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28, bad, camaro, closed, engine, field, flashing, fuel, loop, mode, operating, poor, power, pump, runs, service, steering, tbi

FIELD SERVICE MODE

88camaro on Nov 14, 2001

May 13, 2026 01:12 AM
by 82TransAM84

33

2,466

Tech / General Engine

1228291, 16059000, 50, bad, calibrator, calibrators, calpak, chuggle, cold, delco, ecm, gm, idle, mustang, restart

rough idle after cold start and tcc problems

49m on Feb 10, 2006

Mar 8, 2026 04:53 PM
by Tuned Performance

10

4,438

TPI

1989, 92, bad, builds, camaro, chevy, good, oreilly, oreillys, oriellys, orileys, shifter, starter, starters, ultima

Problem with O'Reilly starters

LowStyleII on Sep 2, 2003

Jan 16, 2026 04:25 PM
by Fast355

11

40,129

Tech / General Engine

89, 97, aftermarket, bad, camaro, gen, light, motor, probe, replace, test, trans, window, windshield, wiper

wiper motor

84transamdude on Apr 6, 2010

Apr 3, 2025 09:17 PM
by knightfire

15

19,207

Electronics

1990, 305, 57, 91, bad, camaro, chevy, fast, high, idle, idles, idling, map, sensor, tpi

Very High Idle - >

ResonateEcho on May 19, 2006

Oct 4, 2024 06:01 AM
by hassgrant

28

13,903

Tech / General Engine

02, 403, bad, car, carb, carlo, dallas, fuel, gen, monte, muffler, pontiac, prime, pump, start, strap, tx, wont

Fuel Pump - Not That Bad!

camaronewbie on Oct 11, 2005

Jul 22, 2024 12:05 AM
by Vanilla Ice

30

24,454

Tech / General Engine

1987, bad, camaro, flooding, fuel, hard, injector, injectors, leaking, leaky, lines, signs, start, symptoms, tpi

Symptoms Of Leaking Injectors?

Ringmaster72 on Sep 18, 2002

Jun 27, 2024 02:55 PM
by EDGE

11

62,525

TPI

305, bad, boost, build, gen, handle, kit, put, run, single, size, stall, stock, tpi, turbo, work

single turbo 305

camaroboy199290 on Nov 12, 2011

Jun 24, 2024 01:54 AM
by ericjon262

48

30,616

Power Adders

10x10mm, 700r4, adjustable, bad, brake, forum, install, prop, proportioning, thirdgen, valve, wilwood, wiring

Wilwood Adjustable Proportioning Valve Install

Cooter77 on May 11, 2014

Apr 18, 2024 09:41 AM
by Firechicken82

37

21,841

Brakes

2, 3rd, 7081, 77, 81, ass, bad, bandit, body, exaust, exhasut, exhaust, generation, pypes, tips, trans, transam

'70-'81 Trans Am Exhaust Tips

Jet_91 on Nov 22, 2012

Jan 8, 2024 08:14 AM
by Rdamm

18

13,435

Exhaust

82, 85, bad, camaro, cost, fbody, firebird, fix, fixing, fuel, gas, gen, repair, sending, tank, unit

Fixing a sending unit

timonator on May 1, 2010

Dec 11, 2023 05:28 PM
by nkaiser81

8

1,607

Tech / General Engine

57l, bad, bolt, distibutor, distributer, distributor, drop, dropped, fell, hole, nut, screw, shaft, silicone, somthing

i lost a nut down the distributor hole... how bad is that?

thedoctorisin on Dec 2, 2007

Oct 23, 2023 09:35 AM
by ironwill

31

10,205

Tech / General Engine

1992, 86, bad, chevrolet, coil, ecm, faulty, fixing, gmc, ignition, jumpy, pick, s10, symptom, symptoms, tach, truck

what are signs of a bad ECM?

