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#1876 of 1900 Problem child by CHughesiii Feb 10, 2009 (2:21 am)
I bought a 2008 coupe, back in June 08, and I've been having problems with transmission shifting, weatherstrips falling off, seat belt buckle indicator on when no one is in the seat, plastic brackets braking off of the clear roof each time I remove it,and blotchy marks in my paint. Anyone have the same issues? if so, what did you do. I am so tired of talking till I'm blue in the face with the car dealer.
#1877 of 1900 ignition wires&boot protectors by clongo Feb 12, 2009 (10:24 pm)
Hi,I have headers on my vette I put a new set of wires on and put the original aluminum heat sheilds on the new wires.I seen on the web wire&boot protectors they were called koolsox or something like that,they said they protect up to 1200 degrees should i use both the sheilds and the protectors since i'm running headers?
#1878 of 1900 accelerator 1995 corvette by v1995tte Feb 25, 2009 (12:03 pm)
Have a sticking accelerator pedal., could you please let me know where it comes out inside the engine compartment, and is it accessible to hit with something like WD40 to stop the sticking... Thanks Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 25, 2009 12:39 pm)
#1879 of 1900 Re: accelerator 1995 corvette [v1995tte] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Feb 25, 2009 (12:39 pm)
Replying to: v1995tte (Feb 25, 2009 12:03 pm) You need a "sensor-safe" product! So be sure that's on the can before you go squirting anything in there.   Sometimes this is carbon/dirt in the throttle plate and this can be stubborn.   On the OUTSIDE of the air horn/intake, then I guess a lubricant would be okay, as long as it doesn't touch a sensor.
#1880 of 1900 Re: Waxing up the Vette for spring [v1995tte] by ndmike88 Feb 26, 2009 (6:15 pm)
Replying to: v1995tte (Jan 30, 2009 12:56 pm) Get your hands on some RejeX. Good protection and leaves a shine you won't believe.
#1881 of 1900 Re: My 2003 is giving me the raspberry [bhill2] by mtj67 Feb 28, 2009 (10:36 am)
Replying to: bhill2 (Feb 06, 2009 12:51 pm) I tend to agree with gbjerke, it's probably just heat dissipation. Does the noise start out rapid then sort of fade off slowly? Kinda like: tick-tick-tick-tick...tick......tick..........tick, etc. lol. My '91 does this, and in fact, I've had several cars do this, and have heard countless other cars do this. In any event, here's a little "thing" you can try: Take your vette for a short trip, before the engine can reach operating temperature. Go to the store or something, and when you shut the engine off, listen to see if it "ticks", making sure that the engine isn't too hot yet. Likewise, next time you go for a long drive and the engine is hot, again take notice. In all likelihood, this is what it is. Just keep an eye (and ear) out to see if it gets worse in any way. We all know these buggers run hot, so sometimes this ticking can be rather loud, lol. Replies to this message: bhill2 (Feb 28, 2009 1:16 pm) nauti (Mar 09, 2009 1:49 pm)
#1882 of 1900 Re: My 2003 is giving me the raspberry [mtj67] by bhill2 Feb 28, 2009 (1:16 pm)
Replying to: mtj67 (Feb 28, 2009 10:36 am) No it's not a ticking. It sounds like perhaps a fan hitting its shroud; not metallic, but like something made of stiff plastic was being hit by a rapidly rotating object. It happens for maybe 5 seconds just after (sometimes just before) I stop the engine, most obviously in my garage, and then ends suddenly (like the fan has gone off). But it only happens in that circumstance. I think I am going to have to raise the hood and see if I can get it to do it while I'm watching.
#1883 of 1900 Re: My 2003 is giving me the raspberry [mtj67] by nauti Mar 09, 2009 (1:49 pm)
Replying to: mtj67 (Feb 28, 2009 10:36 am) Heat dissipation. Thats the nicest way to put it! Lol. My '95 did it until i replaced the waterpump. The "tick-tick-tick-tick...tick......tick..........tick,etc." was coolant "dissipating" from my weep hole onto the engine. Of course the hotter the engine, the more the "tick-tick"...and what a mess it made. The engine was hot enough to cook the coolant immediately, keeping it from ever making it to the ground below. I used about 5 cans of Berryman's and around 3 hours of detailing just to get the surface area for the new pump clean. As cooked on as it was; oven-cleaner might've been a better choice. Ha!
#1885 of 1900 Stile Bertone building new supercar based on ZR1 Chassis by mattkf Apr 13, 2009 (5:32 am)
Edmunds.com reported that it was going to be on Nissan, but today's video announcement says otherwise:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFqq4jW4JXU

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