[Chevelle-List] alternater problems
Help Guys, Tonight I started my Chevelle after it sat for a couple months (been in storage). It turned over kinda slow then fired and I noticed the lights were kinda bright and the amp meter (stock gauge) was nearly pegged. I turned on the high beams and they went out. When I got home I checked the battery voltage with the car running and it was over 15 volts and the alternator was too hot to touch. The lights had power to the sockets on high and low beam but there wasn't continuity on the high beam side of the lamps themselves. Must have blown the head lamps! The alternater is a nearly new SI series, could something have happend to the regulator to make run at "full charge" . I also noticed when I disconnected the ground from the battery I got a spark. Nothing was drawing current that I could tell so I disconnected the 2 wire alternator plug and rechecked and then there was no current draw. What gives, any ideas? I guess I'll pull it tomorrow and take it back to the parts store and have it tested but I have never seen a problem like this before. Any and all input (no pun intended) would be appreciated as to what is going on and how did it happen . Thanks Bob Belz 71 SS454 - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Amp Guage
I got the gauges installed in my 69 by looking at the site below; I was converting from 69 idiot lights to the gauges. http://www.noneckschevelle.com/techtipspf.htm It might have some info in there. Crazy Rusty http://www.crazyrusty.com/Chevelle/chevelle.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 6:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Chevelle-List] Amp Guage Iam installing guages under the dash, water , oil and amp guages. Can you tell me where the amp guage hooks to. One side reads positive the other negative. Positive to ?? Negative to ?? Thanks.John
Re: [Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend
My .02 cents says advertising one price and sell at a higher price by anyone, any company is call Bait and Switch. This is illegal and against the law. Keith - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:09 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend I will second what Tom says. Nino and Ken for the guys on this list. As you are well aware, good help is hard to find these days. This industry is no exception. Ground Up are good people and will do whatever it takes to make sure their customers are taken care of and taken care of right. Too bad you got one of the flunkies. So as Tom said next time you order from Ground Up ASK for Nino or Ken... if they arent available hang up and call back. Yeah, I know it's a pain in the butt and a heck of a way to have to get your parts but in the long runIt will be worth the extra effort. My .02.Donnie Gates
Re: [Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend
I will second what Tom says. Nino and Ken for the guys on this list. As you are well aware, good help is hard to find these days. This industry is no exception. Ground Up are good people and will do whatever it takes to make sure their customers are taken care of and taken care of right. Too bad you got one of the flunkies. So as Tom said next time you order from Ground Up ASK for Nino or Ken... if they arent available hang up and call back. Yeah, I know it's a pain in the butt and a heck of a way to have to get your parts but in the long runIt will be worth the extra effort. My .02. Donnie Gates
Re: [Chevelle-List] Ground -Up Sucks!
What happened? - Original Message - From: "rocky hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chevelle list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:01 PM Subject: [Chevelle-List] Ground -Up Sucks! > They have jacked me for the last time!! > > Rocky Hill > > = > A Man And His Chevelle, > It's A Beautiful Thing!! > > Mid America Chevelle Club #220 > Team Chevelle #1530 > MY66SS http://www.geocities.com/rocks66ss > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > > - > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Chevelle-List] Ground -Up Sucks!
They have jacked me for the last time!! Rocky Hill = A Man And His Chevelle, It's A Beautiful Thing!! Mid America Chevelle Club #220 Team Chevelle #1530 MY66SS http://www.geocities.com/rocks66ss __ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend
Thanks Tom, I am an ACES and Team Chevelle member as well and I mentioned it. His answer "you need to tell me that before you place your order" He did however eventually give me my 10% discount for being a member after I specifically ask for it. Don't know who I talked to. I'll keep in mind that Ken and Nino are the men in the future. What is really upsetting, as I said before, is basing the shipping on the price of your purchase, not the size, weight, and destination. All the items I ordered were small, light, and expensive. Craig, I've found NPD to be cheaper on many parts as compared to Year One or Ground Up but they many times turn out to be inferior parts. At other times they are the exact same quality and at a substantial savings. Now the big problem, you never know until they're on your door step :) Trooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Trooper > > Who did you talk to? I'm just going to throw this out to everyone on the > list. if you call Ground Up, make sure you talk to Ken or Nino. They will > take care of you. The people that generally answer the phone are only good > if you have part numbers and ready to order without any questions. If a > conflict arises, talk with one of them. Ken is a very good man to deal with > and I have never had any problems with them. Also if you talk to Ken he will > more than likely give you the actual ship charges anyway if you bring it up. > Being a Team Chevelle/ACES member is a plus too :-). > Also, prices do tend to fluxuate depending on where the market is. Price > increases are not uncommon in this industry as I have found out over and over > again. > > Just my opinion. > > Tom > > - > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend
