Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

My only suggestion from experience is DON'T forget to knock out the plastic plug on the unit that is INSIDE the discharge tube...   Did this on one I installed at my Dad's once.    I'm sure there was a big red tag on the unit to the installer, but like most guys, I ripped all that stuff off be cause what guy needs instructions... right? 

The unit comes with it still inside for some reason.  Try in stalling it with the plug still in there and turning on the disposal.  It's not pretty! 

They are not too difficult, other than the locking ring that couples the unit to the sink drain outlet - they can be a bytch to crack loose, then to re-secure.

Dude, you're kidding right??
I'm very serious about this. With the condition of your back and the recent surgury IMO YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT THIS!!

You'll be in very cramped quarters pulling, pushing, twisting & lifting, laying 1/2 in - 1/2 out of a 3 x 3 box.

You'll put yourself back into the hospital. Hire this one out.

And if you have a dishwasher that hooks up to the disposal, don't assume you can just connect the dishwasher drain tube and be done. You may need to knock a plug out for the dishwasher drain tube to be able to drain into it.

I dont really want to do it. Its a pain in the ass can of worms I dont feel like dealing with. Im not worried about my back having trouble and I can tell this thing is heavy so its not worth risking injury. We dont have a extra dollars laying around to pay a pro either. The plumbing doesnt appear to bad underneath though.

Dont get me started on the dishwasher. That thing leaks and I have it pulled out from the counter. Found the impeller from the pump is leaking water past its seal. Ill gladly fix that but I care less about trying to deal with this disposal. Ill live with a slow drain until it stops entirely before I crawl under there and mess with it. I should have worded this post that I was considering replacing it. Michele knows someone that can replace it and it sounds like the cost may be reasonable. Thats fine with me.

We had a plumber out here today to fix a valve that we arent allowed to touch since its a building with several units. City code requires a licensed plumber to fix the leaking shutoff valve under our sink.

We had him give us a quote with and without the work he is already doing. They wanted an extra 300 dollars to install a disposal we provided. No thanks, he is already getting 200 dollars of our money which is bad enough.

I went ahead and replaced it myself after seeing the same one we had at Menards was an open box display unit. Since it really wasnt that heavy and the model I replaced it with was even lighter still. An hour later the job is done and new disposal is good to go. Thats 300 dollars that the plumbing and credit card company wont be seeing from us.

Plus I pulled the door panel off the 2000 GP im now driving and fixed a broken power door latch. A little glue and thats fixed with no cash out of pocket. Then off to fix the major PITA winshield wiper issue this car had since the day I first got it years ago. Dad drove it for years and it didnt bother him when I sold it to him. GM had a screwy procedure in order to sync the wipers with the motor. After screwing for 3 hours they are right where they should be. Before, in intermittent they stop in the upright position and cycle downward. Now, they stop downward and cycle upwards as well as parking where they should under the hood (never did that before either).

Also diagnosed a simple fix for the non operating 5th speed for the blower fan. Its controlled by a relay that clicks when put in position showing the switched side works. Replaced a few terminals and the fuse and that works now too.

Tomorrow. Pull dishwasher out and replace the pump seals/o rings that keep leaking.

Chris R wrote:

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 We need more proof of other years of Chevelles in the club but also, we need more proof Chris actually owns a Chevelle. This thing hasnt seen the light of day since 2005.

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Chris, I appreciate the badge of honor of not driving it in 7 years.... but all things MUST come to an end!  Get that Chevelle back on the road!   

All it would take is a weekend thrash with a few of us, a budget fix on the oil leak and any other small issues, and we'd have you back on the road driving it! 

So, let me see if I fully understand what is being said here. Chris, you actually own a Chevelle?

SShink wrote:

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Chris R wrote:

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 We need more proof of other years of Chevelles in the club but also, we need more proof Chris actually owns a Chevelle. This thing hasnt seen the light of day since 2005.

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Chris, I appreciate the badge of honor of not driving it in 7 years.... but all things MUST come to an end!  Get that Chevelle back on the road!   

All it would take is a weekend thrash with a few of us, a budget fix on the oil leak and any other small issues, and we'd have you back on the road driving it! 

-- Edited by SShink on Friday 16th of March 2012 11:42:39 AM

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Seemed every year I had plans to work on it. Something always came up. Starting school in 2010 took away my budget as well as the wedding/honeymoon. Injuring my back in the spring of 2011 not only put the kabash on working to make money to put in the car, there was no way I could work on the car with how sore I was. Im still not working but the last 3 to 4 months I have been cleared to start working again. Even though I still had some residual pain here and there. Now I feel good and its time to get back to working outside of school. I would like to pay off some bills, get the 66 back on the road and we get a pretty hefty discount on tools through our school discount so I would like to grab a bunch of stuff while I can. I finish up around next Thanksgiving so I have time on that. 

The first 5 years I was fine with not having to worry about the 66 and focus on other things, but the last 2 years, its gotten old showing up to car shows and club events as a spectator.

dashboard wrote:

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So, let me see if I fully understand what is being said here. Chris, you actually own a Chevelle?

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I actually own 2 of them if you can believe that. Well, technically speaking I own 4 qualifying cars for the club. The 66SS. The 69SS I bought from Bruce Tchida back in 2008. A 1972 El Camino that got stolen back in 2003 (still hurts to this day). AND a 1980 Malibu 2 door car that was the first car I ever bought back in 1991 and just never sold. It was once a good builder and I parked it around 1997. With the cost of a nice G body Malibu, mines not worth restoring but good for parts. Aside from this parts car, I collected enough parts to put together a complete 2 door 78-87 Malibu or El Camino in prepiration to build that car. All I need is a chassis and a totally bare shell. With enough to just barely complete another El Camino after that.

John D wrote:

I'd advise you roll it out of storage a little bit at a time... blasting it with full sunshine the paint may shatter off!!

What if it ends up as some senario like the end of The Wizard Of Oz where the Wicked Witch got water on her and she melted. Accept in this case the car melts once it touches sunlight. Kind of like an automotive vampire? I made sure it was good and safe for all these years though. I bought a California Car Cover "Noah" to be sure of it back in 05 as well.