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cvette98pacecar · 07-23-2012

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Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Hahahaha

I feel your pain. I've been fighting the dreaded "throttle plate sticking" issue for about two weeks. Finally have it band-aided for now with lithium grease. I'll R&R over the Winter unless it annoys me before then.

Its not bad keeping them running it took me less than two hours to change out the U-Joints and Half shaft, prep and vaccum seal the additional shaft. It just seems like they always break at the most un-opportune times with every idiot on Fleabay thinking he has struck gold.

WB9MCW · 07-23-2012

"Amazing what a battery tender will do."

Well that was an easy fix!

That is how I fixed my Grand Marquis that drains the battery in the winter when is sits for a week. Never could find the drain source so the fix was the waterproof battery tender mounted under the hood and plug it in when it is wintertime. Starts great every time now.

I have the marine type one in my boat and use it all the time for the insurance that when it is time to go boating I know the blower motor will crank over in the Scarab for sure. Nuthin worse than dead batteries when it is time to use a toy.

It seems when you have lots of toys you are always screwing around with battery issues. Second comes waxing 'em all.

Blue Flame Restorations · 07-23-2012

I've grown to accept that the car toys will always be prone to tinkering. Either preventive or as needed. It's nice to have the good ole' Cobalt as my reliable daily driver. LOL The toys can set until I feel like tinkering.

cvette98pacecar · 07-23-2012

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Originally Posted by WB9MCW

"Amazing what a battery tender will do."

Well that was an easy fix!

That is how I fixed my Grand Marquis that drains the battery in the winter when is sits for a week. Never could find the drain source so the fix was the waterproof battery tender mounted under the hood and plug it in when it is wintertime. Starts great every time now.

I have the marine type one in my boat and use it all the time for the insurance that when it is time to go boating I know the blower motor will crank over in the Scarab for sure. Nuthin worse than dead batteries when it is time to use a toy.

It seems when you have lots of toys you are always screwing around with battery issues. Second comes waxing 'em all.

Still need a new battery, I am saying that my 98 has the same original battery , I have not had it plugged in on the tender for over two months and there is no problems.

I currently Have two tenders 1 four bank for the four Corvettes and 1 two back that sits on a shelf.
http://batterytender.com/automotive/...emisphere.html

scottfab · 07-23-2012

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Originally Posted by cvette98pacecar

Do none of you know me, It will be a New not re-manufactured GM exact replacement.
At this point it is just money. Pretty soon both cars will be completly NOS parts. I have pretty much every receipt for everything that was ever done to either vehicle, It appears that the battery lasted for 19 years. Amazing what a battery tender will do.

Wow, amazing, 19yrs. Let me know if you find a stock or near stock Delco battery.
I'm not totally stock but all my mods are reversible.

07-23-2012	#32
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07-23-2012	#33
Blue Flame Restorations Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pendleton, IN Posts: 3,904	Re: Electrical Short. I've grown to accept that the car toys will always be prone to tinkering. Either preventive or as needed. It's nice to have the good ole' Cobalt as my reliable daily driver. LOL The toys can set until I feel like tinkering. __________________ 1988 KOH Prototype EX5023 sold 1990 ZR-1 #444 Convertible 1990 ZR-1 Black #966 1991 ZR-1 Quazar Blue #296 1957 Duntov SS Project