HELP! Stuck in parking lot !!
Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
Listen to us!!
Take our advice: even if I got stopped in a nice area like Scottsdale (north of Phoenix) I'd call a tow truck. They work 24/7 and they're fast. Your peace of mind is worth it, believe me.
good luck, Mark
good luck, Mark
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,890
Likes: 376
From: Montgomery NY
take that 2 dollar towing ins that we have on our policys and cash in on it mine cost s 2 dollars per 6 mo or 4 dollars a year per car . have it towed and get you moneys worth . I have 1 of my cars towed if for nothing else to save fuel once a year
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,284
Likes: 81
From: Nashville, TN
Since you just got it back from the guy being rebuilt, I would bet on that when he re-installed the engine he did one of two things
1). did pay attention to routing the wires back correctly and you have melted a wires insulation down and know it is shorting out somewhere.
2). he didn't put the wires back tight enough on the alternator or battery and you have not been charging your battery back fully and it finally charged down enough it wont turn the engine over which explains why the lights still come on but cant turn over the engine. Or he didn't put the ground wire to the frame back on when he re-installed it this would prevent the battery from being properly grounded and effect its charging ability as well.
Either way you just got it back from him, make him come get it and fix it.
1). did pay attention to routing the wires back correctly and you have melted a wires insulation down and know it is shorting out somewhere.
2). he didn't put the wires back tight enough on the alternator or battery and you have not been charging your battery back fully and it finally charged down enough it wont turn the engine over which explains why the lights still come on but cant turn over the engine. Or he didn't put the ground wire to the frame back on when he re-installed it this would prevent the battery from being properly grounded and effect its charging ability as well.
Either way you just got it back from him, make him come get it and fix it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,438
Likes: 41
From: Raleigh NC
St. Jude Donor '13-'14
Either way you just got it back from him, make him come get it and fix it.
That'll take him 6 weeks to do that.
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,284
Likes: 81
From: Nashville, TN
I would just put a new battery in it and get it home. Then trace & tighten up the wiring.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 148
Likes: 0
From: Kinston NC
Ok , vette is currently at A1 auto service.
The same place that rebuilt my alternator.
I ended up leaving her in the lot overnight and thankfully everything seems to be where it should, I didn't really need those rally wheel caps anyways =)p (kidding)
The guys over at A1 auto service are relatively inexpensive and have a great reputation !!
I was told I would have the vette back this afternoon.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is a result of johnny rushing the job (after letting it sit for a couple months) but hopefully it was just the starters time to go!!
I will post what the findings are when I pick her up (hopefully) this afternoon.
Please no ""I told you so's" my wife has given me plenty already !! =)p
The same place that rebuilt my alternator.
I ended up leaving her in the lot overnight and thankfully everything seems to be where it should, I didn't really need those rally wheel caps anyways =)p (kidding)
The guys over at A1 auto service are relatively inexpensive and have a great reputation !!
I was told I would have the vette back this afternoon.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is a result of johnny rushing the job (after letting it sit for a couple months) but hopefully it was just the starters time to go!!
I will post what the findings are when I pick her up (hopefully) this afternoon.
Please no ""I told you so's" my wife has given me plenty already !! =)p
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 148
Likes: 0
From: Kinston NC
Glad to hear that vette was fine this morning. It will be interesting to hear what the problem was.
Turns out the selinoid was bad on the starter. It says here on the sheet everything they did to it.. something about bearings and such.. can't really read the hand writing very well.
All in all I am out $85. that's for having the starter rebuilt and the tow. Not bad at all I thought.
My vette even starts with a little enthusiasm now =)
Last edited by nolio; Mar 22, 2007 at 09:52 PM.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 924
Likes: 15
From: DFW Metroplex Texas
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,716
Likes: 4
From: New Baden Illinois
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 23,381
Likes: 1,067
From: Virginia USA
I see you are in Kinston, NC. Man that place has really gone down hill if there is a good side and a bad side of town. Went to school at LCC for a while and there wasn't a bad side of town while I was there. Where is the bad side? Glad to hear you got your car back on the road!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 148
Likes: 0
From: Kinston NC
So you attended the last chance college huh? 
If you Bare off of HWY 70 onto Heritage street (old main street) right in that area. To the left of Heritage is "Historic Kinston" where our barbershop is, to the right is the "Prajects"... nasty area.. !!
I figured the $85 wasn't bad at all!! definitely an investment
If you Bare off of HWY 70 onto Heritage street (old main street) right in that area. To the left of Heritage is "Historic Kinston" where our barbershop is, to the right is the "Prajects"... nasty area.. !!
I figured the $85 wasn't bad at all!! definitely an investment
Advanced
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
From: Malmoe
I just got off of work and hoped in the vette and now she won't crank.
The engine dosent turnover... it just goes CLUNK (the brake light comes on and the volts go down but she doesn't turover)
any ideas??
could it be the starter??
I really don't want to leave my car here overnight !! Not a good side of town when the sun is down.
The engine dosent turnover... it just goes CLUNK (the brake light comes on and the volts go down but she doesn't turover)
any ideas??
could it be the starter??
I really don't want to leave my car here overnight !! Not a good side of town when the sun is down.
Anyway, the trick that have saved me several times came to me as a gift from heaven, I happened to disconnect the battery with the green turning *** I put on the negative poole to prevent theaft. When I reconnect the batterycurrency it seemes as the drop in voltage lets away the preasure from the starterrotor and puts it in right position !!
So now if the strater doesnt turn I just put my arm behind my back open the batterycompartment turn the *** quickly off and on !! Lovely !!