Yeah, the paint was a bummer, but if that's all I have to complain about then I'm in good shape. The only paint messing with now is for the engine cover and louvers for a car show Sept 1. I was glad about the timing. One thing I learned is that you do need to keep the timing chains taut, but it depends on your next step. If you are going to get into the timing cover anyways, all you need to worry about is keeping the chains tight enough so that it doesn't slip a spoke. If you aren't going into the timing cover, then they will HAVE to be tight because the tensioner will expand making it impossible to slip the timing sprocket back onto the cam journal. I will report tomorrow the drivability of the car. Idling is one thing, power under load is another. > -----Original Message----- > From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 11:21 AM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Mmmm. Fire good! > > Congratulations. I'm glad I'm not the only one. > > About that paint: I don't know if you read the can, but some of that > stuff requires "curing" in an oven, OR heating by your car. The > problem is, it's supposed to be done withing an hour of spraying it > on. Not months. :) Then again, some brands don't. > > The RPM relay is supposed to click and cycle the freq valve and pump > for 1 second when you turn the key. > > I'm glad you were able to do all that and not have to mess with the > timing like I did. > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote: > > Here's a quick description of what I did last night. > > > > I turned the key to on and put my voltmeter on fuse 1 (while the > fuse was > > still installed). I heard (what I believe to be) the RPM relay > click. That > > seemed odd. Was that a stuck relay? Then I yanked fuse 1 and > cleaned its > > contact and sprayed a little electrical cleaner on it. With the > fuse back > > and fingers crossed, I cranked the engine. > > > > Click - rurururururur - putt putt puttputtputtVROOM! > > > > She's alive! For the first time in 4 months she lives. The engine > hunted for > > about 15 seconds, trying to stall. Eventually, the idle smoothed > out and > > purred at 900-1000 RPMs. I ran out into the street and beat my > chest. > > > > I went around to the engine and saw copious amount of smoke. Sweet > mercy > > what now! At closer inspection, the supposed 1500 degree hi-temp > paint I put > > on the exhaust was burning away. Cheap-ass shit. Anyways, the > exhaust still > > ticks so I'll have to re-torque the manifolds, but it sounded good. > > > > I slipped a timing light on and discovered, to my horror, that > timing was > > WAAAAY off. Wait a minute. I was checking on the wrong wire. A > quick move to > > six revealed SPOT ON timing. Electrical timing was good. > > > > Next up: re-torque head and manifold and take that bitch out on the > road. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1595053/R=0/SIG=124gf29oe/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitakenat togyo?YH=3707890&yhad=1595053> Click Here! <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1595053/rand=830943767> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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