Chevrolet/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 1986 Caprice Classis not starting. | 12/15/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Me Warrington, I have a 1986 305 caprice classic. The owner before me put a large edelbrock carb, ... A: BILL; HI I would have the cyld. psi checked, to see what type of pressure you have,or if the valve ... | ||
| Correct timing | 12/15/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: My son bought a 1983 Nissan 280 zx with a worked up 1973 350 Chevy Impala.( 355 ) bored.30 over that ... A: SAm; Hea- well if the dist has a vacume on it than yes it should be hooked up but if not than if ... | ||
| 1994 z28 dies and backfired out the pipe | 12/15/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: i have a 1994 z28 lt1,i dont rod it ,but just a occasional breather,any ways a week ago i replaced ... A: Check the fuel pressure. It sounds like the fuel pump was dying and the PCM was pulling timing ... | ||
| engine stalls | 12/15/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: im not sure if it is solid or hyd. cam. I tryed adjusting the carb the way you said but i closed the ... A: Dan; Hea- well if you can turn the screws in all the way and it still runs ,there is something wrong ... | ||
| engine stalls | 12/14/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: I just bought a chevy 350 engine with a racing cam, rocker rollerarms, a 4 barrel edelbrock 1405 ... A: Daniel; HI well first off, thats a BIG carb for that 350. and as far as the choke being closed ... | ||
| 98 Camaro will not start | 12/13/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: On occasion when trying to start this Camaro all lights turn on, engine turns over but does not ... A: Is your SECURITY light on? If not, its not the relay. Sounds like a fuel delivery issue. Attach a ... | ||
| 01 chevy lumina | 12/13/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: My lumina is smoking out of the engine and i can't figure out why. i know there is a leak in the ... A: Chris; HI well thats not good. how is the oil on the dip stick, is it normal in color or is there ... | ||
| Wipers won't park normally | 12/13/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Roger: I have a 97 cavalier. The other day the wipers froze and the switch was on when I started ... A: EDWIN; HI ok well what you will have to do is re-set the linkage / arms- you can lift the arm back ... | ||
| 93 camaro v6 running rough | 12/13/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: I have a 93 camaro with the 3.4 engine. Recently, the right side head gasket went bad. I replaced ... A: Its not your PCM or your knock sensor. Something isn't hooked up properly. Or you have a vacuum leak ... | ||
| Camaro Coolant Leak | 12/13/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: I own a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro 3.4 V-6 automatic... I bought this car used at 158 thousand miles and ... A: Open the oil cap or remove the valve cover and check for white sludge. White sludge would indicate ... | ||
| low coolant sensor | 12/12/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: I have a 1995 Z28, the recently had a leak in the hose which I belive goes to the heater. the damage ... A: The sensor would only be bad if it was on all the time. my guess is that you have air trapped in the ... | ||
| fan relay switch | 12/12/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: i have a 1997 chevrolet malibu my fan donot come on until temp gets to 220 is it the relay or water ... A: First you need to verify that your fan is coming on at all. Do you have two fans or one? Sometimes ... | ||
| 00 SS Hard to start warm | 12/12/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: Thanx for the advice ~ a couple follow on questions: If the fuel pump is bad, would not demonstrate ... A: The coolant temp sensor tells the PCM how hot the car is running and will pull timing out. There ... | ||
| chevey cavalier 2000 | 12/12/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: afterturning off car and restarting it won't turn over. have to let it be for about 1/2 hour then ... A: Linda; HI well the first thing I would do is to replace the starter motor and solenoid, as the ... | ||
| 00 SS Hard to start warm | 12/10/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: I have a 2000 SS ~ LS1 w/51K, All stock w/ regular maintenance & Bosch +4 Plugs. Here's the ... A: More than likely the check ball in the fuel pump is bad and allowing the fuel to slowly drain back ... | ||
| My celebrity's heater is not working | 12/9/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: my 1989 celebrity just recently started this problem. I'm in the snow belt of West P.A. so I really ... A: Willie; Hi; well it could be a few things.I would check all of the hoses, and the rad. cap. and ... | ||
| GM Transmission hard shifts when hot | 12/8/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: 4, I am having a strange problem with the Transmission, when cold it works fine, if I have spent say ... A: Ron; HI; it sounds like there is something going on in the tranny, I would say to go to one of ... | ||
| 2002 Cavalier Z24, bad sound from what I think would be the drive shaft | 12/7/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: I'm looking for a little guidance with my '02 Cav Z24. We had a nasty snow storm here on Friday ... A: Kristy; HI - well before you start thinking the worse, I would have the brakes looked at, and the ... | ||
| Not shifting into gear when cold | 12/7/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: What is the valve body?I have had the tranny flushed. After onwing the car for a few months it ... A: valve body tells the fluid were and when to go to the gear you shifted it into also it regulates the ... | ||
| chevytiming | 12/6/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: i have a chevy 350 and cant get the timing set for some reason, hears what I've been doing ,i get it ... A: ROBERT; Hea- well I know how you feel, first off, with the dist. out, take the no#1 plug out. have ... | ||
| Engine Swap | 12/6/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: 4L V6. and I don't really know what to be thinking about when mixing different engines and trannies. ... A: MATT: Hea- I tell you what- you can make most any engine fit into any thing , but it is all of the ... | ||
