Finally!!
09-03-2003, 09:51 PM
#1
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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 
) 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 ... 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 ****!!!! 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....
09-03-2003, 11:08 PM
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Location: av, mn
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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. hopefully the one i sold you works good. its good to see your car running. now you can drive your car to the meets...
09-03-2003, 11:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Peoria, AZ
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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.
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.
