@@keeganlytle6278 I know, I don't have any knowledge of the LT1, but I'm sure they have it figured out by now. It's funny because they probably figured it out in a day or 2 but the episodes come out like molasses in a squirt bottle.
Ah......Opticrap. Had one of those on my 96 Impala. Very familiar. A hint for when working with those. Whatever you do, don't replace any plug wires, or plugs and for sure don't check firing order.
Not J The only thing worse than the opti you took out is the one you just put in. You can’t trust an opti that isn’t equipped with a Mitsubishi opti sensor. All others are garbage that will fail in short order. Even high priced units from MSD are suspect. Mitsubishi stopped making sensors years ago. There is a guy on EBay called the opti doctor that rebuilds opti's with Mitsubishi sensors. They are pricey but you can trust them to last more than 6 months. Also while you were in there a water pump swap is a smart move. When the pump goes it often takes the opti with it. Coolant is the death of many opti sparks. Later opti's are vented which extends their life. You can, and should retrofit older opti’s with a vent.
I have over 400,000 miles on my LT1. One of the most durable engines ever made. The Optispark is also very durable and is wrongly blamed for bad spark plug wires and electrical grounds.
@@TrakSpock1 Good brand new AC Delco optisparks work good. But you can't find those easily anymore. They're all reman and will go out in a couple months unless you go MSD which are $500. At least thats my experience with them. Something that relies on literally looking through a hole in a metal plate to know when to send spark is not that great of a design to me. Good luck to you and your unicorn LT1.
@@evanhasner when Vince asks about the tires... and says something about no unauthorized burnouts in the yard... and Kyle says believe me it was authorized. They built this channel on the hoonigan antics in the yard...
So you should know that no unauthorized burnouts is due to too many yard shreds and the school complaining. And so strangers dont think they can rip it up freely there.. not trying to argue it's not ironic, just pretty well known.
Can Kyle and Vince just have their own show? This is too good and it has it all. The mustache the golden locks the love for vans the suspenders the calm demeanor. I could watch hours of this.
Wish I caught you before you put it back together. The pre 1995 Optisparks were not vented and had some issues. The '95, and '96 Corvette Optisparks were very reliable. The one thing you should do with all of them, if you pull off the water pump, tap the bleed hole in the bottom of the water pump casting, install a simple brass fitting with a piece of vacuum tube on it and direct it away from the Opti-Spark so if the diaphram on the water pump blows out, it won't spray coolant all over your Opti and short it out. You should hang on to that Opti you removed. It's probably still good, and you know it's already been replaced at least once. I bet if you put some wires and plugs on that LT-1 it'll run like a champ. You guys are characters. Good videos. Take care.
I feel your frustration, I'm going through the same hassle with my 87 c4. Two shops couldn't fix it. It possibly be the oil pressure sensor, it also controls the fuel pump, try to figure. I'll stay tuned, wish you guys well.
Have you checked to see if the spark plugs wires are connected properly from the distributor to plug? It was done by another person so they might have mixed the wires up.
@@goman5523 no they just marked the ones that were already on there instead of checking a diagram to see if the wires are going to the right plugs. That's what happend on an episode of roadkill with the engine in the back of a truck. The wires were going to the wrong plugs
@@greenplague5286 The optispark is labeled with cylinder numbers. You would hope they looked to make sure it was right but the miss would be worse if it was routed wrong.
Vince I wanna see more of you on Hoonigan your sence of humor never fails to make me laugh and your mustache reminds me of my grandpa's y'all have the exact same except his is a bit longer
I had that exact same thing happen to me, but I have a L98 so I went through the distributor first so it wasn't as bad as an opti. By luck I continued into the night and was able to see the arching when it was darker out. New wires too so I was pissed. I use those shields over the wires now to help prevent that.
i know this pain. i changed the opti in my 93 firebird recently. if new plug wires don't fix the the misfire check the O2s. i chased a misfire at cruising speed for months after changing wires and opti to find an O2 was bad.
This is an awesome series! I have the same car and I'm having the same problems you guys are. I just bought all the same parts you guys are replacing. Accidental tutorial?