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ad356 on Jul 28, 2006

Sep 16, 2023 12:10 PM
by Tuned Performance

78

151,376

DFI and ECM

bad, cap, evap, excess, fuel, gas, pressure, problems, signs, solenoid, symtums, tank, tests, vacuum, working

Solved excessive gas tank pressure - fuel pump noise - evap problem

69 Z11 on Jul 21, 2012

Sep 14, 2023 11:40 AM
by Vince Bentler

20

98,165

TBI

1989, 65, 83, automatic, bad, body, cable, camaro, gta, housing, indicator, shift, shifter, symptoms, trans

Shift Cable - Auto; Mod it?

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TEDSgrad on May 20, 2013

Sep 1, 2023 07:22 AM
by RedLeader289

80

18,417

Transmissions and Drivetrain

bad, camaro, car, cars, check, damaged, ecm, fried, good, iac, obd, sign, start, test, tested, working

How can i test if my ecm is fried?

Josh 91RS on Feb 20, 2001

Aug 2, 2023 06:33 AM
by Vader

13

68,196

Tech / General Engine

14778, 4150, 650, bad, carb, dp, holley, hp, lean, list, make, power, race, run, valve

Holley Power valves, can you tell me about them.

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BLACK Z on Aug 2, 2013

Jun 3, 2023 01:05 PM
by Martucci

104

40,886

Carburetors

2000, 84, 85, bad, camaro, camro, grand, harness, location, o2, pontiac, sensor, tracer, tracingorg, wir, wire, z28

O2 sensor wire trace??? Help!

85projectZ28 on Mar 25, 2011

Apr 18, 2023 12:27 PM
by Jimvbob

15

18,921

Tech / General Engine

1991, 305, air, bad, chevy, clicking, control, engine, fuel, lg4, mcs, mixture, seronoid, solenoid, symptoms

mixture control solenoid clicking

baker440ex on Apr 20, 2013

Feb 21, 2023 04:39 AM
by ermandadana

15

9,942

Carburetors

00, 98, bad, board, camaro, car, cars, circuit, compared, difference, ecu, ecus, electronic, injector, module, sensor, temperature, tpi

Do ECU's ever go bad in these cars?

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89GTASC on Mar 13, 2012

Feb 10, 2023 01:53 PM
by Tuned Performance

54

10,323

TPI

1975, 305, 305s, awful, bad, chevy, engine, matching, nv3500

Why are 305s bad?

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Z2EIGHT on Nov 18, 2007

Nov 10, 2022 03:32 PM
by Tom 400 CFI

138

25,381

Tech / General Engine

3rd, bad, cap, coming, crack, cracking, fill, filler, gas, gen, neck, rubber, seal, smell, thing, visible

Gas cap / filler neck question

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gta_knight on Apr 25, 2013

Oct 4, 2022 03:37 PM
by VintageRealm127

65

14,882

Tech / General Engine

1987, 31400001, bad, broken, camaro, flow, guides, heads, kmotion, problems, spring, style, tfs31400001, trick, valve

Who knows about Trick Flow heads?

8Mike9 on Sep 24, 2005

Aug 24, 2022 12:36 AM
by F-BIRD'88

16

9,125

Tech / General Engine

aldl, apu1, bad, debugger, distributor, engine, found, gm, hei, jit, problems, registered, rt, serial, tunerpro, vibration

TunerPro RT stops recording during datalog

DZcode on Jul 16, 2007

Jun 15, 2022 11:54 PM
by ben73

43

4,855

DIY PROM

1le, 89, bad, cowl, fenders, fiberglass, firebird, firebirds, good, gta, hood, imsa, isma, sunoco, trans, year

Firebird IMSA hood is finally available. Good or bad product?

