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[81 Corvette]

find that damn ticking sound. Not sure if its a rocker or maybe an exaust leak. I just hoping its not a piston slapping a valve.

and even worse, figure out why my passenger door all of a sudden decided that it doesn't want to open from either inside or out. :ugh I've got an extra set of locks, so i may just change it out

 

[calvin camp]

Hello 81 Corvette,

I had a similar problem with the passenger door on my 78. The door latch had gotten gummed up over the years and froze up with the door latched closed. I ended up tearing off my inside door cover to get to the door latch to get the door open. What I found was that the grease in the latch had turned to varnish and froze up the latch. I soaked it in carb cleaner for a few days and it worked like new. Just lubed it up with white litium grease and it works like new. Good luck with your car.
Regards,
Cal

 

[Glensgages]

..... and even worse, figure out why my passenger door all of a sudden decided that it doesn't want to open from either inside or out. :ugh I've got an extra set of locks, so i may just change it out

Had same problem with DRIVER-side door of my '82 a few times in '02, but it resolved itself:
it happened again this October, while at a local shopping center, so my G/F had to slide-over the console/shifter to play with the inside release while I worked from the outside.....
(Luckily, she had worn a very short skirt that day, and watching her climb-around the interior made it worth-while!!!!! )

I called the local Corvette shop, and he advised us to apply some Liquid Wrench/Fast Break-type solvent into the rear of the door:
back into the store we went, buying a spray-can of WD-40, and it quickly de-gunked the residue on the latch, and the door opened with-in a few minutes.

The Corvette-guru says it is fairly common on C3s, and that spraying the latch-mechanism often may keep it this from happening again.

We now keep a full can of WD-40, AND a short skirt, in the cargo-hold of the '82 at all times.

 

[TAS9966]

Had same problem with DRIVER-side door of my '82 a few times in '02, but it resolved itself:
it happened again this October, while at a local shopping center, so my G/F had to slide-over the console/shifter to play with the inside release while I worked from the outside.....
(Luckily, she had worn a very short skirt that day, and watching her climb-around the interior made it worth-while!!!!! )

I called the local Corvette shop, and he advised us to apply some Liquid Wrench/Fast Break-type solvent into the rear of the door:
back into the store we went, buying a spray-can of WD-40, and it quickly de-gunked the residue on the latch, and the door opened with-in a few minutes.

The Corvette-guru says it is fairly common on C3s, and that spraying the latch-mechanism often may keep it this from happening again.

We now keep a full can of WD-40, AND a short skirt, in the cargo-hold of the '82 at all times.

I wonder if I could get my wife to slide over the shifter and play with the inside release while I work it from the outside?

 

[Glensgages]

I wonder if I could get my wife to slide over the shifter and play with the inside release while I work it from the outside?

If she has nice legs and wears a short skirt and heels.....


it'll change your impression of a K-Mart parking lot forever!

 

[81 Corvette]

turns out the door was just frozen shut from some rain the other night. :L

still can't find the ticking. sounds like its coming from teh driver side, so i pulled the valve cover and the rockers were fine. I found some loose header bolts, so i tighted them back up.

when listening from the top of the motor it sounds ok, but when you put your head down by the gill, it seems more noticable.:confused

what could make a tick besides a rocker and exaust?

 

[Glensgages]

when listening from the top of the motor it sounds ok, but when you put your head down by the gill, it seems more noticable.:confused

If you can better hear-it at the fender gill, could it be manifold-to-exhaust pipe leak?

what could make a tick besides a rocker and exaust?

wrist-pin.....
???

 

[81 Corvette]

hmm, could a fuel pump going south make a ticking sound?

like i said before, i haven't been able to isolate the tick yet, but my fuel pump went out this morning.

i had no idea it had an issue, but it started puking gas out of two small holes on the sides near the top.

if its not u joints, its fuel pumps :crazy:

I just hope she survives until september so i can get a real daily driver and i can tear off the body and start building her from the ground up.

 

[Stingray6974]

Yes, a fuel pump can sound exactly like a lifter. If it's leaking gas out the vents it is also leaking into the engine.

Mike

 

[81 Corvette]

thanks for the info Mike....

it sounded nearly identical to a lifter...

i'll get an oil change done as well