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Posted by: Dr Evil May 24 2006, 04:22 PM

It is running and sounds frightening

More later, gotta go to an engagement.














I know, I'm a trease.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 24 2006, 04:37 PM

i knew you could do it....










you built it after all.....








how long till it blows up?

Posted by: Leo Imperial May 24 2006, 04:37 PM

Doooode cooool

Posted by: Gint May 24 2006, 04:59 PM

Dammit! What a blue-ball...

Posted by: jimkelly May 24 2006, 07:38 PM

What a relief

Posted by: Headrage May 24 2006, 07:42 PM

Wat to go Mike!!!!!!!!!


Keep the adrenalin flowing when you go to anatomy class and throw cadaver parts all over the room.....

Posted by: fitsbain May 24 2006, 08:17 PM

Good job Dr E!!!

I didn;t think you would get it done before our now pushed back till the 24th of june get together.

You did say it would be done by Saturday and of course you did it.

Posted by: plas76targa May 24 2006, 08:34 PM

Way to go Mike!

Wha's goin' on 6/24?

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 24 2006, 09:49 PM

Good deal.

You didn't say what the problem was. " I gots ta know."

Posted by: Series9 May 24 2006, 10:10 PM

I can't believe you're wasting your time on Medschool when I need door panels for Liz....


But seriously, congratulations.

Posted by: Dr Evil May 24 2006, 11:24 PM

New price for door panels, $1000 Doctor rates, ya know?

Ok here is the story:

Read my other posts on what was going on in order before today. Today I went out and unplugged the cold start valve (what I though I already did, but didn't) and plugged in the warmup regulator (what I actually unplugged the first time).

Why? Because the CSV was flooding the hell out of my engine and it would not start.

So I did this and it would seem to start immediately, but as soon as I depressed the pedal it woudl die, "vroom, stop."

I could still smell a buch of gas so I decided to remove all of the spark plugs and I used my hot air gun, on cold of course, to dry all of the cylinders out. I reinstalled, closed the idle set screw almost all of the way and gave it a go.

I got it running rough and it was smoking pretty good, but I gave it gas and eventually it started to smooth out a bit and I got it up to 3k. With both doors open and a light wind I was still engulfed in a cloud of freshly burnt off stickers from the bursche exhaust, and the little fuel in the header plus other things.

It sounded angry, powerful and hungry. I got it smoothed out after some tweeking and it will even idle on its own



Now the next problem......

I quickly noticed the new puddle of oil under my drivers side...)*(&)&)(&!

This has been an on going problem as I noticed the mating surface for the lower valve cover has dents in it (WTF!) and was leaking before so I sealed it with some tri-bond 1211. It worked, alomost. Ya see, the clearance between my oil cooler and the valve cover is very tight (as oppsed to before when it was non existenet) and when I put it on I must have remived some sealant. So, I have some silicone coated valve cover gaskets on their way as of tonight.....I hope they get here soon.

To add insult to injury, the oil line needs to be tightened which requires removing the left header....always something. Sooooo, maybe this weekend, if the parts arive, I will move it out off the garage for the first time in a year and it will be moving under its own power for the first time in about 3 years.

The engine sounds scary running in the garage, though.

Posted by: Dr Evil May 24 2006, 11:25 PM

Matt, 6/24 = BBQ in Pittsburg. See the thread here.

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 25 2006, 01:46 AM

I read every thread and every post... Cool,,, now you will be able to enjoy the

the summer, in style. Have Fun.

Posted by: root May 25 2006, 06:06 AM

You better hang on tight when you take it out for your first test drive.
It's got twice the horsepower and half the weight of your diesel cruiser.....
Congrats, especially on the idle ability...that's assume.

Posted by: root May 25 2006, 06:07 AM

Sorry...Awesome!

Posted by: JerryP May 25 2006, 06:22 AM

Nice work.

Posted by: Gint May 25 2006, 07:05 AM

QUOTE(Dr Evil @ May 24 2006, 11:24 PM)

Posted by: rick 918-S May 25 2006, 07:13 AM

Great to hear. I would still remve the cold start valve and check it. It may be leaking.

Posted by: brant May 25 2006, 08:32 AM

congrats Mike!
great job!

brant

Posted by: TROJANMAN May 25 2006, 09:22 AM

QUOTE(Gint @ May 25 2006, 05:05 AM)

I'm gonna need your help when I install my 2.7 CIS.

QUOTE(Gint @ May 25 2006, 05:05 AM)

........when I install my 2.7 CIS.

Posted by: Dr Evil May 25 2006, 09:29 AM

Hey Gint, I do not get email notifications to my actual email anymore. I only get some to the new one I set up when my account went down because of this problem. If you could change it back, with out resetting my account I woudl be grateful.

Now, back on topic:

Thanks all. So I need to remove valve cover bracing on the stock coverers as well? I thought that this was only required for the turbo covers, but if I can remove it ok on the regulars I will today.

Rick, removing the cold start valve would suck in new and fascinating ways that I can not even immagine dus to its proximal location ot the crappiest spot on the engine in the engine bay. If it stopped working after I unplugged it I will wait and see if the problems resolve......if not then out it comes.

Posted by: Gint May 25 2006, 09:50 AM

QUOTE(TROJANMAN @ May 25 2006, 09:22 AM)

QUOTE(Gint @ May 25 2006, 05:05 AM)

I'm gonna need your help when I install my 2.7 CIS.

wait..............

Posted by: Gint May 25 2006, 09:51 AM

QUOTE(Dr Evil @ May 25 2006, 09:29 AM)

Posted by: Dr Evil May 25 2006, 12:06 PM

Done, thanks Gint.