Must have C3 tools
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Must have C3 tools
I thought it might be helpful to list tools needed to do self diagnostics and repairs to C3's.
I will start, hopefully, a long list.
Vacuum gauge, ideally with the ability to create a vacuum as well as report measured eng vacuum.
I think we all know that stock systems on C3's use vacuum to actuate said systems.
Used for eng diags like sticky valves, actuating headlights, brakes, wiper doors, timing, carb adjust, HVAC, to name a few.
Bonus if a vacuum can be drawn without depending on engine running.
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I will start, hopefully, a long list.
Vacuum gauge, ideally with the ability to create a vacuum as well as report measured eng vacuum.
I think we all know that stock systems on C3's use vacuum to actuate said systems.
Used for eng diags like sticky valves, actuating headlights, brakes, wiper doors, timing, carb adjust, HVAC, to name a few.
Bonus if a vacuum can be drawn without depending on engine running.
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Jan 5, 2022, 09:25 PM
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Dial Calipers (can be used to set up bearings on the rear spindles/measuring rotor thickness..etc)
Dial Indicator measure rotor face run-out/drive shaft for loosness etc.
Dial Indicator measure rotor face run-out/drive shaft for loosness etc.
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But seriously I used the crap out of a set of thread chasers
Much better at cleaning and correcting old threads than running taps and dies across them (and possibly re-cutting / oversizing them)
I've got two test lights, one regular and the other with an extended ground wire (10 foot I think I put on) since it's typically hard to find anything that's a "known good ground" and that way I can go right back to the battery if I need to
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Much better at cleaning and correcting old threads than running taps and dies across them (and possibly re-cutting / oversizing them)
I've got two test lights, one regular and the other with an extended ground wire (10 foot I think I put on) since it's typically hard to find anything that's a "known good ground" and that way I can go right back to the battery if I need to
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SO Fn TRUE!!!!!
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Great idea for a post. I think, for me with a bad back and not getting any younger, some of the best tools I have for our C3 include a lift, trans/diff jack, and a great son to help when needed!
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yup, corvette tax is alive and well...
Love to have a lift, takes me all day just to slide under a car.
As said, test light, meter, wiring diag are must have.
I will add,, a press, large vise, or drills/taps to make something to assemble parts.
We are lucky our C3's are popular enough to have a large after-market for parts.
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Lang ? Looks like the set I have and it is really handy. Got one of their plug gappers too. They say Made in the USA and so am I although that isn't stamped on me anywhere as far as I know.
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