The Jalopy Journal
Well i called Ace Auto that did the carb and they are the BB1 experts. He said that it is the Accelerator pump itself that has gotten swollen....
Yeah i have to call them and try to find out. Thanks.
So idled great again last night but noticed vacuum advance quit working now. Put vacuum guage on it showing 17 lbs at idle. Switched advance unit...
will try that but its gonna be kinda difficult with the carb being so far down.
Yeah just looked. They make ALOT of different rebuild kits for the bb1 i heard and you do have to be carefull picking the correct kit. The place...
Idles really nicely and smooth for awhile. Minutes. Going to test how long it will do that. Did get it from very low good idle to about 500-600...
No sputter. No backfire. Just goes to a duller lower power noise and gets lower idle and dies kinda quietly. If i hit the peddle super quick it...
Cool. I think i will check on what spring was used! Thanks. Its warrantied so i can send it back to get tested.
no exhaust hooked up right now.
It idles great and did before this engine but doesnt like to come off of idle and will slow and die no matter how much you play with the pedal....
Update. Swapped oil pumps from original motor and now i have oil pressure. I did notice one of the tubes had some steel epoxy at its base that was...
Got it fired up last night! But it has ZERO oil pressure!!!! Dangit. And the good water pump now leaks at the lower mounting bolt. AND it still...
Pulled a couple of 3rd shifts on the truck and got the engine, trans, and accessories hooked up. All the way to the welding of the front firewall...
Yup. I just meant that i added .005 to the normal setting. Once she warms up i will check the lash again to see what changed or didn't.
Yeah kabotas can do everything these days but man do they cost alot. Wife wont let me get one of those.
Got the truck back on its tires. Brakes are complete and bled them today. No leaks. Ready for the painted motor to go back in. Only had to make 1...
Pressure washed the chassis and just have to scrape the big grease chunks off. Also got the brake assemblies cleaned. Ready to paint. Sending out...
Well. Hit a snag with the new engine. The machine shop called and said that the head has the usual cracks that they all seem to have. The common...
You gotta tell me what kind of cast iron wire you used. I want to try it. Can't find any.
Welding worked out great with a #2 tip and gas set at 5 ox and 5 ac. Ground smooth after and looks ok. I think i will use high heat epoxy over top...
Got the intake and exhaust manifolds apart and cleaned up. Ready to weld but they are in the fire getting cleaned. Transmission is out and i...
Dropped body back on the chassis but i had to cut out the rear crossmember section of the f;loor. Didnt realize that a stock floor wont work with...
Nice welding work. I am going with Nickel 99 rod. 16 bucks for 2 rods. Ouch. I will put it in my weber grill to cool down slow.
I am thinking of drilling holes in some steel plate to bolt it to and weld it bolted to that. May have enough room to weld. May not since it is on...
Cool. Good to know. I am going to try to find out what kind of cast iron it is and then make my decision. Been watching videos of manifolds being...
Anybody have any success at welding cast iron manifolds? I am getting some Castron rods that i read are the best for that weld and i will follow...
Massive crack in the exhaust manifold that could not be seen from the outside. Going to try to weld it. Not easy. The motor didnt have any room to...
Haha. Yeah. "preserve" meaning i don't want to touch it or else i will have to replace it! Its good unless it gets moved around alot. It starts to...
Original coe high torque motors distributor is 1110090. The new motor as per Stovebolt guy is not a high torque. Just a regular 36-49 216 and its...
So Tony "the Britt" who i got this motor from said they all seem to have full pressure to the mains and cam journals along with the squirters up...
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