20 Most Recent 1979 Chevrolet Caprice Questions & Answers

Have you checked the pickup coil?

Because the mast cable is broken. You need to unplug the wire harness on the antenna base if you want it to stop

the ones that look the worst usually the front since they do most of the work

Small screwdriver. Go in on each end of the vent. leverage away from the vent with the screwdriver handle. You will be pushing a plastic ear away from the dash (inside) and it will release that side of the vent. Do the same on the other end. It will pop right out.

check fuses especially fuse #13 in the fuse box inside the car under the dash.

Unless I'm remembering something wrong this is a very easy repair. The chrome trim that surrounds the two headlights and supports the marker lamp. This chrome trim is held on by four small but long, recessed torx screws. I think a T15 is used but please verify that. Look between the tram and the headlights. In the four inner corners they can be found. They don't stick out but they are there. Good Luck.

There are 3 of them one on each front wheel and one at the rear of the transmission close to the drive shaft The way they work is the ones on the front wheels are little generators and create a small reference voltage that varies depending on how fast you are going .This information goes to the computer .Then the computer then compares the signal voltage to the drive shaft speed witch the third sensor monitors . .The front ones are usually the problem they get all water snow salt some times you can just clean the connections ware they plug in but if you have to replace them its not that hard to do.Take the wheel the caliper pads off then unplug the connector and remove the plate . You get a new plate with the sensor make sure the contacts are clean install the plate plug it in put the brakes back together then put the wheel on your done.

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Have you done basic troubleshooting? Spark at plugs? Fuel pressure? Compression?

srs stand for safety restraint system. the seat belts and air bags. trying to figure out which part is bad is your first step. lots of wires to that system plus the seats and steering wheel. you wont be able to figure that out on your own sorry.

probably goes to the battery to excite the coil,but it should be on a key switch hot wire,that means wire gets hot when turning the key on

More probably the fuel pump, which is overheating after driving a while and stops working (bad bearings or vapor lock). When it cools off, it may work again for a while until it overheats again.

In case of mice, pull the panel out unplugging it check for 12v with a TEST LIGHT. Follow the ones going to the fuse box, i belive there glass type fuses and a little glass one gmc

Note the diagram. See the A with circle, that carries voltage to dome lamps as well as other. Make sure dome lamp wasn't turned on using headlamp switch. They would stay on about 25 sec or 40 sec depending on how they were turned on. There should be a dimmer control, maybe you can turn dome lamps all the way off?