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Topic: Car Failure

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Car Failure

Posted: 3/14/07 8:44am Message 11 of 15
gs77vet
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Guys, I am one of the people asking you not to use Citgo gas. I have been using Citgo for 20 yrs. Lately I have been using Chevron, 93 octane of course. Yesterday I heard a valve pinging when excelerating  heavly in my Vette to blow her out. Have you any suggestions on a good grade of gas? I live in Florida, but in my area not many types to choose from.ConfusedConfusedConfused Gene




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Car Failure

Posted: 3/14/07 8:57am Message 12 of 15
KeBo
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Kendall Park, NJ - USA
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Vette(s): 1981 - 59 Beige over Cinnebar leather. Edlebrock top end, 2200 stall w/shift kit, 3:55s, Mufflex maniback exhaust, nice stereo, 16 in AREs w/BFGs
Gene, Few things..  As for the gas it varies station to station, I cant say I'd condemn a product based upon such a broad varient. 


Car Failure

Posted: 3/15/07 7:36pm Message 13 of 15
Brint77
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Vette(s): 1977 Corvette, 350 C.I., Light Blue

I would like to know what caused the short.  One theory I have come up with is that when I was looking for the problem in the first place I checked all my fuses.  When I went the open this one it was unscrewed about halfway and I was trying to get it apart but the wires that are connected to the fuse link practically fell out of place.  The fuse link would just fall off the wires.  Could the poor assembly of the fuse link have any affect on it shorting?

I have owned this car for about a year and this is the first time it has ever happened.  I also think the engine rattled the fuse link apart.  The fuse has not shorted again since I fixed it.
 
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Car Failure

Posted: 3/16/07 8:56am Message 14 of 15
windrider1200
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Clifton, NJ - USA
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Vette(s): 1972 Coupe Ontario Orange Black leather interior LS-5; Turbo 400
Brint;
 
I would think that an improper crimping of the wires to the fusable link would not cause it to open, but who knows.  I also tend to doubt that the engine could have "rattled" the fuseable link into opening.  In order for a vibration or rattling to cause the fusable link to fatuge and open, it would have to be of such magnatude, that I would believe there would be other issues with higher priorities to resolve!
 
Keep in mind what a fusable link is comprised of.  Its an stranded copper wire of a particular size that is selected to "protect" a circuit by essentially over heating and melting during an over-current condition.  IE for a branch circuit in the wiring harness that is 14ga wire, a fusible link of 18 ga might be selected.
 
I'd still look into what the wire that opened link feeds, just to make sure.
 And  a fire extinguisher is always a good thing in a car whose body can burn!!!Wink
 
regards
 
BB NJ Ken



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Car Failure

Posted: 3/16/07 1:37pm Message 15 of 15
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Vette(s): 1980 Corvette Torch Red with Gold metallic 370HP/350 CU.IN.Turbo 350 w/shift kit.Originally CA.Car with 305 CU.IN.
Gene,
       I too live in Florida (Clearwater/Dunedin area) and have had similar occurances with fuel here.I moved here from Central Coast CA. and a dry climate..I have found even with 93 oct gas it still carries a small percentage of water,this coupled with the way the fill area is and it's location,you will have water access..I always put into the full tank, a pint of HEET the yellow one which is mentanol and a dehydrant to help burn the water out of the tank..If you carefully take the gas cap off and immediately invert the cap you will see the condesation on the cap and this will then drop off into the tank on a normall fill up..
      I have fought the moisture problem since being here in Florida..
     I hop this is a help.....
          Sal   80 Vette


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