No luck at all!!!!
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Update, No luck at all!!!!
I am now a member of the broken valve spring club. Or should I say the 2 broken valve spring club. One on #5 and one on #8. First day out after a long winter and I didn't even make it to work. I'm starting to wonder if I can afford to own a Corvette. For the first time ever, I've been asking myself, what's next? I love my car but right now it's about two inches away from becoming a trade in.
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Really sorry to hear that. Have not had that type of problem at all. Perhaps sitting too long. Don't know. But at any rate, good luck, and don't give up on the vette. They can be frustrating at times. Oh, and GO STEELERS. SC boy now! But always a Steelers fan.
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I am now a member of the broken valve spring club. Or should I say the 2 broken valve spring club. One on #5 and one on #8. First day out after a long winter and I didn't even make it to work. I'm starting to wonder if I can afford to own a Corvette. For the first time ever, I've been asking myself, what's next? I love my car but right now it's about two inches away from becoming a trade in.
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Just started missing real bad and running rough as hell. Eventually it died and when I tried starting it again I had to give it gas to keep it running. After that I just shut it down and when into work. Had it towed when I was done working.
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Good luck getting the car repaired. I know things like this can cause you to be frustrated, but hang in there - hopefully this will be all that goes wrong for a long time.
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Just basic. B&B Bullets, intake. I can almost see one breaking since there's a known problem with them. Two on the other hand breaking under no real strain just boggles my mind.
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For others reading this post, if your car starts acting up as Steel City Vette described, don't try restarting. By doing so you have the potential to end your engines life. I suggest replacing all the valve springs. Do a search and go with springs that most go with your particular mods if any. Good luck.
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Picked up the car today. I know when this happened that I was pretty down on the Vette. About a day later it felt like there was a hole in my life and I couldn't wait for the call to pick her up. This is what it ended up costing me. I'm just gonna copy what they have on the invoice.
2 AC Delco Spark Plugs 18.00
1 Spark plug Wire 30.77
2 Valve Springs 24.74
2 Valve cover Gaskets 22.79
Labor 443.00
Tax 31.78
10% Disc on Parts 9.63
Total 560.45
Found #8 cylinder valve spring for exhaust broken and intake spring twisted. Also found #5 and #7 spark plugs fouled and #5 spark plug wire dry rotted.
Don't know if I got ripped off or not but I'm just happy that it's back and running strong.
2 AC Delco Spark Plugs 18.00
1 Spark plug Wire 30.77
2 Valve Springs 24.74
2 Valve cover Gaskets 22.79
Labor 443.00
Tax 31.78
10% Disc on Parts 9.63
Total 560.45
Found #8 cylinder valve spring for exhaust broken and intake spring twisted. Also found #5 and #7 spark plugs fouled and #5 spark plug wire dry rotted.
Don't know if I got ripped off or not but I'm just happy that it's back and running strong.
