Well I received a couple of quick replies to my valve cover questions (“84 vette), thanks. 
Here’s the whole the picture, looking for some suggestions/help on this too.
My car is in Fort Myers, at my mother-in-law’s place (I live in Chicago - in a few years I’ll probably be living down there). It’s been sitting there about two years now, maybe longer. Soft ownership has sort of jostled around a bit among her kids and I eventually ended up with the title, since none of them could afford to do much with it. It needs some TLC. All my life I wanted a vette, so this is really exciting for me, and it’s all-cool with my better half – cause it’s from her side, yes! - - Anyway, last time it started was about six months ago. Since then a couple of attempts, made by other people, have failed, it pops but refuses to catch.
I’m, heading down there in a few weeks to give it a shot myself. Besides driving down a new targa top which it desperately needs, here’s my plan
1. Guy at work who owns three vettes, said change the fuel filter – Ok, will do.
2. More advice – drain at least a few gallons of gas out through the fuel line, get the moisture out. I assume I can disconnect the lines somewhere in the engine compartment for this.
3. My idea – new plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor. Also, bring some gum out and some starting fluid (not sure where to spray this stuff though). 84”s have electronic throttle bodies – right? Thinking they can get gummed up.
4. That’s pretty much it. I want it running for shipment up here, although if it runs good enough, I’ll drive it up.
One other thing this car has had an occasional problem of just crapping out for no apparent reason while in flight. Scary, eh?
Well, there it is – anything else, good plan :thumbsup: or bad plan :thumbsdown: ? advise away folks. I’m all ears (or eyes in this case). All comments are appreciated, thank you.
Here’s the whole the picture, looking for some suggestions/help on this too.
My car is in Fort Myers, at my mother-in-law’s place (I live in Chicago - in a few years I’ll probably be living down there). It’s been sitting there about two years now, maybe longer. Soft ownership has sort of jostled around a bit among her kids and I eventually ended up with the title, since none of them could afford to do much with it. It needs some TLC. All my life I wanted a vette, so this is really exciting for me, and it’s all-cool with my better half – cause it’s from her side, yes! - - Anyway, last time it started was about six months ago. Since then a couple of attempts, made by other people, have failed, it pops but refuses to catch.
I’m, heading down there in a few weeks to give it a shot myself. Besides driving down a new targa top which it desperately needs, here’s my plan
1. Guy at work who owns three vettes, said change the fuel filter – Ok, will do.
2. More advice – drain at least a few gallons of gas out through the fuel line, get the moisture out. I assume I can disconnect the lines somewhere in the engine compartment for this.
3. My idea – new plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor. Also, bring some gum out and some starting fluid (not sure where to spray this stuff though). 84”s have electronic throttle bodies – right? Thinking they can get gummed up.
4. That’s pretty much it. I want it running for shipment up here, although if it runs good enough, I’ll drive it up.
One other thing this car has had an occasional problem of just crapping out for no apparent reason while in flight. Scary, eh?
Well, there it is – anything else, good plan :thumbsup: or bad plan :thumbsdown: ? advise away folks. I’m all ears (or eyes in this case). All comments are appreciated, thank you.
