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Just a quick update, I have been slowly accumulating brake parts over the past couple of months. Yesterday, I got a replacement for the grille bar...
Sorry for disappearing again, it’s been a busy couple weeks! I only had a few minutes this morning at my mom’s to tinker and I got it to run again...
I’ve been thinking about what the issue could be, and it certainly is timing. It’s just strange that I had it running one minute, then couldn’t...
I think I got it about the timing marks. Now I just gotta get it to run again!
I believe it’s on the timing cover. I haven’t touched it and I assume it’s original
So “before” top dead center would be advanced?
Okay so maybe I’m not understanding “12 degrees advance” and “12 degrees after”. On my timing tab, there’s 0, A, and R. Assuming for advance and...
Well i don’t know what it is, but it’s back to no starting! I have spark, I have fuel, and it’ll even sputter randomly while cranking, and smoke...
Hah! As always, trust the graybeards! :D The white line solved my problems!
“Borrowed” some white paint from the basement, i’ll give that a try!
Ah, I should mention the balancer is orange, so black sharpie might actually work better, no?
I got the oil pressure gauge plumbed and I’ve got just over 40psi
Well, I’m getting 13.05v on the alt terminal while running. I didn’t have any beefy wire laying around so I doubled up the 12 gauge by running...
Still with it guys, just don't get a chance to work on the car unless I've got a free weekend. This week I scored a set of dog dish hubcaps which...
Thanks for the tips, funny I actually had deduced the distributor/timing mark method already just thinking about it. Good to see I was right. I...
I do. I was going to try it the other night but the battery got low and I had to get going anyway. Next time!
I do have vacuum advance on this distributor, though it’s plugged right now until I figure out the timing situation.
Meant to share this as well. I was getting this intermittently, sometimes it would start and sometimes not. From what I’ve gathered, the...
10-4!
Huh, that sure looks a LOT like my alternator! Here are q couple photos I dug up from a few years ago, I have the gen light on the dash wired to...
That would be much appreciated! It seems like it’s pretty simple, but I’ve never done it before!
Thanks for the suggestions guys. Truth be told, this alternator may or may not even be functional. It was on the engine when I bought it, but I...
So right now, it’s wired to the gen light on the dash. It lights up when I start the engine, but then goes off while it idles. Th problem is that...
I think my timing was/is just totally out of wack. I have a hell of a time getting it started now but at least it’s something. A few weeks ago...
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Nevermind, it started up!
https://youtube.com/shorts/WpZpDYvRT8k?si=4yxcyJcwe6ZIG5Lf https://youtube.com/shorts/lONVn35dfTU?si=eNistiJAwpn8PWyD
Alright fellas this is really getting the best of me. I just don’t know what else to try. I installed the new ballast resistor, and tested while...
If it’s for a trifive, use this tool: https://www.trifivechevys.com/calculators/rearTireCalc.htm
Resistors: ordered Battery: returned. They tried to get me to buy a $240 battery when I took this one in so I said no thanks, just give me my...
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