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> Jim Kelly's V8 re-conversion
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post Feb 14 2016, 04:28 PM
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some of this has its own thread...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=276017

last week we determined that some of my oil leak problem was 4 bolts holding my carb intake to the heads, so we applied sealant and 3 stopped leaking. on Saturday I thought i'd address the last one that did not stop leaking, so not only did I add sealant to it again, I decided to use a longer bolt because the other 3 were longer. I used a 1.5" bolt but it turns out the other were probably 1.25", the max that should be used. so anyway, monday go for a drive but power is weird, I figured it had to do with engine being cold and I just changed the fuel filter and thought maybe there was some starving going on, but 30 minutes later I decided to go back home and figure out what was wrong. anyway, yesterday I pull the valve cover off to find a cracked valve rod that I retrieved from the head with a magnet on a stick but I had to remove the intake to put the lifter back in the head. anyway, it is all back together but it revs ok in neutral but under load it is either valves or knocking. what you think? anyway, why does a guy with so little mechanical prowess own a 914, who the hell knows. i'd like to think the noise is due mostly to timing cause I of course had to pull the distributor. and I never put a tdc mark on my flywheel or crank balancer, need to, asap. I first thought it was vacuum advance problem but vacuum is pulling thru hose.

and i have an 8360 msd distributor and am thinking about addind a msd 8728 soft touch rev limiter to it, 3900 rpm limit.

today i took my car to rightpedal's (aka: steve) house and he located TDC, adjusted valves, timed engine and it is once again running like it should. one thing new is that my belt pulley was hitting my timing belt cover, steve tweaked this, to be fixed properly another time. gonna order a new pulley and spacer (from renegade) and timing chain cover. thank you steve : ) oh, pics of valve are supposed to show some mushrooming but pics sucks.


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post Feb 15 2016, 10:43 AM
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The last paragraph ehould be first, right?


You and steve solved the issues and its running good now?
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post Feb 15 2016, 11:32 AM
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yes. i changed location of that paragraph.
yes. running good now. which gave me an opportunity to park in the snow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)


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The last paragraph ehould be first, right?


You and steve solved the issues and its running good now?


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post Feb 15 2016, 11:34 AM
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Wow I really am thinning out on top. Time for poor person rogaine... A hat.

We didn't solve all the problems, but yes running much better. I'm sure Jim will chime in and lay out the list.

Steve.
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post Feb 15 2016, 12:01 PM
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gotta get me some of these in SAE : ) especially nice for removing the spark plugs that hide behind my shorty headers.

funny thing is that when i woke up on sunday, my wife said, happy valentines day. i said, oh shit, sorry babe, gotta work on car : ) many thanks to steve's lovely wife for setting him free for most of the day to get greasy with me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Feb 15 2016, 05:38 PM
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So... You had a good Valentine's day then? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Feb 18 2016, 11:08 AM
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while i have not driven my car IN much snow, i have driven it on wet salted roads and my throttle cable started feeling like shit, not smooth and i can see it was starting to get some corrosion on it where it was not sheathed in engine bay. so i applied this stuff on liberally, hope it makes a difference in peddle feel.


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post Feb 18 2016, 11:20 AM
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yes... yes i did (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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So... You had a good Valentine's day then? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 11 2016, 02:34 PM
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got a bad oil leak in the front of my 350. lose about a quart for every 450 miles i drive. gonna take a peak at it in the near future. i am sure it is fixable, but if not, $1500 new engine. gonna have to put a rev limiter on my car either way, as it is hard not to put my foot into it and get to redline and beyond, too damn quickly.


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post Mar 11 2016, 02:52 PM
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QUOTE(jimkelly @ Mar 11 2016, 12:34 PM) *

got a bad oil leak in the front of my 350. lose about a quart for every 450 miles i drive. gonna take a peak at it in the near future. i am sure it is fixable, but if not, $1500 new engine. gonna have to put a rev limiter on my car either way, as it is hard not to put my foot into it and get to redline and beyond, too damn quickly.



Damn you and your brand new $1500 engines!

j/k....so tempting to have something with 0 miles at that price..
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post Mar 11 2016, 02:54 PM
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i paid $1000 for my 307, 4 barrel carb to pan, though she is well used, she pulls fine. but new for $1500, gosh, seems attractive, especially when a new set of LE heads from hoffman run, what $2000. i'm guzzling gas and can't go to your rpms either : (
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post Mar 11 2016, 05:15 PM
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Why not drop the engine, put a new front crank seal and check the oil and timing chain seal? Probably $20 worth of parts, 6 hours of work..
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post Mar 11 2016, 05:20 PM
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that is the plan. just always itched for a brand new engine and like pissing everyone off with the sbc low low low price : )

rightpedal is located about 1 hr from my house and has volunteered to do this repair with/for me : ) i look forward to not having a wet oily engine bay one day (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) till then i'm gonna drive it like it is s brand new BRZ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/bestcarmag.com-2460-1457738456.1.jpg)

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Why not drop the engine, put a new front crank seal and check the oil and timing chain seal? Probably $20 worth of parts, 6 hours of work..
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Your going to drive it like its slow, horrible tires, and no has torque?
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post Mar 11 2016, 05:58 PM
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alright alright, i take it back, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

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Your going to drive it like its slow, horrible tires, and no has torque?
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post Mar 30 2016, 04:11 PM
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as clayperrine said in another post, the two spades do connect to starter solenoid, i just tried it finally. red wire.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=279375&hl=


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post Mar 30 2016, 04:14 PM
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finally closed up the air gaps in my radiator install. you know, half assed like normal.

last week i was driving in nicer weather, not sure the actual temperature BUT IT WAS NOT A HOT DAY and my fans were on most of the time on hwy driving and my engine was running a slightly above the 190 degree thermostat i have in the engine. hopefully this - sealing up - will improve things???

oh, i found some silver tape at work, hope it is flue tape. we'll see.


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post Apr 8 2016, 03:04 PM
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nope, taping up gaps did not fix cooling problem, luckily weather has not been hot yet. also i am trying gel bicycle seat covers under my seat cushion for comfort and reduced aching butt. update to follow.


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Sounds like you have air in the system. Check for leaks?
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