Dead 88?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
Dead 88?
Car ran great for about a month, shut it off at the store a few blocks from home, get back in the car and the starter does nothing. Battery is OK, any real simple things to look at first? terminals are tight, lights, windows etc. work good. I'm thinking a starter or computer. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Elite Torch Red Member
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 57,805
Likes: 23
From: Exit 89 GSP,Lakewood,NJ The Land Of Mojo
Cental/South NJ Events Coordinator
CI 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 Vet
CI-II Burnout & Drag Champ
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Re: Dead 88? (65Z01)
Try wiggling the shifter in Park.
Also, VATS?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
Re: Dead 88? (65Z01)
I'm starting to think battery, had to have brought home on a flat bed last night and what do you know? it starts this morning. Perhaps the volt gage is not reading correctly? what are your cars indicating consistently on the gages?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Elite Torch Red Member
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 57,805
Likes: 23
From: Exit 89 GSP,Lakewood,NJ The Land Of Mojo
Cental/South NJ Events Coordinator
CI 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 Vet
CI-II Burnout & Drag Champ
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Re: Dead 88? (CENTURION)
My volt meter reads anywhere from 12.7-14.3 while running.
Sounds like a VATS problem, I've seen it happen on others. The car won't start, there is some kind of reset procedure where you have to wait and then thecar will start.
Hopefully someone can fill inmore on this procedure, butthat's what it sounds like to me.
On other cars I've owned, the neutral safety switch was bad and jiggling the shifter like Jim mentioned will be a temporary fix. Enough to get you home anyway.
Sounds like a VATS problem, I've seen it happen on others. The car won't start, there is some kind of reset procedure where you have to wait and then thecar will start.
Hopefully someone can fill inmore on this procedure, butthat's what it sounds like to me.
On other cars I've owned, the neutral safety switch was bad and jiggling the shifter like Jim mentioned will be a temporary fix. Enough to get you home anyway.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,036
Likes: 13
From: Edmonton AB
Re: Dead 88? (CENTURION)
Doesn't cleaning the key help?
Haven't had the problem myself, but I believe
I read that using something (isopropyl alcohol?)
helps restore conductivity through the contacts
in the ign switch and the resistor pellet.
I suppose a pencil eraser might do the job, too.
You DO have spare keys you can try, also, right?
In "Top 50 Questions" Vol II Gordon Killebrew writes
about 'No Start - VATS' and describes conditions
for the different generations of VATS in C4's. Buy
his publications - in the meantime check out the
key, the lock cylinder or consider a VATS bypass
resistor.
Contact info for Gordon Killebrew
"For Your Car Inc"
http://www.gordonkillebrew.com
ph: 1-800-F-Y-VETTE
Haven't had the problem myself, but I believe
I read that using something (isopropyl alcohol?)
helps restore conductivity through the contacts
in the ign switch and the resistor pellet.
I suppose a pencil eraser might do the job, too.
You DO have spare keys you can try, also, right?
In "Top 50 Questions" Vol II Gordon Killebrew writes
about 'No Start - VATS' and describes conditions
for the different generations of VATS in C4's. Buy
his publications - in the meantime check out the
key, the lock cylinder or consider a VATS bypass
resistor.
Contact info for Gordon Killebrew
"For Your Car Inc"
http://www.gordonkillebrew.com
ph: 1-800-F-Y-VETTE