13 episodes trying to figure out why its misfiring would still be more productive than that time scotto did an episode on a bolt.. #GetToWorkScotto
6:10 and we get the same amount of information from Vince in seconds
I😂
Ouch
I'm legit laughing my add offfff
Slowly does it, eventually....
Vince is a national treasure. He must be protected at all costs. If he’s in all 13 episodes on compression, I’ll love every single one!
kinda makes you wish there were more reactions
"its the SnapOn Guy's problem now"
I feel that on a spiritual level
Vince is the King of Awkward with a smile. Dude is awesome.
Egg Shen I must have missed the awkwardness
I love how awkward he made rock, paper, scissors. That was GOLD!
I like how Vince put the seat back on backward XD
Lance Uppercut i died 😂
Lance Uppercut it just ads to the awkwardness of the entire video hahahahaha
You know the Sketch Level is close to 💯 when Danger Dan gives you a hard "No". 😂
Kid Dupree lmao
Knocks motorcycle seat off, puts on backwards, walks away. LOL!
oriellys always comes through when autozone fails me lol
And never go to advanced ap
"Watching two ding dongs with cute hairstyles try to diagnose a simple misfire"
Still better than anything on Tv !!
Nothing is simple on an 80s Corvette. Theres a reason everyone ditched the lt1 the moment the LS became commonplace.
haha
who let that guy buy tools? lol
@@keeganlytle6278 I know, I don't have any knowledge of the LT1, but I'm sure they have it figured out by now. It's funny because they probably figured it out in a day or 2 but the episodes come out like molasses in a squirt bottle.
You know how when you teach your kid a new word they go out of their way to use that word?
That was Kyle with "sweating horsepower" lol
This is my favourite hoonigan content because its so godamn relatable.
Dude with the mustache is like the mechanic version of the guy that licks things on the waterjet channel..
The equivalent of being lost in the woods; walking in circles.
While saying "well, atleast we're getting somewhere.."
Optispark, plugs, wires, and a water pump/ T-Stat..... done.
Ah......Opticrap. Had one of those on my 96 Impala. Very familiar.
A hint for when working with those. Whatever you do, don't replace any plug wires, or plugs and for sure don't check firing order.
Not J The only thing worse than the opti you took out is the one you just put in. You can’t trust an opti that isn’t equipped with a Mitsubishi opti sensor. All others are garbage that will fail in short order. Even high priced units from MSD are suspect. Mitsubishi stopped making sensors years ago. There is a guy on EBay called the opti doctor that rebuilds opti's with Mitsubishi sensors. They are pricey but you can trust them to last more than 6 months. Also while you were in there a water pump swap is a smart move. When the pump goes it often takes the opti with it. Coolant is the death of many opti sparks. Later opti's are vented which extends their life. You can, and should retrofit older opti’s with a vent.
Where is brad
Brad would know, or Jimmy rig it to work.
Prolly got butt hurt @ work and won't come back. He seems sensitive
I’ve been wondering where brad is
What is brad?
When is brad?
I actually do enjoy this quite a bit more than i thought i would. Keep up the light hearted content Kyle!
Any Kyle/Vince/Dan combo is gold.
I grew up a Corvette fanboy so this content is right up my alley! Love it!
"well fire it up n itll still mis-fire and well throw another part at it" lmao good laugh
Keep at it! Love to see how this car turns out
This vid is great! I love that we get a Danger Dan in there confirming Vince's practices on a car that seems to be difficult to work on.
its tight to work in, but its not any harder than any other GM pile of shit from the 80's and 90's. obd1 was trash.
Always start cheap! Lol. Like sparkplugs, wires, then distributor.
wish more mechanics spoke like this.
Or ya know test the parts before you just replace them
@@stevenweinhaus9586 Yeah, but they knew the wires were dodgy. One in particular.
😂 I’m dying! You guys are friggin awesome! 😆
This video made me laugh my ass off great work guys appreciate it
great video Kyle. Down to see more of this.
