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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 12:52 AM
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I just purchased my 1st vette it's a 1994 model with dash light problems? If I put pressure on switch they will come on! Is there a cheaper fix than replacing the entire switch unit which comes with the cosmetic dash facing attached to it @ a cost of $348.00?

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Take the dash apart and clean the switch contacts with contact cleaner or alcohol.
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Help please!I just purchased a 94 Corvette C-4 it has been running fine at low speed's in town but as soon as I get it out on the open highwaywow getting onto the expressway in third gear it will start missing and hesitation so it's napping and then it will smooth out after I get up to 70 miles an hourwent to get it started the other day and it would wouldn't startso I let it sit for a couple of hours and then it started Not without running the battery almost down to nothing so I decided to take it for a ride to charge up battery and see what would happen I went approximately 10 miles without a problemstopped at a red light it killed would not start I could smell fuel as though it was flooded so I had gotten it to a parking lot let it sit again overnight it started the next day with some problems againdrove it home and decided to try putting in some new spark plugs hoping it would solve the problem but it hasn't doing the same thing will not turn overI have tried different techniques on starting it in between battery charges like holding the pedal to the floor or not touching the gas pedal at all and it stillwon't start I'm lost with this issue?any help would be greatly appreciate it it is my only means of transportation and I am on disability at this Time really cannot afford to bring it to a pricey mechanic!
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Help please!I just purchased a 94 Corvette C-4 it has been running fine at low speed's in town but as soon as I get it out on the open highwaywow getting onto the expressway in third gear it will start missing and hesitation so it's napping and then it will smooth out after I get up to 70 miles an hourwent to get it started the other day and it would wouldn't startso I let it sit for a couple of hours and then it started Not without running the battery almost down to nothing so I decided to take it for a ride to charge up battery and see what would happen I went approximately 10 miles without a problemstopped at a red light it killed would not start I could smell fuel as though it was flooded so I had gotten it to a parking lot let it sit again overnight it started the next day with some problems againdrove it home and decided to try putting in some new spark plugs hoping it would solve the problem but it hasn't doing the same thing will not turn overI have tried different techniques on starting it in between battery charges like holding the pedal to the floor or not touching the gas pedal at all and it stillwon't start I'm lost with this issue?any help would be greatly appreciate it it is my only means of transportation and I am on disability at this Time really cannot afford to bring it to a pricey mechanic!
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Originally Posted by Ren1vette1
Help please!I just purchased a 94 Corvette C-4 it has been running fine at low speed's in town but as soon as I get it out on the open highwaywow getting onto the expressway in third gear it will start missing and hesitation so it's napping and then it will smooth out after I get up to 70 miles an hourwent to get it started the other day and it would wouldn't startso I let it sit for a couple of hours and then it started Not without running the battery almost down to nothing so I decided to take it for a ride to charge up battery and see what would happen I went approximately 10 miles without a problemstopped at a red light it killed would not start I could smell fuel as though it was flooded so I had gotten it to a parking lot let it sit again overnight it started the next day with some problems againdrove it home and decided to try putting in some new spark plugs hoping it would solve the problem but it hasn't doing the same thing will not turn overI have tried different techniques on starting it in between battery charges like holding the pedal to the floor or not touching the gas pedal at all and it stillwon't start I'm lost with this issue?any help would be greatly appreciate it it is my only means of transportation and I am on disability at this Time really cannot afford to bring it to a pricey mechanic!
You'd stand a better chance of getting help by opening your own thread rather than piggybacking on someone elses thread. I can't help but then again I came in looking to see if there was something on a dash issue I might help on.
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