jlfents
Piecing a car together sucks!
Vee_Que
jlfents;129069 wroteI still stand by myself saying there were no cracks when I bought it. That big crack is bigger than Bill Shorten's forehead, there's no way I could have simply missed it. I noticed it about a month ago when I was trying to remove the studs using the two nut method. I undid every one of them except the last one which has the two nuts in the photo. I tried soaking it and using some heat but it wont budge. So much so one of those nuts is now crossed threaded and stuck on there. Who could I go to that can do such repairs to crack/s?
The motor will be buttoned back up and set aside for now. If I do a major tear down and rebuild it will set me way back in terms of cost and getting it ready for Canberra. I have more time than money so I don't mind doing some things twice. But I'll leave this subject for another day.
An old school cylinder head shop can fix both issues for you pretty easily. Not that many around anymore. But ring around.
Slowbrick
Cool project and will be interesting to see it when its finished. I noticed on your list of parts you are looking for an A cam. I have one installed in my B23ET and will be removing it in favour of a KG2T. Send me a PM if you want it.
Major Ledfoot
jlfents;129072 wrotePiecing a car together sucks!
Yeah? Dunno about that. YMMV, but it can be a very enjoyable and sometimes highly amusing process, where you get to travel a bit and see parts of the planet which you'd never would see otherwise, and meet a wide range of folks along the way. Parts hunting is half the fun for me, but then my projects don't have concrete deadlines.
JakeNZ
I have some Turbo parts - Pistons, Cam and I think an Intermediate shaft + some other bits.
Donno what sort of cam, looked like a new one that was in a parts car.
jlfents
Thanks for the support guys. Have receive part offerings from a few of you. I'm just waiting on a couple of things atm but when I'm ready to order I will contact you to see if you still have them.
JocrisBeva
Vee_Que;129074 wrote
An old school cylinder head shop can fix both issues for you pretty easily. Not that many around anymore. But ring around.
"Northside cylinder head" in geebung does good affordable work. Nice fella,
robv
David Chilton, Chiltons engineering is an old school legend.
Raebird
I may have an “A” cam and 405 head, will have to double check when I’m at my parents place next though.
jlfents
Alright. This is not an update on the turbo progress, more of a plea for any help as the car is not running.
Last night was pouring with rain. On the way home from the footy game I was changing lanes when a big long puddle came from out'a nowhere. Going 70km, it was a huge splash. Car immediately shut off and dashboard lit up.
Trying to restart, it would sound like it's caught on running but as soon as I disengage starter motor it would die. After a few tries it kind of started but extremely roughly. Sounded almost as if it was on one cylinder - definitely not four. Any kind of throttle input would kill it. Eventually after letting it sit for a couple of minutes missing and barely idling, I tried the throttle again and slowly got it reving. Once at 2 - 3k rpm it sounded and felt normal, no missing and happy to rev. Thought this is it, my only chance and started rolling keeping the revs at ~3k. After 10 meters or so it died and would not start again.
Half an hour later Dad arrived. Tried starting again and after say combined 20 sec of turning over ka-boooom. A huge backfire. Loudest Dad had ever heard, and he's had a fair bit of experience with cars from his 351... days. You get the idea. There was a 'huge' fireball under the car and a fair bit of smoke pursued - no fire. Called RACQ and tilt tray brought car home.
Today, the car will not start. Turn over but nothing else. It keeps backfiring now just much much smaller than last nights. Checked timing belt timing and everything looks ok. Not sure what else to look for, any help?
All fuses are good and everything looks dry.
carnut222
Check for moisture in distributor? Does it have the electronic ignition module on the right front chassis rail. Water damage to that? My thoughts. Or possible water ingestion into cylinders. Check air filter element. Hope it's nothing serious.
pauljloz
If you've had the ignition leads off double check the order is correct.
JocrisBeva
Ive fried the altenator driving through puddles on 2 occasions. But sounds to me like you have fried more than that. Unplug everything check for shorts and wait for it all to dry out as a first step maybe..
carnut222
pauljloz;130962 wroteIf you've had the ignition leads off double check the order is correct.
I second this as the possible backfire cause. I once put the distributor cap on backwards after checking the rotor and it backfired so hard it blew off the intake pipe.
jlfents
Thanks for your suggestions guys.
The fact that it is backfiring leads me to suggest there is spark. We have checked the spark leads removing and reinstalling one at a time to avoid bad ordering - looks dry. Removed cap and rotor, everything looks dry in distributor. It is possible ignition is now back to front considering the way it was backfiring today. I'm sure I lined up the notches correctly but will double check in morning. I have not yet checked the ign module. Will try compressed air, and the Sun would help too
Report back tomorrow.
Raebird
Air flow meter might have been damaged by the water maybe? Try unplugging the air flow meter and see if anything changes. I would suspect the leads are in the correct order seeing as the car was running fine before you hit the puddle...
Vee_Que
Kjet, so no airflow. But wet dizzy is my pick too based on killing my 264 at 17 when I washed it.
Raebird
Vee_Que;130989 wroteKjet, so no airflow. But wet dizzy is my pick too based on killing my 264 at 17 when I washed it.
Forgot it was already k-jet, my bad.
jlfents
No luck today.
The ignition is all as it should be; correct plug wire ordering and cap on the right way. I'm pretty sure whatever water that might have been in there is gone, and I used compressed air to be sure. Ign module looks good.
Same story regarding turning over. It backfires almost instantly and will keep doing that. I have double checked the timing belt and it all lines up.
Water pump seal seems to be failing too. I've noticed coolant on front of engine.
It just needed to run for six months problem free...
carnut222
Have you pulled the plugs to have a look at them? Did you pull the distributor rotor to have a look, and double confirm it lines up with cyl 1 mark on distributor body when it should? Long shot I have seen rotors go on the wrong way too. Hope you find something but the backfiring really does sound like a cap/rotor/plug wire issue. Frustrating to say the least. Good luck!
