I'm so glad I live in the south. Just got mine done for $200 including a new exhaust hanger in New Orleans. Muffler brand is AP, never heard of them but sounds nice and quiet.
That's awesome man. My oldest son is only 3 but I am hoping to have a similar conversation with him if he turns out to be a good young man! I have an 08 Z06 and an 00 LX as well - seems like we both have a thing for the most reliable and unreliable V8s ever made lol.
Where can this ground screw be found? I tried tightening up the connector and jumping the relay and my ac compressor still won't kick on. Hoping this does the trick.
You should be good. Smaller globes up front and bigger ones in the rear is what I did as well last weekend so if that's wrong I guess we are both screwed LOL. All I know is this thing finally rides like a Lexus now so I ain't complaining - especially considering how easy it was change the globes...
Could also be a blower motor getting tired. I just replaced the cabin air filters on my 2000 LX and they were filthy af with debris inside the housing. Minimal difference in airflow but good peace of mind. I had a blower motor go out on a 99 Camaro Z28 which had similar symptoms as you described.
I feel your pain - honestly you just might have to manhandle it and keep pulling on it hard while being careful not to bend/break the metal tubes. Keep on keeping on and it'll come off with some persistence.
I would try flushing the heater core first before doing the whole coolant unless that'll make you feel better. The previous owner had a new radiator put in my car with new coolant flush less than a year ago but that obviously wasn't enough to flush out the heater core.
All I did was disconnect the hoses at the heater core and fit a garden hose over both ends of the heater core to flush it out both ways. The first time I did it was with water only which temporarily fixed it with lukewarm heat. The second time around I got some Limeaway and used a funnel and...
Your heater core is most likely clogged. I just purchased a 2000 LX 470 less than a month ago and had the exact same issue. I flushed my heater core twice and that did the job. I'm almost positive that's what your problem is, seems very common based on my research here.