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Old Dec 28, 2001 | 09:30 PM
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Where can i buy -i think its called a vats interrigator-the instrument to determine what the vat code is in a corvette when their is no keys?
Thanks for any help. Gene
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Old Dec 28, 2001 | 09:34 PM
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What year is your car? I believe Craig Marcho said a few years you could jump the aldl and it would flash the code
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Old Dec 28, 2001 | 09:52 PM
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the one i have now is 88. but i get vet's all the time with no keys.
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Default Re: How to determine the Vats code (karshop)

with '90 and up that have a CCM you can do a diagnostic procedure that will tell you which keycode it's looking for. I don't know how to do it on the '89 and earlier cars.
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