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RandyP · 03-04-2016, 01:47 PM

My painter had an 88 K5, same exact story except he did not replace the engine. He even swapped the throttle body with one I had that we knew was good. Sometimes he would go a week without issue, then it would just die for no reason. Almost always would restart within 2 minutes, but was annoying as all get out. We found a few wires that were broken inside the insulation, so I really think it's old brittle wires.

I bought it from him and am just waiting to get funds together. Gonna drop a new crate engine in it and yank the underhood harness and find someone to rebuild it and test it. Then I'll rebuild the steering column top to bottom and hope that fixes it.

03-04-2016, 01:47 PM	#2
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: 1987 K5 problem... My painter had an 88 K5, same exact story except he did not replace the engine. He even swapped the throttle body with one I had that we knew was good. Sometimes he would go a week without issue, then it would just die for no reason. Almost always would restart within 2 minutes, but was annoying as all get out. We found a few wires that were broken inside the insulation, so I really think it's old brittle wires. I bought it from him and am just waiting to get funds together. Gonna drop a new crate engine in it and yank the underhood harness and find someone to rebuild it and test it. Then I'll rebuild the steering column top to bottom and hope that fixes it. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.