Just thought I would introduce myself.
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From: Mount Vernon IL
Just thought I would introduce myself.
Hey I do not have a Vette of my own but am the caretaker for my father-inlaws recently purchased 81. Seeing that I am the own to do all the work I found you guys hoping that when and if I ever get stuck on something you might be able to throw out the hints I might need.
Now a little about the Vette it is a 1981. It is red and stock as far as I can tell. The car has just turned 100,000 miles and while it is presentable it does need paint and carpet. He searched all over middle Tn to find the car and finally bought the first one he had looked at which was right here in town. The Vette came home with three bleeding calipers which I promptly replaced for him, walmart special plug wires my TA donated a set of accels that were left over after my headers swap and after a good wash and wax she looks pretty good compared to the way she came home.
The car also came with both the glass and solid tops as well as a new nose to replace the one that is damaged around the wheels. I still have to do some work on the drivers headlight actuator as soon as I figure out why it is so lazy.
Anyway Hi guys I hope I can add something to the forum now and again. :seeya
Now a little about the Vette it is a 1981. It is red and stock as far as I can tell. The car has just turned 100,000 miles and while it is presentable it does need paint and carpet. He searched all over middle Tn to find the car and finally bought the first one he had looked at which was right here in town. The Vette came home with three bleeding calipers which I promptly replaced for him, walmart special plug wires my TA donated a set of accels that were left over after my headers swap and after a good wash and wax she looks pretty good compared to the way she came home.
The car also came with both the glass and solid tops as well as a new nose to replace the one that is damaged around the wheels. I still have to do some work on the drivers headlight actuator as soon as I figure out why it is so lazy.
Anyway Hi guys I hope I can add something to the forum now and again. :seeya
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Re: Just thought I would introduce myself. (biff85ta)
Welcome. The lazy headlight sounds like a vacuum leak at the actuator. Check the rubber seals, they are cheap and easy to replace.
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Re: Just thought I would introduce myself. (C3 - 81)
:iagree:
I had the same problem, It's fairly painless to fix.
BTW, these guys in here are really cool, you get a lot of good advice.
I was a Vette-Virgin when I joined the forum. Learned a lotta ropes
since then.
I had the same problem, It's fairly painless to fix.
BTW, these guys in here are really cool, you get a lot of good advice.
I was a Vette-Virgin when I joined the forum. Learned a lotta ropes
since then.
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Re: Just thought I would introduce myself. (biff85ta)
:seeya Welcome to the forum Biff :seeya
We have probably had just about any problem that could happen, happen to someone on here, so altogether we usually find the culprit :D
As the others side, lazy headlight+ 23 year old rubber vacuum hoses= leaks, 1st place I'd check ;)
We have probably had just about any problem that could happen, happen to someone on here, so altogether we usually find the culprit :D
As the others side, lazy headlight+ 23 year old rubber vacuum hoses= leaks, 1st place I'd check ;)
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Re: Just thought I would introduce myself. (biff85ta)
Hey thanks for the welcome the next chance I get I will check that out. I am familiar with the electric ones but this is the first car I have touched with the vacuum system. :cheers:
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