Tag: C4

I rebuilt the steering column in my \’93 automatic using a column out of a parted-out \’96 manual. The steering colum core is pot metal or very low quality cast steel. The yoke around the pivot pins stretches and wallows out, allowing down-and-left play in the column that is disconcerting. it requires repair or replacement […] More »

Best thing to do for no $$$ is to remove all the hoses/air tubes and the diverter box that go to the air pump and the exhaust manifolds, and all the associated brakets. You can cap off the manifold air tubes with 50 cent pipe caps from the hardware store. Removal of this alone will […] More »

Banished squeaks from my top today. First remove the trim from the windshield header. Next, loosen the mounts on the top itself, front and rear. Next, snug the top down normally, but leave the front and rear bolts finger tight. Then loosen both front windshield mounts (the part on the windshield frame itself). Then take […] More »

You can make the LT1 \’92-\’94 Optispark setup more reliable than a �95-�96, even with the early distributor configuration. Buy a $12 \’96 GM Vette distributor vacuum harness assy. Buy a $4 clear plastic fuel filter. Buy a $3 tube of premium black Permatex RTV, because it withstands the highest temps. Reserve a long day […] More »

When replacing the outer window seal it is not necessary to remove the door panel. Simply hold the new weatherstrip up to the old one still on the door. Mark the clip locations with masking tape on the side of the door so you won\’t have to guess where they are. Also note the three […] More »

Recently I had to remove the air cleaner plenum for the first time. Unfortunately, when I tried to spin the plastic thumbscrews holding the plenum, they simply spun and did not release the plenum. Having never removed the plenum before I didn’t know how it was attached to the radiator shroud below it. I consulted […] More »

During a Q & A session at Corvettes at Carlisle 2001 Gordon Killebrew mentioned one cause of fuel pump problems. Under the plate that secures the fuel pump assembly to the top of the gas tank is a small black connector. With time the pins and socket of this connector can become oxidized to such […] More »