hey everyone im back from iraq. it is great to be back. would be even better if my car was running. as of now my TV cable is done and i got some kind of electrical problem. the electrical thing has been going on a while and ive been working on it a while and its either bad battery cables or evil evil gnomes. as for the trans thing ive been trying to find a T-5 for a while. anybody know where i can find one? im going to call around to some trans shops and see if i can get lucky. see you guys around

 

Welcome back! Lots more fun here than over there! Chasing electrical gremlins is a constant battle on old cars, especially in humid tropical climates. I got rid of most of them in my '87 by cleaning all electrical connectors and applying conductive silicon goo. Still, theres some basic electrical weak spots, like having to install additional negative grounds 'cause it's close to impossible to access the ones on the rear of the engine heads; or making the power windows work better by upgrading the wiring there to reduce resistance. Hey, I've seen several T-5s in the Schofield salvage yard recently ... will take a look today or tomorrow for ya.

 

What type of electrical problems are you having right now?

 

thats great news about the t-5s. hope i can get one. ive got a strange problem. i put the key in and turn it and everything is normal. then i turn the key to start the car and everything dies. one of my friends thinks its a bad battery cable. ive got a lot of stuff to do. my car has been pretty neglected the past 9 months.

 

i got my car running yesterday. after 2 runs to checkers for tools i changed the negative battery cable and my car started right up. i managed to make my rear hatch not work in the process though. i think i burned out the relay.

there is a guy in my unit that wants to sell his camaro. i havent seen it but its an 84 or 85 camaro with a carb'd 305 and an auto trans. if anyone is interested i can get more info. see you guys around.