 Ha! We found the problem!, Zois and Milt are not going to like it |
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| SirAndy |
  Feb 5 2005, 10:38 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,618 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
i know, we should probably have checked this much earlier.
but then, there's a certain trust that a engine-builder at least get's the basics correct. or so you would think ... tadaaaa, drum-roll please .... ........... ...... the angle drive (for the lack of a better word) that the distributor-shaft slides into was installed 180 deg. off !!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ar15.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/fighting19.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) Milt, if you read this, please go out and shoot your engine-builder ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) i'm driving a loaner 914 right now, bone stock '70 1.7L because we left my car at the shop to cool overnight to adjust the valves tomorrow and figure out why one bank of the carbs don't do snot on idle. i can unplug the wires and it doesn't effect idle, but as soon as i come off idle it runs on all four and pulls *very* strong. man, it runs sooooooooooo much better now. it's quieter too. and much smoother. just have to fix the idle thing. anyways, i totally forgot how quiet a stock 914 is, i almost fell asleep on the way home. i'm going to get some rum & coke now and i'll have that in conjunction with a good cuban cigar. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer3.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/drunk.gif) Andy PS: we ditched the 050 and put in a dizzy from a 1.8L (a 009 i believe), set timing to 30 deg. and got a very nice power curve all the way up to 7k rpm ... |
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| jimtab |
Feb 5 2005, 10:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,477 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Pacifica, California Member No.: 91 Region Association: Northern California |
OOPSIE_DAISY!!! That sucks! |
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| Joseph Mills |
Feb 5 2005, 10:48 PM
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on a Sonoma diet now... Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39 |
EXCELLENT news!
Enjoy your cigar. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Sounds like you may have some plugged idle jets... or one bank way out of sync with the other, or linkage adjustment issues... whatever, that's just small stuff. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 5 2005, 10:59 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,618 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
nope, idle jets are clean ... that would have been too easy ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) Andy |
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| Trekkor |
Feb 5 2005, 11:11 PM
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I do things... Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California |
That is so good (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
About the carbs...As this just happened to me. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) There is something blocking the idle circuit. The actual cast tubes on the carb body. Shoot cleaner though the passage both directions 'til it flows right. You are so close. 7K RPM (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) that's manly... KT |
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| r_towle |
Feb 5 2005, 11:14 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,573 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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congrats.
seems like along time to run an engine in this way, I hope everything is still ok... Rich |
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| Joseph Mills |
Feb 5 2005, 11:16 PM
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on a Sonoma diet now... Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39 |
Guess so... but you'll get to it. You're on easy street now.(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) An MSD or Mallory CD box would be a nice addition. Who knows, someday you may become a CARB LO... LO... LOV... Nah! Fergit it! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
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| Trekkor |
Feb 5 2005, 11:20 PM
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I do things... Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California |
He loves 'em...Never told me, but he does. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif)
KT |
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| redshift |
Feb 5 2005, 11:46 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
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| ChrisReale |
Feb 5 2005, 11:49 PM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
Would the fact that this engine builder thought the motor was intended for a rear engine application have anything to do with the dizzy "thing" being 180 off?
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| Britain Smith |
Feb 6 2005, 12:41 AM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
Hey Andy, glad you made it home ok. I saw you pull over, nothing bad I guess. Now you know what it feels like driving around my 1.7L everyday.
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| SirAndy |
Feb 6 2005, 12:41 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,618 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i sure hope not! the engine doesn't care which way it is mounted! it always turns the same way ... we were puzzled by the fact that is was running at all. we didn't notice until we dropped in the new dizzy. brought #1 up to TDC and dropped in the replacement dizzy and then WTF ???? the rotor was pointing towards my pass. taillight. huh ??? so we look down the hole and low & behold, it's 180 deg. off ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) i *really* hope i didn't damage anything running it that way for at least a 1000 miles. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif) (think burning holes in pistons) .... what a nightmare ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) Andy |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 6 2005, 12:44 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,618 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
haha, naaaa, 2nd gear was stuck, couldn't get it out. called B. and he said, just jank it really hard. worked! damm, that car is *soooo* quiet. i was tempted to try out the radio and i could hear it! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif) Andy |
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| Andyrew |
Feb 6 2005, 12:45 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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I have to really be gutsy to shift mine at 6k!! 7k must be really fun...
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| SirAndy |
Feb 6 2005, 12:47 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,618 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
yeah, got the dual valve springs and solid rocker spacers ... my tach only goes up to 7k but i feels like it still got lots of power up there. i've tried, but i couldn't get the valves to "float" ... me likes ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Andy |
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| John |
Feb 6 2005, 02:58 AM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
I would be more concerned with the rod bolts at 7k than the valves floating. |
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| Bleyseng |
Feb 6 2005, 09:37 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Me thinks the engine builder spaced out and thought he was building a bug engine, thats why the gear drive was 180 off.
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| scotty b |
Feb 6 2005, 09:44 AM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Engine builder : " Now look son, I been buildin engines since before you was a twinkle in your pappy's eye. My engines right. Your car is 180 out." (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
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| Mark Henry |
Feb 6 2005, 10:37 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
7000rpm?
I bet your (no, scratch that, let me say I know) tach is nowhere near accurate at that RPM....The stock VDO is junk. I always put an Autometer tach on any performance engine I build. Cheap insurance. My engine is worth more than CW correctness. The dizzy drive is a common rookie mistake. |
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| jwalters |
Feb 6 2005, 11:04 AM
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Sooo Close....... Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 14-May 04 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 2,068 Region Association: Europe |
So Mark, is there index marks on the parts?? How do you know it is put in right??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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