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Forum: V6
01-16-2013, 11:43 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 417
Posted By Ray the Rat

I said goodbye to my Gen3

After serving me well as a grocery getter and parts picker-upper, I traded my 88 V6 in for a newer Camaro.

http://www.target550.com/rtr/2010%20Camaro%20003r6.jpg

While I liked my Gen3, I'd...
Forum: Classified Ads Feedback Board
06-27-2012, 08:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,335
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: tunedperformanc A++++

It helped a lot. I was able to read the codes (34) which pointed me to a bad MAF sensor. After covering all the other possibilities, I finally bought another one. That and a TPS adjustment solved...
Forum: V6
06-19-2012, 07:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,201
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Error code 34

The MAF sensor did the trick. Installing that along with replacing a PCV tube elbow that had deteriorated and setting the TPS voltage seem to have solved the SES light AND the high idle problem. At...
Forum: V6
06-16-2012, 04:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,201
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Error code 34

Well, I adjusted the TPS which helped the high idle a bit, swapped relays and checked fuses (since the fuel pump is working, the fuse kinda has to be good, but I checked 'em anyway) and still have...
Forum: V6
06-15-2012, 08:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,201
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Error code 34

Well, I had a buncha other stuff come up today, so I didn't get to it. But as soon as I do, I'll report back. Thanks, Pensfan11 for the quick check info. I think that's exactly the way mine's...
Forum: V6
06-14-2012, 11:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,201
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Error code 34

Thanks for the detailed info. I'll give it a shot tomorrow and let you know how it works out.
Forum: V6
06-13-2012, 05:47 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,201
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Error code 34

I'm getting a 34 code, too. It started sometime over the winter. I don't think it was associated with anything. But the MAF sensor's new (9 months old, I guess), so's the IAC (brand new), for that...
Forum: Classified Ads Feedback Board
06-09-2012, 06:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,335
Posted By Ray the Rat

tunedperformanc A++++

I wanna say that tunedperformanc was great to deal with. He had an ECM for my 88 V6 at a great price, sent it immediately and it was in my mailbox within a day or two.

:goodjob:

A good guy to...
Forum: V6
06-09-2012, 04:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,694
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: SES (Check Engine) light, but no codes

I found the ECM in my mailbox today. It was probably delivered yesterday, but I didn't check (my mailbox isn't the most convenient thing to get to...it's half a block away in the wrong direction.)...
Forum: V6
06-06-2012, 10:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,694
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: SES (Check Engine) light, but no codes

PM sent.
Forum: V6
06-05-2012, 10:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,694
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: SES (Check Engine) light, but no codes

Yes. I can go into diag mode...at least the fan comes on. If by service number you mean 1227302 then, yes, I have it. :)
Forum: V6
06-05-2012, 05:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,694
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: SES (Check Engine) light, but no codes

Ok. I guess I'm gonna have to replace the ECM. Bummer.
Forum: V6
06-05-2012, 04:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,694
Posted By Ray the Rat

SES (Check Engine) light, but no codes

My 88 2.8 V6 (T-5 transmission) runs great. But recently it's started turning the SES light on. Now it's on all the time. I'd pull the lamp out, but I have to have the smog nazi sniffer test and I...
Forum: V6
01-20-2012, 12:29 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 26,810
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Buick 3.8 Block differences RWD VS FWD

I'm not sure about carbureted F-bodies, but on CCC G-bodies (81-88) the choke light was actually the low oil pressure light. That caused a lotta flat cams.

One thing that would cause problems...
Forum: V6
01-14-2012, 07:17 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,336
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Two quick 2.8 questions...

A new answer to an old question:

After fighting this same problem, and with the help of some of the people on this forum (thanks!) I found what people were referring to as a Decel Valve:
...
Forum: V6
01-14-2012, 07:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,961
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: High idle until completely stopped

I'll prolly do that when some warm weather shows up. :)
Forum: V6
01-14-2012, 06:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,961
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: High idle until completely stopped (solved)

I finally ventured out into the cold (I had to...I made a service call on a friend's computer) and while I was out, I looked under the hood. I found the suspect part, unplugged the only vacuum line...
Forum: V6
01-06-2012, 07:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,961
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: High idle until completely stopped

Are you suggesting removing the IAC valve and capping the lines? I didn't quite understand that.

