- Dec 8, 2014
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Hey guys, my 2003 cobra was in the shop for about 4 months over here in italy mainly because they suck at their job and are slow. So story goes as this.
I bought the car for 17k with 40k miles on it 6 months ago and it had an issue with overheating. I wasnt told how many times it was overheated but he only said once. he replacedd the waterpump with the from AM. It still got hotter so I thought it was a tstat but at most. I was wrong and one head was bad and dumping water into 2nd piston from the front on the passenger side.
I bought a head from a guy off of corral and he said he did homeporting to it and other than that it was like new. I got it and the valve guides needed redone so I paid for that and the head was then installed. Apparently the homeporting was a little more than what I thought so now the heads dont match and im running rich on one side with the bypass connected and lean with it disconnected.
I drove it around for about 10 minutes after getting it back, I know I need a tune but I am in italy and its not possible, then i drove it 3 minutes down the road and back, then this morning I drove it about 4 minutes and hit it in 2nd gear until it broke the tires loose to about 3k rpms. When I let off the gas at about 3k it died and didnt want to start but when it did it soundded like it was running off of 4 pistons, sounded like it was missing hard. I know it could be fouled out plugs but I havent had a chance to check since I have to be at work and at the time I didnt have my extension long enough to get the
I know that it will never run 100% correctly with one head having a mild port but I cant match the other until I go back home in a couple of months. I need to get it running again and make it last a little bit and I am ok with it running rich for a little bit because I dont think it will wash off my coat in 2 months of minimal driving.
Can I get some input on getting it going again and some advice for it being reliable until I leave?
I bought the car for 17k with 40k miles on it 6 months ago and it had an issue with overheating. I wasnt told how many times it was overheated but he only said once. he replacedd the waterpump with the from AM. It still got hotter so I thought it was a tstat but at most. I was wrong and one head was bad and dumping water into 2nd piston from the front on the passenger side.
I bought a head from a guy off of corral and he said he did homeporting to it and other than that it was like new. I got it and the valve guides needed redone so I paid for that and the head was then installed. Apparently the homeporting was a little more than what I thought so now the heads dont match and im running rich on one side with the bypass connected and lean with it disconnected.
I drove it around for about 10 minutes after getting it back, I know I need a tune but I am in italy and its not possible, then i drove it 3 minutes down the road and back, then this morning I drove it about 4 minutes and hit it in 2nd gear until it broke the tires loose to about 3k rpms. When I let off the gas at about 3k it died and didnt want to start but when it did it soundded like it was running off of 4 pistons, sounded like it was missing hard. I know it could be fouled out plugs but I havent had a chance to check since I have to be at work and at the time I didnt have my extension long enough to get the
I know that it will never run 100% correctly with one head having a mild port but I cant match the other until I go back home in a couple of months. I need to get it running again and make it last a little bit and I am ok with it running rich for a little bit because I dont think it will wash off my coat in 2 months of minimal driving.
Can I get some input on getting it going again and some advice for it being reliable until I leave?