Re: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's
JOHN NESTA THE WHITE NEW IS FOR SPEED CONTROL SET IT FOR A SPEED AN ALARM GOES OFF WHEN YOU HIT THAT SPEED
Re: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's
unfortunately that happens every time ,but i sell all the cars i build with in days or there coming out party , but if drive it a few month i will have every hotrod in town doing burnt outs in front of my house, trying to tise me out for a race, they think just because is a chevelle with a big block under the hood, it susposed to be racing or at least spinning the tires im sure all who reads this post had the same thing happen to them, im going to give them all there wish. the next 69 chevelle will be a humdinger to say the least. jim
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John, Did you get the battery checked? Also is the flasher slow with car running or off, or both? Hopefully they still make the HD flasher which doesn't care how many bulbs are in circuit. In the old days you could put wrong flasher in and turnsignals would flash slow or fast; and even right flasher would stop if a bulb went out. I always check turn signals with parking lights on as this uncovers problems you might not see doing lights and turn signals seperately; ie: socket problems, bulbs in wrong, bad filaments; etc. (1157 bulbs have two filaments and never should they meet!) Good luck! Pete Geurds Douglassville, PA
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Good ideas Brad.
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Battery is fine. Blinkers also working fine now w/ a new flasher ($1.85 retail). Got my exhaust pipe leaks re-welded today and they are fine now. There's still a small leak at the heat riser. I can't really tell if it's the riser or just the gasket. I'll try just the gasket first since it is much cheaper. Still haven't had a chance to trace down the short though. Little by little I'm getting to all the nuisance problemitos. Hoping to install the seat belts for real tomorrow. Right now they are just tucked into the seat for visual purposes to avoid a ticket if stopped. Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's John, Did you get the battery checked? Also is the flasher slow with car running or off, or both? Hopefully they still make the HD flasher which doesn't care how many bulbs are in circuit. In the old days you could put wrong flasher in and turnsignals would flash slow or fast; and even right flasher would stop if a bulb went out. I always check turn signals with parking lights on as this uncovers problems you might not see doing lights and turn signals seperately; ie: socket problems, bulbs in wrong, bad filaments; etc. (1157 bulbs have two filaments and never should they meet!) Good luck! Pete Geurds Douglassville, PA
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Hmm that reminds me, I suppose driving back and forth from work with only one seat, bolted down with two bolts and no seat belts might be in violation of some law or another. Thanks for the reminder John! -JB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Nasta Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 2:12 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's Battery is fine. Blinkers also working fine now w/ a new flasher ($1.85 retail). Got my exhaust pipe leaks re-welded today and they are fine now. There's still a small leak at the heat riser. I can't really tell if it's the riser or just the gasket. I'll try just the gasket first since it is much cheaper. Still haven't had a chance to trace down the short though. Little by little I'm getting to all the nuisance problemitos. Hoping to install the seat belts for real tomorrow. Right now they are just tucked into the seat for visual purposes to avoid a ticket if stopped. Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's John, Did you get the battery checked? Also is the flasher slow with car running or off, or both? Hopefully they still make the HD flasher which doesn't care how many bulbs are in circuit. In the old days you could put wrong flasher in and turnsignals would flash slow or fast; and even right flasher would stop if a bulb went out. I always check turn signals with parking lights on as this uncovers problems you might not see doing lights and turn signals seperately; ie: socket problems, bulbs in wrong, bad filaments; etc. (1157 bulbs have two filaments and never should they meet!) Good luck! Pete Geurds Douglassville, PA
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By the time you get everything fixed, someone will come along and want to buy it. Be a shame to sell it then . Nothing for the other person to do.
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No radio (but maybe the power lead is just laying against something). No electric choke or tach. Glovebox light bulb is burnt out. All other lights seem to be ok. Here are a couple of new observations: My speedometer has 2 needles on it. A red one that tells me how fast I'm going, and a white one that seems to be pinned at 120 mph. What is the white one for? Also, my blinkers are raaallly slow. So slow in fact that I tend to flash them by hand so that people will realize that I'm turning and it's not just an intermittent light bulb. They stay on for a long time and only flash off every couple of seconds. I bought a new flasher and popped it in for a few seconds and it didn't seem to make a difference. What else could be causing this? Turn signal switch? I'm about to go out and adjust the valves. Hopefully I'll get rid of that annoying tap and only hear the Flowmaster 50s from now on. Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 1:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short John, Did you add a sound system? Maybe radio or amp is always on? Electric choke? Tach? Did you check lights in trunk, underhood, glovebox? Make sure they go out? Just thought I'd throw a few ideas out. Pete Geurds Douglassville, PA
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My speedometer has 2 needles on it. A red one that tells me how fast I'm going, and a white one that seems to be pinned at 120 mph. What is the white one for? You must have the Speed Minder option--a buzzer will go off when you exceed the speed that you set with the white needle. This is a relatively rare option. Also, my blinkers are raaallly slow. I bought a new flasher and popped it in for a few seconds and it didn't seem to make a difference. What else could be causing this? Where did you plug in the flasher? If you plugged it into the fuse block, you did wrong. The T/S flasher is under the dash. BL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's Here are a couple of new observations: My speedometer has 2 needles on it. A red one that tells me how fast I'm going, and a white one that seems to be pinned at 120 mph. What is the white one for? Is there a knob under the speedo cluster? This sounds like a speed warning feature GM had. I don't know when they stopped or if the Chevelle line even had them, but I had a '67 Corvette with this option. There was a small knob that you could adjust to set the needle to, and when you exceeded this speed a buzzer would go off warning you to slow down. Also, my blinkers are raaallly slow. Check the bulbs. Are they all working? If you swapped the flasher unit, then it implies that the load is not right. Maybe this is related to your short? Worst case, you can buy an electronic (not load based) flasher. I'm about to go out and adjust the valves. Hopefully I'll get rid of that annoying tap and only hear the Flowmaster 50s from now on. It may be too late, but exhaust leaks often sound like tappet noise. If your lifters are all OK, check the exhaust for leaks. I use a three foot length of heater hose as my ear to locate engine sounds. It works great for exhaust leaks as you can point it close to the head, flange, pipes, and joint to locate any leak. I had a pair of Hedmans replaced for free due to a leak where the tube met the flange. Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1 '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes | 275/40/17 Kumho MX