Woops. I take it back. I guess you're talking about the Deceleration Valve? I read that "it's...
Forum: V6
01-06-2012, 06:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,961
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: High idle until completely stopped

In answer to the question, no, I haven't found a solution, but I haven't looked real hard lately. Too much other stuff goin on. I'm considering replacing the IAC valve, but it sounds like that...
Forum: V6
12-23-2011, 08:00 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 877
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: New to the camaro scene

Upsidedowngrl makes a good point. Vacuum hoses on car of that age can crack and leak and cause the thing to run terrible.

There's another way to find vacuum leaks, but ya gotta be real careful. ...
Forum: V6
12-01-2011, 07:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 877
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: New to the camaro scene

I'd bet that the plugs & wires and cleaning of the distributor helped a whole lot. It's worked for me many times.

I once got a Monte Carlo from a guy who said that the motor was junk and he just...
Forum: V6
12-01-2011, 08:40 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 877
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: New to the camaro scene

What did you do to correct the problems? Your solution may help someone else.
Forum: V6
11-30-2011, 10:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,603
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: 2.8 wont start...need your help

Module is a good starting point if you don't have spark. Starting fluid spray is the quickest way to test it.

An open coil can give the same symptoms as a module, as can the reluctor coil in the...
Forum: V6
11-29-2011, 09:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,961
Posted By Ray the Rat

High idle until completely stopped

My 88 2.8/T-5 Camaro idles high (about 1500 rpm) until the car comes to a complete stop. Then it drops to 750-800 the way I think it should idle.

Question is: is this something the ECU/IAC...
Forum: V6
11-29-2011, 09:01 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 877
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: New to the camaro scene

First things first. If you don't know how old the plugs/wires/cap/rotor are, replace 'em.

When I bought my 88 2.8/T-5 "economy car" it was running on 5 cylinders. The attached photo otta explain...
Forum: Electronics
10-25-2011, 04:40 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,463
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: no horn after turn signal cam

Hmmm...a G-body owner. Very nice Buck. I've owned quite a few G-bodies. I only have one at the moment. An 85 Monte Carlo SS:

http://www.target550.com/temp/20110914_029r8.jpg

I've owned it...
Forum: Electronics
10-24-2011, 04:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,463
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: no horn after turn signal cam

A ball point pen spring works if ya might be missing one. I just tested that theory and it works fine.

Can't help with a lumpy cam in the turn signals...but the Comp 286 roller in my race...
Forum: Cooling
09-05-2011, 01:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,065
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Fixed my overheating problems (88 RS/2.8 V6)

Without any sarcasm or malice, I'll ask, "Did you read item 3 in my list of things done?" That tells you exactly where I ran the wire to the switch for the fan and it alludes to the fact that the...
Forum: Cooling
09-04-2011, 07:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,065
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Fixed my overheating problems (88 RS/2.8 V6)

I'm not positive about 3rd gen F-bods, but other GM series (particularly G-bods, with which I'm more familiar) use a return line from fuel pump to the tank (they're mechanical pumps) and a 3rd line...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-02-2011, 10:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 493
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: having problems with some things

The dome light and door locks sounds like a fuse. They should be on the same circuit.

Post a photo of the wiper blades. There are several different kinds.
Forum: Cooling
08-01-2011, 02:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,570
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: STRESSED! 89 camaro overheating, please help

If the fan is between the motor and radiator it should be pulling air through the radiator. This might seem like it's blowing on the motor, but it's actually a "puller" fan. This is the way it...
Forum: V6
07-29-2011, 04:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,235
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: car looses power at half throttle help

A few years back, AC Delco changed the length of their spark plugs. I'd been running them in smallblocks for years and years and all of a sudden I started burning plug wires on headers...in several...
Forum: V6
07-29-2011, 08:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 992
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Better cooling?

Oh, yeah. Look at the 2 fastest door-slammers on the salt. They're both T/As. McDonald & Pitts and John Rains Helipower. Scary fast.

