Bad advice and disinformation thread
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2016
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From: So Cal
2023 C4 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
If you want the most reliable, never needs anything done to it, will never spontaneously leak anything, never stop running because of such a reliable and easy to service and deal with ignition system, has an ECM that can be purchased at any chain store but you won't need one because they never go bad 4th Gen Corvette, purchase a 1992 model year C4. /SARC
Last edited by IHBD; Aug 21, 2024 at 05:47 PM. Reason: Added the /SARC tag.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sligo PA
I don't know, I kinda agree with this one. The two vehicles that taught me more about how to work on cars and trucks than any other vehicles are my 84 Vette and an old 90 Jeep Wrangler. The Vette never left me stranded though. That can't be said about the Jeep.
Safety Car
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Best one I've seen lately. Talking about the SRS frame sensors.
"they are on all the c4 zr1s. There are 2 one below the battery on the frame and one just on the opposite side. GM installed them in case of a front-end collision, it stops your fuel pumps from pumping and other electrical items just not sure how many. In the 90 zr1 the ground wire has a grounding problem; all newer year's GM solved the problem. It sets off the passenger seat blet light and ALDL light on your DIC screen. Its been talked about on this and many forums since inception. The fix is to remove the sensors, grind both surfaces to bare metal and reattach, then clear the codes. Mine came back so I added an additional ground to the metal firewall/door jamb area. "
Just don't get why people say stuff that is not true for these cars.
"they are on all the c4 zr1s. There are 2 one below the battery on the frame and one just on the opposite side. GM installed them in case of a front-end collision, it stops your fuel pumps from pumping and other electrical items just not sure how many. In the 90 zr1 the ground wire has a grounding problem; all newer year's GM solved the problem. It sets off the passenger seat blet light and ALDL light on your DIC screen. Its been talked about on this and many forums since inception. The fix is to remove the sensors, grind both surfaces to bare metal and reattach, then clear the codes. Mine came back so I added an additional ground to the metal firewall/door jamb area. "
Just don't get why people say stuff that is not true for these cars.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Muskogee OK
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"Although I've never owned one, my buddy's cousin's co-worker's baby-daddy had one, and all Cross-Fires suck. Just throw dual 800cfm carbs on it, instant 462hp"
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Drifting
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From: Northern California
"If you're working on the fuel injectors and fuel rail, don't worry about replacing any of the O-rings. They're rubber and elastic enough that they'll still seal well even if you reuse them after major work in that area. They rarely leak."
Melting Slicks
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From: Sligo PA
I think this one comes from a lot of people getting away with it. I know I've used old injector O rings lots of times and it's been fine. But it sure is a pain when it doesn't work.
Melting Slicks
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From: Saratoga Springs NY
2024 C4 of the Year Finalist - Modified
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"While im in there" is always a solid plan that goes as expected....and under budget...
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Drifting
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From: Liberty, SC
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Burning Brakes
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lakeville MI
Nomenclature, it don't matter
year of the car--forget it, they're all the same
one time long ago my uncle Joe said...
I already forgot, but he was a drunk
if it ain't broke don't fix it
If its got a torx head bolt don.t twist it
There once was a Packard that thought it could be a king
and it became one
without the whitworth bolts it wasn't the same thing
Bosch fuel injection can't go wrong
complexity is your friend
mein ******uninteligible
year of the car--forget it, they're all the same
one time long ago my uncle Joe said...
I already forgot, but he was a drunk
if it ain't broke don't fix it
If its got a torx head bolt don.t twist it
There once was a Packard that thought it could be a king
and it became one
without the whitworth bolts it wasn't the same thing
Bosch fuel injection can't go wrong
complexity is your friend
Last edited by tequilaboy; Sep 5, 2024 at 03:32 AM.
