Just finished working on the car another 10 + hours. Good news! Car started. But it fought John and I the whole way.
To make a short story long, we made the correction for the PC ground at the "-" post on the battery. My battery is located in the trunk and the previous owner did some Mickey Mouse electrical work which made a fun few days for us. Like welding the Neg. battery cable to the frame rail so he could keep the stock location of the PC ground wire screwed into the driver's side inner fender well. Plus a lot more BS.
We fixed that, cleaned it up and still would not start. This is where we started throwing small items around my shop and swearing at one another. We straced the 10 g. black and green wire all the way back to the PC and found no breaks.
In the mist of our Pist Offness we had a brain fart. We looked down at the PC and noticed a relay that hides behind the pass. side kick panel with the computer. It's not the fuel pump relay so it must be something like an EEC relay, not sure.
So I had an extra plain ol' relay sitting around and plugged it in. Damn fuel pumps kicked on and started the Notch. WTF! John just about flipped his wig. All this time is was just one very important ground and a stupid relay. There was much rejoice and "oh yeah I'm the man".
I have pictues of all the crap we went through, if you want me to post the pics I will. I even took pics of the relays we swapped out and or replaced. Set the timing, fixed a couple of fuel leaks, set the fuel PSI at 40, bled the brakes, MSD 6 plus wires hooked up, got it to idle on it's own, aligned the front wheels, fixed the electric fan, etc.
What kind of problems are you having? Things I have learned: Make sure you have good grounds, have extra relays handy, learn how to use a mulitmeter, learn to love to check for resistance (ohms), and double check your fuses. Oh yeah, and always have someone with you that knows more about electrical wiring than you do.
John you earned your keep again, Sushi is on me. Yeah you can barrow my slicks.
Today, was a good day. Oops, Bullrun is almost on, gotta go!
To make a short story long, we made the correction for the PC ground at the "-" post on the battery. My battery is located in the trunk and the previous owner did some Mickey Mouse electrical work which made a fun few days for us. Like welding the Neg. battery cable to the frame rail so he could keep the stock location of the PC ground wire screwed into the driver's side inner fender well. Plus a lot more BS.
We fixed that, cleaned it up and still would not start. This is where we started throwing small items around my shop and swearing at one another. We straced the 10 g. black and green wire all the way back to the PC and found no breaks.
In the mist of our Pist Offness we had a brain fart. We looked down at the PC and noticed a relay that hides behind the pass. side kick panel with the computer. It's not the fuel pump relay so it must be something like an EEC relay, not sure.
So I had an extra plain ol' relay sitting around and plugged it in. Damn fuel pumps kicked on and started the Notch. WTF! John just about flipped his wig. All this time is was just one very important ground and a stupid relay. There was much rejoice and "oh yeah I'm the man".
I have pictues of all the crap we went through, if you want me to post the pics I will. I even took pics of the relays we swapped out and or replaced. Set the timing, fixed a couple of fuel leaks, set the fuel PSI at 40, bled the brakes, MSD 6 plus wires hooked up, got it to idle on it's own, aligned the front wheels, fixed the electric fan, etc.
What kind of problems are you having? Things I have learned: Make sure you have good grounds, have extra relays handy, learn how to use a mulitmeter, learn to love to check for resistance (ohms), and double check your fuses. Oh yeah, and always have someone with you that knows more about electrical wiring than you do.
John you earned your keep again, Sushi is on me. Yeah you can barrow my slicks.
Today, was a good day. Oops, Bullrun is almost on, gotta go!
