Whats up guys, well i got the car running as some of you may know. It holds an idle. It has pretty decent power although i can tell it still needs a tune obviously. But i have a bunch of small bugs that i need to work out so i figured i would post here and see what you guys think.
1.) The distributor is not seating against the block all the way. There is less than 1/16" gap between the block and the base of the distributor...its not much at all but its there. I am using a truck distributor that i got from a guy on the corral and a Ford Racing oil pump drive shaft. It seems like i have heard about this before but im not sure. Oh yea, once in a while i will hear a "buzzing" type of sound that seems to come from the dizzy....im pretty sure its connected to it not seating.
2.)I finally solved my fan issue(fan motor) but its still getting too hot for my liking. The only thing i can think of trying (without spending more money) is to burp the system. Hopefully that will do it but if not i guess my only other option is upgrading to a bigger radiator.
3.)The car has a vibration at around 80mph. I put the spacer (1/4" thick) between the tko-600 and the tranny mount to stick it up a tad and i also used the driveshaft spacer. The other thing i did NOT do which i sure as hell hope i did not jinx myself is that i didnt index the bellhousing. I didnt have a magnetic base for my dial caliper and the only place i found at the time local who could get one wanted over $100 for it and they had to order it. So now im gonna try rotating the driveshaft because maybe i put it on in a different position than before or i was gonna experiment and take out the spacer to see if that helps or makes it worse. All else fails i guess the tranny is coming back down to index the bell...but i pray i dont have to . Could it be the clutch disc not being perfectly centered? I had to use a alignment tool from Pepboys that did not have the splines cut into it like the one i got from summit which was 10 spline so i was having trouble making it sit in the correct position while tightening it down. I was almost positive i got it right the last time....but maybe i didnt?
4.)How can you tell when you have your clutch cable tight enough? How much slack should there be when you push it side to side?
5.) This really isnt a problem but the other thing i have to solve is that i ruined the o2 sensor in my wideband kit so i have to get another from the VW dealership. Then i should be able to pretty much tune this thing and get it running the way it should be.
Sorry for the short novel.....CLIFF NOTES- Car is getting too hot, the car is vibrating at high speeds, and the distributor does not sit down all the way.
Thanks for your time fellas
1.) The distributor is not seating against the block all the way. There is less than 1/16" gap between the block and the base of the distributor...its not much at all but its there. I am using a truck distributor that i got from a guy on the corral and a Ford Racing oil pump drive shaft. It seems like i have heard about this before but im not sure. Oh yea, once in a while i will hear a "buzzing" type of sound that seems to come from the dizzy....im pretty sure its connected to it not seating.
2.)I finally solved my fan issue(fan motor) but its still getting too hot for my liking. The only thing i can think of trying (without spending more money) is to burp the system. Hopefully that will do it but if not i guess my only other option is upgrading to a bigger radiator.
3.)The car has a vibration at around 80mph. I put the spacer (1/4" thick) between the tko-600 and the tranny mount to stick it up a tad and i also used the driveshaft spacer. The other thing i did NOT do which i sure as hell hope i did not jinx myself is that i didnt index the bellhousing. I didnt have a magnetic base for my dial caliper and the only place i found at the time local who could get one wanted over $100 for it and they had to order it. So now im gonna try rotating the driveshaft because maybe i put it on in a different position than before or i was gonna experiment and take out the spacer to see if that helps or makes it worse. All else fails i guess the tranny is coming back down to index the bell...but i pray i dont have to . Could it be the clutch disc not being perfectly centered? I had to use a alignment tool from Pepboys that did not have the splines cut into it like the one i got from summit which was 10 spline so i was having trouble making it sit in the correct position while tightening it down. I was almost positive i got it right the last time....but maybe i didnt?
4.)How can you tell when you have your clutch cable tight enough? How much slack should there be when you push it side to side?
5.) This really isnt a problem but the other thing i have to solve is that i ruined the o2 sensor in my wideband kit so i have to get another from the VW dealership. Then i should be able to pretty much tune this thing and get it running the way it should be.
Sorry for the short novel.....CLIFF NOTES- Car is getting too hot, the car is vibrating at high speeds, and the distributor does not sit down all the way.
Thanks for your time fellas