20 Most Recent 1987 Chevrolet El Camino - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Does it feel like the engine is stalling or the transmission is not disengaging? You may have a transmission or toque converter problem. If it is your engine you may have an EGR valve issue or an Idle air control issue.

if the warning light is for the brake then: check the fluid level and if it is good then the sensor is bad. Hope this helped Tim

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You have to remove the trim from around the headlights first. The screws are torx and with them out the bezel should come right out. You will see a chrome ring around the headlight. There will be Philips or star screws holding this on, it's been a while but I think there is 2, one on top and one on bottom. They are short and usually very hard to get out, you may need to use Vice grips to get them turning. You will also see 2 other screws, one on the outside of the light and one on top. DO NOT turn these, they are for your adjustment. With the chrome ring off the light will fall ahead, unplug it and put the new one back in. Put the trim back on. Hope this helps.

It sounds like the upper steering colomn bowl is loose. The bolts come up from the bottom and hold the lower portion of the steering wheel cover to the upper. The steering shaft runs down thru the middle of both. If loose the steering wheel will rock side to side in the upper bearing race, not holding the shaft tight or straight. Its actually easier to remove the entire steering colomn, turn upside down and tighten. Remove the lower steering shaft at the firewall (mark the spline alignment). Disconnect the electrical connections at the lower colomn. Disconnect shifter (if not floor console shifter). Unbolt from dash and remove the entire colomn, with wheel attached. Flip over and chek the lower bolts for tightness. It can be done from disassembling the colomn, but its a lot of work and lots of little pieces to loose.

This is likely a freeze plug that has rotted away. Freeze plugs are steel or brass inserts about 2 -3 inches in diameter that allow for the engine block to flex instead of crack under extreme temperatures. Look carefully nearest the starter and that is what you will most likely see. The old one will need to be extracted with a screw driver or other suitable tool. The new one will need to be fitted carefully or you will either push it into the engine block or it will continue to leak.

Not hard but a little time is involved.take pictures each time or each step to remember how to reinstalled it.. Take the 2 screw from the back of the steering that holds the front cover in place. Remove the big nut from the center . Next you will need a steering wheel puller which you can buy or rent from Autozone or buy from your local parts store. You also need to rent or buy the ring pressor.After you remove the steering wheel .. Remove the horn button note the way it is installed and removed. then you will use the ring pressor to removed that ring clamp.Good Luck!!!

MORE THAN LIKLY you burnt something like a fuse or a relay or possibily something in front or in back of the harness i know thats a lota help but different people have diff. solutions sometimes. CLOWNY DAGGERS

It sounds like you may not be doing the process corectly. If you are, then I apologize. Make certain that the bleeder valve is in the closed position. Have another person pump the break peddle much in the same sequence as CPR (if that helps). Upon your command, the other person needs to apply steady pressure to the brake peddle until you tell him to release, and not before. While he is applying pressure, you, open the bleeder valve. At that time, the peddle should go to the flow. Close the bleeder valve BEFORE you tell him to release the pressure. Repeat the process until all four brake calipers have been bled, (meaning that you get a stream of fluid with no air bubbles.Periodically throughout the process, it is important to make certain that you have plenty of fluid in the reservoir. That should do it. If not, I'd like to know. Good luck.

2 years is not new...it might be the problem...
look and see if the head gasket is leaking oil...if so the you need to get that repaired...the oil might mix with the coolant and overheat the car...
good luck!

have your starter checked out and also check you fuse that runs from you battery to your starter it sits on the fire wall

Hi! You may not have damaged the fuel gauge. It sounds like a fuel gauge fuse problem to me. Please do check the fuel gauge fuse for inaccurate reading means the fuse is faulty. Please check the fuse and replace. Hope this helps and have a good one!

Check this GM Chevy Mid-Size Cars 1964-1988 procedure from Repair Guide...


Headlights - REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
If some or all of the headlight bulbs being replaced still operate, refer to the headlight aiming procedure later in this section to ease checking or adjustment of the headlights after installation.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Loosen and remove the retaining screws, then remove the headlight bezel from the front of the vehicle.
3. On most models, the headlight bulb retaining ring is only held on by retaining screws. If so, remove the bulb retaining ring screws. These are the screws which hold the thin metal ring which holds the bulb against the adjusting plate. Do not touch the two headlight aiming screws, at the center of the top and side of the retaining ring (these screws will have different heads), or the headlight aim will have to be re-adjusted.
   

One way to identify the retaining ring screws is that they will be threaded through a lip on the outer edge of the retaining ring before threading through the adjusting plate. One the other hand, the adjustment screws are threaded through the adjustment plate and a spring loaded holder underneath it.



Fig. 1: Exploded view of a common dual headlight mounting assembly-1983 Malibu shown typical

1. Some later model vehicles will use a spring on the retaining ring. If so equipped, disengage the spring from the retaining ring, using a cotter pin removal tool, then remove the retaining ring screws.
2. Pull the bulb and ring forward and then separate them. Unplug the electrical connector from the rear of the bulb and remove the bulb from the vehicle.
   

To install:

1. Plug the new bulb into the electrical connector.
2. Position the retaining ring over the bulb, then install the assembly to the adjusting plate. Secure using the retaining screws and, if applicable, the spring.
3. Install and secure the headlight bezel.
4. Connect the negative battery cable.

Loosen and remove the headlight bezel retaining screws



Make sure all of the screws are removed, then pull the bezel from the front of the vehicle



Loosen and remove the retaining ring screws



Pull the retaining ring and bulb forward to separate them



Unplug the electrical connector from the rear of the headlight


Hope helps (remember rated this).

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Sounds like the stater replace it and solve the problem.

No it is not, however a high performance cam will make it harder to adjust for smooth idle.

Try replacing the ignition module and check the pick-up coil for broken wires. The wires on these pick-up coils are solid and after years of use can break inside of the insulation. Also check the vacuum advance hose for cracks and the unit for proper function. The vacuum advance pulls the pick-up coil and rotates it to advance the timing causing the wires to break. To change the pick-up coil you will have to pull the distributer out of the engine and disassemble it, meaning that you will have to remove the gear from the bottom and pull the shaft out which may not be easy because of years of grime build-up inside of the distributer housing. Also check the vacuum modulator on the transmission (the cylinder looking thing that the vacuum line from the engine connects to) for trans fluid in the line and being sucked into the engine. Usually when its bad you'll notice white smoke coming from the tailpipe.

Either you have no fire or you are over-fueling the engine.This can be caused by too big of a carb or a plugged exhast.