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Due to a long story which I won't get into here, my poor '86 4+3 currently thinks it's an automatic. Until I can work out another custom chip setup, I need something close to factory but for a manual transmission... Anyone selling a MEMCAL that will work for me? I don't care if it's stock GM...

Been quite a while since I've been on here, but I'm back with questions :). First off, my digital dash (86) has gone completely dark, although you can still see the LCDs functioning properly in bright light. Most of my research here seems to point to a grounding problem, possibly under the...

One of the last areas of my car that needs work is the suspension. It came with the Delco/Bilstein shocks originally, plus whatever springs came with that package, and currently has TPIS's custom shocks. I've got mostly urethane bushings in the dogbones and the swaybars (mostly - there are...

(SOLD) - new generic Super T-10 rebuild kit: synchros, small parts, etc. $30 (SOLD) - new battery tender: attaches to battery, plugs in, keeps battery charged (but not overcharged) when not driving. Small, can be mounted to car. $25 - Stock TPI throttle body, with air foil and Tuned-Port...

Looking to borrow (or buy, if cheap) a known-good ALDL-Serial interface cable. I'm having no luck getting DataMaster to connect to my ECM and I'm wondering if it's the cable. Thanks. [RICHR]

I had the misfortune of driving a highway soon after a tar truck had dumped its load for several miles - since it was dark, I didn't see the tar spots until after I got to work. This was liquid-looking tar (like driveway sealant) rather than chunky road-repair tar, and it has resisted my best...

I'm also now getting a CEL code for "MAF Burnoff Relay"... oddly, the code gets thrown while the car is driving at highway speeds. I thought the MAF burnoff relay was only used after the engine was stopped? So I'm trying to replace the relay, but I'm finding two parts available online and...

Been a while since I've been here; busy with other things :( Anyway, I'm still working on final tuning of the prom in my 86 and was playing around with it yesterday in the somewhat-dark garage setting timing and such. I noticed that the center two pipes on each header (cyls 3/5 and 4/6) were...

Been a while since I've been on here, but still plugging away at the Vette. Having problems now with an aftermarket clutch master and slave cylinder assembly that was put on a couple months ago. I've put only a couple hundred miles on the car, but one or both has failed again and I can't get...

I have a pair of brake rotors from my 86 from the stock factory brake setup, left over when I upgraded to C5 fronts. I don't know what brand these are, but they're in great condition so I hate to just toss them. Free to a good home, but you have to pay shipping from 21061 (MD). [RICHR]

Anyone selling the manual portion of a 4+3 transmission? I think all the synchros are dead in mine and I'd like to rebuild one out of the car and have it swapped in rather than pay to have someone else do it. Condition isn't critical as I plan to rebuild much of it anyway. Thanks. [RICHR]

Took the Vette to emissions for its second go-around after the mods; it failed earlier this year with HC *way* over the limit. After that, I had found that the hose on the AIR system to the cat had gotten a crimp, so I put a molded curved one in place. I also added a second PCV valve on the...

Mods, feel free to delete or move this if it's inappropriate. Bill and Ken, the guys who build/market the PROMinator MEMCAL replacement system, are doing a group purchase on thirdgen.org. $50 off the Pro version ($225 vice $275); the standard version is not currently available. Prominator...

Happened to look under the hood today and saw to my horror that the air filter lid wasn't meeting flush to the filter housing, and air was bypassing the filter... turns out that the right-side pressed-in nut had pulled out due to a crack in the plastic housing. Not sure if it was just age, or...

Whew. I spent part of this afternoon and part of this evening putting C5 brakes on the front of my 86. These are stock rotors, calipers, and pads from a 2001 Vette, painted red to look like Z06 calipers. I used Ed Salinas' early-C4 brake adapters, and the wheel spacers I'm running with my...

While replacing my brakes with C5 ones, I noticed a large amount of grease around the underside of the upper ball joint on the passenger side. Closer inspection shows the boot to be separated from the joint on the underside of the A-arm. Is this something that can be fixed, or is a new joint...

It was great seeing some of you again and meeting others for the first time. Sorry I didn't make the evening bar meet, but I went to the NCM Member's Dinner and stayed until it was time to go home. Man, this show just gets bigger and bigger every year. I saw maybe 75% of the vendors, and...

Had my mechanic suck out all remaining R-12 (3 oz, he said) and today replaced as many seals as I could (the ones on the back of the compressor are VERY non-standard) and added Freeze-12 and oil. Odd thing - normal charge is supposedly 2-2.25 lbs for our cars; I put in only 26 oz +/- of...

That time of year is approaching... and I'm taking requests for any small and/or hard-to-find parts. I don't mind searching the parts bins most of the day; my only caveat is that if I find what you wanted, you need to pay me for it... that, and I have to be able to fit it in the back of an 86...

I'm pretty sure I've got too much pressure under the passenger-side valve cover because even with my new oil cap, I'm still pushing out oil at high RPMs (now it's coming from around the breather hose and/or the valve cover). It was suggested to me that I run either a K&N filter breather and...