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Old 09-08-2011, 10:35 PM
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Default 99 corvette fires and then dies

can smell gas from the exhaust, have put in a new battery, any suggestions - fuel filter or fuel pump? can a bent pushrod keep it from idling?
Old 09-08-2011, 11:06 PM
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can smell gas from the exhaust, have put in a new battery, any suggestions - fuel filter or fuel pump? can a bent pushrod keep it from idling?
Codes? What is your fuel pressure?
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How do you find them - this corvette is new to us - I'll have him check the fuel pressure as well - have to go to work now - thanks
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Check out this site on how to get codes.....

http://www.stengel.net/diccodes.htm

Then post them up for others here to help point you in the right direction.

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