whats your latest problem
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Cruising
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Chesapeake VA
whats your latest problem
So my 91 just keeps braking one thing after another, won't lie it's fun to fix it up but something's are just annoying, just the other day my blinker switch handle broke. What's your latest annoyance?
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor'13
I need to do my front brakes also. They are squeaky and annoying.
I looked in my FSM with my bad eyes and could not find the torque specs for the caliper bolts. I think I found them and they are 30 lbs. ft front and 16 and 26 lbs. ft for the rear upper and lower. Sounds about right.
Also need to replace my battery negative and ground cable but can not find a diagram of them and have put it off for a long time now. I'm still not even sure how they are run yet, need to find out soon.
I looked in my FSM with my bad eyes and could not find the torque specs for the caliper bolts. I think I found them and they are 30 lbs. ft front and 16 and 26 lbs. ft for the rear upper and lower. Sounds about right.
Also need to replace my battery negative and ground cable but can not find a diagram of them and have put it off for a long time now. I'm still not even sure how they are run yet, need to find out soon.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 256
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From: Taylorville IL
Clutch Hydraulics
Right now the clutch master and/or slave are out of mine. Not too much to worry about now because we have been in winter storage for what seems like forever and a day. Right now we have freezing rain and the winter projects I thought I would get to are now becoming spring or later projects. The snow was fun, but I am more than ready for warmer weather.
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Time for new rear shocks on my 91 must be age as it only has 55k miles.
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I just replaced the nylon cord in the antenna.
My HVAC system doesn't blow out of the upper ducts. The air only comes out the bottom. I took the driver's side kick panel off months ago but never got to removing the programmer to investigate. I did copy the relevant FSM pages and they're sitting right in front of me on my desk. I have a C68 HVAC system and the FSM page showing the ducts was obviously copied from the C60 section and pasted into the C68 section. They forgot to update a few things...
My HVAC system doesn't blow out of the upper ducts. The air only comes out the bottom. I took the driver's side kick panel off months ago but never got to removing the programmer to investigate. I did copy the relevant FSM pages and they're sitting right in front of me on my desk. I have a C68 HVAC system and the FSM page showing the ducts was obviously copied from the C60 section and pasted into the C68 section. They forgot to update a few things...
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Cruising
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Chesapeake VA
I had just replaced the brake booster which wasn't too bad but had to break my back to get under the steering wheel. I do need all new weatherstripping but I might just save that for the next poor fellow
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Richmond Virginia
Well lets see... I need to replace more weatherstripping, bleed the brakes, flush the coolant, fix some scratches in the clear coat, replace the e-brake cover and handle cover, repair/replace the leather seats, fix an exhaust leak, fix interior pieces that don't fit right or have fallen off, track down electrical gremlins in the auto climate control, replace front brakes (warped the discs by being a dumbazz), replace the suspension bushings, track down a rattle in the front of the car, etc.
Melting Slicks
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From: NC
I think the ECM is going out, the HVAC system is only half functional (can't turn it off).
Targa Top has cracked further, and the tach still doesn't work.
Valve Cup Seals are starting to go out too I think.
She's had a ton of issues over the last year that I've had to take care of so far. Like a broken rear leaf, shocks, brakes, intake gaskets, bad ignition module, relays, fuses, the works.
Targa Top has cracked further, and the tach still doesn't work.
Valve Cup Seals are starting to go out too I think.
She's had a ton of issues over the last year that I've had to take care of so far. Like a broken rear leaf, shocks, brakes, intake gaskets, bad ignition module, relays, fuses, the works.
Burning Brakes
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From: Coldville
1. Air Pump Pully shaft Snapped off ( Luckily It happened when I was driving into the Garage for storage this December).
2. Rear Muffler Elimators have rust holes thru them
3. Need new Wheels, as I was informed my rims are bent , causing a slight Vibration (though I suspect they did it when they mounted my new front tires %$*&$ Bastard$).
4. Need new Front Y pip also(I suspect the Pre Cats are Shot)
5. Driver side widow regulator not working
Seems like allot but I haven't put much money in this car since I got it in 2004.
If I don't sell it I should have it all fixed by April and ready to
2. Rear Muffler Elimators have rust holes thru them
3. Need new Wheels, as I was informed my rims are bent , causing a slight Vibration (though I suspect they did it when they mounted my new front tires %$*&$ Bastard$).
4. Need new Front Y pip also(I suspect the Pre Cats are Shot)
5. Driver side widow regulator not working
Seems like allot but I haven't put much money in this car since I got it in 2004.
If I don't sell it I should have it all fixed by April and ready to
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Burning Brakes
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From: Central Pennsylvania
My wife......after 40 years of marriage, she should know by now that I''ll never grow up and probably take my last breath in my garage while sorting out a problem with one of the vettes.