QwkTrip on May 30, 2010

Nov 7, 2021 08:48 PM
by LAFireboyd

30

14,356

Auto Detailing and Appearance

22s, 350, 50, 91, bad, caprice, cid, flowmaster, good, l31, l31r, lo3, pump, smog, tbi, upgrades

91 Caprice LO3 to L31-R

bluedart on Apr 22, 2014

Aug 15, 2021 10:42 AM
by bluedart

16

12,532

TBI

1987, 1988, 1992, 87, bad, coil, ignition, module, pontiac, power, replace, spark, testing, tpi, trans, troubleshooting

87 Trans am no spark at coil

Slayze on Aug 7, 2010

Jul 27, 2021 01:24 PM
by Hank Mitchell

18

14,446

Electronics

02, 92, bad, camaro, coil, firebird, front, isolater, isolaters, isolators, putting, quickchange, rubber, spring, springs

Coil Spring Isolators...(Yeah I know...its been beaten to death)

metalhead212121 on Dec 9, 2002

Jun 16, 2021 09:26 PM
by DynoDave43

39

16,775

Suspension and Chassis

bad, battery, benz, cable, camaro, car, cutting, driving, mercedes, problem, radio, radion, stereo, turning, turns

radio keeps turning off and on continuisly while driving

xiholdtruex on Mar 9, 2008

Apr 6, 2021 07:49 PM
by Randeenice

11

102,366

Car Audio

12, 123, 13, 305, 89, alternator, bad, camaro, oily, put, putting, run, running, voltage, volts, yukon

new alternator is only cranking out 12.3 volts. is that good?

evilemokid94 on Oct 8, 2013

Mar 4, 2021 04:44 PM
by OrangeBird

15

56,350

Electronics

1991, 3rd, 91, bad, beams, camaro, dome, gen, interior, led, light, relay, replacement, sweet, working

91 camaro RS from belgium

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Timmie on Jan 15, 2008

Mar 3, 2021 10:47 AM
by SanderVDW

139

60,532

Members Camaros

air, bad, car, disconnect, disconnected, disconnecting, drive, driving, f150, flow, it, maf, mass, run, sensor

Question: Can I drive with disconnected MAF?

HCR13 on Jan 16, 2008

Feb 1, 2021 09:11 PM
by Jayess

14

78,558

TPI

2000, 91, bad, camaro, car, coil, crank, fan, fix, gen, ignition, infl, losing, power, rest, start, starter, wont

91 Camaro won't crank?

Cam_RS on Mar 26, 2014

Jan 31, 2021 01:25 PM
by Rgeddes09

26

22,805

Tech / General Engine

350, 3rd, bad, body, camaro, check, closed, gen, generation, maxima, sensor, thrid, throttle, tpi, tps, voltage

TPS Sensor Voltage... Is it bad???

DBRjeep350TPI on May 14, 2012

Jan 24, 2021 11:19 AM
by Tuned Performance

22

29,459

TPI

1989, 1990, bad, buy, camaro, car, do, ecm, fire, fuel, happen, injector, injectors, shift, transmission, wont

Will ONE bad fuel injector cause the ECM to shut down ALL the injectors?

sharky55 on Jul 30, 2009

Dec 26, 2020 10:11 PM
by TTOP350

12

22,128

Tech / General Engine

1986, bad, car, die, faulty, firebird, gen, position, reading, rough, sensor, start, starts, symptoms, throttle, tps

Could TPS cause no start?

WishIHadAZ on Jan 4, 2004

Dec 19, 2020 07:39 AM
by ironwill

20

71,258

Tech / General Engine

address, bad, calls, dealing, difficult, ebay, fpartssalvage, list, phone, post, seller, sellers, threatening, undesirable, users

Important/Useful :

BAD EBAY SELLER LIST, post here.

