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Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-14-2003, 10:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 27,145
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Spark Plug Wiring Diagram For 350 Small Block (sqlguy)

Wouldn't he have to be sure of rotor direction (clockwise) and which distributor hole is #1 ... but a manual would have it...Haynes, Chiltons...not to mention the hundreds of other valuable items in...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-13-2003, 10:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 625
Posted By Stevo81

Re: please read, or you could lose your engine. :( (munday)

Good reason to run a guage, light, alarm,...anything that will let you know there is no pressure...how many people drive around with one eye on the oil pressure guage?
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-30-2003, 05:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,120
Posted By Stevo81

Re: door won't unlock (76Pitter)

Thanks...it seems you are right. I bought a nifty light from Sears for $10 that is about a foot long and narrow enough to fit inside a straw...stuck it down into the window. Not being in the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-20-2003, 11:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,120
Posted By Stevo81

door won't unlock

driver's door got locked with a key and won't unlock!! what's up?
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-12-2003, 08:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 771
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Need advice -81 carb (Stevo81)

Thanks, folks...again I have learned, between the forum and Roe book...Seems the secondary throttle opens and the vacuum pulls the sec air valves open, but too fast...so there are two methods of...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-07-2003, 01:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 771
Posted By Stevo81

Need advice -81 carb

My trusty mechanic tells me my secondaries are opening too fast and flooding because the control rod is bent or wrong...It is from Ecklers, built by Tomco but they are in denial. He thinks I should...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
07-01-2003, 02:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 800
Posted By Stevo81

Vette as art...but you won't believe

I was standing by the 81 today when a local 'artist' walked up. He does large sculptures like Burning Man and buried Cadillacs...He asked me how much a car like mine would cost...he wanted to "chop...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-27-2003, 01:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 430
Posted By Stevo81

It's over 100 but...

It was over 100 degrees here today but the 81 should not be overheating...
The engine was rebuilt, new water pump, and it has always run hot, but it is up to about 220+. With the hood off! She has a...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-24-2003, 06:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 522
Posted By Stevo81

Re: went to buy a Vette, look what I got instead! (Ed T)

Thanks for the story...I had a good laugh. Cuz I been there. Hope you had a nice drive... :steering:
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-21-2003, 12:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 765
Posted By Stevo81

Re: choke light keeps flickering while driving (rick s)

On my 81, the choke lite works on more than just the choke. I couldn't pass smog with the choke lite on, so it had to be fixed. Can you run the diagnostics by the ashtray? :flag
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-18-2003, 02:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 405
Posted By Stevo81

OT...Home Powdercoat...opinions

Thinking of doing some powder coating at home...Summit no longer sells one. Is it worth it? Is it hard to get it right? What brand? Cost? What parts coat best? Thanks :cool:
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
05-06-2003, 11:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 455
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Runout test at home? (RUXperienced)

Sears has a guage holder apparatus for about $40.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
05-06-2003, 12:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 455
Posted By Stevo81

Runout test at home?

Can a bubba do a runout test at home on the car or is it a machine shop test? With rear brakes sucking air, this could be useful. I saw Sears has a tester on the shelf for $32. thanks :flag
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-05-2003, 05:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 361
Posted By Stevo81

Morning start-up question...carb?

Over the last two weeks, the 81 has become sluggish for a while when first started...if I just give her enough gas for 3-4 seconds, the missing or roughness will quit. She fires right up but won't...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-02-2003, 08:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,112
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Need a torque wrench.. (The Dude)

I was told by the Mac driver that they had a calibration place but the price was about the same as a new one !! Or maybe he wanted to sell me a new one. But the MAc and Snap-on trucks and machine...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-25-2003, 10:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,452
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Anyone tried these Craftsman rounded bolt removers? (The_Dude)

I just received, for my birthday (56), a set of six sockets with the supersize numbers...I am needing big numbers, but when it is dark under the car, etc,,,the big numbers could help anybody.
...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-19-2003, 01:18 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,121
Posted By Stevo81

Re: OK, The hardest thing to do is "?" on a vette. (Budman78)

Anything under the dash... :banghead:
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-19-2003, 01:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 886
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Door won't open ??? (Stevo81)

It worked !! The outside key would turn but not open the door, the electricals did nothing, the inside lever did nothing and only by working the knob inside did it finally come loose. I am sure it is...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-17-2003, 11:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 886
Posted By Stevo81

Door won't open ???

HELP !!! Drivers door won't open. Key goes in, turns, door no go. Can the mechanism be worked from interior ? Sun is going to shine tomorrow ! :nopity
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-17-2003, 11:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 501
Posted By Stevo81

Re: What is this? (Eddie 70)

It's a blown snow-cone maker. :confused:
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-14-2003, 12:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 462
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Praise for Bobby at Zip's!!! (jwbert)

Yes, I agree...I found him to be the most helpful person at the most helpful supplier...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-14-2003, 12:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 533
Posted By Stevo81

Re: California Emissions legisative alert! (burners)

Thanks...I am on it tomorrow.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-12-2003, 12:44 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 549
Posted By Stevo81

Re: BRAKE PROBLEMS (Superv)

I think we all waste some cash occasionally...missed diagnosis...but brakes is an area where it is OK to overdo it... :steering:
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-10-2003, 02:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 387
Posted By Stevo81

Re: Calfornia Emmissions (Vetterodder)

:iagree:
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-09-2003, 05:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 697
Posted By Stevo81

lb-in to ft-lb conversion ?

My 81 shop manual lists valve coner torque as "45 lb-in" ...I don't have a torque wrench in "lb-in", so what is that in foot-pounds? Too small for my wrench? Using Edelbrock cast covers, so won't...
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