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Old Aug 4, 2023 | 01:18 PM
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Hey guys I have a 1989 C4 Corvette just wouldn’t start or crank one day I ordered the vats bypass installed it still nothing any ideas yes I checked the key and yes I ordered the right bypass module
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Old Aug 4, 2023 | 04:27 PM
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Hey guys I have a 1989 C4 Corvette just wouldn’t start or crank one day I ordered the vats bypass installed it still nothing any ideas yes I checked the key and yes I ordered the right bypass module
why automatically blame vats?
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Old Aug 4, 2023 | 05:43 PM
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After many, many tries at fixing the VATS problem, I found This (for a #7 .523 ohm system) which was a very simple and inexpensive unplug and plug in bypass which ACTUALLY Solved the problem!!!
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Might be the starter is cooked, is what happened to me, thinking I had VAT problem.
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Old Aug 7, 2023 | 11:44 AM
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I had a door sensor keep me from starting, then a fuel pump keep it from firing. Bought resistor and bypass (30/50 hz tone generator) but have not installed yet.
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My 88 stopped cranking/starting. It has the Vats turned off. I jacked up the front of the car and tapped on the starter solenoid and it started. I bought a new Acdelco starter and it fixed it.
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