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88txiroc on May 24, 2004

Oct 23, 2020 12:04 AM
by Onnah Levy

172

58,982

Classified Ads Feedback Board

17, 1991, 23l, 29, 31, 3100, airflow, bad, checking, ford, injector, injectors, lb, ranger, sfi, v6

Recommended injectors for V6

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entrig00 on Feb 23, 2010

Sep 17, 2020 11:39 AM
by southbay08

70

30,878

V6

3rd, 71062610k, bad, body, change, clutch, gen, hard, moroso, motor, mount, mounts, solid, viberations

Solid motor mounts

InfernalVortex on Jan 7, 2014

Aug 10, 2020 10:05 AM
by T.L.

35

13,163

Tech / General Engine

additive, atf, bad, compare, cost, good, law, lucas, max, oil, review, reviews, suit, suits, work, zmax

DOES Z-MAX WORK?

scooter1265 on Aug 7, 2008

Jul 28, 2020 06:04 PM
by QwkTrip

46

58,990

Aftermarket Product Review

33, 36, 90, bad, code, codes, corvette, entail, gen, high, jump, maf, pins, pull, sensor, vacuum

Codes 33 & 36 what can I do to fix it!!

tpi81 on Jun 17, 2010

Jul 8, 2020 04:27 PM
by Tony Sanchez

25

27,472

TPI

302, 454, 57l, bad, engine, gen, idle, low, lower, motor, normal, oil, pressure, rebuilt, remanufactured

Newly rebuilt engine - LOW oil pressure!

Tpx on Mar 13, 2009

Jun 24, 2020 06:20 PM
by sofakingdom

30

23,864

Tech / General Engine

1996, 350, 91, bad, camaro, car, connector, fuel, long, prime, priming, pump, relays, replacement, runs, start, time, tpi, v8, wiring

Fuel Pump won't prime half the time.

Greg1309 on Jun 30, 2012

Jun 6, 2020 09:24 AM
by GeneralDisorder

28

55,790

Tech / General Engine

1982, 3rd, 82, 83, bad, camaro, crossfire, ecm, fuel, gen, harnee, injection, location, rebuilt, relay, trans, wiring

Need ECM for 1982 Trans Am with Crossfire Injection

82tarecaro on Jun 24, 2013

Apr 3, 2020 10:24 AM
by 8284Camaro

11

3,322

DFI and ECM

85, bad, camaro, gauge, gauges, gen, guage, problems, stopped, sunpro, temp, temperature, trans, water, wire, wiring, working

Sunpro water temp gauge stopped working.

Iroc_youroll on Feb 26, 2008

Feb 24, 2020 01:04 PM
by Randy BK

9

22,410

Cooling

700r4, bad, capacity, change, changing, drain, fluid, fuild, gasket, idea, oil, refill, trans, transmission, type

changing fluid 700r4

shred5150 on Sep 16, 2010

Feb 23, 2020 09:55 PM
by severe97

44

41,485

Transmissions and Drivetrain

96, bad, cranks, engine, harness, light, lt1, motor, run, start, starting, starts, swap, switch, wire, wont

LT1 Swap Won't start!! Need help?

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kcaalarcon on Mar 30, 2014

Feb 18, 2020 02:01 AM
by ron5802

51

11,657

LTX and LSX

89, bad, boat, ecm, fuel, gl, napa, pressure, regulator, runs, subaru, sunfire, torx, work, worse

Bad Fuel Pressure Regulator?

IROC-Z2814 on Feb 20, 2004

Feb 14, 2020 09:49 PM
by Jay Hollywood

33

28,684

V6

80s, advances, bad, bypass, camaro, doesnt, engine, gen, importance, knock, place, sensor, sensorthirdgen, set, timing

Have no Knock Sensor is it a bad thing?

Blue_Thunder on Nov 1, 2007

Jan 7, 2020 12:48 AM
by Fast355

28

21,104

Tech / General Engine

350, 440, 650, backfires, bad, beast, crower, exuast, holley, idle, initial, rans, starved, threw, timing, ultra, wont

My new carbed 350 is running like crap.

StealthElephant on Dec 21, 2003

Oct 19, 2019 09:15 AM
by intake runner

32

19,790

Tech / General Engine

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