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| rfuerst911sc |
 May 3 2010, 05:53 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,158 Joined: 4-May 06 From: Dahlonega , Georgia Member No.: 5,980 Region Association: South East States  |
Over the weekend my 3.0 conversion started running like crap. Almost instantly it went from running good to crap. Seems like it is not running on all cylinders. On Sunday I installed new spark plugs but that made no difference and the old plugs ( less than 3 months old ) looked fine. When I restarted after the new plugs the car would not turn off when I turned the ignition off ? She finally died on her own from the poor running. So I decided to put my battery tender on as the battery seemed low ( less than 1 month old ). Today when I got home from work I noticed the alternator light on the dash was lit with the key off.....wtf ??? So the battery is new,spark plugs new along with ignition wires,coil. The ignition box is a Mallory digital being driven by a recurved Jerry Woods distributor. And the alternator was rebuilt by a local shop. Any ideas what's going on ?
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| carr914 |
May 5 2010, 08:05 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 124,905 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
Idle Jets will take you 10 minutes to take out clean & reinstall. And put a better fuel filter in line. I use a BMW cannister ( about the size of a Fosters Beer Can)
 And damn, if I had the keys to your house and 4 beers, I could have fixed you up yesterday. I saw my Gremlins yesterday - I think I'm a pretty laid-back guy until pushed to a point - that point was yesterday. I went Hiroshima on them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif). The parts for my Trailing Ear reinforcement & my chassis stiffing kit that have been there for more than 6 months were not installed. Bottom Line = my car will be done by the end of the month.  |
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| rfuerst911sc |
May 5 2010, 10:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,158 Joined: 4-May 06 From: Dahlonega , Georgia Member No.: 5,980 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(carr914 @ May 5 2010, 06:05 AM)  Idle Jets will take you 10 minutes to take out clean & reinstall. And put a better fuel filter in line. I use a BMW cannister ( about the size of a Fosters Beer Can) And damn, if I had the keys to your house and 4 beers, I could have fixed you up yesterday. I saw my Gremlins yesterday - I think I'm a pretty laid-back guy until pushed to a point - that point was yesterday. I went Hiroshima on them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif). The parts for my Trailing Ear reinforcement & my chassis stiffing kit that have been there for more than 6 months were not installed. Bottom Line = my car will be done by the end of the month. TC I assume # 4 in your diagram is the idle jets that need cleaning ? I have a new filter screen in the tank. A new filter ( metal cannister ) before the fuel pump and another metal cannister filter in the engine bay before the carbs. I thought that was enough but maybe not ? Should I add two smaller filters on the PMO fuel rails ? |
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rfuerst911sc 914/6 conversion gremlin May 3 2010, 05:53 PM
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