Suffering from ZR-1 Withdrawal! :( - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Jim Jones · 10-05-2005

It all started about three weeks ago as I was taking my daughter to gymnastics, the Z started missing. I drove her the next day, not to bad at start-up, but after she warmed up she started missing. Well, not being very mechanically inclined, I did some reading here, (thanks tomtom72 for having a similar problem) and guessed that it was probably the injectors. I decided to change the spark plugs. I got out my Ouija board and contacted Houdini's spirit for luck with the number 8 plug. I don't have a lot of tools so I went and got a torque wrench and 8 Denso IT-16 spark plugs. I also got a little tool magnet that extends which came in handy on #8. I got them changed and no luck, still missing. I called my mechanic because the wife wants to take the Z to Nashville this week and last Wednesday we took the Z to Corvette Care in Columbus, OH. He's on the list in Corvette Fever and he serviced the car for the original owner, so I'm confident. As soon as I pulled in he told me he heard it missing. He called me about an hour later and said that he checked everything else before the injectors and of the 16 injectors, 7 primary were either bad or going bad and five of the secondaries as well. I told him to replace them all.

Monday I called him for an update. He said that the secondaries should arrive that day but the problem is that the primaries are on a national back order!! I said I guess this means it won't be ready this week then? He laughed a little and said probably not. He's putting AC Delco injectors back in to it. So of course the weather has been gorgeous the last several days and I can't go for a drive!!

What are the major differences between the AC Delco and the RC's? I'm thinking of calling him and having him get those. Can you mix the injectors like that? I would think it wouldn't matter, but I really have no clue.
It just makes it worse because I haven't really got to drive her in about a month because I have been working a lot and we went to Vegas for a week. I was going to take it to him that week, but he didn't have any openings. Isn't that the way it always works??

And then of course my home computer crapped out, gone, hard drive made a lovely noise and crash!! My patrol car at work died on Sunday. 2005 Crown Vic with only 8800 miles and the dealer "thinks" its the fuel pump. The darn thing left me stranded for about 45 minutes while I waited on a wrecker!

Sorry about the long post. I needed to let off some steam. This last week has really been FUN!! Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day!!

Jim

10-05-2005	#1
Jim Jones Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I'm in a constant state of euphoria in the Z! Posts: 237	Suffering from ZR-1 Withdrawal! :( It all started about three weeks ago as I was taking my daughter to gymnastics, the Z started missing. I drove her the next day, not to bad at start-up, but after she warmed up she started missing. Well, not being very mechanically inclined, I did some reading here, (thanks tomtom72 for having a similar problem) and guessed that it was probably the injectors. I decided to change the spark plugs. I got out my Ouija board and contacted Houdini's spirit for luck with the number 8 plug. I don't have a lot of tools so I went and got a torque wrench and 8 Denso IT-16 spark plugs. I also got a little tool magnet that extends which came in handy on #8. I got them changed and no luck, still missing. I called my mechanic because the wife wants to take the Z to Nashville this week and last Wednesday we took the Z to Corvette Care in Columbus, OH. He's on the list in Corvette Fever and he serviced the car for the original owner, so I'm confident. As soon as I pulled in he told me he heard it missing. He called me about an hour later and said that he checked everything else before the injectors and of the 16 injectors, 7 primary were either bad or going bad and five of the secondaries as well. I told him to replace them all. Monday I called him for an update. He said that the secondaries should arrive that day but the problem is that the primaries are on a national back order!! I said I guess this means it won't be ready this week then? He laughed a little and said probably not. He's putting AC Delco injectors back in to it. So of course the weather has been gorgeous the last several days and I can't go for a drive!! What are the major differences between the AC Delco and the RC's? I'm thinking of calling him and having him get those. Can you mix the injectors like that? I would think it wouldn't matter, but I really have no clue. It just makes it worse because I haven't really got to drive her in about a month because I have been working a lot and we went to Vegas for a week. I was going to take it to him that week, but he didn't have any openings. Isn't that the way it always works?? And then of course my home computer crapped out, gone, hard drive made a lovely noise and crash!! My patrol car at work died on Sunday. 2005 Crown Vic with only 8800 miles and the dealer "thinks" its the fuel pump. The darn thing left me stranded for about 45 minutes while I waited on a wrecker! Sorry about the long post. I needed to let off some steam. This last week has really been FUN!! Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day!! Jim __________________ Life's too short to be unhappy! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/koolaid117/Montage.gif[/IMG]