Sarsin' Frarsin' Rickin' Rackin' VATS

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by PLRX

Oh man, I told my brother you were plowing snow already. OOOpps

Damn Pete. You've been spending too much time with Friz

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

I heard the snow plow motors up there don't get time to cool down for summer (July 31 and August 1) before they need them again.

And Pennsylvania, it doesn't get winter any more

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

Damn Pete. You've been spending too much time with Friz

And Pennsylvania, it doesn't get winter any more

Snow last year, 3 blizzards the year before. We just blame it on the Canadian air. It's as cold as the women

[Frizlefrak]

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

I heard the snow plow motors up there don't get time to cool down for summer (July 31 and August 1) before they need them again.

They just leave them idling all 2 weeks of summer.

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

It's as cold as the women

That's one thing they're not

Originally Posted by Frizlefrak

They just leave them idling all 2 weeks of summer.

Like trying to educate chimps I tell ya

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

That's one thing they're not

Had one. But it cleared up so all is well

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

Had one. But it cleared up so all is well

Probably French trailer trash Duke. Did she ask Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

Probably French trailer trash Duke. Did she ask Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?

Just something about did I mind hairballs.

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

Just something about did I mind hairballs.

Well I have been there before

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

Well I have been there before

That's why I needed the rabies shots.

[Frizlefrak]

OK, from Rabies shots back to VATS.....

Got the module from Hecklers todays. Plugged it in, fires right up every time. Best $32 I've spent on the car....no more "will it start" worries. Was getting where I didn't want to drive it for fear of having to sit and wait 4 minutes, genuflect, wiggle the key and hope it cranked.

Incidentally, the module works fine in the '95 contrary to what some have claimed...you don't have to unplug it every time. Same as leaving the key in the car as I suspected.

At some point I'll have it flashed out of the PCM, but for now, it works fine.

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by Frizlefrak

OK, from Rabies shots back to VATS.....

You should know better than to leave a thread open for this long without closure
Good to hear you and Marco are back on speaking terms Friz

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

You should know better than to leave a thread open for this long without closure
Good to hear you and Marco are back on speaking terms Friz

After all the wailing and gnashing of teeth, sounds like it was a quick and painless fix.
Until the next C4 drama

[Frizlefrak]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

You should know better than to leave a thread open for this long without closure
Good to hear you and Marco are back on speaking terms Friz

Oh, I figured it would go downhill faster than a boulder in an avalanche, but that's the price I pay for hanging with the crowd that I do......

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by Frizlefrak

Oh, I figured it would go downhill faster than a boulder in an avalanche, but that's the price I pay for hanging with the crowd that I do......

Yes, it is a very tough and demanding job hanging with the elite of the Corvette world, ain't it

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

Yes, it is a very tough and demanding job hanging with the elite of the Corvette world, ain't it

I know that I wouldn't take you guys home to meet my mom

[Frizlefrak]

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

I know that I wouldn't take you guys home to meet my mom

She'd probably see us coming and meet us at the door with a 12 gauge....

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by Frizlefrak

She'd probably see us coming and meet us at the door with a 12 gauge....

So you've met her

[Frizlefrak]

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

So you've met her

Yeah....on the wrong end of a Winchester Defender....now I know where you got it Duke.....

[Iron Chef]

...I think my VATS ate my lunch this weekend.

Got in the ZR...started...backed out of the garage...turned it off to go in the house. 2 minutes later I come out, turn the key...nothing. And I mean not even a click. Can't roll the headlights...no joy. Tried to jump start...nothing. Battery is less than a year old and when I touched the jumpers together I got plenty of spark.

So my questions are a) Does this sound like the dreaded VATS problem and b) Friz...do any pics exist of the install? I take it it's easy (my ZR is a '94).

Corvette mods sells the bypass also. They are asking for a code (1-15...I'll assume this is the resistor code?). Do I need to go to the dealer to find out what it is?

Any help is appreciated. And yes I know I haven't posted in a long time. And no I didn't sell the Z. Thankfully.

[mike100]

I think you can measure the resistance of the pellet in the key and then look up the chart of VATS resistors to determine the value for the bypass.

Taking the steering column down to the lock cylinder (and therefore the vats key contacts) is not overly difficult if you choose to try to retain the function, but certainly not as cheap as the bypass. I never had to repair any of mine so i can't exactly tell you all the functions that get disabled due to that thing.