20 Most Recent 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Questions & Answers

Look Under the Trunk Matting At Driver side Look For the MAIN GROUND on the Rear Lights Harness, The GROUND WIRE IS EITHER Broken or Has a VERY POOR Connection , You May need to Replace the Connector ITSELF and NO Matter What you Find RELOCATE THE GROUND CoNNECTER HOLD DOWN BOLT to a Spot that YOU Preparer With GRINDING the Mating Surface where the Bole & GROUND WIRES Will Mount. Also Do NOT RULE OUT the JUNCTION PLUG In the SAME AREA Of the Harness Be DURE of >>CLEAN<< I am About 99% Sure of these Being your Problem,Given The Fact that I Have Seen this Literally Hundreds of times
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? 0:29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jar3Z5n-qEU Sep 1, 2010 - Uploaded by aintake 100K + Timing Chain Chevy 5.7L ... in 1968 with the Cadillac 472 and later 500 engines - had a mechanic who pulled ... later debuted in 1985 for the 4.3L and phased in during the 1987 model years. ... Ive seen timing chains allot worse ... Only the cars had rollers those years caprice, camaro and corvette. images for timing chain on 1987 CAPRICE engine

check power and ground at the headlight socket for high and low. if you have power and ground there the headlight is no good. if not then you will have to trace back to find the problem, but first I would check the headlight switch after finding out if you don`t have power or ground.

Have you called the shop that rebuilt your trans? If it was ok before the re-build, then they have some free warrantee linkage adjusting to do for you, Vee!

sneak it around the y pipe on the r/s, might have to twist it a bit

the starter is on the passenger side underneath the car. 350 and 305 are the same ...should be enough room to remove around the exhaust....Good Luck...SMP

My guess would have been to check for a bad ground. Simple test is to use jumper cables from the battery neg (-) terminal to a good ground on the car body. Then try the key and see what happens.Next would be carefully cleaning each wire connection (I have used "contact cleaner" sprayed on every connection that I could find. I would spray a few places and then check the lights to see if they come on. When you hit a connection that works, and the lights come on, start it! That connection needs to be checked for tightness and should be cleaned with very find sand paper.Good luck!!Jim

Well the choke has an electric part that heats up and makes the choke open in a few minutes. As soon as the engine starts the choke should open about 25 percent by way of a vac pull-off. You can take the air cleaner off and watch the choke while someone starts the engine cold. If the choke does not open after it starts, check the choke pull-off. You can also open the choke with a screwdriver to see if the engine clears up.

Have you checked fuel pressure (put a gauge in-line with the fuel line - to measure fuel pump pressure).It sound like you have a bad fuel pump.

How many miles and is it the original transmission? The AOD transmissions are known for 3-4 and reverse to go out first. The transmission is probably heading towards an inevitable rebuild or replacement. The reverse clutch pack is probably getting to old to hold correctly.