What do these mean?
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What do these mean?
Hello everyone new member here even though I have been working for a few months just wondering what these acronyms mean?
op
nos
The one post I was reading referred to NOS and I’m sure it wasn’t nitrous. Thanks for your help.
op
nos
The one post I was reading referred to NOS and I’m sure it wasn’t nitrous. Thanks for your help.
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Welcome to the Corvette Forum Dogmark!
This is the place where you can learn so much about your Corvette by simply asking. I enjoy reading the problems online just so I learn how they were solved. There are some Smart people here on this forum along with a few Professionals who deserve good money for their thoughts but they come here to the Corvette Forum and Share their knowledge with us.
There are a few to many acronyms when you first use this Forum, it took me a while as I am a bit older. A good example would be the F.S.M. which is the "Factory Service Manual" or the A.I.M which I believe is the "Assembly Installation Manual". I have the FSM's for both of my Corvettes. I do have a copy of the A.I.M. for my 1968 C3 Convertible.
I can't quite make out year your Corvette is but you should get the FSM for your particular year soon. On the 1988 the FSM came with two books, one the Mechanical and the second beingElectrical and it would be very difficult to work on the C4 without the books.
A good accurate Volt Ohm Meter is another very handy tool when working on any Corvette.
Buying the FSM for your Corvette online they have been about ~$50 for the hard copy and less at other sites like Rockauto where they hide the good stuff like the AIM's and FSM's in the "Literature" Directory. I would strongly suggest you stay with a Factory Manuals, There are people that have had issues with the aftermarket manuals not having the detail that the FSM comes with. If I didn't have the schematic for my 1988 I would have been in trouble.
With a "New to You" Corvette it might help if you started a list and put all the things that need attention. Then after a couple months you can start repairing the items or speak with a mechanic about what needs attention first. For me the Brakes and the Parking Brake both need to function. It is great to be able to go fast but you need to stop just as fast. I have a four speed which makes it fairly easy to slow down with my high compression 427.
A lot can be learned at a Corvette Club or even the National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS). The NCRS is oriented to saving the Corvettes and restoring the to like new condition and have a vast resource of information regarding Corvettes. Local Corvette Clubs help find good Fun with drives as well as finding a good local mechanics who is trustworthy as well as reasonably priced.
Best Regards,
Chris
I always wanted that shifter with the little RED switch under the flip up cover......
This is the place where you can learn so much about your Corvette by simply asking. I enjoy reading the problems online just so I learn how they were solved. There are some Smart people here on this forum along with a few Professionals who deserve good money for their thoughts but they come here to the Corvette Forum and Share their knowledge with us.
There are a few to many acronyms when you first use this Forum, it took me a while as I am a bit older. A good example would be the F.S.M. which is the "Factory Service Manual" or the A.I.M which I believe is the "Assembly Installation Manual". I have the FSM's for both of my Corvettes. I do have a copy of the A.I.M. for my 1968 C3 Convertible.
I can't quite make out year your Corvette is but you should get the FSM for your particular year soon. On the 1988 the FSM came with two books, one the Mechanical and the second beingElectrical and it would be very difficult to work on the C4 without the books.
A good accurate Volt Ohm Meter is another very handy tool when working on any Corvette.
Buying the FSM for your Corvette online they have been about ~$50 for the hard copy and less at other sites like Rockauto where they hide the good stuff like the AIM's and FSM's in the "Literature" Directory. I would strongly suggest you stay with a Factory Manuals, There are people that have had issues with the aftermarket manuals not having the detail that the FSM comes with. If I didn't have the schematic for my 1988 I would have been in trouble.
With a "New to You" Corvette it might help if you started a list and put all the things that need attention. Then after a couple months you can start repairing the items or speak with a mechanic about what needs attention first. For me the Brakes and the Parking Brake both need to function. It is great to be able to go fast but you need to stop just as fast. I have a four speed which makes it fairly easy to slow down with my high compression 427.
A lot can be learned at a Corvette Club or even the National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS). The NCRS is oriented to saving the Corvettes and restoring the to like new condition and have a vast resource of information regarding Corvettes. Local Corvette Clubs help find good Fun with drives as well as finding a good local mechanics who is trustworthy as well as reasonably priced.
Best Regards,
Chris
I always wanted that shifter with the little RED switch under the flip up cover......
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Get this: OP doesn't know what NOS is. He must be buying cheap repro crap instead.
JK. As was pointed out, OP is "original poster", the thread-starter, who's question should be answered without too many diversions. NOS is "New, Old Stock", usually genuine GM parts that sat on a shelf for 40+ years, but it could be more recent, like my NOS VB&P composite spring, which I installed, new and unused, long after VB&P went out of business.
FWIW, you may also see "PO", as in F'n PO, the "previous owner" of the car, and the one most likely responsible for any Bubba fixes or screw-ups in your car. It doesn't have to be the most recent PO that did this...
JK. As was pointed out, OP is "original poster", the thread-starter, who's question should be answered without too many diversions. NOS is "New, Old Stock", usually genuine GM parts that sat on a shelf for 40+ years, but it could be more recent, like my NOS VB&P composite spring, which I installed, new and unused, long after VB&P went out of business.
FWIW, you may also see "PO", as in F'n PO, the "previous owner" of the car, and the one most likely responsible for any Bubba fixes or screw-ups in your car. It doesn't have to be the most recent PO that did this...
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Melting Slicks
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Get this: OP doesn't know what NOS is. He must be buying cheap repro crap instead.
JK. As was pointed out, OP is "original poster", the thread-starter, who's question should be answered without too many diversions. NOS is "New, Old Stock", usually genuine GM parts that sat on a shelf for 40+ years, but it could be more recent, like my NOS VB&P composite spring, which I installed, new and unused, long after VB&P went out of business.
FWIW, you may also see "PO", as in F'n PO, the "previous owner" of the car, and the one most likely responsible for any Bubba fixes or screw-ups in your car. It doesn't have to be the most recent PO that did this...
JK. As was pointed out, OP is "original poster", the thread-starter, who's question should be answered without too many diversions. NOS is "New, Old Stock", usually genuine GM parts that sat on a shelf for 40+ years, but it could be more recent, like my NOS VB&P composite spring, which I installed, new and unused, long after VB&P went out of business.
FWIW, you may also see "PO", as in F'n PO, the "previous owner" of the car, and the one most likely responsible for any Bubba fixes or screw-ups in your car. It doesn't have to be the most recent PO that did this...
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