Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle will absolutely not idle - help

2006-09-20 Thread Dale Mundle
sounds like you have electronic ignition, not points, so when you put the new plugs in did you adjust to the proper gap. Not the gap that is recommended but the wider gap that you have to use with electronic ignition. You might also have a fuel filter problem or gas line problem, fuel pump

Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle will absolutely not idle - help

2006-09-20 Thread Jim H. Thompson
Title: Chevelle will absolutely not idle - help Put two cans of dry gas or one can of stp gas treatment. In the fuel tank and fill the tank. Replace fuel filter in the carb and any inline filters you might have. To test the timing bring the #1 cylinder up. If you have a crank bolt put a

[Chevelle-list] '72 4-door for sale (WI)

2006-09-20 Thread Brad Olson
From today's Wisconsin State Journal: Chevy '72 Chevelle: 4 door, 307 motor, Florida car, 98K miles. $2000/offer. 608/437-6724 437 is the exchange for Mount Horeb, WI. I know 4-doors aren't the most sought-after Chevelles but someone might like it as a daily driver or perhaps as a teen's first

Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle will absolutely not idle - help

2006-09-20 Thread Rick Schaefer
While you are checking vacumn hoses remove and block the one that goes down to the tranny. I had that problem with a cutlass many moons ago. On 9/20/06, Jim H. Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Put two cans of "dry gas" or one can of "stp" gas treatment. In the fuel tank and fill the tank.

Re: [Chevelle-list] Transmission ID TH400 Tag Decode

2006-09-20 Thread Rick Schaefer
From NastyZ28 : http://www.nastyz28.com/transid.html Indicates to me that the 10y121647 is what will ID the source vehicle. If there is any more good info there, I'm not smart enuff to figure it out. Home sick tonite so I google and came up with these:

Re: [Chevelle-list] Transmission ID TH400 Tag Decode

2006-09-20 Thread Z16CHEVELLEGUY
Walt: Try this site Transmission Identification Decoding Larry (Z)

Re: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle

2006-09-20 Thread Thomas Ringlein
Title: Re: Car will absolutely not idle Shawn sez Thomas, Sounds like you may just have a vacuum leak. Could be a bad hose, like to the distributor or the big one to the brake booster. Check all those, and maybe even block them all off and check your timing and lastly the idle mixture on