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https://youtu.be/ZelhEVqSFxU Intake and 4 barrel in. Top end rebuilt and back to running. No more skeleton jacking off in a wash pan full of metal spoons noise.
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Farking Bastage posted:https://youtu.be/ZelhEVqSFxU Sounds great. Did you do the valley oiling mod while you had all that apart?
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Raluek posted:Sounds great. Did you do the valley oiling mod while you had all that apart? I was scared to death to be making metal shavings anywhere near an oil passage. When the day comes to rebuild it I will. I may regret it later.. Farking Bastage fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Mar 14, 2016 |
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Is the oiling mod really worth it for a truck? I was never sold. If I had an AMX, yes definitely. If I had the engine apart, might as well. But in something that isn't going to see a lot of high RPMs, meh. I can see the install in situ causing more damage than it would prevent.
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I got that 4BBL adjusted out( the last video was with a massive vacuum leak) and it's kind of sweet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Jx2DSLjEQ The last time I put a vacuum gauge on it with old carb and valve train, it fluttered 5-10" It's Dead rear end on now. 
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Sounds good, nice work! Now find a set of aluminum slots and lose those godawful "nugget" wheels. 
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Bucephalus posted:Sounds good, nice work! The locking hubs are so big on this thing that was the only one that would fit at the time ~1997
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Soon..
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I took it out today!!!!!!!!!! The engine performs like I had hoped. A light throttle tap spins both back wheels on dirt, a generous nudge on pavement makes tire smoke. All the power is way down low. Decent higher up but it is a low end grunter for sure. Quite the opposite from my DD which is a 4cyl turbo. Now for the bad news. She runs and she cools, but she doesn't charge. I took it to the gas station about 5 miles away to fill up and I thought I saw the slightest flicker of an AMP light. By the time I got home it on fully on. Being that I replaced all the spark, choke, and fuel delivery with electric versions, that's not good. Going to pull the alternator and have it tested. Normally, I would just order one since they're dirt cheap but, I can't find data on what that AMC V8 alternator puts out and I'm concerned that the electric choke could be drawing too much.
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I didn't see it in any of your pictures, but it's mostly likely a standard Remy 10SI alternator. They usually put out ~40 amps in base trim, and ~60 amps if you are optioned out with stuff like A/C and defrosters. I'm guessing you are on the low end if it was never upgraded.
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SNiPER_Magnum posted:I didn't see it in any of your pictures, but it's mostly likely a standard Remy 10SI alternator. They usually put out ~40 amps in base trim, and ~60 amps if you are optioned out with stuff like A/C and defrosters. I'm guessing you are on the low end if it was never upgraded. I looked it up and it's 35-ish. Between HEI, Mr Gasket Fuel pump, and Electric choke, probably not enough, or just hosed for that matter. Going to pull it and at least have it tested.
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She's a midnight murder machine! Sounds great to me.
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Need daytime video. And tire smoke.
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sharkytm posted:Need daytime video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cdjrihnIAc 
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Bravo, good sir,  Bravo.
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 Put the top on. I love this machine. Farking Bastage fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Mar 18, 2016 |
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Farking Bastage posted:I looked it up and it's 35-ish. Between HEI, Mr Gasket Fuel pump, and Electric choke, probably not enough, or just hosed for that matter. Going to pull it and at least have it tested. Good choice, I still doubt you have that much draw on it that you're overloading it though, but higher amp replacements are easy to come by and rebuild kits are cheap as well.
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Fixed the charging problem, developed a cooling one. Water pump is pissing out the front weep hole should have parts soon. Not looking forward to pulling that fucker. 
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Water pump's changed out no more leaks and it's charging again. Took her out in the rain for a bit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoc8h2FpbDA
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It's nice out today. Pulled the top off and took her out some. My wife was filming and narrating. Excuse the eye rolling when I get on it at the end of the road.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzXFdRGJrQ4
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Something I'm curious about. I think the secondaries on that carb are putting in a bit too much fuel. Everything ive googled says the secondary is manual. The primary is spot on but if you really step into it it seems like it's just bogging some and drowning in fuel. Is this the part where you change the springs out to lean it up some? It's an Edelbrock 1405
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Farking Bastage posted:Something I'm curious about. I think the secondaries on that carb are putting in a bit too much fuel. Everything ive googled says the secondary is manual. The primary is spot on but if you really step into it it seems like it's just bogging some and drowning in fuel. Is this the part where you change the springs out to lean it up some? It's an Edelbrock 1405 No. Secondaries being manual or vacuum just refers to the method with which the butterflies open; in your case it's a mechanical linkage. The mixture is set by jets, the same as anything. You change the secondaries in one of those thusly:
The long and the short of it is that there's a bunch of little steps to make sure everything that connects the top half of the carb to the bottom half is free, so you can pull it apart and get to the jets to change them. I got pretty quick at this when I was fiddling with mine, only took a few minutes towards the end. It's not as bad as this long list might make you think. Edelbrock has the manual on their website: http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/misc/tech-center/install/1000/1405_manual.pdf It's useful so you can check your jet configurations against the baseline. Maybe someone's monkeyed with it before. Bone stock settings ("400" main jet, 7047 rod, "395" secondary jet, orange springs, middle accelerator pump hole) worked great on my 327 with an RV cam, but my 350 with a hot cam and air gap manifold and all that never ran right with it. It would always bog on the secondaries opening, and since you can't adjust the air valve on these, I had to replace it with a more tunable carb. Hopefully that's not your issue here, since it sounds like your motor is pretty stockish.
