HELP 1993 Vette won't start !!
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HELP 1993 Vette won't start !!
I did something stupid. I seems you should never run your corvette through a carwash. I ran it through what used to be Calibur carwash in Farragut about 6:00pm last night. The car came home on a Rollback. It started again(fianally) at 9:00pm this morning. I let it Idle(which it did not do well) It did a bit of backfiring and died again after about 30 minutes. It will not start again.
I am looking for some suggestions or a mechanic that would make a house call. Help Please.
Thanks -- Byron--
I am looking for some suggestions or a mechanic that would make a house call. Help Please.
Thanks -- Byron--
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Re: HELP 1993 Vette won't start !! (BOMAG)
Sounds like you killed the Optispark, which sits right under the water pump on all LT1/4 vettes. You cannot get them wet, or they will die like what probably happened. They cost a good bit of money to have a shop replace them, so it would be nice if you could replace it.
I can't really help you cause I don't know much about it, but go into the C4 Tech/Performance section for more info. You can search that forum by clicking the search button on the left and typing "opti" or "optispark" in the search field. Good luck :thumbs:
Here is a thread with more info: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=373476
[Modified by vettes rule, 10:30 AM 1/12/2003]
I can't really help you cause I don't know much about it, but go into the C4 Tech/Performance section for more info. You can search that forum by clicking the search button on the left and typing "opti" or "optispark" in the search field. Good luck :thumbs:
Here is a thread with more info: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=373476
[Modified by vettes rule, 10:30 AM 1/12/2003]
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Re: HELP 1993 Vette won't start !! (vettes rule)
OUCH! Well it will have to be done at a shop. I dont own the first mechanical tool. They are useless to me. I usually create a worse mess than what I started with. Thanks for the tip on the issue and I will keep digging to get it resolved.
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Re: HELP 1993 Vette won't start !! (BOMAG)
Sure thing.
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Re: HELP 1993 Vette won't start !! (BOMAG)
My 94 did this sometimes after a killer wash. It eventualy cleared itself up after a couple of days of sitting time. If you can leave it be for a couple of days and then give it another try. :seeya It most likely will be pricey if the dealer were to do a quick fix. Good luck. :steering:
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From: [QUOTE=onedef92]Remember when that spookable closed the door on that mofo and trapped him inside tha
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Re: HELP 1993 Vette won't start !! (BOMAG)
Problem resolved. It Dried up and is running now
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Re: HELP 1993 Vette won't start !! (vettes rule)
Sounds like you killed the Optispark, which sits right under the water pump on all LT1/4 vettes. You cannot get them wet, or they will die like what probably happened. They cost a good bit of money to have a shop replace them, so it would be nice if you could replace it.
I can't really help you cause I don't know much about it, but go into the C4 Tech/Performance section for more info. You can search that forum by clicking the search button on the left and typing "opti" or "optispark" in the search field. Good luck :thumbs:
Here is a thread with more info: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=373476
[Modified by vettes rule, 10:30 AM 1/12/2003]
I can't really help you cause I don't know much about it, but go into the C4 Tech/Performance section for more info. You can search that forum by clicking the search button on the left and typing "opti" or "optispark" in the search field. Good luck :thumbs:
Here is a thread with more info: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=373476
[Modified by vettes rule, 10:30 AM 1/12/2003]
You have learned well. :hurray:
