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Hello all!!! Well, I just got done replacing my A/C Heater control and diagnosing a vacuum problem in my '81. It turned out to be the Plenum, which is in the passengers side fender. There's a vacuum line going to the front of it, but when you take it out, there's another one on the back which...

The upper port on the radiator that the upper hose connects to is loose, and of course I'm leaking from there. I originally thought it was a hose, but when I took the hose off, I reallized that piece was loose. It almost seems as if it were made to come out, like there is a ring around the...

On my '81, the drivers side low beam just went out the other night, however it comes on with the brights. So, the bulb isn't out. Where should I start looking?! The wiring at the bulb has to be correct or else it wouldn't come on with the brights right? Thanks for the help in advance! - Jeremy

My '81 has the stock 350 Tranny (as far as I know), but all the computer stuff has been removed. The trans always seemed strong to me, it's just that it was always very lazy shifting, and couldn't decide what it wants to do at part throttle. I'm assuming this might have somthing to do with the...

Weird problem seemed to occur out of nowhere. My drivers seat no longer tilts forward. The outside hinge seems to be stuck somehow. Any suggestions as to how I should approach this?! Thanks as always! - Jeremy

My '81 seems to spray a mist out of its tailpipes. I thought it was just condensation, but I accidentally put my arm by it, and got sprinkled with black spots, seeming to be oil. Is this possible?! It seems a long way for oil to travel. If so, what does this mean?! The performance seems fine...

Hey all...so, I've been have speedo problems for some time now, and come to finally see that it was the drive gear. A couple of teeth here and there were missing, causing my speedo to flop around quite a bit. Turns out, my blue drive gear is a 10 tooth (although I had thought it was an 8 tooth)...

So, I have this really annoying rattle that happens when I go over a bump that sounds like the cars a hunk a junk and as if it's going to fall apart (which is not the case)! I discovered that the rear body panels are detached from the inner skin area, and bang together creating the ruckus I...

Well, I was out driving during this beautiful day today, and somehow got stuck in some traffic, and started to notice this real annoying high pitched sound coming from somewhere. Of course I assumed it was someone elses poorly cared for automobile. Much to my dismay, I finally realized that it...

Is it normal for the oil pressure to be low, ~20-25, when cold. It takes the oil temp a lot longer to heat up than the water temp. It seems that once the oil temp reaches the first notch, then the oil pressure jumps up to ~40 which is where it usually is. I'm in Long Island, NY, and it's been...

Hello all...some of you may remember my posts a while back about my generator warning lamp coming on and a buzzing sound from the choke relay. Anyhow, the solution to all of that was a new alternator. So, when I got the new alternator, everything was fine. However, it has now started to...

So, I've been trying to get my speedometer ('81) to read correctly with the new rims and tires, and calculated that I needed a 17 tooth driven gear and everything would be great. So I went to my local chevy dealer and got one ordered, although it wasn't listed. So, I put it in, and it read...

I have Offset trailing arms on my 81, and have adjusted my parking brake twice with the correct procedure, and it barely works. The trailing arms are complete assemblies from Van Steel and came with SS parking brake hardware. I'm thinking that maybe my cable is stretched too much and can't take...

Hello all...well, it never seems to end here for me. I finally have her ('81) back on the road after doing a whole bunch of stuff. Here's the thing...I had it aligned, and it still pulled to the right, so I brought it back, and he took shims out, and I tested it...still pulling...he takes more...

Hey all...well, I was very excited today because I finally got new coil springs and smart struts from VBP to get my baby back up an running. What happened was, when I put on new wheels and tires (18x10) the suspension was all sitting way too high. I chopped some coils off the front springs and...

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about changing the ride height of our Vettes using different body bushings? My dilema is, I have finally lowered my car to it's proper ride height, and now it cannot be aligned because the camber is adjusted to the max already. It would seem...

Hey all...I have noticed that the windows in my Vette will fog up, all by themselves, when it has been sitting...no doors open or windows or anything. The center guages will fog up too. What causes this?! Have any of you ever had this?! Any ideas?! Thanks! - Jeremy

I have an '81 that has all the emissions and computer removed. The AC works great, except when Idling around 5-600 RPM. When you increase that to about 1k, it's fine and cold. I know with my '87 Monte Carlo that when you turn on the AC, it kicks up the RPM's a bit. Did the Vette have this...

Hey all, well I finally decided to tackle my front springs being way too high. (http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48972&page=1&pp=15) I had a spring compressor, but didn't do me any good because I couldn't get it through the a-arm hole. So, I just did what the shop...

I have an '81 with an '82 hood on it. It has this louvre in the front that is supposed to be for the crossfire setup, when you give it full throttle, it opens up, directing air to the air cleaner setup. Anyhow, I have Carb setup, but the wiring for the louvre switch is in place. I was...