Trooper Who did you talk to? I'm just going to throw this out to everyone on the list. if you call Ground Up, make sure you talk to Ken or Nino. They will take care of you. The people that generally answer the phone are only good if you have part numbers and ready to order without any questions. If a conflict arises, talk with one of them. Ken is a very good man to deal with and I have never had any problems with them. Also if you talk to Ken he will more than likely give you the actual ship charges anyway if you bring it up. Being a Team Chevelle/ACES member is a plus too :-). Also, prices do tend to fluxuate depending on where the market is. Price increases are not uncommon in this industry as I have found out over and over again. Just my opinion. Tom - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend
I've had the same experience that you and Brad have had but with National Parts Depot. Surprise price hikes, high shipping costs, poor part quality (compared to OEM) and indifferent service. I think they are all doing SO well they've copped an attitude. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Trooper Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend Having just read the article about price differences on the internet as compared to what they are charging when you call them up, I placed an order with Ground Up today. I ordered two parking break cables. One listed in their 2002 catalog for $85.00 and the other for $24.95. At the end of the order the numbers weren't right so I asked the guy the read them back for me. When he got to the cables he says $89.00 and $26.95 respectively. I question him and his exact response was "That's a new catalog and we threw it together real fast so some of the prices aren't right". I ask if he would honor the listed prices and he said no. I ask twice for shipping charges and he couldn't give them to me. His answer "should be around 10% of the cost of the items purchased". Since when does shipping cost have anything to do with the price of an item. I thought it would be dependent on weight, size, and destination, SILLY ME!!! Trooper > Mark Weber wrote: > > Hi. > > The turn signals on my 71 SS blink to fast, probably 2 or 3 times per > second. How do I fix that? > > It had an HD flasher in it. When I pull the flasher unit out of the > fuse box it does not affect the blink rate. I would think with the > capacitor out it would cause an open circuit and the blinker would not > blink at all, but mine still keeps blinking fast. > > The guy at the parts store told me to slow it down I need a HD > flasher, so I put a new one of them in. Did not change anything. Any > ideas of what might be going on? > > Mark, 71 SS. > > - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Chevelle-List] Ground Up follows trend
Having just read the article about price differences on the internet as compared to what they are charging when you call them up, I placed an order with Ground Up today. I ordered two parking break cables. One listed in their 2002 catalog for $85.00 and the other for $24.95. At the end of the order the numbers weren't right so I asked the guy the read them back for me. When he got to the cables he says $89.00 and $26.95 respectively. I question him and his exact response was "That's a new catalog and we threw it together real fast so some of the prices aren't right". I ask if he would honor the listed prices and he said no. I ask twice for shipping charges and he couldn't give them to me. His answer "should be around 10% of the cost of the items purchased". Since when does shipping cost have anything to do with the price of an item. I thought it would be dependent on weight, size, and destination, SILLY ME!!! Trooper > Mark Weber wrote: > > Hi. > > The turn signals on my 71 SS blink to fast, probably 2 or 3 times per > second. How do I fix that? > > It had an HD flasher in it. When I pull the flasher unit out of the > fuse box it does not affect the blink rate. I would think with the > capacitor out it would cause an open circuit and the blinker would not > blink at all, but mine still keeps blinking fast. > > The guy at the parts store told me to slow it down I need a HD > flasher, so I put a new one of them in. Did not change anything. Any > ideas of what might be going on? > > Mark, 71 SS. > > - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Spindles
>OTHER than the places you buy whole kits, and if I didn't want to mess >with used ones at a junk yard,. has anyone bought new Caprice Wagon >or similar spindles from a parts place? What other sources are >available? > > Steve I bought a Caprice sedan which was on its last legs. I junked it after taking all the front suspension. My local parts guy said they could get everything except a) the brackets which hold the end of the hard line and the flexible hoses, b) the rotor dust shields and c) the spindles themselves. Everything else (bearings, seals, rotors, calipers, hoses, pads, etc.) was available. It was cheaper to buy rebuilt calipers than it was to buy a rebuild kit, actually! Dave. -- www.swingvictoria.com - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal
Dave, It's impossible to remove door skins & then replace the same skins as they are welded on and could not be removed without inflecting major damage to them. If you only have small dents & dings remove the door panels & window regulator & glass, them repair the damage. Dwight >From: "Richard Milkiewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal >Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:17:36 -0400 > >Dave, give this place a call. They should be able to help you out with your >springs. >Rich >"66 Malibu >ACES # 5066 >http://www.eatonsprings.com/ > >- Original Message - >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 4:06 AM >Subject: [Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal > > > > Hey! > > > > I'm looking for a pair of front coils for a 67, with a slightly > > stiffer-than-stock rate. I currently have a pair that are originally > > intended for a big block with air and auto - what I thought would be > > the highest stock rate. Anyhow, I'd like to move up a little in > > spring rate. Can anyone recommend one aftermarket manufacturer over > > another? Dropped coils are okay as well, because I'd be cutting > > stock height ones. > > > > As well, is there an easy way to remove and replace door skins? I > > have some dents and dings that would be easy to pound out, if I could > > get just the outer skin off the doorframe and have some simple way to > > re-attach it. > > > > Thanks, > > Dave. > > > > -- > > www.swingvictoria.com > > > > - > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Surf the Web without missing calls! Get MSN Broadband. Click Here - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal
