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Forum: C5 Tech
08-18-2014, 10:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,500
Posted By SPS

Ran a magnet all over the tires???? All 4 ??? ...

Ran a magnet all over the tires???? All 4 ??? Don't go to the next tire until the horn has beeped for the first. Helps if you have a strong magnet. You hold it at the valve stem, not all over...
Forum: C5 Tech
08-18-2014, 07:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,599
Posted By SPS

Good write up. You confirmed for me that my...

Good write up. You confirmed for me that my eyes were not deceiving me, and that really was a reverse torx head screw. (Standing on my head, looking up, my old eyes could barely focus on it.) ...
Forum: C5 Tech
08-18-2014, 07:19 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 103,038
Posted By SPS

Great write up. Seven years later and it is...

Great write up. Seven years later and it is still helping people out! The other day, my wipers started up on their own, and would not stop. First I pulled the switch on the steering column ---...
Forum: C5 Tech
06-14-2014, 02:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 717
Posted By SPS

Well, I went down to 220 grit and did not seem to...

Well, I went down to 220 grit and did not seem to be making any progress getting through the hard-coat. But what I noticed is that the hard-coat was continuous across the roof panel (other than two...
Forum: C5 Tech
06-07-2014, 10:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 717
Posted By SPS

Trying to Re-Finish Roof Panel

I just started trying to sand out my top. It was in pretty bad shape. I went over it with 600 grit, by hand. About an hour and a quarter. Immediately I was pulling up a white slurry, and I...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-13-2013, 10:30 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,071
Posted By SPS

Yes, on my C5, if you close the door before...

Yes, on my C5, if you close the door before slamming the hatch (I admit it, I always slam it), the window glass on the driver's door pushes out and unseats itself from the weatherstrip seal. Then,...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
01-13-2013, 09:30 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 12,127
Posted By SPS

I was reading on Edmunds, all the weight saving...

I was reading on Edmunds, all the weight saving design changes....... but that overall, its a heavier car than the C6. That really disapointed me. The HP numbers are good, but nothing that I am...
Forum: C5 Tech
12-04-2011, 11:21 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,972
Posted By SPS

I did the replacement a while back. If you do...

I did the replacement a while back. If you do the replacement, just a couple words of advice/warning. Read the online instructions several times before attepmpting. Change your driver side...
Forum: C5 Tech
07-20-2011, 08:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 518
Posted By SPS

Not too hard. Its a very common problem. Do...

Not too hard. Its a very common problem. Do a search, you will find a DIY guide. The seat moves back and forth on two long screws. The nuts have a rubber isolator around it, and the rubber...
Forum: C5 Tech
10-23-2010, 07:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,816
Posted By SPS

Yep, as C5ForFun said. I don't remember if I...

Yep, as C5ForFun said.
I don't remember if I used WD40 or carb cleaner, but it had no effect on mine. Its worth a try. though.
I had to take the intake off and replace the Check Valve.

Steve
Forum: C5 Tech
10-14-2010, 07:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,401
Posted By SPS

I say don't replace them until they stop working....

I say don't replace them until they stop working. I got my car in October of 97 and the rears are still doing fine. ( I trashed my front sensors putting goop into the tires trying to fix slow leaks...
Forum: C5 Tech
09-22-2010, 07:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 8,902
Posted By SPS

Looks like the majority is against your idea. ...

Looks like the majority is against your idea. But I'll let you know, on my old Firebird, I did exactly what you suggested. Those headlights pop up automatically, and got a real work-out. Every...
Forum: C5 Tech
09-11-2010, 04:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,644
Posted By SPS

I have had my C5 for almost 13 years, 100,000...

I have had my C5 for almost 13 years, 100,000 miles, and every time I checked for codes, I have seen U1016H. I have had at least two or three batteries in the car over that time, so its not the...
Forum: C5 Tech
09-02-2010, 05:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,393
Posted By SPS

On my 98 the rubber boot that hold the PVC valve...

On my 98 the rubber boot that hold the PVC valve tore from the main tube. Dealer could only offer me the whole tube assembly at over a hundred dollers. So I went to a big box hardware store and...
Forum: C5 Tech
06-05-2010, 08:58 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,633
Posted By SPS

When my car was new, sometimes the brake would...

When my car was new, sometimes the brake would hold, and sometimes not. ( i.e. it either held 100%, or 0% ). Eventually the dealer fixed it.
Forum: C5 Tech
03-15-2010, 08:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 700
Posted By SPS

If you get it, you are ahead of me. Even with...

If you get it, you are ahead of me.
Even with the help of forum knowledge base, it wasn't happening for me.
Finally, I cut the bracket in half with a hacksaw. With the Check Valve tube out of the...
Forum: C5 Tech
12-14-2009, 07:54 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,769
Posted By SPS

Probably both 22655td and Rockland know more...

Probably both 22655td and Rockland know more about setting up gears than me, but what I do know is that gears are either set up perfect, or they are quickly trash.
Sounds like you found somebody...
Forum: C5 Tech
12-08-2009, 05:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,303
Posted By SPS

I once read in a car magazine, an article on how...

I once read in a car magazine, an article on how to buy a Corvette. They said "Corvettes are either babied or abused - there is no in-between"

One more easy thing to check - that the parking...
Forum: C5 Tech
11-17-2009, 09:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 671
Posted By SPS

With 114,000 miles, it could be the waterpump. ...

With 114,000 miles, it could be the waterpump. But on mine it was the overflow tank, crack at the seam.
Forum: C5 Tech
11-11-2009, 09:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 870
Posted By SPS

Could be a lot of things. I once thought I...

Could be a lot of things. I once thought I had excessive driveline backlash in my F-body. Turned out that the rubber bushing in the axle trailing arm had moved axially, and one side of the...
Forum: C5 Tech
11-10-2009, 10:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 25,929
Posted By SPS

Thanks for taking the trouble to contact Tremec,...

Thanks for taking the trouble to contact Tremec, Bowtie. I put more faith in the manufacturer's engineers than anecdotal "proofs".
A long while back, I was ready to take my car into the shop,...
Forum: C5 Tech
10-21-2009, 07:06 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 20,091
Posted By SPS

One more thing to check. Roll up your windows...

One more thing to check. Roll up your windows and close the doors. Then go the the back and slam down the rear hatch. On my 98, the air surge would unseat the top of the windows from the targa...
Forum: C5 Tech
10-15-2009, 06:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,342
Posted By SPS

Try this ---- roll up the windows and close the...

Try this ---- roll up the windows and close the doors. Now go the rear hatch and slam it shut.
When I do that, the air pressure surge pops the top of side windows out from their seal against...
Forum: C5 Tech
10-15-2009, 05:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,342
Posted By SPS

That was a couple of years ago that I took my...

That was a couple of years ago that I took my retractor apart. When my spring started coming out as a pile of red dust, I knew it was history. I don't recall its construction well enough to be...
Forum: C5 Tech
10-14-2009, 10:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,342
Posted By SPS

I had a "weak" seat belt on my driver's side. ...

I had a "weak" seat belt on my driver's side. When I replaced the retractor, I opened up the old one, and the spring had totally turned to rust. It turns out water had been leaking in from the...
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