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1986 Chevrolet Camaro Questions & Answers
Could frozen e brakes cause car not to go forward,
No. An emergency brake on the 86 camaro engages the pads against the rotor and the vehicle would not move either in reverse or forward. It sounds like you have a gear problem in the transmission that could be related to either solenoid or actual gear wear. Assuming the vehicle is being MOVED as you say while the engine is running.. thus providing the energy to move it.. Going in reverse has the solenoid engaged one way, drive the other way. Solenoid sounds damaged at this point. Unfortunately this probably will require a transmission rebuild.
Blinkers
You should try replacing the turn signal relay, I think its located in the fuse panel.
Timing
Without knowing if you have a V6 or a V8 motor I can't look up your TDC for your '86 Camaro, and if you don't have a timing gun that knowledge wouldn't help much anyway. However, you can tune your engine by ear and it may help the sluggishness. To do this mark the block and the distributor so you know how far you are advancing your timing once you start adjusting it. There is usually one bolt mounting the distributor into the block, loosen it until you can turn the distributor but it is still stiff enough to hold in place while the motor is running. Keep it in its original location and start the motor. Carefully, with a warm engine, gently turn the distributor ever so slightly clockwise until the engine isn't shuddering and is idling smoothly. It may take some trial and error to find the right spot. When you are confident your engine sounds right turn off the motor and tighten the bolt. Make a mental note of where you relocated the distributor to in relation to your other marks on the mount and the block. Then take the car out for a test drive. It may feel sluggish by too far advancing or retarding the timing. If so try again using the original marks as a reference. If this doesn't work, put your distributor back to its original location before troubleshooting further.
Water on dipstick
Is it just moisture or has the oil turned a gray color, and if you look in the radiator is their oil in the water. You could have a cracked head or a blown head gasket.
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