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Farking Bastage posted:Something I'm curious about. I think the secondaries on that carb are putting in a bit too much fuel. Everything ive googled says the secondary is manual. The primary is spot on but if you really step into it it seems like it's just bogging some and drowning in fuel. Is this the part where you change the springs out to lean it up some? It's an Edelbrock 1405 Often, that bog is because the secondaries are opening too early. Get on it, feels good, bog, stay in long enough, feels good. Properly set up, it should be a smooth increase, with no "feelin' the secondaries kick in" kind of thing. Is the carb brand new? It's unusual to have an issue with the secondaries on an Edelbrock unless it's been messed with previously. On a Holley, you'd swap the spring in the vacuum pot to change when the secondaries open. The lower plates on an Edelbrock are mechanically linked, and the upper flap is what's controlled by vacuum - there are counterweights that control when those open. If someone messed with the metering rods, that could be an issue as well. More fuel is rarely the answer with a carburetor, unless there is something really cool going on. If this isn't a brand new out of the box carburetor, that you can be certain wasn't trifled with, I'd start with the basics - is the choke opening, things like that. Then, if you can, drive it with a camera under the hood, no air cleaner, and see what that top plate is doing when you experience the condition described.
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jhcain posted:The lower plates on an Edelbrock are mechanically linked, and the upper flap is what's controlled by vacuum - there are counterweights that control when those open. That is exactly why I had to get rid of my 1405. The only way to adjust the rate the flapper thing opens is by drilling the counterweights and either filling them with lead or not, depending on whether you want to increase or decrease the opening rate. But on a stock-ish motor it should be pretty sweet. I think he said this is a marine carburetor he got secondhand, so I'd totally believe someone has monkeyed with it. That's why I suggested looking at all the tunable bits (jets, rods, springs, pump) as they come apart, so he can establish a base state of tune.
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With no top and old leaf springs and steering, this thing is goddamned terrifying at 55 MPH
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 some of the kids joined me todsy
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Farking Bastage posted:
That radio has to go, it looks completely out of place. Nice dogge, though.
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that was the pinnacle of early 1990's technology, complete with 4 of those white boat speakers.
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Punchlist is slowly dropping. It developed a couple of issues under longer running periods, both heat related. The brake lines coming off the MC got a little too hot, they were run( not by me) off the back of the engine, resulting in one side of them dragging after about 15 miles of highway speed. I'm going to try some heat shielding to resolve that, then move on to replacing flex lines. These are unbelievably hard to flare and I hope to hell I don't have to replace them. Definitely need to relocate the fuel pump to the tank. After long periods of operation, it's vaporlocking at the pump. Gave her a bath  Hit some trails 
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I just realized something that floored me. The paint and body work that was done on that jeep is 20 years old. Also just replaced all the side marker lenses.
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Rigged up a bikini top for a CJ 
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Looks good. Still hate the wheels. 
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So cool. I'd kinda like to see a concept reboot of the Commando now.
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Bucephalus posted:Looks good. Still hate the wheels. Needs some Soft 8's. Everything does.
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Farking Bastage posted:Something I'm curious about. I think the secondaries on that carb are putting in a bit too much fuel. Everything ive googled says the secondary is manual. The primary is spot on but if you really step into it it seems like it's just bogging some and drowning in fuel. Is this the part where you change the springs out to lean it up some? It's an Edelbrock 1405 Does it just stumble on throttle tip-in? The accelerator pump linkage is adjustable for more or less juice when you hit it.
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Sandbagger SA posted:So cool. I'd kinda like to see a concept reboot of the Commando now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Kcd8c_JQk
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