i just bought a 1982 camaro sport with a v8 305 in it and got it out the shop on thursday. (needed a new carb but just rebuilt it instead) my mechanic said the fuel in it is horrible and needs to be run out. ( he said i should drive until on empty because tank was hard to drop w/o dropping exhaust, but i decided to siphon it out.) after i siphoned it out i bought some Gumout fuel cleaner and filled it up with 91. ran good for about an hour then started to to hesitate when driving and taking off from stop.( would even die on me and would start back up sometimes but sometimes it would take 5-10 minutes.) changed fuel filter and ran good for about an hour again and started to do the same. changed the fuel filter again because it was dirty and ran really good but only for about 30 minutes. do you think i should just keep changing the filter (mechanics idea until fuel is clean) or do you think there is something else wrong??

i was trying to check the codes and see if it was something else but have no clue how to do it correctly. I really need help!! i have lots to learn so please give your opinion. thanks in advance.

 

you can simply cross over the upper right two pins on your ALDL under the right side of the dash by the steering wheel. It will flash the check engine light. count the numer of flashes to determine what code is stored in the computer and then look in a haynes manual or you can find it somewhere on TGO. It will first was a code 12 three times, then flash any codes stored and then flash a 12 again. hope this helps

 

well i tried to put a the two ends of a paper clip in the 5 and 6 and also 6 and 12 and the lights dont flash they just stay lit when car is on. is the paper clip not working right?

 

i've personally never used a paper clip but i here it works. i have a key that you can get at autozone for free. it looks like a key with two prongs on the end.