1987 Corvette...3 issues

Question

I have an 87 Corvette that came with a Stalker wide body kit. The car looks beautiful! Like someone put alot of time and money into the Appearance, but I've owned it since November and have Maybe driven it 10 times. It lives in the shop. I've spent thousands and months at a time at 2 different shops and no one can solve 3 main issues ..

The car runs hot- very hot. One shop added a 2nd fan saying that the body kit was suffocating the car. The other place keeps insisting that they've fixed the problem but whenever I pick it up, it's up over 235 degrees.

The car Feels hot. Despite a brand new air conditioning system and blower motor, you can hardly feel it on high and you sweat when it's only 75 outside.

The idle is All over the place. It runs and sounds great but when you stop it's jumping from 6 to 8 to 5 to 7 to 6 etc. And both places claim it's fixed.

So the last time I drove it...many weeks ago, I had it for about....6 hours. Drove it like 5 minutes home, parked it for like 5 hours then it didn't want to start...just cranked and cranked. I had to pump the gas after about 4 attempts to get it started. So back to the shop it went and it stalled out to a rolling stop at least 3 times in that 5 minute drive.

Any thoughts on these issues would be Greatly appreciated!

Mod_Man · Accepted Answer

Has anyone replaced the radiator? It could be clogged or have damaged cooling fins that cause it to not cool efficiently. If you haven't done that, I'd start there. I'd also be interested in knowing if the thermostat is new as well.

As for the A/C, if you have a hot motor you're gonna have hot air. They are pretty much intwined, so no real surprise there.

The idle issue sounds like fuel. I'd check the fuel filter, fuel pump, and also check that the wiring order is correct going to the Ignition Control Module. You may have something crossed up there as one of the shops could have put one wire back wrong. Easy to do if you don't pay attention.

Chuck Tobias · Answer

Given the customization with the body kit, this may well be something that @Mod_Man might have some experience with.

RichRDII · Answer

No one has mentioned the radiator being an issue or the fuel pump ..that is an idea Ty!