1987 Chevrolet El Camino - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
1987 el camino makes clicking
Being 24 years old it could be a number of things:It may be a exhaust manifold gasket. It could be a noisy lifter.It may even be a spark jumping from a faulty spark plug wire.
My 1987 El Camino stalls
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.
How do I free a
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.
Steering wheel moves 1/2 inch to the side
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.
CAR IS LEAVIING WATER AND
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.
How do you take apart the steerin colum
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!!!
84 el camino, the running lights started poping
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
Trying to bleed brake line,
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.
What can cause overheating problems in my 87 el
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!
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