optispark help
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optispark help
Just washed the engine in my 93 must have got water in the optispark as it does not want to start. I am in no hurry for the car, my question is will it dry out if I leave it long enough.
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Re: optispark help (fasteddez)
it may...if you can, try drying it with a hair dryer or something of that nature to speed up the process...nothing too hot though it is only plastic.
I replaced mine @ 42k and was suprised at the terrible condition of the inside of the unit (oily & rusty). Good Luck :seeya :flag
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Re: optispark help (C4Crazy787)
it may...if you can, try drying it with a hair dryer or something of that nature to speed up the process...nothing too hot though it is only plastic.
:iagree: If you live in a dry climate set a fan in front of the car and pop the hood. But depending on the opti's mileage it may be time for a new one.
I replaced mine @ 42k and was suprised at the terrible condition of the inside of the unit (oily & rusty). Good Luck :seeya :flag
:iagree: If you live in a dry climate set a fan in front of the car and pop the hood. But depending on the opti's mileage it may be time for a new one.
I replaced mine @ 42k and was suprised at the terrible condition of the inside of the unit (oily & rusty). Good Luck :seeya :flag
My advice: bite the bullet and take it (opti-spark) off and replace it and VENT it. :yesnod: :yesnod:
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Re: optispark help (Strick)
Inevitably ~ you will have to replace the OptiSpark if you plan to keep the Vette. However ~ sometimes the budget can't absorb the hit at the present time, so try this as a stall tactic:
Go to a computer supply store and buy a couple of cans of compressed air. You know ~ the type that you use to clean the boards inside the computer.
Attach the plastic tube, and climb under the front of the engine and work the can close enough to the OptiSpark to insert the plastic straw into one of the vent holes on the bottom of the Opti. The dry air in the can will blow out the moisture and dry out the inside of the OptiSpark unit.
~ Purp :thumbs:
Go to a computer supply store and buy a couple of cans of compressed air. You know ~ the type that you use to clean the boards inside the computer.
Attach the plastic tube, and climb under the front of the engine and work the can close enough to the OptiSpark to insert the plastic straw into one of the vent holes on the bottom of the Opti. The dry air in the can will blow out the moisture and dry out the inside of the OptiSpark unit.
~ Purp :thumbs:
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Re: optispark help (PurpleC4)
Inevitably ~ you will have to replace the OptiSpark if you plan to keep the Vette. However ~ sometimes the budget can't absorb the hit at the present time, so try this as a stall tactic:
Go to a computer supply store and buy a couple of cans of compressed air. You know ~ the type that you use to clean the boards inside the computer.
Attach the plastic tube, and climb under the front of the engine and work the can close enough to the OptiSpark to insert the plastic straw into one of the vent holes on the bottom of the Opti. The dry air in the can will blow out the moisture and dry out the inside of the OptiSpark unit.
~ Purp :thumbs:
Go to a computer supply store and buy a couple of cans of compressed air. You know ~ the type that you use to clean the boards inside the computer.
Attach the plastic tube, and climb under the front of the engine and work the can close enough to the OptiSpark to insert the plastic straw into one of the vent holes on the bottom of the Opti. The dry air in the can will blow out the moisture and dry out the inside of the OptiSpark unit.
~ Purp :thumbs:
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Re: optispark help (PurpleC4)
Strick ~
Experience is the best teacher. :cheers: Been-there Done-that! :steering:
~ Purp
Experience is the best teacher. :cheers: Been-there Done-that! :steering:
~ Purp
Strick It's beer thirty here :party:
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Re: optispark help (Vette 89)
Thanks for all the suggestions, I'l give them a try this weekend. The car has only got 7000 miles on it, and the intake manifold gasket is leaking quite bad that is the reason I was washing the engine before I tear it apart to fix it.
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Re: optispark help (Vette 89)
I say if you're going to take the intake off any way. Just go ahead and change the OPTI. (That is if there is any way you can afford to).
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