The cheapest way to find out what is wrong with your car is to check the little things before you start spending money. Check for bad fuses, check your battery if it's dead, check if you have enough oil in your car or even enough gas in your car to start it up, definitely check the spark plugs if their bad since you have a older car, air filter. if your car has nothing wrong with those minor problems then your going to have to go to your nearest auto store and ask them what can go wrong in a Chevy Caprice classic.
If I can remember it correctly, there were 4418 81 Chevy Caprice 2 door Landeau Edition...if I'm wrong please correct me here...
Check the alternator if that don't do it change the battery
is it possible that the vent hose are disconected?
I need a better description of the symptoms. 1. Does the engine crank (turn over) and just not start2. Does the engine not crank. Please describe exactly what is happening and I'll try to help.VBD
Loose, defective, or corroded cables, loose ground wire, starter, or starter solenoid.
You would appear to have a serious problem fueled by those strange little creatures from electronic world. Hope this helps to solve your little problem!!! Yours, John Garrett
check your e brake
Don't hold me to the fire if I'm wrong, but I'm almost certain that it has 260 horses
Adjust your carb, otherwise, it's a problem with gas getting to the carb while accelerating.
I have a 93 Caprice and the cruise went out a few times. Check the third brake light in the back of the window. If it is out replace it and this might fix the problem. Also check the fuse as it controls the cruise and third brake light as well.
307 Chevrolet was phased out in 1973. There was 307 cubic inch Oldsmobile V8, but that motor was not offered in the Caprice. You have a 305 if it's a gas-burning V8. The only other engines offered for that year were the base V6 and the diesel-burning 350. this above answer is wrong. the caprice did indeed use a 307 in the 80s.
LOW BRAKE FLUID!!! (very dangerous!) Fill reservoir, bleed the brakes, fill again to the correct level. After a few times braking, check fluid level. if fluid is lost, check brakes for leaks and have it fixed asap!!