Jack Rodgers has 2 3rd gen Camaros. One runs in...
Forum: V6
07-28-2011, 02:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,083
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: ok i have talked alot i need some help with ?s now

Guess I'll see ya at WoS then.
Forum: V6
07-28-2011, 01:25 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,083
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: ok i have talked alot i need some help with ?s now

I live about 120 miles from the salt flats. (Taylorsville) I cover (photographs) every event for landracing.com. I'll be running my Monte Carlo in the 130 Club (first time ever run, more of a...
Forum: V6
07-28-2011, 12:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 992
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Better cooling?

Then I stand corrected. I'm relatively new to the 60V6 world, although I had an 83 about 15 years ago and really liked it...until some idjit pulled out in front of it an it was downhill from there....
Forum: V6
07-28-2011, 10:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 992
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Better cooling?

Electric pumps don't work well for street cars...at least to the best of my knowledge. There are several tricks you can use to help with cooling, one being to bypass the hot water going thru the...
Forum: V6
07-28-2011, 10:07 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,083
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: ok i have talked alot i need some help with ?s now

I agree wholeheartedly. If yer gonna change rockers and ya want performance, go with rollers...don't mess around with stamped pieces. For those who follow NASCRUD if ya remember back a few years...
Forum: V6
07-27-2011, 08:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 589
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: car wont start need help asap

After a couple of hours going thru the schematics, I found a reference to "Inline Fuse Number 3." I remembered seeing fuses near the battery when I was checking fusible links. Sure enough. ...
Forum: V6
07-27-2011, 07:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 454
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: What in the world is this connector/wire?

Mine's an 88 (I dunno if that was a typo) but it doesn't matter much. I'm manually switching the fan. I appreciate the ID. Now I can go looking for other reasons the fuel pump isn't pumping.
...
Forum: V6
07-27-2011, 11:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 454
Posted By Ray the Rat

What in the world is this connector/wire?

I found the wire/connector while working under my 88 RS. It was sorta dangling near the exhaust manifold (right, passenger side) and as you can see in the photo, the plastic harness had been sorta...
Forum: Cooling
07-27-2011, 10:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,570
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: STRESSED! 89 camaro overheating, please help

Good point. If a shop screwed it up, they otta fix it...especially if it's just a timing/mixture problem...They otta be able to set the timing and check the mixture with an Air/Fuel tester.

As an...
Forum: Cooling
07-27-2011, 08:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,570
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: STRESSED! 89 camaro overheating, please help

A timing light and a distributor wrench are cheaper than taking it to a shop. The other thing I think you have going on is a lean mixture. This will cause overheating and surging. The backfire is...
Forum: Electronics
07-26-2011, 04:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 862
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Mysterious wire by fuse panel

Thanks. Could be the hatch release. The gearbox in the thing was shattered when I got it, so I just fixed the assembly in place. Works fine for my use.
Forum: V6
07-26-2011, 12:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 589
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: car wont start need help asap

Distributor module, coil, fuel pump, fuel pump relay (check fuse) and/or connections to all these things are the usual suspects. I just had to replace the coil and module cuz mine died that way. It...
Forum: Electronics
07-26-2011, 11:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 862
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Mysterious wire by fuse panel

I have something very similar near the fuse panel in my 88 RS. It was suggested that it might be for rear speakers, but I haven't gotten far enough along to work on the stereo.
Forum: V6
07-26-2011, 11:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 362
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: 2.8l Rev out

I had this happen a short while ago and it was because the clamp at the input of the throttle body was at the wrong angle and the hex screw was interfering with the throttle linkage. I loosened it,...
Forum: Cooling
07-26-2011, 09:19 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,570
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: STRESSED! 89 camaro overheating, please help

It sounds like it's running lean. The surge and the overheating could both be a symptom of that. What is the thermostat rated at? I'd run a 180 in something like that, but I'd remove it to see if...
Forum: Cooling
07-24-2011, 04:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,065
Posted By Ray the Rat

Re: Fixed my overheating problems (88 RS/2.8 V6)

Update: I installed a thermostat that was supposedly a 180F...I tested it using the stovetop heating thing. It read more like a 195. So I got another 180 from a different vender (although they...
Forum: Cooling
07-22-2011, 10:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,065
Posted By Ray the Rat

Fixed my overheating problems (88 RS/2.8 V6)

I think my overheating problems are finally fixed. Here's the story:

I bought this car (an 88 RS with 2.8 V6 and T-5 trans) as a parts runner/grocery getter cheap from a storage auction. It was...
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