all 81's) was treated so lousy by GM as a supplier,and had earlier on, a...

I echo the sentiment of most everyone else. I did not buy my 81 for investment purpose. I do not intend to sell it. I haved had 3 different people offer to buy the 81,but nada. The highest price that I saw a 81 for sale for,was last August at Carlisle. There was a mint 81,same color...

Shelly, I,also am a beliver of the Mothers WITH the use of the power ball (I found the mini with the extension to work best on the wheels). with a corded drill not cordless,as others also have made mention of. My alloy wheels on my 81 were not bad,but after using the mothers,with the aid of...

Hi Shelly, Thanks for the concern. Im having the Corvette shop.I deal with,and trust,do the replacement. They ordered the oem correct windshield,and have one installer whom just does classic car and especially corvette windshields. My collectors insurance does cover it,no...

I dont believe this,I just picked up my 81 this afternoon after work after having the carpets and a few other interior parts done over,and now the interior is as new if not better,when on the way home,instead of going the back way due to rush hour traffic in that area, I took the Interstate...

Welcome to the CAC Andy,and especially the L81 and C3 forums. Great and knowledgeable folks here,and they are always willing to offer advice,help and suggestions. I notice that you live in PA. Are you planning to go to Carlisle,this August for the Corvettes at Carlisle event? I am going...

Thanks Andy, I wasnt aware that GM was pushing Mobil 1 back in 81,I know that they did for the c4's. Im going to change my oil within the next week or two,and Im going with the Mobil 1 10-40,and will probably go to the lighter 10-30 when I change it it Late Fall,before putting the car away...

Thanks all, for the nice words,and yes it was a nice feeling, and to Bud, I am proud to be a member of this fine forum. Great wealth of knowledge here, and great people to boot. Ken

Greetings all, and i hope all of you had or are having a good and healthy Easter Holiday. Here in Ct we,like a good part of the country are experincing,much colder then normal temps. (The high here today was only 38, the normal for this date is about 57). After a change of dinner plans with...

I agree Bud, I too have made subtle changes on my 81,but also thought about going the ebay route and keeping the stock unit with the filter. But what other year dual snorkle air cleaner housings would fit? Im thinking 78-79 L82 as 80 was the first year that they used the charcoal filters...

The roads here in CT for the most part are good,and dry. Had mine out 3 times,last week,and twice this week. But this upcoming week it is supposed to turn colder and wetter. Ken (I also did notice a few C5's out over the winter,and once in the aftermath of a snowstorm when the...