No sh*t. People can't use the search function to find out which oil to use but this pops up?! 
Any issues with 1986 Corvette?
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 4,328
Likes: 15
From: Jacksonville FL
Heres a great checklist for when you go see your next one. It also has a lot of specific info for each model year.
Good luck and post some pics when you find the "right one" Take care!
http://www.corvettephotographs.com/c...cts_launch.htm
Good luck and post some pics when you find the "right one" Take care!
http://www.corvettephotographs.com/c...cts_launch.htm
Last edited by HlhnEast; May 22, 2012 at 01:24 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 7,030
Likes: 10
From: Edmonton, Alberta
problems with the '86 are the same as the problems for the '84.
I've had both. and been 'had' by Corvette. 2 yrs and they didn't fix one thing.
MAF sensor relay, passenger door window, power antenna, water pump, 3 alternators, smog pump, overheating, gas/air mixture, etc.
this week's problem is the transmission, 700R4, won't go into any gear.
I've had both. and been 'had' by Corvette. 2 yrs and they didn't fix one thing.
MAF sensor relay, passenger door window, power antenna, water pump, 3 alternators, smog pump, overheating, gas/air mixture, etc.
this week's problem is the transmission, 700R4, won't go into any gear.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 15,344
Likes: 4,009
From: Texas
6th Gear
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Checklist When Purchasing 1986 Corvette
Hi,
Would you mind posting that checklist, or sending it to colaxasados@gmail.com? Thanks!
Heres a great checklist for when you go see your next one. It also has a lot of specific info for each model year.
Good luck and post some pics when you find the "right one" Take care!
http://www.corvettephotographs.com/c...cts_launch.htm
Good luck and post some pics when you find the "right one" Take care!
http://www.corvettephotographs.com/c...cts_launch.htm
Last edited by Colaco007; Dec 15, 2017 at 12:05 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 20,179
Likes: 673
From: Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
St. Jude '03 thru '24
Racer
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 313
Likes: 20
Early car,this is what you can expect,window regs junk,already proven,the steering rack will need to be replaced regardless and the issue of the A.C. it might be the clutch,these are junk in the early cars.The paint will fall off the car.This is just for starters for anybody looking at an early C4.
Wow just realized how old this thread was
Last edited by midlifecrisis1979; Dec 15, 2017 at 12:24 PM.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
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
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
1st Gear
Joined: Oct 2023
Posts: 1
Likes: 1
Pro
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 521
Likes: 143
From: Caribbean/Florida
Go for it, 86 has the anti-lock brakes... Late model in the production run have aluminum heads. 86 have one piece rear main seals on the crankshaft. Most everything that goes wrong with an 86 also goes wrong with all 85 to 91 L98 cars. Weather seals, ratty interior wear, headlight motor gears, antenna, Bose Stereo... etc etc.. Good Luck.