| 2000 cavlier z24 instrument clusters goes hay wired | 12/6/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: My cars instrument cluster goes crazy the gages read fine then go off line...then come back on, we ... A: MARY ; HI- well I would have to say that something is not hooked up properly. or you have a bad ... | ||
| 96 Camaro starts and then dies | 12/5/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: I have a 1996 Camaro Z28 with 33,000 miles. I had the Body Control Module computer replaced and then ... A: Did you put fuel stabilizer in the tank and fill the tank right up with gas before storage? If not, ... | ||
| 350 Chevy engine swap | 12/5/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Can I use a 350 v-8 from a 1995 chey van to fit int a 1970 chevy C-10 truck? A: Farem;If it had a v-8 in it prior than no trouble but-- if not you can still do it , go to (j c ... | ||
| 2000 camaro rough idle when warm | 12/5/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: Hey how are you? I unplugged the MAF sensor and now the car is fine but when I plug it back in its ... A: For multiple misfire it could be bad spark plugs or bad coils. Change the spark plugs (NGK TR55) ... | ||
| P1870 Chevy Cavalier 2000 | 12/5/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: My check engine light keeps coming on my car. An OBD II says it is a P1870 code. On one occassion ... A: CONNIE; HI; well if you are getting p1870 code that means that you do have a condition in the auto ... | ||
| 1999 chevy cavalier engine problem | 12/5/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: The car's engine has been knocking some this past week. Today it stalled on me several times when I ... A: Tammy; HI - blown head ?- well I would have a cyld. head compression test taken on every cyldender. ... | ||
| Ignition timing | 12/4/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Roger I have put together a 1952 Willys pickup. The engine is supposedly from 1978 Olds.(it is the ... A: Bob- Hea - sounds good, I wonder if the cam is a hyd. or a solid cam, if it is a hyd. cam than you ... | ||
| 2000 camaro rough idle when warm | 12/3/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: When I start the car in the morning the car is fine but as soon as its warm I could come to a stop ... A: If its happening when the car is warm that means its happening in closed loop when the car is ... | ||
| Inaccurate Speedometer for 2004 chevy Tahoe | 12/2/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Inaccurate Speedometer for 2004 chevy Tahoe A: Michele; HI I do not understand what you mean by that . if it is giving you false readings ,it ... | ||
| Not shifting into gear when cold | 12/1/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: I have had the tranny flushed. After onwing the car for a few months it dumped all the fluid on the ... A: Paul; HI well it could be in the valve body , so it would have to be taken out, or it might need a ... | ||
| 00 Cavalier will not start | 11/30/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Last night when I cranked my 2000 Cavalier, it idled real rough for about 2 mins. Once I got to ... A: Betty; HI it will have to get a computer put on it , did you look to see if the belt is broken, ... | ||
| 2000 Blazer: Knocking | 11/30/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Roger ... 3 wks ago I changed the oil. Used an oil cleaner/flush before changing the oil and the ... A: Jack; Hi I would add a can of STP to the oil ,see what it does , but if it gets worse you should ... | ||
| 97 Blazer 4.3L Vortec Timing | 11/30/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: I have replaced the lower intake manifold gasket. Trying to find 0 degrees on the crank. there are ... A: Rusty; Hi; well if you took out the distributor, you will have to set up the motor. but if you ... | ||
| CHEVY LUMINA EURO 3.1 1991 | 11/30/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: MY LUMINA WILL TURN OVER BUT IT WONT START THOUGHT IT WAS FLOoDING BUT DONT SMELL ANY GAS UNLESS U ... A: After you turn it over and it doesn't start, pull a spark plug and check it. If its wet, its getting ... | ||
| computer engine codes | 11/30/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: I was also told that this code will come up if there is a problem or weak fuel pump. The o2 sensor ... A: Blair,HI well it could be a lot of things , I do not understand why when you got the codes the ... | ||
| 2000 Blazer: Knocking | 11/30/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: Roger. I have a 2000 Chevy Blazer (4.3L). There is a heavy knocking sound on the passenger side ... A: Jack; HI well it could be a lifter , or the valve tappet, or lifter, valve spring,piston,rod. it ... | ||
| 1997 Z71 oil pressure | 11/29/2006 | Grip Singh |
| Q: I have a 97 Chevrolet Z71 with a 5.7 liter 350 with 140,000 miles. Not long ago, I was sitting at a ... A: Low oil pressure is a serious problem. You should start by hooking up a manual oil psi guage to the ... | ||
| '92 Corsica | 11/29/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: How do I replace a serpentine belt on a '92 corsica? 4 cylinder, no AC A: James , is there a picture of it on the inside of the hood on the radiator. if it broke on you ... | ||
| Headlamps | 11/27/2006 | Roger J.M. Warrington |
| Q: When turn on the headlamps, after 5 minutes or so the fuse will blow for the interior lighting. I ... A: Charles; Hi - I wonder if it is the right switch / or if it is a bad one. I would check the bulb to ... | ||
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Roger J.M. Warrington
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Expertise
I can help you with most standard type things from 1955 chevys up to around 1975 (1975)>> chevys in differnt areas. engine work heads-cams-trannys-drive train-brakes-some elect. dos and donts. PS UP TO 1975 !! !!!!!!!!!!! I will try with any others after that date. state up to 1975 but I still get 2006-007 etc. I guess you do not read this far ! !
Experience
All i can remember growing up is working on cars and making them loud and fast , and when i started to make money i would sink all of it into my cars so i could get them to go faster and look great. what else is there !I would love a challange to trouble shoot, as it is fun finding what is wrong when all others can not .ON the older cars not past 1975s , etc. so please I will try to help with the newer cars but do not grade me bad if I can not help your 2006 car.etc.
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