By starting fluid I mean like ether spray in a can. If the carb isn't getting fuel but everything else is right, you can spray a little down the carb throat, and the car will start and run for a few seconds.
It's a good way to check that everything else is working if you are suspect of the carb.
In reply to ClemSparks :
I agree. Soley going off what edelbrock states as suggested. Plus it's a might as well sorta thing since I flubbed up the install. Lol
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
At this point. It's hindsight. We should have tried that but condemned the carb. Either way it was too big a carb and this allows a blank slate so to speak. I will keep that in mind!
Well my 07 GTI (Hans) is giving issues which are laid out in the other thread.....but the truck cheered me up! Feeling a little down I started tinkering with it. And well.......this happened.
Then, I tinkered some more.....
So the squealing noise went away.....no clue. Have to check fluids now that its been run and circulated. Further I did check the trans to see if it went in gear and it did! Started burping water outta the radiator so I cut it off but....well....its running fellas!
EDIT - Obviously I hadnt planned for it to run so the hoses, wires and cables are rather haphazard.....will correct.
Burnout vids hopefully soon!
Nice!
Base timing at 10. Idle sorted. Dizzy sorted. Let's go!
Took it on a tiny little run down my development. Shifted a couple times. Need to relocate the trans dipstick. Double check fluid. Etc. getting closer to burnouts!
Fixed some more of the wiring. Also wired up the cooling fan!
Had an issue which I hope has been resolved.
1. I forgot the vac advance was connected when I set the initial timing. So I went and redid it. Went to 8 degrees BTDC with vac advance disconnected. Reconnected and all seems good.
2. Need to check the trans fluid levels again.......
3. Found the engine was cutting off at WOT bursts. Haven't driven it really but if you go WOT it dies and comes right back. Found the tach signal wire wasn't secured and was grounding out on the manifold. Hope that's it. Reason I found out was when I was setting timing above it randomly quit and wouldn't restart. Fixed that, hope thats what it was. It fired off after I moved it. Hope that was the issue when I went WOT it died like i cut the key and came back.
Big day! Drive the truck to the muffler shop for something low key. Quick vid. Haven't tuned it fully and need to sort some things out but can't really until I get it to the point I can drive it properly. Read. WOT and not an attention magnet.
At the shop.
I've been lurking on your build...Congrats getting it more road worthy! I love the poverty grill and steel wheels with a v8 lurking under the hood. Is the WOT cut out issue resolved?
In reply to Mezzanine :
Sorta.
1. It was a tach wire that was grounding out.....fixed
2. I haven't really gotten on it. Reason being as exhaust is open headers, I want to be able to hear and tune the truck. Currently I cant hear spark knock or anything really! So once it gets more civilized........we will see!
Waiting on the exhaust and then I can lower it, full poverty look as you say. Lol.
Thanks!
For now even though it's likely to stay the exhaust is done! Drove to work today! Y pipe with 3 inch outlet to single 3 in dual 2.5 out dumped.
I can't wait to get it tuned!
refresh my memory: how big is the cam? it sounds lumpy!
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Summit 1103
I've made some progress. Added initial timing to 12 BTDC. Carb needs tuning. Has a lifter tick or rocker arm tick as well as an oil leak. So yeah!
Also deleted the ac delete assembly. It was raising cane. So now I'm just running a shorter belt.
Glad you could get this truck put together. Troubleshooting the little things shouldn't slow you down at this point.
Apparently a trans line came loose. Lost all gears. Drove it a short distance like this so here's hoping I didn't fry the trans. Smh. Told the son to pose near the carnage.
Fixed! 7MM socket and trans fluid. Figured I got a free trans flush.......
Once filled I checked it out. No slipping and seems fine. Thank you Lord!
Looking good!
Switched out the valve covers. Went to a edelbrock style. Hope the normal thickness gaskets will fix the oil leak. Plus can run the spreaders now.
Also redid the throttle cable.
Dad has the truck and fit them. He's tinkering with it. Also going for a different style air cleaner. Looks legit!
So started in phase 2. Which will consist of refining the whole swap. Little tweaks here and there. Mounting some things different. Etc. largest part is lowering the truck. Soooooo. Yeah. This is fun. Reminds me how luv I have suspension work.
Also a quick video now the exhaust is sorted and no longer leaking.
Had to cut a spring out on the passenger side. And both shocks and both front lower ball joints need replacement. Will update!
For some reason, I recall front shock replacement on my 2003 being a total pita, but I can't exactly recall why ... maybe access to the top mount? Looking forward to hearing what you experience there.
Id look at bilstein shocks (used from pullapart) and tall ball joints (proforged) for your replacement stuff. Will definitely be a noticeable improvement
Thanks fellas. The shock was a pita. But I went around the issue. The bottom bolts came out easy. Top didn't. So I cut it off along with the stud and they just fell out. Obviously as I'm replacing them I didn't care. Passenger side was leaking badly and both were shot.
Looks good?
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