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Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-10-2010, 12:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,990
Posted By sancho

Re: 700R4 Lost 3rd and 4th Gears...

hooptie: It was exactly what "Pro Built Automatics" said: 3-4 clutch pack was gone. Had to get the transmission rebuilt.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-17-2009, 12:43 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,253
Posted By sancho

Re: Warm-up before driving?

Sounds like I've been wasting my time in the driveway. Thanks everyone!
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-16-2009, 05:04 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,253
Posted By sancho

Warm-up before driving?

Hey all.

So it's been getting colder here in Texas and I'm wondering if there's any real technical need to warm my car up before driving it normally. I've always heard it's "bad for your car" to...
Forum: Camaros for Sale
11-25-2008, 10:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,277
Posted By sancho

Re: 1988 Camaro SC

Some more pictures...
Forum: Camaros for Sale
11-25-2008, 10:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,277
Posted By sancho

1988 Camaro SC

I am selling my 1988 Chevrolet Camaro SC (Sport Coupe) with a fuel-injected 2.8L V6 and automatic transmission. The pictures I'm posting are about a year old but the car hasn't accumulated any miles...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
08-14-2008, 07:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 402
Posted By sancho

Transmission Reinstall Questions...

I'm going to be installing my rebuilt automatic transmission back into my '89 IROC this weekend and just had a couple of questions before I embark...

1. I am replacing the original torque...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-20-2008, 05:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,990
Posted By sancho

Re: 700R4 Lost 3rd and 4th Gears...

I just drove my car for an hour back to my parents house last night so I could swap cars and work on the transmission some other time. Some more observations:

1. I got third gear back, but there...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-19-2008, 12:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,990
Posted By sancho

700R4 Lost 3rd and 4th Gears...

Got an '89 IROC with a stock (rebuilt) 350 TPI and original 700R4 transmission. I'd been noticing that around 40-45 MPH, the transmission seemed to shift randomly between 3rd and 4th gears, but it...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-18-2008, 02:12 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 363
Posted By sancho

Changed Radiator; Now Loosing 3rd and 4th Gears?

These events should be unrelated, but I wanted to run this by y'all and see what you thought.

I recently had to pull the radiator on my '89 IROC to get some holes repaired. As I was disconnecting...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-12-2007, 02:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 694
Posted By sancho

Re: Car Applies Throttle on its Own...

Yeah, I'll prob. end up pulling the cable off of the TB.

Are there any tests I can run on the cruise control driving unit (i.e. the thing that actually pulls the throttle) to see where its getting...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-11-2007, 07:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 694
Posted By sancho

Car Applies Throttle on its Own...

Here's a new one:

So I'm driving my '89 IROC in the rain tonight, and I notice some "unexpected acceleration". Not only did the speed of the car increase as though I taking off from a light...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
11-24-2007, 12:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 598
Posted By sancho

Re: 9 Bolt 2.77 Posi Disc / Parts or Whole

Got either of the axles left?
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Also, what year car did this come out of? I'm trying to replace an axle in my '89 IROC, but I'm hoping that this axle will work in that year...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
11-23-2007, 07:46 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 279
Posted By sancho

Axle(s) for B/W Rear End...

I've bent the axle in my 2.77 BW rear (1989 Camaro IROC-Z) and am in need of a replacement. I'm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas and prefer local, but am willing to pay shipping if necessary.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-26-2007, 09:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 760
Posted By sancho

Re: "SECURITY" light?

anyone?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-26-2007, 01:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 760
Posted By sancho

Re: "SECURITY" light?

In that case, I'll troubleshoot the VATS system.

As I understand it, there is an orange wire which contains two, smaller white wires that comes from the steering column. This connects to another...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-26-2007, 01:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 760
Posted By sancho

"SECURITY" light?

I know this dash light is directly related to the VATS system in my '89 IROC, but I'm not sure what exactly it indicates. If it's on when I have the key in and turned to "run", does that mean that...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-02-2007, 10:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 379
Posted By sancho

Re: simple newbie question...

On my L98, I think there's only about 2-3 plugs that I get from the top of the engine (and they're all on the driver's side head). I would daresay it's not even possible to get all of them from the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-02-2007, 10:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 586
Posted By sancho

I am an idiot.

