hot car, maybe???

the gentleman i got it from is a friend of mine and he had the car mechanically sound. he did a whole bunch of work to it and was getting ready to start the cosmetic end of it when i bought it from him. i am not

afraid to drive it anywhere, but when it is this hot and the a/c don't work, it pretty much stays in its shop. does that make me a wuss????

karen

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Posted: 8/8/07 12:58pm Message 23 of 27

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Nope. "Wuss" and "C3 owner/driver" are mutually exclusive terms, never to be mixed together. Anybody that loves these cars--and is interested in learning about them/working on them/bringing them back to their prime-- is certified 'good people', by our standards around this joint.

So rest assured that you're just a regular (well, Gold!) member now of this great big ol' Shark-lovin' family of ours. And it's great to have you here.

Be sure to keep us posted on your progress battling the heat. I just went out and bought a roll of Reflectix to combat mine! (I don't have working A/C either!)

hot car, maybe???

Posted: 8/8/07 1:45pm Message 24 of 27

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Vette(s): 1978 white w/blue interior it has 80-82 front & rear clips on it

thank you very much. my husband taught me a lot before he passed and i have been able to apply a lot of his teachings so far, but i still have a lot to learn. but i will get there

thank you

karen

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Posted: 8/8/07 7:04pm Message 25 of 27

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Vette(s): Coupe 74 - 454 Drive it like you stole it!

By the number of read/replies, you can see that cooling is a very familiar topic to most C3 owners.

Re-read the thread and follow all the advises (they were all excellent) especially concerning little things at first (coolant level & mix, bottom hose spring, top seal, thermostat, radiator cap, visual inspection of inside radiator, timing,...) Once all those "cheap" inspections are done (and/or fixed) see if you still have the problem (and 200 is not that bad, so don't rush into huge expenses; find all the small stuff first).

If you still do have a heat problem after all that, then you can start thinking about bigger things (more expensive...) like the radiator (aluminun rad. and a new bottom hose made a world of difference for me, but maybe your rad. is still very good; a collapsing bottom hose can cause a lot of problems and it's only 20$..) or even a dual electric fan like a lot of people are suggesting.

Anyway, all this to say that; if you start with an electric fan, you're just putting a band-aid on; the problem is still there.

btw; if you don't already have them, I recommend starting your Vette library with the followings:

-service manual

-assembly manual

-Chilton 68-82 Vette repairs (not many stores have Chilton; they have the other one; Haynes I think it's called. That works too if you can't find Chilton)