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VetteMed · 04-14-2011

Today, I had to take the dash apart once again, to diagnose inoperative cruise control. Idiot that I am, I forgot to plug the connector back into the cruise control module the last time I had everything all apart.

I also ran new vacuum lines to/from the cruise servo, since the originals were dryrotted badly.

While I had the dash pad off, I removed the "tone generator" module once again. It's very inconsistent in its activity, sometimes it will work, most of the time not. I took the circuit board out of the case, and heated up most of the major solder joints. Seems to work much more consistently now.

Yesterday I had the rear hatch and the side windows tinted. Rear hatch done in one piece, took the installer 3 tries, and it's still not perfect - he says he can fix any issues after the sun has cured it for a few days, but I have my doubts. I'll bring it back to the shop next week, and I have a feeling he's going to need to redo the whole thing.

Rear diff leak seems to be slowing down, maybe the seal is wearing in? Engine oil leak is still pretty persistent, and I'm procrastinating in getting underneath to try to find it. Dipstick is almost a quart low, in only about 400 miles since I topped it up.

04-14-2011	#118
VetteMed Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,816	Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project Today, I had to take the dash apart once again, to diagnose inoperative cruise control. Idiot that I am, I forgot to plug the connector back into the cruise control module the last time I had everything all apart. I also ran new vacuum lines to/from the cruise servo, since the originals were dryrotted badly. While I had the dash pad off, I removed the "tone generator" module once again. It's very inconsistent in its activity, sometimes it will work, most of the time not. I took the circuit board out of the case, and heated up most of the major solder joints. Seems to work much more consistently now. Yesterday I had the rear hatch and the side windows tinted. Rear hatch done in one piece, took the installer 3 tries, and it's still not perfect - he says he can fix any issues after the sun has cured it for a few days, but I have my doubts. I'll bring it back to the shop next week, and I have a feeling he's going to need to redo the whole thing. Rear diff leak seems to be slowing down, maybe the seal is wearing in? Engine oil leak is still pretty persistent, and I'm procrastinating in getting underneath to try to find it. Dipstick is almost a quart low, in only about 400 miles since I topped it up.