Hello from Wyoming!

Subject: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:23 am

I just bought a beautiful white 98 riv today and am excited to see such an enthusiastic following! You all have been a wealth of knowledge and I haven't stopped reading for the last 5 hours! I'm in Wyoming but go to Idaho and Montana a lot so if anyone is from around there we could do some cruising! Thanks for making such a fantastic resource on Rivieras and I am excited to join! Hope to talk to ya'll sometime!
Joey

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:36 am

i know nothing..so ill let them help u...lol congrats on the riv!

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Welcome Joey98riv

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:06 am

Hey Joey, welcome to da board! happy

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:46 am

Congratulations on the 98, and welcome to the board! You're gonna love it here. smile

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:34 am

Yesterday afternoon after I had bought this car I ended up using my AAA for the first time turns out they sold it to me with a bad alternator! I also have a trouble code and the dealer "explained" it to me. Would a car run perfectly with a camshaft position sensor missing it's magnet? I really don't think so but anyways the trouble code is a bad camshaft position sensor, how difficult are those to change? Also does anyone have any experience changing the camshaft interrupter? I can deal with a cam sensor and a bad alternator for 76k miles, 10/10 condition for 3200...

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:16 am

Welcome!

That's interesting about the alternator. When I bought mine in '03 with 24.5k miles, my alternator mysteriously died at about 30k; replaced at no charge. Still, I wonder if the earlier units weren't as good?

Someone wrote something about the cam position sensor:

https://rivperformance.editboard.com/series-ii-engine-transmission-f4/the-big-problem-t1503.htm

Glad you found our forums, and congrats on the new purchase!

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Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:19 am

Welcome to the site! Fix that alternator and CPS and you'll love this car!

There's plenty of info here for the CPS (see aaron's post above).

Enjoy!

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:30 pm

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:31 pm

Welcome to the Forum thumbsup

congrats on the purchase

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:47 pm

Welcome. You'll love the car. You planning on modding at all?

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:08 pm

1998 Riv wrote:: Congratulations on the 98, and welcome to the board! You're gonna love it here.

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:52 pm

Joey98riv wrote:: Yesterday afternoon after I had bought this car I ended up using my AAA for the first time turns out they sold it to me with a bad alternator! I also have a trouble code and the dealer "explained" it to me. Would a car run perfectly with a camshaft position sensor missing it's magnet? I really don't think so but anyways the trouble code is a bad camshaft position sensor, how difficult are those to change? Also does anyone have any experience changing the camshaft interrupter? I can deal with a cam sensor and a bad alternator for 76k miles, 10/10 condition for 3200...

Greetings!
Sounds like a great car.
Bert

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:46 pm

Planning on modding? hell yes i am! I just toasted my coworkers 07 charger sxt tonight in a 0-90ish. That heavy ass charger couldn't touch my nimble rivie! I fixed the alternator today. and our batteries are huge.. 890cca.. incredible. Anyways alternator was cake, when the snow stops and its above 30 degrees out I'll do the cam sensor, I hope it's the sensor and not the interrupter! Anyways first mod is going to be a FWI. After I pay taxes, insurance, and registrations/license plates I'll plan my mod budget. BTW do we lose torque doing headers and a 3inch down pipe? Thanks for the warm welcome!

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:13 pm

Thats what i like to hear! No loss in torque with headers. Forced induction is great ain't it? if any torque is lost, its probably not noticeable because we make so much anyway ( especially when you start dropping pulley sizes. I assume you know about KR and that right ? Good kill with the charger too. a few mods and you should be pulling on Hemi chargers.

Subject: Re: Hello from Wyoming! Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:57 pm

nice car my fellow Riviera owner. Welcome to our site