88iroctpi305

ok so i have a 88 iroc. 305 tpi. 700r4 tranny. my car has been running real good (alot of new parts) drove it around a little bit. and decided i wanted to do a little burnout. and i mean LITTLE... ok so any ways. get into the burn out tires are squeeling its going good and right as im about to let of the brake and take off not crazy but somewhat easy..KLUNK KLUNK KLUNK...black smoke. let my rpm's get back down to idle.. give it a little gas and it didnt go nowhere ok so i put it in reverse and still nothing... back into drive and nothin so me my friend and my mom...yes my mom push it into my driveway.luckily it was in front of the house. i found a big oil leak in my barn it was only in my barn for about 30 mins. its fresh oil.. never had leaks or problems like that with this car before... any advice? is it worth fixing i mean i LOVE this car but idk how much more i can keep fixing.. its one thing after another.. and i know its a old car your gonna have that. but its getting to be alot. and idk if i will ever get my money back out of it.. ya no? but can anyone help me please... i would love to get this car back on the road asap!!! sorry for the long story but i figured i would give all the details... thanks

8t2 z-chev

sounds a lot more like a rear end problem-spider pin
came out,tooth came off a gear ETC.. Check the color of
oil;red-tranny, yellow-rear.
BTW did the same thing with my '69 camaro-had a
burnout going at full throttle-when the rear blew and
locked,pinion snout twisted off-spit the driveshaft out
from under,blew the caps and rings off the rear wheels

88iroctpi305

ok thanks. and i jacked the car up after it was pushed back into my drive way. and tried spinning the back wheels while in park and everything seemed normal. does that make a difference in it possibly being the rearend? my brother tore out his ring and pinon set in his f150 alot from burnouts.. posibly my ring and pinon? again thanks. alll the help i can get is great!

51F1

jack up the car and support the rear on jack stands, start the car and place in a gear( reverse,drive) and see if the drive shaft spins and not the tires or does the drive shaft not spin. This way you will see if it is the rear or the trans.

camaronewbie

I'm not trying to be a jerk here, just making a point.

I just don't quite understand why folks can't afford to fix these cars, but they can afford tires for all these burnouts all the time. Where exactly is it written that a 3rd gen F-Body was ever designed to do burnouts? Squealing tires is only ever impressive when the rear wheels spin from having more motor than traction - if brakes have to be used to spin wheels, then what's the point? That can be accomplished on anything from a Cadillac to a deisel truck to a 1960's VW Bettle.

I mean folks - let's come to reality and face facts ...

1) no 3rd gen ever had more than what - 245hp from factory?
2) 3rd gen's got 200R4, 700R4, or T-5 - these are undoubtedly the weakest (factory) tranny's GM ever put on a car (up to this time)
3) 10 bolts (or even the 9 bolt), again the weakest rearend up to this time

The cars look good, everyone always loved them. But they were never ever intended to be any kind of mean street machine - they were developed and marketed to teens - designed to look cool, but keep stupid 16-18 year olds alive. And they only look good rolling. Until you tear them down and rebuild them better than designed, the only thing you get by forcing the car to do something it wasn't designed for... is a pile of broken parts.

51F1

that's a helpful response

Tobias05

ehh. we were all 16 once. I remember going 159MPH on I75N back in my younger years.

88iroctpi305

it doent even start now.. and it makes a knock/thud when cranking i think it may have threw A ROD TOO. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT U GOTTA BE SMART WITH YOUR MONEY DONT SPEND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS KNOWING YOU WILL NEVER GET IT BACK YA NO..

8t2 z-chev

you need to find out where the oil is coming from..
That would suck if you do have something broke in the
drivetrain AND a blown engine
If engine is blown,probably already had something
wrong with it or you did the burnout with cold oil-
should always have the engine up to operating temp
before running it under a heavy load
Car looks really nice in the photo,well worth spending
some money on-nevermind what the car is"supposed"
to be worth

88iroctpi305

ya it sucks but im pretty sure thats what it is... and the wiring in this car is f'D up too... so tranny engine and wiring.. on a wendys paycheck at 17 years old..lol. but the engine was warm it was running great too. idleing smooth shifting good and then klunk klunk klunk! ugh... i love this car but i need one that is in good running and looking condition.lol. a half way decent car.. i love iroc's and red 88's are my favorite! if i could have any car in the world it would be a red 88 iroc.

8t2 z-chev

really need to get under and have a look to be sure...
when i blew the rearend in my '69(in 1987)i was
also a teenager on a fast food wage-a junked '72
nova provided the replacement
what is kind of a mystery is that after the incident,the
engine was still running(was it running ok,not rough
or with a miss?)then afterward would not start...
-There is a possibility of a broken flexplate,sometimes
they will crack out around the crank flange-usually
this is caused by loose bellhousing bolts or other
missalignment between the engine and tranny...
Tell us what you find

88iroctpi305

Yes it was still running smooth and ok. And after I turned it off it just kinda grinds/klunks when I try to start it.. Is there a belt in the bell housing? Cuz I found pieces of a belt after the incident while looking around the scene and atleast trying to somewht admire my posi marks.lol. And obviously its not the serpintine belt cuz it was running and I also checked.. my wheels are still locked up while in park I tried turning them while the rearend was jacked up.. so that means my rearend is okay right?.. I appreciate the help a lot! I really wamma get this car in good running and driving condition over winter. Planned in hving this as a daily driver excet in the winter. Trying to get a truck also....lol.

88iroctpi305

anyone????

51F1

If you don't already have one get a chilton manual available at any parts store (better than haynes) get the car in the air on jack stands and find out what have fluid leaking out of it and where. Report back and we will help as we can.