My first rebuild
Melting Slicks
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From: Woodinville WA
the reason you don't have sound is the best reason of all.
the motor is so loud that the microphone shuts off to protect your ears
a bit lean, huh? that glowing red manifold is kind of an indication
but still
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! a job well done!
the motor is so loud that the microphone shuts off to protect your ears
a bit lean, huh? that glowing red manifold is kind of an indication
but still
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! a job well done!
Race Director
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From: Millington Illinois
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Wow! Them headers are freakin hot!!! No exhaust + no backpressure = firing on the exhaust stroke. needed to advance timing and likely richen the carb. will burn an exhaust valve like that.
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Drifting
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From: Tulsa Oklahoma
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Drifting
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I didn't mention that a plug wire slipped during break in and burned. Had to make a mad dash to Orielly's for new wires. Hahaha. I am going to have to really study how to rout the plug wires. Anyone have pics of theirs with headers?
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Drifting
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Ok, so it was getting late and my neighbors asked me to not run it past 8:30 since their kids go to bed. I just added the time and think I am about 5 min short on break in time. Is this a problem, do I start over or just go with it? The vehicle must have deffinetly running lean mixture screws on the carb after checking were almost all the way in. I have adjusted at this point.
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Safety Car
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From: Bridgewater nj
I think you'll be ok, just try and vary you engine speeds as much as possible. This is also how you break it in on the street, even if you have to use L2 or low 1 to keep the rpm changing. You don't have to be **** but don't cruise for 20 minutes at 1800rpm.
Melting Slicks
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From: Woodinville WA
Ok, so it was getting late and my neighbors asked me to not run it past 8:30 since their kids go to bed. I just added the time and think I am about 5 min short on break in time. Is this a problem, do I start over or just go with it? The vehicle must have deffinetly running lean mixture screws on the carb after checking were almost all the way in. I have adjusted at this point.
Of course, you will be replacing this motor with something a "bit more stout" long before it ever wears out - so a caution rather than a prohibition is in order
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.my engine had like heat shield/plug trays and bolt to the block that route the plug wires away from the headers, i'm sure you can buy them some where. Like i said they bolt right to the block so there should be a place on your motor for them to go.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Woodinville WA
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Drifting
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Hahaha! Thanks guys! And you thought we were done! Oh no. Here is the problem of the night at 700 rpm I am dead on 0 timing with that said, in the picture u will notice I can't turn dissy any because the VA is hitting the intake! What do I do about this?
Drifting
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From: Cameron Park CA
You're going to have to remove the distributor and move it one or two teeth in the clockwise direction. Then you can turn the distributor body clockwise and time it the way you want. (Mechanical drive tach distributors were correctly installed with the vacuum canister back near the firewall.)
Good work on your rebuild!
Pete
Good work on your rebuild!
Pete
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Drifting
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From: Tulsa Oklahoma
You're going to have to remove the distributor and move it one or two teeth in the clockwise direction. Then you can turn the distributor body clockwise and time it the way you want. (Mechanical drive tach distributors were correctly installed with the vacuum canister back near the firewall.)
Good work on your rebuild!
Pete
Good work on your rebuild!
Pete
Melting Slicks
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From: Japan
You're going to have to remove the distributor and move it one or two teeth in the clockwise direction. Then you can turn the distributor body clockwise and time it the way you want. (Mechanical drive tach distributors were correctly installed with the vacuum canister back near the firewall.)
Good work on your rebuild!
Pete
Good work on your rebuild!
Pete
That's exactly what the problem is. Once you do that you'll be able to dial some advance in, which will cool off those pipes a bit. Basically chevy set this deal up so that the big square on the top of the HEI will essentially be 'square' to the engine when it's set up properly, and it looks like you've got the rotor set about two teeth counterclockwise from where it should be.It will likely pick up some rpm when you do this, so you'll have to dial the idle back down a bit, then re-check and adjust your mixture screws as needed...