:doh:

So I was about to defend that dielectric grease was a conductor; then I looked it up and found that you are exactly right: it's an insulator. No wonder I changed majors out of electrical...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-30-2007, 06:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 586
Posted By sancho

Re: Ignition Problems but Not Ignition Module...

I ended up replacing the coil and it started right up.

I'm not completely sure it wasn't the rotor, however--it did have some black buildup where the brush meets the rotor. I ended up wiping that...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-29-2007, 08:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 586
Posted By sancho

Re: Ignition Problems but Not Ignition Module...

Yeah, the main reason I ask is that I've got a mechanic over here who thinks it's the rotor. I've changed that within the past few weeks, tho, and it looked fine when I pulled it to change the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-29-2007, 02:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 586
Posted By sancho

Ignition Problems but Not Ignition Module...

So my IROC stranded me today...

I had been driving it on the highway for about 45 minutes with no problems and then hit some traffic. Once I came to a stop, the engine stumbled and died. Then I...
Forum: V6
05-06-2007, 09:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,424
Posted By sancho

Re: No Power; Backfire through Intake...

Yeah, that was about the only thing I've not tested directly since I don't have a vacuum gauge. Incidentally, we've suspected a vacuum-related problem with this car ever since we've had it (over 6...
Forum: V6
05-06-2007, 05:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,424
Posted By sancho

No Power; Backfire through Intake...

I'm trying to get my '88 Camaro 2.8L V6 (which has been sitting in the driveway for a couple of years, mostly) ready to sell, but I'm having some issues getting the engine to run properly.
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-27-2007, 08:49 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,480
Posted By sancho

Backfire Through Intake when Cold?

This is in regards to my '89 IROC (L98 engine)...

Whenever I start my car in the mornings--especially if it's cold--and try to take off, the engine will often bog down down and stumble as if it...
Forum: Electronics
01-17-2007, 01:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,549
Posted By sancho

Nope, haven't done any motor work since the...

Nope, haven't done any motor work since the rebuild a few years ago. Everything had been pretty much untouched in the engine bay before this electrical "gremlin"--the only thing that changed was the...
Forum: Electronics
01-16-2007, 06:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,549
Posted By sancho

Oops, Didn't Find It

Okay I just repositioned my engine-block-to-ground strap: it's still bolted onto the driver's side head, but the other end is now fastened onto a new hole on the firewall that I just drilled (i.e....
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-16-2007, 03:29 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 390
Posted By sancho

Quick Coolant Question...

I've got a leak somewhere in my cooling system so I just went out to top it off and refill the coolant reservoir. I ran the engine for a while and made sure that the car was on an upward incline...
Forum: Electronics
01-16-2007, 03:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 496
Posted By sancho

Mine turned out to be a bad electrical ground;...

Mine turned out to be a bad electrical ground; the ground strap from the engine block wasn't making good contact with the chassis. Perhaps try to wiggle your ground strap while the engine is running...
Forum: Electronics
01-16-2007, 03:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,549
Posted By sancho

Found It...

Figured out what the problem was: bad electrical ground.

I relocated my ground strap from the passenger-side head to the drivers-side head--and then fastened the other end onto one of the wiper...
Forum: Electronics
01-15-2007, 04:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,549
Posted By sancho

Thanks for the schematic! I can't look at it...

Thanks for the schematic! I can't look at it right now but I've printed so I can look at it later; the answer is probably somewhere in that.

The only other thing that I found didn't come "on" was...
Forum: Electronics
01-14-2007, 06:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,549
Posted By sancho

Wipers and Blower Motor Intermittent at the Same Time...

I don't know if it's the oddly cold weather or rain or what, but I go out to my car this morning, turn on my wipers and nothing happened. I thought maybe the assembly had frozen (although there was...
Forum: Electronics
01-14-2007, 06:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 496
Posted By sancho

I'm having nearly the same problem, and it just...

I'm having nearly the same problem, and it just started this morning for me too! The electrical gremlins must like to come out when it's cold...

Out of curiosity, does your blower motor (A/C and...
Forum: Electronics
12-02-2006, 05:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,625
Posted By sancho

Fix It 'till It Breaks...

I am an idiot. That "short" which was downstream of the switch and fuse was created by myself. I had removed the rearmost interior panel a couple weeks ago (the one that covers the hatch pulldown...
Forum: Electronics
12-02-2006, 05:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,625
Posted By sancho

Thanks for your replies, Timmy... Well I...

Thanks for your replies, Timmy...

