... Too late, I went with Thommo's suggestion that it won't cause harm. I guess we'll see. ... It's definitely difficult to see in there. ... pressure...
37394
bill munsch
oki9501
May 6, 2013 7:12 pm
Right know I am in the very slow process of trying to deal with my transmission not working properly(a story in and by itself) because of this I have had the...
37395
bill munsch
oki9501
May 7, 2013 2:18 pm
I have gone through this as well. If I remember correctly there is a tightening sequence and this is important as it will prevent the gasket from crushing...
37396
Brandon Van Every
vanevery0
May 7, 2013 3:46 pm
Oops. Well, I didn't tighten them all that much. Things felt "fragile."...
37397
Thommo Thomason
limelimo
May 7, 2013 9:48 pm
________________________________ From: Brandon Van Every <bvanevery@...> To: chevycitationsforever@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 11:46 AM ...
37398
JZD_88mph
May 8, 2013 2:16 am
Ok, a bit o/t for this group but ya'll can relate. Today momma got new tires and made me a killer deal for her old ones. 2 are basicly junk but 2 were worth...
37399
andyb992003
May 8, 2013 7:42 am
Hello everyone, I'm selling my 1983 Citation X11. It's been sitting in underground parking for seven years and it's time to let someone else have a go at her....
37400
Brandon Van Every
vanevery0
May 8, 2013 6:57 pm
One of the license plate side lights is burned out, and I have to replace it for NC inspection. I know I've done this job before, but darned if I can remember...
37401
Brandon Van Every
vanevery0
May 8, 2013 7:06 pm
... It may be under control, after applying the Prestone PS fluid with stop leak. I am not seeing any obvious leaking, although it's more difficult to tell...
37402
Brandon Van Every
vanevery0
May 8, 2013 7:10 pm
I thought myself very clever when I epoxied the cracks in my tail lights. However after rain storms the past few days, I see that some parts of my tail light...
37403
Dennis Bryant
dennis_b_1982
May 8, 2013 7:16 pm
I can't recall but I think you remove the wing nuts completely and remove the assembly to get to the backside of the lamp holder which twists out. Dennis ...
37404
J. White
grey_feather_00
May 8, 2013 9:08 pm
Just take the lens off, clean up the gasket and mating surfaces, and run a bead of gasket sealer to glue/seal the gasket in place. Before it sets, screw the...
37405
J. White
grey_feather_00
May 8, 2013 9:09 pm
That's the way I remember doing it. Dennis Bryant wrote: Â I can't recall but I think you remove the wing nuts completely and remove the assembly to get to...
37406
Brandon Van Every
vanevery0
May 8, 2013 9:20 pm
... Does that glue it permanently shut? I don't think I'd want to do that. I've never worked with gasket sealant anything before. Cheers, Brandon...
37407
Brandon Van Every
vanevery0
May 8, 2013 10:32 pm
Geez that was a 10 minute job once I followed through with the 4 rubber wing nuts. As opposed to 1 hour of getting nowhere, previously. How the heck did I...
37408
J. White
grey_feather_00
May 9, 2013 3:46 am
It's permanent. I did that on my '83 because every time it rained, I'd get some water leaking into the passenger-side housing. Kept blowing lamps (cut my thumb...
37409
J. White
grey_feather_00
May 9, 2013 3:51 am
In the next few days I'll be receiving a reprint of the 1982 Factory Assembly Manual: ...
37410
roe_1965
May 9, 2013 5:29 pm
I have a clean, rust free, right hand door for a Citation 2dr hatchback, a pair of nice, original fabric-covered buckets for a standard hatchback (not X-11)...
37411
bill munsch
oki9501
May 9, 2013 6:21 pm
Yeah they do feel fragile and I have snapped one or two myself as well. My best sugestion is to pull the pan and use a little rtv then torque it down to spec...
37412
Brandon Van Every
vanevery0
May 9, 2013 7:22 pm
I feel that my present methods have noticeably reduced the amount of seepage evident, and no further action is required at this time. If the status quo...
37413
J. White
grey_feather_00
May 10, 2013 12:19 am
Not to be confused with the magazine "Chevrolet High Performance." This one features a history of Chevy, from the founder and his first cars to the '55-57, the...
37414
Tom
pocono240
May 12, 2013 1:10 am
Andy: You have provided very good photo detail on your car. Not many provide a series of pix that can provide needed information. What is the mileage on the...
37415
Andrea
andyb992003
May 12, 2013 7:17 am
Tom, The dash pic says 252,762 km or about 157,000 miles . It's hard for me to think of it as having that many clicks on it, as the summer before putting it...
37416
J. White
grey_feather_00
May 14, 2013 3:02 am
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/1982-Chevrolet-Citation-Factory-Assembly-Manual-Reprint-P25518.aspx $22, currently out of stock (we must have cleaned 'em...
37417
dc_msclfrat
May 14, 2013 5:27 am
It's available through Amazon or at least it was when I ordered my copy this morning. Got notification it shipped this afternoon....
37418
mistrmn2000
May 19, 2013 5:54 pm
1981 CHEVROLET CITATION! This little car got a bad reputation in the '80's. But time has proven that it is a very reliable, well built automobile. This one...
37419
Truck Guy
richardearlr...
May 20, 2013 12:51 am
i have one but i am no good at fiberglass repair...
37420
Truck Guy
richardearlr...
9:55 am
need x11 louvers, i lucked out on ebay with the hood last night, scored it for 70$ with 60$ shipping...
37421
Truck Guy
richardearlr...
9:55 am
do you have the louvers still, thanks...
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Jerry Lemky
first_gen_guy
5:11 pm
wow. If I wasn't so far away, I'd take the hood, spoiler and console ... From: Truck Guy <richardearlritter@...> Subject: Re: [Chevy Citation's Forever]...
