Got my engine (with the new heads/cam/intake/carb) started up a few days ago. It sounds great once its running (well, after the first few starts where it kidna fizzled and died after running briefly).
However, the starter (which had been working great before the swap), had a lot of trouble starting, or at least sounded like it. Instead of the usual starter noise (the noise 90% of all starters I've ever heard, regardless of car) make, it would make this loud, kind of blaring periodic noise 3 or 4 times before turning over.
The sound is pretty hard to describe, I was trying to make a video of it on here and post it but it didn't seem to translate very well to my digital camera's video.
Anyway, any idea what the noise could be? Did I somehow break the starter when I pulled it (i didn't drop it or anything...)? Is there some other part of the ignition that might be doing it?
Thanks again, pics of the engine with all the new goodies will be up soon! :usa:
However, the starter (which had been working great before the swap), had a lot of trouble starting, or at least sounded like it. Instead of the usual starter noise (the noise 90% of all starters I've ever heard, regardless of car) make, it would make this loud, kind of blaring periodic noise 3 or 4 times before turning over.
The sound is pretty hard to describe, I was trying to make a video of it on here and post it but it didn't seem to translate very well to my digital camera's video.
Anyway, any idea what the noise could be? Did I somehow break the starter when I pulled it (i didn't drop it or anything...)? Is there some other part of the ignition that might be doing it?
Thanks again, pics of the engine with all the new goodies will be up soon! :usa: