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I had the same problem with my 98 mustang. :mad Turn's out the turn signal flasher was bad. It did not happen all the time,and no way of telling when it would happen.;shrug Replaced flasher and no more problem.:upthumbs Hoosier:beer

air loss Did the teck check the valve core? Or around the valve stem where it goes through the tire? Also did they soap up the wheel itself to see if its the wheel itself . I had a slow leak in a wheel that was the wheel,when molded had a sand hole and did not leak at first,but later on...

foglights Wow am I glad I have an 86, All we have to do is raise the hood and pop a brewski to get at our foglights ,But then again I'm acused of being in a fog all the time......;LOL Barry

intermittent miss Hi Mike, Just a shot in the dark ,But you might try tightning up on the spark plug gap . I had a similar problem with a car of mine ,and found out the gap was too wide and blowing out the fire. Barry

Dash Bulbs The dash bulbs for the digital dashes are halogen #882. These bulbs are very warm when lit . Heat is not good for the dash cluster. What I did for my 86 dash was take out the dash cluster and take out the sockets for the four #882 bulbs and replace them with sockets for the 168 or...

Hi Aussie, Have you checked the timing lately?

Hi Pagester, You could also have a freeze plug rotting out on you at the back side of the block just in front of the trans. If that is it its a real pain. Barry

Repairs Hi Denny, I don't know where you are in York County, But if your willing to go to Reading ,Save yourself some time and give this garage a call .Bob is a former vette specialist and was tired of dealership b/s. Bradys high Performance 717-872-6665 He's in Conestoga here in...

Giving a lift Hi Len, In an old Mid- America catalog I may or may not have found what your looking for. They call it a Jack Insert . Part number 609-142. According to the write up you remove the jacks cradle and put this on in its place ,But you still lift from the frame...

4+3 fluid change Hi Terry, When I did the change on my 86 I used the gasket & filter from Mid -America its $19.99,part# 603-817. To fill I used small pump to pump the fluid into the tranny till it overflowed the fill hole. Barry

Hi Rich, Just my 2 cents worth ,But in our 86 I installed G.M Rollers part number 12370839. Barry:t

alternator alternative Elkabong, there should a company in your area that will rebuild your alternator for a resonable fee. I rebuilt mine into a Iceberg at a friends rebuild shop, now its a 120 amp,We also ran a 4 gauge wire directly from the alt. to the battery to make sure the battery gets...

Hi gang, How does a person go about removing water spots from the windows? My 86 has them on the windshield both side windows and the rear view mirrows. Thanks, Barry

Sway Bars Hi Rich, According to Spec. sheet that I have the front had either a 26mm hollow for the base suspension or a 30mm solid for the Z-51 The rear had a 22mm hollow with base and a 22mm solid bar with the Z-51 . Barry :w

Starter Fun It was , Took care of that with a small body high torque starter that went in with no tweaking.Plus a new not reman high torque was only $149. Hoosier

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Hi Scottie, I believe your VATS is engaging. I just went through that with my 86. Does your vette still have the original keys and switch or were they replaced at any time that your aware of? There is a new switch that G.M. uses to replace the original with a key that is a little...

Extended warranty fxstbi, Extended warrenty'sare not too bad.I purchased an extended warranty for a car I bought new in 98. Some people think they are a waste of money but with todays computer controls its not a bad deal. Hoosier

number 5 number 5 is the angle bracket the helps stabilize the nose of the starter Barry

I have an 86 with the standard cooling. Bought the low temp. thermal switch and installed it this morning. I spliced into the green/white tracer like they say but my fan still does not turn on till 224 and off at 207 ,not 200 and 185 ,Where did I go wrong...