Dave, The BB.SW,Air is the highest spring rate on stock springs. Kind of give a Chevelle the gasser look ( un cut)! I have cut springs in the past with limmited success. to get it to sit where I wanted , the spring weight left to much travel and the long tube headers would hit over med bumps. There are two type of aftermarket srings. the higher spring rate and tighter turns per inch and the variable rate springs. Theses springs turns per in. are close on one end and wider on the other. I think ( ASSUME) these are the ones OPG sells ? I opted for Hotchkis on my 65. And what a difference over the cut SW/AIR/BB springs. With a fast ratio box,poly bushings, 1 1/8 sawy bar and disk up front. It's not your grandmothers Chevelle anymore. As for your doorskins. I am sorry to tell you, but you destroy the door skin removing them. You have to grinding off the edges that are folded over the inside door shell/frame. If you need acces to hammer/dolly your dent remove the glass. Or get a pannel puller. the screw in ones are cheap but reguire a welder to re weld the holes. Gl Wayne ACES 1556 TCG 186 - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 4:06 AM Subject: [Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal > Hey! > > I'm looking for a pair of front coils for a 67, with a slightly > stiffer-than-stock rate. I currently have a pair that are originally > intended for a big block with air and auto - what I thought would be > the highest stock rate. Anyhow, I'd like to move up a little in > spring rate. Can anyone recommend one aftermarket manufacturer over > another? Dropped coils are okay as well, because I'd be cutting > stock height ones. > > As well, is there an easy way to remove and replace door skins? I > have some dents and dings that would be easy to pound out, if I could > get just the outer skin off the doorframe and have some simple way to > re-attach it. > > Thanks, > Dave. > > -- > www.swingvictoria.com > > - > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal
Dave, give this place a call. They should be able to help you out with your springs. Rich "66 Malibu ACES # 5066 http://www.eatonsprings.com/ - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 4:06 AM Subject: [Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal > Hey! > > I'm looking for a pair of front coils for a 67, with a slightly > stiffer-than-stock rate. I currently have a pair that are originally > intended for a big block with air and auto - what I thought would be > the highest stock rate. Anyhow, I'd like to move up a little in > spring rate. Can anyone recommend one aftermarket manufacturer over > another? Dropped coils are okay as well, because I'd be cutting > stock height ones. > > As well, is there an easy way to remove and replace door skins? I > have some dents and dings that would be easy to pound out, if I could > get just the outer skin off the doorframe and have some simple way to > re-attach it. > > Thanks, > Dave. > > -- > www.swingvictoria.com > > - > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Stereo problem solved...
Herbert, That's was a good one. Thanks for getting back with us. Did you have the original ground which goes from the back of one of the heads to the firewall? As a standard, aren't there three different points where a ground should go? Does anyone know? Hood to firewall, firewall to block, block to battery? Also, could you make your default email text larger. The standard is 12. I am not that old and find it hard to read your posting. I do not want to miss anything. Thanks Keith Cooper - Original Message - From: Herbert Lumpp To: Chevelle List Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:25 AM Subject: [Chevelle-List] Stereo problem solved... I thought I would let you all know I fixed the "thump" I was getting through the woofers when the engine cooling fans kicked on. I originally had the amps getting both +12v and ground directly off the battery. Yesterday, just out of curiosity, I ran a heavy gauge ground strap from the battery to the body and ran the amp grounds to a different point on the body. I started the engine and let it run until the fans kicked on, and no more thump! I don't know the reason or theory behind moving the ground, but apparently it works. Now I can return that $94 capacitor I don't need. : ) cYa- Herb Lumpp1966 El CaminoACES 3509, MCC 528http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/
[Chevelle-List] Stereo problem solved...
I thought I would let you all know I fixed the "thump" I was getting through the woofers when the engine cooling fans kicked on. I originally had the amps getting both +12v and ground directly off the battery. Yesterday, just out of curiosity, I ran a heavy gauge ground strap from the battery to the body and ran the amp grounds to a different point on the body. I started the engine and let it run until the fans kicked on, and no more thump! I don't know the reason or theory behind moving the ground, but apparently it works. Now I can return that $94 capacitor I don't need. : ) cYa- Herb Lumpp1966 El CaminoACES 3509, MCC 528http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/
[Chevelle-List] Spindles
OTHER than the places you buy whole kits, and if I didn't want to mess with used ones at a junk yard,. has anyone bought new Caprice Wagon or similar spindles from a parts place? What other sources are available? Steve - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Chevelle-List] Coil Spring Recommendations, Door Skin Removal
Hey! I'm looking for a pair of front coils for a 67, with a slightly stiffer-than-stock rate. I currently have a pair that are originally intended for a big block with air and auto - what I thought would be the highest stock rate. Anyhow, I'd like to move up a little in spring rate. Can anyone recommend one aftermarket manufacturer over another? Dropped coils are okay as well, because I'd be cutting stock height ones. As well, is there an easy way to remove and replace door skins? I have some dents and dings that would be easy to pound out, if I could get just the outer skin off the doorframe and have some simple way to re-attach it. Thanks, Dave. -- www.swingvictoria.com - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
