Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LdGbFcHuZw&feature=youtu.beI ran the fuel pump/filled the carb/made sure it wasn't leaking, but didn't check for spark...didn't need to.....fired right up Only issue was, my FAST A/F meter crapped out. I really need to get that working so I can get rid of that part throttle blubber/over-rich thing. So, that might be $300 down the toilet, oh well...I'll call them today and see if they will fix it. Other than that, seems exactly like it was in '13.... Hope to have some fun with this thing soon
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Very nice! Glad to see you working on it again...I bet it was nice hearing it after so long! Mine's been apart for only 4 weeks and I can't stand it, lol.
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Sounds great,,,,,long time coming.Nice to see you finally found the time to play in the garage.
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Yep, the enthusiasm has definitely returned...
Looking forward to moving it to the shop and getting it on the hoist. So much to do.
I wanted to get after it in '14 but other time consuming interests (music) really took over....until now haven't had a chance to even think about what I wanna do, car wise.
Got my RA set up with F.A.S.T., I'm going to send the unit back but by the guy's tone of voice it didn't sound good. Something tells me I'll probably be buying another
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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If you do need to replace it you can get better stuff for less money these days. Sometimes taking 5 years off is a good thing since technology marches on. AEM sells wide band kits in the $150 range. If you already have a sensor then you can save even more money. They've had the little gauge for 150 since '09-ish, yep it is ok. I believe My Buddy Evan still has one one his blown 392 Magnum. They don't have anything that Will log and play back in that kind of Price range, which was the appeal of the fast meter. No laptop required, On screen playback, but it's only appealing if it works . When working the fast can play back 50 minutes on its own display.
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Best to set the video up so it captures the tach as well as the wideband so you will know what is going on. Poor man's data recorder! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIUHd-2C1qY
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Sounds good.There is always header smoke on the 1st fireup. Thanks. It's a little fat but not horribly. Yeah, I cranked it for awhile with the spark plugs out/valve covers off to get the oil flowing, so a little overflow was inevitable.
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Sounds good, whats the combo?
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Sure but if you have a working gauge you can also point your phone at it and record the gauge while making a quarter mile run or blasting up a long hill. Then play back the video and see what is going on.
I'm starting to use video for a bunch of stuff these days and I'm finding it to be really valuable. I started doing that a couple of years ago so I could read my LM-1 and the tach.. worked out great.. I showed my buddy that and now he will try it.. he has had my LM-1 long enough to at least try it... LOL.. doesnt matter to me.. now I have 2 data logger
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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Sounds good.There is always header smoke on the 1st fireup. Thanks. It's a little fat but not horribly. Yeah, I cranked it for awhile with the spark plugs out/valve covers off to get the oil flowing, so a little overflow was inevitable. I index the dist with a marker and set the timing with the cap off helps.Do you have a priming rod to turn the oil pump?
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Re: Finally fired it up after 4 years sitting
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you guys are cool: Thanks for giving a hoot .Do you have a priming rod to turn the oil pump? I do, but I had pulled all the lifters out for a look and reassembled. By the time I turned it over with a ratchet + the starter setting valve lash, priming shaft seemed redundant....there was actually quite a bit of oil still clinging to the rockers even after sitting that long... so I just spun it awhile with the starter like I already was doing. After 4 years what did you do fuel wise, with the gas in the tank and in the carbs. Great to see you get it running again. Actually a great question...Alot can go wrong!...already had Sta-Bil in the tank, and I shut off the pump and ran the engine until the carb was empty 4 years ago. Then when I got ready to fire it up again, I pulled the lines off the carb, put them in a gas can and ran it until the tank was empty, Put the old stabilized gas in my wife's daily driver, and put fresh gas in the old Plymouth so it wouldn't have any problems. then after putting the fuel lines back on, I filled the carb and checked for leaks before firing it. Bought an extra carb kit, will probably go through it later. Hopefully I can go get my 10, pound on the car some more and then focus on metal/paint/interior, tired of having the ugliest car in town LOL. The lines seem OK but will take a better look once it is in the shop.... Sounds good, whats the combo? Thanks! Without getting too gory, the highlights are: 451ci low deck with rpm heads, victor manifold, .630 endurance roller, and 2-inch super comps. what cam you have in that motor Zippy??? It's a .630 roller, custom grind from Porter Racing Heads. I think its 262/266 at .050 on a 110 or right around that.
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