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Forum: C3 General
03-27-2012, 04:43 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 23,656
Posted By hammondo

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My 1980 L82 mostly restored (still needs paint/body/interior)
Forum: C3 General
03-25-2012, 08:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,660
Posted By hammondo

I guess I have a different assembly manual then -...

I guess I have a different assembly manual then - I purchased it in 2000 or 2001 from Helm Inc, the title is "1980 Corvette Assembly Manual" and it contains no wiring diagrams period.

And... I...
Forum: C3 General
03-24-2012, 09:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,660
Posted By hammondo

1980 L82 - time for engine wiring harness?

Hi all,

My mostly restored 1980 (remaining items included any and all wiring harnesses of course) stopped starting recently - no starter noise when I turn the key to "start". I've traced the...
Forum: C3 General
02-19-2011, 01:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

WOOHOO INDEED! I still can't believe how happy I...

WOOHOO INDEED! I still can't believe how happy I was to just drive and see those wipers work properly!
Forum: C3 General
02-18-2011, 04:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

Wanted to confirm that yes the 15" blade...

Wanted to confirm that yes the 15" blade assemblies did do the trick. Drove it in heavy rains for around 30 minutes or so and they didn't stick one time.
Forum: C3 General
02-11-2011, 05:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

All, I recently had an ignition problem that...

All, I recently had an ignition problem that required a tow and found a Corvette specialist/performance shop in Kent WA previously unknown to me - Kent Performance Auto Center. Took the car there,...
Forum: C3 General
01-27-2011, 01:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

Tally Ho, Can you clarify further what the...

Tally Ho,

Can you clarify further what the actual wiper blade assemblies are? I see in the Willcox doc that they extend down the arm aways and in looking at mine I see the upper part of the arm...
Forum: C3 General
01-24-2011, 10:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

Thanks for the clarification - the manual refers...

Thanks for the clarification - the manual refers to the arms as "assemblies" so obviously I thought you were referring to those. I will stop by the friendly parts store tomorrow after work to look...
Forum: C3 General
01-20-2011, 04:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

Tally Ho, are you saying you purchased assemblies...

Tally Ho, are you saying you purchased assemblies shorter than stock? It's been cold and rainy that past few days this week so I haven't ventured into the garage (not heated) to look at things but I...
Forum: C3 General
01-19-2011, 05:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

Thank you for the link. I didn't get around last...

Thank you for the link. I didn't get around last night to searching my manuals so this is very helpful.
Forum: C3 General
01-18-2011, 03:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

I have the assembly manual and the GM Shop...

I have the assembly manual and the GM Shop manual, I'll look for that adjustment when I get home from work tonight.

Thanks for the reply Easy Mike!

Steve
Forum: C3 General
01-18-2011, 03:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,209
Posted By hammondo

wipers sticking on my 1980 L82

Yes I know lots of youse guys don't drive yours in the rain but up here in the NW you take your chances (~36 inches per year in the Seattle area). Anyways mine will run for awhile but it seems...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-22-2010, 03:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

Oops, guess I just don't know my engine anatomy...

Oops, guess I just don't know my engine anatomy as well as I should - i.e. should have figured you meant the heads rather than the block. These aren't stock heads, they were installed in the 2000...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-22-2010, 12:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

Spoke with the engine builder - they purchased...

Spoke with the engine builder - they purchased the current block (Corvette 350 block) for me back in 2000 for another build. They recommend NOT using that drivers side manifold hole as should...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-22-2010, 12:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

The intake manifold is a Wieand 8120: ...

The intake manifold is a Wieand 8120:

http://www.jegs.com/i/Weiand/925/8120/10002/-1

Where the temp sending unit hole is, is on the drivers side front of the manifold. Passenger side front is...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-21-2010, 05:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

Sorry Garys 68 I am not understanding what you...

Sorry Garys 68 I am not understanding what you are saying here. To me a plug is what is already in the hole in the intake manifold where I need to install the temp sending unit ergo why would I need...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-21-2010, 04:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

Yep original temp and oil pressure gauges but I...

Yep original temp and oil pressure gauges but I am replacing the oil pressure gauge with a mechanical one - when I hit the 500 mile point on the engine break-in (yes it's that new) as the old...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-21-2010, 03:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

I understand that pipe thread is measured by the...

I understand that pipe thread is measured by the inside diameter - for the longest time I did NOT know that but I was kindly made to understand that recently by a plumber friend. I'm referring here...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-21-2010, 02:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

NPT means? Sorry, a bit of fuzzyness in the old...

NPT means? Sorry, a bit of fuzzyness in the old brain this morning. I measured both the ID on the plug on the new manifold, and the OD on the old sending unit (that plugged into the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-21-2010, 01:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,133
Posted By hammondo

Need temp sending unit OD 5/8 coarse thread

My 1980 L82 has a non-stock Wieand manifold - part of a recent engine rebuild. The temp sending plug takes a 5/8" coarse thread OD sending unit. The old unit prior to this last rebuild of the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-27-2010, 11:15 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,027
Posted By hammondo

Yep I'd be interested in selling it and the...

Yep I'd be interested in selling it and the bracket (assuming you need both). Hit me off-forum at francisoa@comcast.net

Thanks
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-21-2010, 04:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,027
Posted By hammondo

Thanks TimAT. I am taking the car to the...

Thanks TimAT. I am taking the car to the transmission shop after work today. I've spent such a huge chunk of my summer under the car I figured it would be best to have the guys with a hoist (I'm...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-20-2010, 12:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,027
Posted By hammondo

The transmission shop that rebuilt both my diff...

The transmission shop that rebuilt both my diff and tranny had told me that they had installed the proper gear (the diff rebuild was a .383 so the ratio is different from stock, during that rebuild...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-20-2010, 10:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,027
Posted By hammondo

All, got the new speedo cable hooked up to the...

All, got the new speedo cable hooked up to the tranny yesterday morning, found the old cable just sitting there, not threaded on (not going to this tranny shop again!) as the transmission shop had...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-18-2010, 11:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,027
Posted By hammondo

May have answered my own question. I searched on...

May have answered my own question. I searched on one of the parts sites (Zip Corvette) for "heater control" on a 1980 and found the vacuum hose set - the description for that part states "they mount...
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