Just let Kyle and Vince take over the bonus channel! Primo content my friends
Perfect couple for the job, they're so dam relaxed haha. I would've been throwing shit around..lmfao
These are my favorite episodes
Robert gouff yeah for now
Holy S! Vince is back!! Hell yeah
Now you fellas understand how the unknown realm of automotive diagnosis works from time to time
The glorious LT1. The motor designed as an afterthought. "Lets put a key ignition part in a spot where its horrible to service."
Danny Rojas It’s a corvette. You’re supposed to just throw it away and buy a new one.
@@Draconiam I wish the guys that come to my shop to fix this exact issue all the time did that. I bet they think about it after they get the bill. lol
LT1. Designed by Lotus
I have over 400,000 miles on my LT1. One of the most durable engines ever made. The Optispark is also very durable and is wrongly blamed for bad spark plug wires and electrical grounds.
@@TrakSpock1 Good brand new AC Delco optisparks work good. But you can't find those easily anymore. They're all reman and will go out in a couple months unless you go MSD which are $500. At least thats my experience with them. Something that relies on literally looking through a hole in a metal plate to know when to send spark is not that great of a design to me. Good luck to you and your unicorn LT1.
ooo weee i'm liking the progress
I'm so hyped, these two should have their own show consistently
I cant even explain how much i like the Kyle\vince duo! I hope you could make him a regular somehow! Such a cool dude
Vince stands out even on this channel. Love seeing him in new videos
Really digging these episodes.
you take the dedication that you put into that mustache into that car and it'll be running in no time.
I fucking love the awkward low energy. More of this guy please.
I love vince so much I just want endless videos of him and dan fixing cars dumb ways
Vince!!! My boah. The mustache mechanic. The wrenching warrior. Misfire Mafia!!
I feel like he is just bullshitting his way through life.
One million likes. No idea what so ever
I like how humble these guys are
More episodes with Vince, super chill and did you see that slap the water pump technique, my man knows what’s up.
Is there irony that a brand built on being a Hoonigan has a no unauthorized burnout rule at the Hoonigan shop.
What?
@@evanhasner when Vince asks about the tires... and says something about no unauthorized burnouts in the yard... and Kyle says believe me it was authorized. They built this channel on the hoonigan antics in the yard...
Yeah, I assume you're new here.
@@evanhasner been around forever... back when they used to release episodes at midnight.
So you should know that no unauthorized burnouts is due to too many yard shreds and the school complaining. And so strangers dont think they can rip it up freely there.. not trying to argue it's not ironic, just pretty well known.
a rusty bolt and 13 compression test videos. Peak TH-cam content
Can Kyle and Vince just have their own show? This is too good and it has it all. The mustache the golden locks the love for vans the suspenders the calm demeanor. I could watch hours of this.
I love this stuff :D
Man i dont know why, but vince made that video the perfect 5h45 am video before job, specially the rock paper scisor thing killed me ahah
The time between Dan and Vince's first fist pound was approximately 3 millennia
Came for the corvette stayed for the mustache 👌
Best episode to date
Got some of that sketchy AF bad daddy braddy fixing feeling😂
Honestly my favorite part of hoonigan are the mechanics. They’re just so much fun to watch, and learning more about Vince is nice
Another great video 👍
Wish I caught you before you put it back together. The pre 1995 Optisparks were not vented and had some issues. The '95, and '96 Corvette Optisparks were very reliable. The one thing you should do with all of them, if you pull off the water pump, tap the bleed hole in the bottom of the water pump casting, install a simple brass fitting with a piece of vacuum tube on it and direct it away from the Opti-Spark so if the diaphram on the water pump blows out, it won't spray coolant all over your Opti and short it out. You should hang on to that Opti you removed. It's probably still good, and you know it's already been replaced at least once.
I bet if you put some wires and plugs on that LT-1 it'll run like a champ.
You guys are characters. Good videos. Take care.
Good stuff!
These guys are great lol I’d watch 13 episodes of this if you spread them out
I feel your frustration, I'm going through the same hassle with my 87 c4. Two shops couldn't fix it. It possibly be the oil pressure sensor, it also controls the fuel pump, try to figure.
