[V8] New V8'er here (sort of), DeHoff's car lives!

[Tony and Lillie]

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Subject: [V8] New V8'er here (sort of), DeHoff's car lives!


> Hey there all,
>        So now I'm a V8 driver since rescueing Tom DeHoff's car after the
> electrical harness meltdown.  Thanks to "TonyandLille" I got a replacement
> harness and spent 55 labor hours changing  it out.  Working on a right up
> with photos now.  Kudos to Ingo R. and Ron W. who helped with fuse and
> relay connector layout.  I've driven it every day this week and have been
> quite please with it's function.  There are a few issues which need
> resolution especially in the suspension department; however that's normal
> typ-44 stuff.  Where I could use a few pointers is:
>
> 1.  From a dead-stop, accelerating with anything more than
> minimal-throttle; a shudder is felt in the right elbow and heard faintly.
> Very reminiscent of a locked center diff, turning a corner with gobs of
> sound insulation added.  Goes away by roughly 25mph.  Repeatable.  ABS
> fully function I believe, although cannot disable via switch.  It takes
> action when stopping quickly on snowy roads in the last few days.  I
> haven't a clue whether this is an issue requiring repair, or simply
> annoyance.  Please advise.

Typical suspension stuff. Try tightening the front subframe bolts. Cured my 
car for a while.

>
> 2.  Trip computer annoys me.  It's telling me I've got 30miles left with
> over 15gals in the tank remaining.  Which harness on the back of the
> cluster could I pull to leave this feature dark?  Or possible fix in some
> other manner (low, low priority)

Same again. You can disable the autocheck by pulling the two plugs on either 
side of the autocheck display on the back of the instrument cluster. There 
is a fix, check the archives. I believe it was Ingo that did a detailed 
writeup.

>
> 3.  Replaced heater core while HVAC was pulled to swap main harnesses.
> Marked all removed items for position, but after re-assemled and cooling
> system burp it doesn't get hot.  Is this an HVAC-controller re-calibrate
> issue, or a block-off the radiator cause the car is only getting to 75c
> issue?  (Guessing the later).

Some of the control mototrs for the flaps go bad. Does the flap under the 
hood open? Towards the front of the car is cold, back is hot.

>
> Thanks to all in advance.
>
> Robert A. Dupree


Tony Hoffman