Wrecked Corvette Today
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Wrecked Corvette Today
I lost control of the corvette lost around a turn. The gas readout said 3/5ths. Then went less than an eigth of a tank. Car had no gas stopped then came back on at that time forcing to backend to breakout and hit a guard rail. Anyone else ever have any problems with this? The rear ends a little beat up but no major damage overall. Just needs a little bondo job. 
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Originally Posted by Grandsportdriver
I lost control of the corvette lost around a turn. The gas readout said 3/5ths. Then went less than an eigth of a tank. Car had no gas stopped then came back on at that time forcing to backend to breakout and hit a guard rail. Anyone else ever have any problems with this?
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Originally Posted by Grandsportdriver
I looked before and after that turn. It wasnt an aggressive turn. It turned out their was no gas in the tank after all.
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Makes me kinda mad that it happened. The people who saw it thought it was going to be alot worst. I'm glad I kept it to a minimum, that is a brand spanking new rear end. Same with the paint job on the car, just happy it wasnt totalled. I hear so many stories of how freshly painted cars are t-boned and totalled.
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From: Jacksonville NC
Originally Posted by 90 Corvette ZR-1
The gas gauge in the C4 is a bit tricky. It goes from 1/4 tank to empty in almost no time. If you are getting near a 1/4 it's best to get gas.
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Originally Posted by C4DC
Iv'e had starvation issues with less than 1/3 of a tank.
Same here. I accelerated hard into a turn with a low tank once and the car just died. I knew immediately what it was. Sorry about your crash. I know you hate going to the garage and seeing that.
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From: Lake Wylie SC
Sorry for your mishap. BTW, I really like the color of your Vette. Get her fixed up and back on the road. 
Some day, go back and put a sign up at that curve and name it, it belongs to you now.
Some day, go back and put a sign up at that curve and name it, it belongs to you now.
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Yep Same here...
When I get close to empty and I make a left hand turn kind of fast (Or a long left banking curve) my motor shuts off. It has happend twice so far. At that point I know that I am about to run out of gas. (Not that I have done that with the 89, I only run out in the 76.)
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Originally Posted by 90 Corvette ZR-1
The gas gauge in the C4 is a bit tricky. It goes from 1/4 tank to empty in almost no time. If you are getting near a 1/4 it's best to get gas.
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You aren't kidding. I get roughly 300 miles a tank - 200 miles on the first quarter, 80 on the next two quarters and 20 on the last quarter.
So in other words when the RESERVE light comes on its more for comic relief than a warning?
Only got there once and I was worried about the 6 blocks to the station.Oh and - sorry about your car!
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You can't fix that with bondo. That huge crack is just going to get worst with stress and vibration. Covering it over with bondo with not work. It requires special SMC adhesive materials to repair something like that. I think you may be look at the rear clip or cut in a new rear quarter. The process they use to glue the two pieces back together is the same SMC adhesive. It's made by 3M 8227.
Glad your ok. Sorry about the vette.
Glad your ok. Sorry about the vette.
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Originally Posted by 93JetJocky
You can't fix that with bondo. That huge crack is just going to get worst with stress and vibration. Covering it over with bondo with not work. It requires special SMC adhesive materials to repair something like that. I think you may be look at the rear clip or cut in a new rear quarter. The process they use to glue the two pieces back together is the same SMC adhesive. It's made by 3M 8227.
Glad your ok. Sorry about the vette.
Glad your ok. Sorry about the vette.
Check with the corvette junkyards first if you're trying to fix it cheap. If you aren't fix it right and get a new clip and quarter. Just dont bondo it. It will look bad, and it wont last. If you cant fix it right now, it would be better just to leave it alone than to bondo it IMHO.