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    Help! my 1982 corvette

    Fuel pump checked??? Loose ground wire?? Fuel fouled plugs?? Bad gas?? Time to trade up? :)
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    Help! 79 power window problem

    Since the window goes down to 2" only it makes me wonder about the switch. However, these switches have an Achilles Heal. they are cheaply made and what causes most to fail is the operator has a usual habit of pressing DOWN on the switch blade and not push-pull it. What this does over time is...
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    New Music machine!

    Ive got my XM roady wired into my stock unit but now I'm going to use the old fashion tape deck insert and plug into my iPhone 5C so I can stream XM and my iTunes. It even works as a hands free phone. I can finally remove that ugly antenna out the back of the trunk lit. I was all over the...
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    Vin Look up

    Wouldn't the front suspension (springs, shocks) be larger to handle the heavier big block weight?
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    Visiting the Holy Grail

    I've heard the Corvette Plant job openings are some of the most sought after jobs in the auto industry. ...........nut :D
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    Visiting the Holy Grail

    Don't fall in the big hole in the ground :D
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    Question: navgation for 2004

    There is a fixed head Alpine unit that my local audio guy says he can shoehorn into the OEM radio slot with just a tiny bit of modification and he swears you'd think it was a factory install for around $1300 which includes the radio. No additional amp needed to mate with the Bose speakers. I...
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    leather vs. vinyl

    I made the horrible mistake on my C3 and replaced the leather with vinyl material. Let's just say; "leather breathes....vinyl does NOT." I could not ride on any given day with the temps above 60 that my back and pants were damp at best to soaked at worst in an hour AC or no AC. I'll never...
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    At a loss for ideas...

    Good old Mopar's. Talked to my mechanic this am and he said the old Dodge's need AMPS not volts to start the engine. Even though the battery was showing voltage and enough to power items that needed few amps to run; when a battery is essentially dead (of cranking power) the car will behave as...
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    At a loss for ideas...

    Hi Hib.... let me clarify. 1. the battery has a solid 12.5vdc and has no problem lighting up everything electrical in the truck including the winch with the switch on. 2. the winch has a control box for a remote (that was off and in the house) with the ground going to the frame and the power...
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    At a loss for ideas...

    Same.
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    At a loss for ideas...

    Ok folks..... I've got a dilemma. We start with one, simple, non-computerized 1983 Dodge D-150 pickup with the bullet proof 225 Slant Six. This is about as simple as a vehicle gets and it's all right there with easy access. Yesterday.... ran just fine. Wired in a new 2500lb capacity small...
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    Poor MPG. Tune-up suggestions?

    Boy does that meter bring back memories. Somewhere in the bowels of the nut-garage is my ancient Strobe light too. I'm not a fan of the beam style torque wrench. Get the dial-in "click" wrench for the couple extra $$. Craftsman makes a number of nice ones and 3/8" is good for most things you'd...
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    Poor MPG. Tune-up suggestions?

    tot..... when was the last time you replaced the O2 sensor? When my O2 sensor went bad my mpg went in the toilet. Don't mess with the carb. .......... nut
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    RetroSound's Model 1 and my experience...

    Kane... there's plenty of aftermarket bezels already cut for the modern rectangular units w/o having to dremel out your OEM bezel. Go with a modern unit. My '81 still had the Sony unit with the XM module in it when I sold her a few years ago and everything was working perfectly...
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    After one year

    C5's are made to be DRIVEN!!!!!! ............ nut :D
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    ALDL Connector

    Lanny..... when I had my 68 and 69 MGB's, which were notorious for having the worst wiring/connectors ever installed in an automobile; I used to go to a local electronics store and get MIL-SPEC rated connectors with the pin count/gauge size for what I was re-wiring and completely re-wired the...
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    Question: How Low Can We Go? :)

    Gerry.... I'm sure each car is different with regard to the light vs remaining fuel amt. On the ole Nutmeg I would get the light about the time the needle hit "E". But then again I had an annoying bouncing needle due to a wire short to GND that I could never track down before I sold her and I...
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    Question: Sirus Radio added to my C5

    jj...... I added my XM Roadie to my 2002 convertible. As for the antenna, I have tried numerous locations out of sight on various other vehicles but the problem with this is the satellite radio signal is relatively week in comparison to a radio signal. Such is why you can have a "no signal"...
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    Question: Oxygen sensor removed???

    Antz..... did you have to flip the steering wheel or were you grandfathered in? I used to talk to a Corvette friend that lived in Christchurch and I thought she mentioned if the car was old enough you didn't have to convert it. Don't spoil New Years before the rest of us up here. hahaha :L...
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