im prob going to buy this 95 black ttop z28. its got 61xxxmiles, auto and looks totaly hot!(in pics) the guy who is selling it stored it for the winter and hasnt even taken it out of his barn.. he said that he a collects cars and he told me about a few other cars he has in his barn. the other car that caught my attention was a 88 iroc 5.7 maroon with around 50k. what should that go for anyway? he said its in great great condition... ill go look.. anyways.. what im trying to get at is... im kinda making a check list of things to check when i go see the camaro.. this is what i have come up with so far (thanks for everybodys info) If you could just add a few stuff if you can it would be great!!! I want to make sure i dont over look something...i think im paying premium price... im shooting for 8500 but might be 9000...not sure...

1) the biggest item I think you want to know about is the Optispark distributor. If you don't know already it is mounted on the front of the engine at the end of the camshaft with the water pump. If you do not do your own work it can cost a few bucks to get a shop to change one. If the car misses or hesitates or can't seem to get up to high RPMs (red line) the Opti may be suspect. Ask the owner if it has the original Opti. look to see if the Opti has oil or moisture around.

2) You must check the oil I do agree with who ever said to,, if it is really black, smells like fuel, has coolant bubbles in it, if it low, etc etc this is easy information.

3) Pop the rad cap and see if the coolant level is up, also check the overflow bin see if it is at the correct level. Check around the water pump for leakage out of the weep hole. If you get water on the opti the opti will not last.

4) Check all brakes but the back especially as they seem to wear fast on some of the cars.

5) Check the back of the intake manifold for fresh oil,, the intakes on these cars (LT1s) will leak oil. It is an easy fix even for the inexperienced back yard mechanic.

6) Check the oil pan for fresh oil as the real seal is also a weakness,, make sure you don't mix up a leaking intake for a leaking rear seal or vica versa

7) Power window motors also go frequently with these cars,, typical GM power window motors.

8) Check rear differential for leakage not a weakness of the car but something you should check,, if you have time pull the plug and see of the oil level is up.

9) You mentioned oil pressure and what is good, once the engine is WARMED UP the idle presure shoud be 20 to 25 psi and at 60 mph 50 to 55 psi. I would not touch the car if the idle pressure was not over 10 to 15 psi and at 60 mph over 35 psi. They say you can go lower but lower the oil pressure the more clearance with your crank bearings and cam bearings so wear has taken place.

10) Window leakage,, look for stains on the rug on the back floor,, look under the rug if possible or underneath if the car leaked you may have some rust starting.

11) Make sure you take the car up to a good speed as the drive shafts also can be out of balance.

12) When you check out the car you want to start with a cold engine,,, many times an engine will knock or make noise when it is cold and when it warms up the noise goes away. Get it good and warmed up too because the oil pressure will drop with increased heat so when cold may show good oil pressure when warmed up the pressure can drop significantly. My oil pressure drops almost 15 psi from cold to warmed up.

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