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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: charlotte north carolina
for a smart guy-
-i can pull some really dumb stunts! finally tried to fire the rebuilt engine in my 72 vert. i switched frames due to rot and just finished painting-no i didn't mess the paint up-not that dumb! the wiring harness isn't connected, so i used a remote start switch to crank it. it felt like it wanted to start, but wouldn't catch. played with the distributor clocking without any results. as a matter of fact it felt worse. sat down to think for a minute, and realized that i needed to put 12V on the coil, so that when i released the start switch the coil would be energized. wait for it-not yet! wired the coil and was just getting ready to try again and i leaned over the cowl to check the -this is it- the oil pressure gauge. what gauge? i forgot to hook-up the gauge. deep horizon here i come! luckily i had placed a small plastic bag over the end of the oil line so most of it was trapped. just touched the start switch and it fired!
Racer
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 445
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From: Thomastown Mississippi
I replaced my fuel pump awhile back. Couldn't get it to start afterwards so I kept pumping the gas, thinking it's a new fuel pump, just needs more gas. Pumped and pumped and pumped-still nothing. Finally dawned on me that I had unplugged the hot wire going to the distrbutor earlier. Snapped that wire back on, turn the key and Kaboooom! Completely blew the right side muffler into pieces. It's a miracle it didn't go through the fiberglass. Wife still ribs me about that one. lol.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Kingston Ontario
On my first vette I had a 406 bottom end built. The machine shop didn't put the oil plug on the head surface. I put the rest together and I fired it. It started up great aside from the litre of oil it shot all over the ceiling and walls of the garage. 
Never though to check.
Never though to check.
Racer
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 258
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From: Brookhaven Mississippi
I replaced my fuel pump awhile back. Couldn't get it to start afterwards so I kept pumping the gas, thinking it's a new fuel pump, just needs more gas. Pumped and pumped and pumped-still nothing. Finally dawned on me that I had unplugged the hot wire going to the distrbutor earlier. Snapped that wire back on, turn the key and Kaboooom! Completely blew the right side muffler into pieces. It's a miracle it didn't go through the fiberglass. Wife still ribs me about that one. lol.
Bass i see your from thomastown. Im actually living in starkville right now. do you know of any get togethers coming up or anything?
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,270
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From: Celeste Texas
I was changing the motor/trans and had it back in enough it should start. Spent several hours trying to figure out why it wouldn't fire when I bumped my shift linkage and it moved. Put the silly car in park and it fired right up.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,108
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From: No Prov RI
I replaced my fuel pump awhile back. Couldn't get it to start afterwards so I kept pumping the gas, thinking it's a new fuel pump, just needs more gas. Pumped and pumped and pumped-still nothing. Finally dawned on me that I had unplugged the hot wire going to the distrbutor earlier. Snapped that wire back on, turn the key and Kaboooom! Completely blew the right side muffler into pieces. It's a miracle it didn't go through the fiberglass. Wife still ribs me about that one. lol.
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