by now everyone on here has heard about my problems with my rebuild and what not and are getting sick of the dumbass questions and problems. BUT tonight i finally got my engine to run smooth with power!!! here's the scoop. today i was working on the known vaccum leaks that my car has and a slight timing issue. well to find the vaccum leaks you must have your car running. I have been running into flooding problems every goddamn time i attempt to start the car. well today was no different, at times i thought plugs weren't firing and at other times i believed my timing was so far off that only one rotor was firing...well, i had enough of it and wanted to go home,,(i was at revvins the majority of the day,,,he has all the tools,hehe https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub... ) so my last choice was to recheck the timing and push start down the alley after dozens of tries to start with key. it was weird because i drove the car over there by starting it with key too. anyway i was so frustrated i felt i was going to give up for tonight. i went down alley and didn't start. had revvin tow me to a hill and it STILL didn't start, i have push started before but it never made the type of sound it did this time...more of a moaning than firing...anyway last hill! big one! i thought if i didn't make this one i was just gonna leave it on the side of the road https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif ... so got up to decent pace and dropped it,, kinda stuttered then started right up as i expected. i thought GOOD i just wanna go home! by the time i got to the bottom of the hill i was goin pretty fast and thought to myself "meh, it was just the hill,,," then i floored it and i picked up speed faster than i could before the rebuild... HOLY ****!!!! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif i thought i was dreaming or something! from then until now it has been able to rev smoothly has much MUCH more power, and i am able to hold the rpms to under 1k without it dying... it still doesn't idle perfect yet but i got my block off plate to stop the massive vaccum leak i still have, best of all it starts up right away with no flooding even when warm....i have made this car my life within the last 2 months and to some this kind of project would be considered somewhat minor. but running into 2 months straight of problems and myself being SUCH a newb it was a humongous feat for me. once again i just wanted to say thanks to everyone who gave the time to help a brotha out and u know who u are.... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif

That's awesome! Its nice when **** works out for a change...

oh **** i forgot the most important parts! it does not smoke at all and my coolant system is staying cool even with hard driving, (still keeping it under 4k) and oh yeah once again- NO FLOODING! hehe

I just about died laughin when you pulled up to my house and showed my the wood that you were trying to use as a block off plate. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif hopefully the one i sold you works good. its good to see your car running. now you can drive your car to the meets...

Finally! I am almost gave up hope on this thing, I mean damn we have had a hard time with this engine...

I'm still perplexed as to how all of a sudden it gain powered... Must have been all the premix soaking in the engine while it was flooded all day.. Either that or resetting the timing really made a HUGE difference. Anyhow a compression test is inorder for tommorrow..

In conclusion it looks like the massive steam/bubbling from the coolant/coolant overflow was just air bubbles in the system, just needed to be burped. Gotta put some miles on that thing, so we can take it to 7k all day.

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you've got more balls than me with the whole towing & dropping down big hills thing, congrats man.

well my car has the battle scars from it, but believe me it was worth it!

Congrats! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

Congrats man! Its good that you have some rotorhead friends around to help too..

cool https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

i like to just get towed at aroudn 25mph then drop the clutch in 3rd gear.

its low enough on the rpm band that it doesnt strain the towing vehicle but it sputters enough that you can pull it out of gear and rev it in neutral.

Glad to hear it...now, take the motor back out and do it again...but this time w/ a bridgeport https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

ok i got some pics, i'm not done with final wash down tho...

BEFORE https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif

NOW AFTER https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif

mush better, who stole your bac valve?



mike

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif last one,,, and i know you like my block off plate!! it works too! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/ohmy.png

looks good but you need to put a batt hold down on it before any wild driving and maybe level out the air flow meter

so this whole time you never set the timing???



lol, you dick!

He did several times, I'm still lost.. We tested compression again today, still @ 80psi on all faces..

You guys like my custom blockoff plate right, I'm going to start selling them spraypainted pink.. $50. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blush.png



Should have k2 unit on tommorrow..

you need a new timing belt and headgasket i think.



kevin.

yeah it shakes around a lot. i am relocating it within next couple days https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/boink.gif

Nice! I still have that big metal tube hooked up that goes along the back of the UIM and connects to I think the intake air temp sensor below the BAC. I guess we don't need that connected?

I think more wood should be incorporated into our cars. It's a start!

It can't be fixed...that guy said it was a bad rebuild.

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where exactly is this block off plate

Yea where is that retard? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif