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So after letting it sit in my unheated garage for 2 months my 94 Camaro lt1 wouldnt start, It was running perfect when it was parked. this was the cars first winter up north as i just bought it from TX last april. From what I gather the car had a newer cap and rotor as in less than 2k miles but could be years old. but i am not sure how old the optispark unit is. All I knew was it ran like my old LS1, smooth and never skipped a beat.
I went out to move it so a friend could use the garage and normally i just tap the key and it goes... but this time it cranked and cranked and cranked. got alot of gas fumes so it must be flooded. I floored the pedal to clear the flood then I ended up killing the starter. after 3 tries and it almost ran and bucked a little.
So next week put in the new starter (oh what a joy that was with the auto) turned the key. it just cranks, floored pedal it almost goes, then after a couple more tries its alive but running like poop. so i let it run outside because it reeks of gas... after 10 min i jump in to take it around the block then it has no power and backfiring/misfiring under a load. so i pussyfoot it around the block and it stalls but restarts at the stop sign... so I just let it cruise easy back home where i put it right back in the garage.
So now i'm stuck with age old debate... I dont want to replace EVERYTHING... Where should I start. I just assume pull the opti off and inspect it to see if it corroded sitting the garage while it was winter for 2 months. That just makes me angry.
I went out to move it so a friend could use the garage and normally i just tap the key and it goes... but this time it cranked and cranked and cranked. got alot of gas fumes so it must be flooded. I floored the pedal to clear the flood then I ended up killing the starter. after 3 tries and it almost ran and bucked a little.
So next week put in the new starter (oh what a joy that was with the auto) turned the key. it just cranks, floored pedal it almost goes, then after a couple more tries its alive but running like poop. so i let it run outside because it reeks of gas... after 10 min i jump in to take it around the block then it has no power and backfiring/misfiring under a load. so i pussyfoot it around the block and it stalls but restarts at the stop sign... so I just let it cruise easy back home where i put it right back in the garage.
So now i'm stuck with age old debate... I dont want to replace EVERYTHING... Where should I start. I just assume pull the opti off and inspect it to see if it corroded sitting the garage while it was winter for 2 months. That just makes me angry.