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Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
Yesterday, 12:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 346
Posted By dplotkin

Re-read what I wrote above. The OEM ammeter in a...

Re-read what I wrote above. The OEM ammeter in a C2 is not connected to the alternator and does not care about it either. One wire connects to the horn relay and the other to the starter. Got that?...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
Yesterday, 11:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 550
Posted By dplotkin

One of us should have weighed in by now, my...

One of us should have weighed in by now, my apology. The cheap green knob quick disconnects sold at swap meets are a piece of shit if you will abide by my directness. Put it in your hands. Unscrew...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
Yesterday, 09:23 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,353
Posted By dplotkin

Drive a good, sorted, clean 64 Convertible with a...

Drive a good, sorted, clean 64 Convertible with a 365 HP for an afternoon as I once did and you will want one. The year evaporates from your mind. The reason the 64 is thought to be worth less or...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-17-2024, 09:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Posted By dplotkin

You owe me no apology. We are all here to learn. ...

You owe me no apology. We are all here to learn.

Dan
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-17-2024, 03:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 346
Posted By dplotkin

The voltage regulator used with alternators has...

The voltage regulator used with alternators has no current rating because it does not care about current. All it does is switch the low current field circuit. Regulators used with generators have...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-17-2024, 08:11 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Posted By dplotkin

Dan, as you know I own several Chrysler products...

Dan, as you know I own several Chrysler products and I have experienced the same problem with the electronic regulators enclosed in the original appearance Black Box. I found the same thing they all...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-17-2024, 07:00 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Posted By dplotkin

Turn off the radio. But otherwise no. For the...

Turn off the radio. But otherwise no. For the several seconds you have it jumped everything will be fine.

Ignore advice to adjust.

Dan
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-16-2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Posted By dplotkin

I advise highly against this. His regulator and...

I advise highly against this. His regulator and most in current service are reproductions and approximations of the original Delco design. The original Delco design is adjustable if done via shop...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-16-2024, 12:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Posted By dplotkin

Without those readings its obvious diagnosis is...

Without those readings its obvious diagnosis is required. You can bypass the regulator and command full output with a jumper between the F terminal on the alternator and the alternator output stud...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-16-2024, 08:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Posted By dplotkin

Vibrating points type regulators, also called...

Vibrating points type regulators, also called electromechanical regulators buzz. Normally you don't hear it unless a mounting screw or cover screw is not tight. These regulators work somewhat like a...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-15-2024, 11:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 550
Posted By dplotkin

Next time this happens try the horn. If the car...

Next time this happens try the horn. If the car is stone dead but the horn blows the problem is in the firewall connector, left hand connector as you face it. Gently pull back the two ears being...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-15-2024, 09:08 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 439
Posted By dplotkin

I agree with the balance of your response but you...

I agree with the balance of your response but you are incorrect in your above assertion. I followed a friend home with failing Pertronix. In this case failure mode was erratic swinging timing wildly...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-14-2024, 08:22 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 879
Posted By dplotkin

I'd sooner buy a high-mileage well cared for,...

I'd sooner buy a high-mileage well cared for, adult driven car before I bought one that suffered severe damage, let alone one wrapped in silliness. There were too many of these built to settle for a...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-11-2024, 12:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 453
Posted By dplotkin

Look for a WCFB manual on line, and pay close...

Look for a WCFB manual on line, and pay close attention to the float assembly. Your problem is too high a fuel level. The WCFB is reliable, been around since the wheel and not known for...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-10-2024, 08:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 453
Posted By dplotkin

WCFB & similar Rochester 4GC are as reliable as...

WCFB & similar Rochester 4GC are as reliable as they come - I have both. Cadillac had a service bulletin on WCFB floats hanging up on the walls, it is a tight fit.

Dan
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-09-2024, 02:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 210
Posted By dplotkin

No catalog but my research says Marine 283/327. ...

No catalog but my research says Marine 283/327.
Dan
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-09-2024, 12:09 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,798
Posted By dplotkin

That is a pigtail off your battery for a charger....

That is a pigtail off your battery for a charger. I have a 2019 Grand Sport Coupe, it has a cigar lighter receptacle in the side panel that is always hot for a charger, I think the 2018 is the same...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-07-2024, 03:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 180
Posted By dplotkin

Original thermal flashers depend upon the current...

Original thermal flashers depend upon the current the incandescent lamp draws to snap open and closed from the heat of said current. LEDs draw a fraction of the current your flasher is expecting. You...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-05-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,016
Posted By dplotkin

Imagine a discipline, a science, a technology,...

Imagine a discipline, a science, a technology, even literature in which people decided to use whatever words they wanted instead of the correct ones. Human understanding requires a Common Language....
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-05-2024, 09:57 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,016
Posted By dplotkin

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com...

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Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-03-2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,016
Posted By dplotkin

Western was the in the day after-market wheel. I...

Western was the in the day after-market wheel. I have no idea who makes them today, but all the Corvette houses have them.

Dan
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-03-2024, 04:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,016
Posted By dplotkin

You mean of course wheel covers. Hubcaps came on...

You mean of course wheel covers. Hubcaps came on a Biscayne. I agree, in 65 the standard wheel covers are very cool. If the original poster wants the knock-off look without the knock-off (more...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-01-2024, 11:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 284
Posted By dplotkin

I was going to warn all about that...1965 and...

I was going to warn all about that...1965 and 1966 TI systems are wired differently. Do NOT use the schematic above on anything earlier than a 66. the 65 TI schematic is available in your shop manual...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
03-31-2024, 08:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 284
Posted By dplotkin

https://www.tispecialty.com/ These Gents will...

https://www.tispecialty.com/
These Gents will tell you all you need to know and get you what you may be missing. Most original amps have been replaced with a contemporary electronic board within the...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
03-30-2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,031
Posted By dplotkin

238 made, indeed he did. Dan

238 made, indeed he did.

Dan
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