Woohoo something simple and cheap!!!
Down on power! Why?
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Melting Slicks
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O.K, no fuel in reg vac line. In regaurds to coil being bad, I would think a coil either works or is blown and wouldnt work at all. Just thinking out loud here! Is there a simple test typically used to check bad coil?
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Melting Slicks
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Johnny , your the man! I just found plug wire thats been burnt through and a slight arch spot on the header. All you guys thanks for the responses. Love this forum!
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You need to open the hood more often, and be familiar with what's there, and with what looks normal.
You should have done the visual first, and use a flashlight and a mirror in all the dark and shady areas.
1. You should check the oil and water, brake fluid/clutch fluid, do a visual every two weeks if this is your daily driver.
2. You should be able to spot new oil accumulations, since oil attracts dirt.
3. be familiar with changing the yellow anti-freeze every year in the fall, and pull the radiator out and clean out the debris.
4. remember, every 4 years, belts and hoses.
5. be familiar with what fluids you have in the car, and what's compatible with what incase you are out in the boonies, and have limited choices.
6. put a tag or write on the battery when it was the last time you changed it. After 3 years, under a corvette hood, you are on borrowed time.
7. tires should be checked every month, even if it is to check the tread depth. You will also spot problems with suspension and balancing at the same time.
Sorry, it just seemed apropriate
You should have done the visual first, and use a flashlight and a mirror in all the dark and shady areas.
1. You should check the oil and water, brake fluid/clutch fluid, do a visual every two weeks if this is your daily driver.
2. You should be able to spot new oil accumulations, since oil attracts dirt.
3. be familiar with changing the yellow anti-freeze every year in the fall, and pull the radiator out and clean out the debris.
4. remember, every 4 years, belts and hoses.
5. be familiar with what fluids you have in the car, and what's compatible with what incase you are out in the boonies, and have limited choices.
6. put a tag or write on the battery when it was the last time you changed it. After 3 years, under a corvette hood, you are on borrowed time.
7. tires should be checked every month, even if it is to check the tread depth. You will also spot problems with suspension and balancing at the same time.
Sorry, it just seemed apropriate
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