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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1050 on: April 07, 2016, 04:24:33 pm »
I used the old one but it wont fit now with the radiator in

so put the old rad in and fire that pig up cuz were not gettin any younger here waitin on ya.


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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1051 on: April 07, 2016, 04:58:35 pm »
so put the old rad in and fire that pig up cuz were not gettin any younger here waitin on ya.

Too late hombre, new one is in..

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1052 on: April 07, 2016, 05:01:47 pm »
What 43 pages and still not going  :lmao:  what now its a battery problem ,didn't someone tell you bigger is not always better  :grin:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1053 on: April 07, 2016, 05:07:15 pm »
What 43 pages and still not going  :lmao:  what now its a battery problem ,didn't someone tell you bigger is not always better  :grin:

He actually wanted a smaller one so I found a small case high amp lead one because he was to cheap to buy the 650 amp lithium battery for his "race car' that i told him about that weighed a whopping 5 lbs.



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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1054 on: April 07, 2016, 05:08:54 pm »
Too late hombre, new one is in..

well forget the brackets then and just use duck tape t hold it in an let er rip.

you do know that we want a sound clip of it too .  :thumb:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1055 on: April 07, 2016, 06:14:51 pm »
He actually wanted a smaller one so I found a small case high amp lead one because he was to cheap to buy the 650 amp lithium battery for his "race car' that i told him about that weighed a whopping 5 lbs.

It was a $800 AU battery, no way i could slip that one past the minister for war and finance..

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1056 on: April 07, 2016, 06:16:30 pm »
What 43 pages and still not going  :lmao:  what now its a battery problem ,didn't someone tell you bigger is not always better  :grin:

There's only been a few pages of actual "work" Glenn  :lmao: :lmao:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1057 on: April 07, 2016, 06:20:49 pm »
It was a $800 AU battery, no way i could slip that one past the minister for war and finance..

So whats the big deal. You dumped nearly half that amount in gas and oil on your new driveway in the last 2 days .  :lmao:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1058 on: April 07, 2016, 06:21:59 pm »
There's only been a few pages of actual "work" Glenn  :lmao: :lmao:

Yeah, just a few pages of work and probably just a few days of it too .  :lmao:

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« Reply #1059 on: April 07, 2016, 06:34:27 pm »
So whats the big deal. You dumped nearly half that amount in gas and oil on your new driveway in the last 2 days .  :lmao:

I just wanted to see the look on my tree hugger neighbours face as i hosed it down the drain  :lmao: :lmao:

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« Reply #1060 on: April 07, 2016, 06:45:24 pm »
I just wanted to see the look on my tree hugger neighbours face as i hosed it down the drain  :lmao: :lmao:

ahhh ha ha....perhaps he would have preferred for you to lite it to dry it off instead.

By the way I'm sure you thought to buy acid for the battery so you can fill it up before you charge it on low for several hours.  :bolt:
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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1061 on: April 08, 2016, 05:19:20 pm »
Well,


I managed to get it running and it idled for a good min or so.....

Then it began to shake itself to pieces and died..

 :ouch: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1062 on: April 08, 2016, 05:39:50 pm »
Well,


I managed to get it running and it idled for a good min or so.....

Then it began to shake itself to pieces and died..

 :ouch: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

check the timing again.

make sure the distributor is tight,

make sure it has spark.

make sure it has gas.

how did the idle sound until it died, was it nastier than the other cam?

does it have spark?

does it still turn over?

try to start it and hold the rpm up to around 1500 and see what it does?

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1063 on: April 08, 2016, 06:05:07 pm »
 :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


I'm just messing with ya matey..


Few things got in the way today so i didn't get a lot of time on it.


I know you all were nodding your heads thinking "yep knew that was gonna happen"  :toetapping: :lol:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1064 on: April 08, 2016, 06:11:42 pm »
 :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao: Fitzy you are funnier than Barnett looks  :grin:  :thumb:  :leaving: .

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1065 on: April 08, 2016, 10:40:58 pm »
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


I'm just messing with ya matey..


Few things got in the way today so i didn't get a lot of time on it.


I know you all were nodding your heads thinking "yep knew that was gonna happen"  :toetapping: :lol:


So ya made me type all that for nothin huh?  :toetapping:

There is still PLENTY of time for me to get even.  :kickass: :kickass:






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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1066 on: April 09, 2016, 08:39:13 am »

So ya made me type all that for nothin huh?  :toetapping:

There is still PLENTY of time for me to get even.  :kickass: :kickass:

Just checking your still committed..  :lmao:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1067 on: April 09, 2016, 09:54:33 am »
Just checking your still committed..  :lmao:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1068 on: April 09, 2016, 12:28:09 pm »
 :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1069 on: April 09, 2016, 03:46:42 pm »
How long approximately am i cranking the engine to set the 12 degrees ?

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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1070 on: April 09, 2016, 03:53:51 pm »
How long approximately am i cranking the engine to set the 12 degrees ?

3 to 5 seconds . it will flash right away.

if the timing s incorrect, stop and turn the distributor a little then check again.

it would be easier to see white out.

the black mark is presumably zero TDC . so put a white line 12 degrees to the right of it as you face the engine.
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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1071 on: April 09, 2016, 06:41:16 pm »
3 to 5 seconds . it will flash right away.

if the timing s incorrect, stop and turn the distributor a little then check again.

it would be easier to see white out.

the black mark is presumably zero TDC . so put a white line 12 degrees to the right of it as you face the engine.
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Yeah i've marked everything with white out.


Looks like i have some wiring issues to sort. Everything is ready to go but it won't crank.

I'll get the work lights out tonight and sort it because i want to kick this thing in the guts and get it running first thing.



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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1072 on: April 10, 2016, 12:18:19 am »

Yeah i've marked everything with white out.


Looks like i have some wiring issues to sort. Everything is ready to go but it won't crank.

I'll get the work lights out tonight and sort it because i want to kick this thing in the guts and get it running first thing.

Well it cranked two days ago before you "fixed" the wiring .  :lmao:

What year is your pile o' crap?
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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1073 on: April 10, 2016, 08:55:06 am »
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Re: Do you have to degree a new cam ?
« Reply #1074 on: April 10, 2016, 09:39:30 am »
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Ok rocket scientist.

On the back of ignition switch you have:

C POST - Pink . This wire goes to a big block on the firewall under under the dash on the left side where the pink color stops as it splays off into two different colored wires . It comes out of the block inside the engine compartment as a brown wire which goes to the small post on the solenoid that points slightly rearward.

The other wire joined to it at the block is Red with Green . This comes out of the firewall around 12" where it ends up at a 3 prong plug where it comes out the other side the same color then goes to the positive side of the coil.


S POST - Red Blue . This wire will fk you whenever it can . It comes out of the firewall by maybe 12" right behind the engine and goes to a 4 prong plug where it then goes to the neutral safety switch then comes back out to the other prong on the plug as Red Green which continues to the small post on the solenoid that points slightly forward.

You probably don't have the switch, but if you do, put the car in neutral and see if it turns over.

You can bypass this switch if you want by either unplugging it then simply connecting the two wires on the end that come out of the firewall together somehow, OR you may have to do something else . Can't remember right now.

Tell me the colors of all the wires on this plug and what side of the plug they are on.


B POST Yellow . This is full time power . It ties into a big black with Yellow wire which goes to the big front post on the starter solenoid . You should have 12 volts at this wire at the switch irregardless of what position the key is in.


A POST - We hope not to go there.