Damn I hate being right!
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Burning Brakes
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Damn I hate being right!
Well I was hoping it was not my opti that was causeing the problems with the car. Well today the Opti-crap, craped. It was a new one too. Luckly I had my suspecions and I had ordered a new one on Wed, But this being Friday 13th, It did not arrive. Now I got to go get the car towed back to the house. It is sitting in a parking lot. I hope the UPS guy shows up with my new Opti soon. So much for the road trip I was going on.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Damn I hate being right! (UB2 SLOW)
UPS Rocks, So does The Last Detail Corvette Parts. How is this for timing. The Opti goes out today and 3 hours later the opti I order on Wed shows up. Who says Fri the 13th is bad.
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Re: Damn I hate being right! (UB2 SLOW)
Who says Fri the 13th is bad.
Good luck on the opti, I've worked on my car so much I can replace mine in like 3 hours.
Melting Slicks
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Re: Damn I hate being right! (UB2 SLOW)
Are you really going to "tow" a Vette??? Or just winch it onto the flatbed???...
I think I'd change the opti in the parking lot instead...
Could have been worse...Could have gone out on the Thruway... :(
I think I'd change the opti in the parking lot instead...
Could have been worse...Could have gone out on the Thruway... :(
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Damn I hate being right! (Rich B.)
I had it flatbeded to my house. I got everything off, but the damn Crank pulley. Everytime I try to loosen the bolts, the crank turns. Last time I did this I had the engine out, it was alot easier then. Any suggestions?
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Re: Damn I hate being right! (UB2 SLOW)
You've got an auto right? That makes it a lot more difficult than a 6-spd because the torque converter doesn't create any resistance until it spins at a certain speed.
You might try taking a pipe wrench to grip the balancer hub and hold it one way or have somebody else hold it while you get at the bolt you want to remove. Push against each other and you should be alright.
BTW, one more option is to remove all of your rocker amrs. It will close all of the valves and make it a lot more difficult to turn although not impossible.
You might try taking a pipe wrench to grip the balancer hub and hold it one way or have somebody else hold it while you get at the bolt you want to remove. Push against each other and you should be alright.
BTW, one more option is to remove all of your rocker amrs. It will close all of the valves and make it a lot more difficult to turn although not impossible.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Damn I hate being right! (Sharky Guam)
I got it off. Its great what a hammer and some anger management can accomplish. I put the wrench on the bolt and hit the wrench with the hammer. Next Question. Looking at the back of the opti, there are three big grooves. Thats obviously where the bolts go. There are three small grooves. One is shapped like a rectangle and the other 2 are like hour glasses. Does the stud coming off the camshaft go into the rectangle one? I cant remember from the last time.
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Re: Damn I hate being right! (UB2 SLOW)
Does the stud coming off the camshaft go into the rectangle one? I cant remember from the last time.