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John The directional problems may be caused by poor grounds. You need to check all of the light grounds and make certain that they are clean tight. No corrosion or paint between the wire eyelet the metal. You can use light sand paper to clean the corrosion/paint.Also be sure that you have the correct bulbs in the sockets. People have been known to make a single filament bulb fit in a dual filament socket - and vice-versa. On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:17:16 -0400, John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No radio (but maybe the power lead is just laying against something). No electric choke or tach. Glovebox light bulb is burnt out. All other lights seem to be ok. Here are a couple of new observations: My speedometer has 2 needles on it. A red one that tells me how fast I'm going, and a white one that seems to be pinned at 120 mph. What is the white one for? Also, my blinkers are raaallly slow. So slow in fact that I tend to flash them by hand so that people will realize that I'm turning and it's not just an intermittent light bulb. They stay on for a long time and only flash off every couple of seconds. I bought a new flasher and popped it in for a few seconds and it didn't seem to make a difference. What else could be causing this? Turn signal switch? I'm about to go out and adjust the valves. Hopefully I'll get rid of that annoying tap and only hear the Flowmaster 50s from now on. Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 1:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short John, Did you add a sound system? Maybe radio or amp is always on? Electric choke? Tach? Did you check lights in trunk, underhood, glovebox? Make sure they go out? Just thought I'd throw a few ideas out. Pete Geurds Douglassville, PA -- Rick Schaefer
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All the bezels and bulbs and wiring is brand new and all the lights work. The blinkers are just slow. Right is slower than left. Bill L. was right. I replaced the wrong flasher. Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Schaefer Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:14 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's John The directional problems may be caused by poor grounds. You need to check all of the light grounds and make certain that they are clean tight. No corrosion or paint between the wire eyelet the metal. You can use light sand paper to clean the corrosion/paint.Also be sure that you have the correct bulbs in the sockets. People have been known to make a single filament bulb fit in a dual filament socket - and vice-versa. On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:17:16 -0400, John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No radio (but maybe the power lead is just laying against something). No electric choke or tach. Glovebox light bulb is burnt out. All other lights seem to be ok. Here are a couple of new observations: My speedometer has 2 needles on it. A red one that tells me how fast I'm going, and a white one that seems to be pinned at 120 mph. What is the white one for? Also, my blinkers are raaallly slow. So slow in fact that I tend to flash them by hand so that people will realize that I'm turning and it's not just an intermittent light bulb. They stay on for a long time and only flash off every couple of seconds. I bought a new flasher and popped it in for a few seconds and it didn't seem to make a difference. What else could be causing this? Turn signal switch? I'm about to go out and adjust the valves. Hopefully I'll get rid of that annoying tap and only hear the Flowmaster 50s from now on. Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 1:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short John, Did you add a sound system? Maybe radio or amp is always on? Electric choke? Tach? Did you check lights in trunk, underhood, glovebox? Make sure they go out? Just thought I'd throw a few ideas out. Pete Geurds Douglassville, PA -- Rick Schaefer
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Thanks for the info about the speed minder. Didn't even know that existed in Chevelles or El Caminos. I guess I'll have to try not to go over 120 mph or I'll hear that annoying buzzer. Also, you were right that I replaced the wrong flasher. Will try replacing the right one tomorrow. All the bulbs, bezels and wiring is new. Also, they do flash, just slowly. So, I don't think it's a ground or power problem. If that were the case they wouldn't work at all, or at the very least the behavior would be intermittent. In the meantime, what's the sound of no valves tapping? Well, it's a good sound. I also adjusted the carb after adjusting the valves and she is purring like a kitten now. Hopefully we'll also get some better MPGs. She's quiet enough now (w/o the tapping and w/ a smoother idle) that I was able to hear an exhaust leak where the shop welded my down pipes to the Flowmaster pipes. Put my hand in there and sure enough exhaust is escaping. I'm going to call them first thing tomorrow to see if they can fix it right this time. I didn't have a chance to check for the short today but for now disconnecting the battery when I'm shutting down is enough to keep the battery from draining. Thanks for all the input. I'll post again when I've had a chance to try to track it down. John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Lessenberry Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 2:26 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Got a short new q's My speedometer has 2 needles on it. A red one that tells me how fast I'm going, and a white one that seems to be pinned at 120 mph. What is the white one for? You must have the Speed Minder option--a buzzer will go off when you exceed the speed that you set with the white needle. This is a relatively rare option. Also, my blinkers are raaallly slow. I bought a new flasher and popped it in for a few seconds and it didn't seem to make a difference. What else could be causing this? Where did you plug in the flasher? If you plugged it into the fuse block, you did wrong. The T/S flasher is under the dash. BL
