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This Is My Summer / Good Weather Car That I'm Luck Enough To Have Back Again. by Daryl

— Used to be my Mom's car from 1988 until 1995. Traded it in after it got hit in the driver's door when I was a junior in high school. Bought back in 2001 and have kept it in a garage ever since. New pa... Read More

This Car Is No Longer Made. by Jackie

— This car lasted the longest of any of my cars. I drove it into the ground -- until a mechanic finally said to bury it! Because it was so small it was extremely easy to drive, and was great on gas. Read More

Looks Nice, But Runs Crappy by Katie

— It was a nice looking car for the '80's. When it ran, it didn't run very good. Beware the 2.8 MPFI V6. It was one of the crappiest motors GM ever made. It was slow to accellerate and needed a lot ... Read More

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GuruZ8TP1 asked a 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Coupe FWD Maintenance & Repair question 5 months ago

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My car doesn’t have no spark? A. 86 Chevy cavalier, 2.0

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Mcraft asked a 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier Sedan FWD Maintenance & Repair question about a year ago

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Toggle switch in to run the motor fan I used the negative wire from the fan used the orange wire underneath the car steering column for a hot wire it burned up and now I can't get the car to crac...

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Dana asked a 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Coupe FWD General question about a year ago

Does A 1986 Cavalier Z24 With A 2.6 Liter Engine Have A Timing Belt Or Chai...

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dvdcnl asked a 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier Maintenance & Repair question 10 years ago

Automatic Tranny Stays In Lockup; How To Fix It?

The tranny when warm stays in lockup even tho I put a switch in the wires leading from the computer to the tranny to break the circuit. Is the solonoid going bad or another part?

149 views with 1 answer (last answer 10 years ago)

harleyhogg13 asked a 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier Maintenance & Repair question 3 years ago

I Have A 1986 Cavalier With The 2.o That Has No Spark And Wont Start At All...

2.0 engine 100,000 miles wont start at all have changed coil, ignition module checked fuses under dash injector

63 views with 1 answer (last answer 3 years ago)

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