I'll stay tuned, wish you guys well.
Have you checked to see if the spark plugs wires are connected properly from the distributor to plug? It was done by another person so they might have mixed the wires up.
Green Plague they have done plugs so they checked that and the just did the distributor
@@goman5523 no they just marked the ones that were already on there instead of checking a diagram to see if the wires are going to the right plugs. That's what happend on an episode of roadkill with the engine in the back of a truck. The wires were going to the wrong plugs
@@greenplague5286 The optispark is labeled with cylinder numbers. You would hope they looked to make sure it was right but the miss would be worse if it was routed wrong.
The most said thing ever in c4 corvette forums “you check the optispark”.
second to that is "My corvette runs like sh!t!" - usually said by a crossfire owner
Vince is hoonigan gold. Absolutely the dryest humor. The best. #welovevans
I'd change that water pump too! Cause now it's gonna go out! Mark my words.
Yeah. It's old and it's off.
It's the opti spark, it's always the opti spark on the LT1 motor.
Wish Vince was my mechanic what a guy
Haha oh man. This is a funny saga to follow.
I love this segment! They’re hilarious together!!
I’ve said that MANY times, “it’s my Snap-On guys problem”... lifetime warranty!
🙌🏻
Man Kyle the hair is real. U gut more hair on ur face then my whole family does together lol
These guys are baked for sure.
I like these guys
Kyle and Vince need their own series. Hilarious combo
The Sirs is a Ratchet NOT a Wrench. lmao Digging this series guys, big fun.
I love the guy, hope he becomes addition to the team, at least guest appearances!
I love it when people play parts bingo with other people's money 😂
Better than playing it with your own money though!
Vince I wanna see more of you on Hoonigan your sence of humor never fails to make me laugh and your mustache reminds me of my grandpa's y'all have the exact same except his is a bit longer
🤘
LOL "maybe we should just plug it back in for content?" Damn, Vince is a quick learner.
I think this episode beats Scotto's bolt episode in pointlessness.
that rock paper scissors was more awkward than Casey handshake fail
Why is this on bonus? this is awesome :) Cheers buys! Get er Done!
I love you guys but this is painful to watch. Lol use half inch tools on the crank bolt and an air impact.
Damn shots fired at zach
Why didnt you change the wires out !! 🤯🤪😵🥺
Doo Doo Doo daaaahhh!!!
Love content
Good luck with the Opti, Check out the Toruehead Coil conversion for the LT-1, definite lifesaver.
We need a beer with Vince 🤣 he was either home schooled or he doesn't have television or the internet 🤣
"Omg I'm so surprised the optispark is giving you headaches" said no opti owner ever
How did you brace the crank to torque the balancer back on ?
heee.ehe.e. Snap-off dude's problem... Good stuff!
I had that exact same thing happen to me, but I have a L98 so I went through the distributor first so it wasn't as bad as an opti. By luck I continued into the night and was able to see the arching when it was darker out. New wires too so I was pissed. I use those shields over the wires now to help prevent that.
🤘🏻🤘🏻
Well atleast you managed to make lightning.
-Shots fired.
+Shots fired???
i know this pain. i changed the opti in my 93 firebird recently. if new plug wires don't fix the the misfire check the O2s. i chased a misfire at cruising speed for months after changing wires and opti to find an O2 was bad.
Yeah, I fought it too. O2 sensor, ignition coil, plugged injectors eliminated the mis. When the optispark finally failed it wouldn't run.
my most recent opti change was chasing a no start that ended up being the icm...
This is an awesome series! I have the same car and I'm having the same problems you guys are. I just bought all the same parts you guys are replacing. Accidental tutorial?
"Its my snap on guy's problem" lmaoooooooo
with a tophat and trenchcoat he would look just like that dastardly villian from all the old rocky n bullwinkle cartoons
horsepower sweat love it!
To remove and install the crank bolts, use a spanner wrench in holes around the outside of the front of the crank pulley.
cool