Well I looked at those diagrams a bit harder and noticed that I was looking at the wrong fuse. I just checked my "STOP HAZ" fuse and it was indeed blown. I put...
Forum: Electronics
12-02-2006, 04:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,625
Posted By sancho

If it is the brake switch, I should be able to...

If it is the brake switch, I should be able to test it by closing/opening some of the leads. I looked down there and just noticed that the brake switch has two wires coming out of the end and three...
Forum: Electronics
12-02-2006, 04:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,625
Posted By sancho

Brake Light Relay?

So I just failed inspection because my brake lights are not working. Neither bulb comes on, yet I have found both individual lights to be operational with a multimeter. I've fished up some wiring...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
10-22-2006, 06:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,487
Posted By sancho

Think any of this explains why I am replacing the...

Think any of this explains why I am replacing the ball joints so often? This is a daily-driver, not an auto-cross car, so I don't drive it nearly hard enough to put abnormal wear on them.
...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
10-19-2006, 05:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,487
Posted By sancho

Yep, I've got the exact same fear as you there as...

Yep, I've got the exact same fear as you there as far as enlarging the hole. And, as you can probably tell, I've done this several times--and I cannot recall a time when it actually went in...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
10-19-2006, 01:07 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,487
Posted By sancho

Tired of Replacing Ball Joints...

I'm on my third set of ball joints in the past 3 years for my '89 IROC and it looks like I'm going to have to change them again.

Whenever I go over a bump (especially at low speeds--i.e. a speed...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-19-2006, 12:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 426
Posted By sancho

Yeah, I have been shopping around on the boards...

Yeah, I have been shopping around on the boards and eBay a bit and did confirm my suspicion that entire rearends could be had for a similar amount. Ideally, I'd like to go to a junkyard and just...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-17-2006, 12:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 426
Posted By sancho

Replace axle, or new rear?

New Axle, or New Rear?

Hey all,

So I spun-out one rainy morning taking a turn a little too fast and ended up hopping the curb up onto the median. I bent the axle a little bit and have been...
Forum: Interior
10-14-2006, 12:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,875
Posted By sancho

Yeah that's what I thought--In fact, what really...

Yeah that's what I thought--In fact, what really prodded me to change the bulbs was the fact that I needed to pull the cluster to fix my trip odometer. Another guy here has a great how-to on doing...
Forum: Interior
10-14-2006, 11:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,875
Posted By sancho

Dash Bulbs Soldered Into Sockets?

I've got some bulbs out on my dash cluster and would like to replace them. I pulled the cluster and then twisted out the bulb holders. The bulbs looked exactly like I thought they would (the kind...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-12-2006, 12:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 531
Posted By sancho

Code 24...

This probably won't be a surprise to any of you who have had this problem, but I just drove the car again and noticed the SES light come on when I got on the highway. I checked the codes when I...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-12-2006, 10:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 531
Posted By sancho

You think this is something that can be easily...

You think this is something that can be easily serviced from within the dash inside the car, or will I need to go tracing that cable all the way down to the tranny?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-12-2006, 12:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 531
Posted By sancho

Speedometer Just Died, Now What?

Well, I knew it was a long time coming because the needle had been bouncing unsteadilly ever since I bought the car. But tonight, whilst driving home, it was working as "normally" as it ever had,...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-24-2006, 10:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,225
Posted By sancho

Lucid, Hey thanks for the detailed response!...

Lucid,

Hey thanks for the detailed response!

I wish I had some way of measuring how much metal was in the pan--but there was definitely a spraypaint-like substance in there. The magnet had a...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-23-2006, 12:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,225
Posted By sancho

Guess I'll put the TV cable back then. As I...

Guess I'll put the TV cable back then.

As I mentioned, the filter/fluid change was overdue. The only way I can think to describe the fluid was that it was a burnt-orange to brown hue and was...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-22-2006, 04:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,225
Posted By sancho

Odd...

Well I went out to check the fluid level again today (after the car had been sitting all night)... turns out that I WAY overfilled it, according to the dipstick. The level was right above that...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
05-21-2006, 06:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,225
Posted By sancho

700R4 shifting like a Cadillac after filter/fluid change...

I just changed out the filter and fluid on my '89 IROC--it was overdue for a change. After I got everything back together, I refilled it according to the procedure outlined in my Haynes manual: 1)...
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