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4 hour work day for me at the shop. Used the time to do a valve body swap on a '01 Jetta 1.8t auto .... I successfully installed a transbrake on the car .... that however wasn't my intention.

Its in 2 gears at once in park, all other gears (R/N/D/2/1) are forward gears.... they all seam to be first gear.

I have it torn back down most of the way. Tuesday I'll actually get the VB back out and see whats up.... but part of me wants to take it out for a test drive the way it is just for the fun of it.
 
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cleaned the timing cover and reinstalled it and new oil pan gasket, and reset the oil pick up depth

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vortec factory springs, bye bye

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new ls9 bee hives

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g.m. hyd roller lifter part #

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beehives installed

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lifters installed with moly lube

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roller rockers

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used in the ramjet 350 crate engine 1.6%

made \/ :burn:

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rockers on, waiting on balancer to freeze so I can install and turn engine over to set the pre load, and no one local has a crank socket..

Looks good.

What brand are the roller rockers?
 
#4,584 ·
Guys, if you saw how many GM parts are made in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and a few others you would be sick if you care at all about this issue.

I have a few GM cars in here right now with 10-15 parts each with only two or three of those parts on each car being made in North America. Even one made in Canada says "Assembled of imported components".

How about the Chevy emblem on a 2013 Cruze in the shop......the bowtie folks.....made in Korea.

This is why one of the reasons I love the old cars and I avoid repro parts as much as I can because they are often made elsewhere. I'm driving a BUICK or a RAMBLER or a CHEVY, not a friggin Kia or Hongqi, if I wanted one of them I'd buy one! I will repair original parts, I will hunt for NOS, but I am not going to stick a Chinese part on my car! If I can do anything about it that is, it is getting harder and harder. But not as hard as you think, there are still tons of NOS or American Made parts available. It just takes a bunch of work. No more just walking down and buying parts like in the good old days.

Brian

 
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Removed the carbs on my Falcon's BBC today. Cleaned them up, and ready for the new accelerator pumps whenever they arrive. Then went over to help the neighbor fix his '91 Camaro RS. Wont run unless he pours gas down the throttle body. Fuel pump works, and gets to the injectors, but it seems the injectors aren't getting a signal to fire. We put in a rebuild kit in the throttle body, and swapped injectors, but when I tested voltage across the injector plug it was zero volts. Checked to ground and one side has 12v. to ground. Appears the ground signal needs to close to complete circuit, and it's not.
Blind leading the blind here, as neither of us has ever fooled with TBI injection engine system! Going to check the fuel pressure tomorrow, to see if it's 10-12 lbs., and then look at distributor to see if the pulse signal is corroded or messed up. Grasping at straws until we learn!
 
#4,587 ·
Today I got my sheetmetal brake out and bolted it to the bench. I haven't had it mounted since I closed up my shop almost 20 years ago! My God does time fly, holy crap that was in 96, wow.



I haven't used it since then and was flying kinda blind on this little piece I had to make to lengthen the roof. It's as easy as they come but when you factor in exact dimensions and a soft bend and all it gets tricky, I figured I would be making a few and have my little practice pile started. :D

But damn, it came out perfect first try.



Brian
 
#4,588 ·
Removed the carbs on my Falcon's BBC today. Cleaned them up, and ready for the new accelerator pumps whenever they arrive. Then went over to help the neighbor fix his '91 Camaro RS. Wont run unless he pours gas down the throttle body. Fuel pump works, and gets to the injectors, but it seems the injectors aren't getting a signal to fire. We put in a rebuild kit in the throttle body, and swapped injectors, but when I tested voltage across the injector plug it was zero volts. Checked to ground and one side has 12v. to ground. Appears the ground signal needs to close to complete circuit, and it's not.
Blind leading the blind here, as neither of us has ever fooled with TBI injection engine system! Going to check the fuel pressure tomorrow, to see if it's 10-12 lbs., and then look at distributor to see if the pulse signal is corroded or messed up. Grasping at straws until we learn!
I have a 86 Camaro doing the same thing will run as long as I am spraying gas in the injectors,,it is my controller box ( computer ) located under passenger side of yhe dash. could be your problem don't know for sure $99 at autozone
 
#4,589 ·
ice... still made in America.

more fiberglass today-joy!:drunk:

a huge bus repair and then tomorrow more fiberglass on The Vette. :(
The good news is I'll be with my daughter at
the monterey bay aquarium on Weds and off the rest of the week.
Have fun at the aquarium. We were there in March. Be sure to walk Cannery Row and stop at the Otter Store just down the block from the aquarium. My son HAD to have a T-shirt with "The Terminotter" on it....:D
 
#4,591 ·
I have a 86 Camaro doing the same thing will run as long as I am spraying gas in the injectors,,it is my controller box ( computer ) located under passenger side of yhe dash. could be your problem don't know for sure $99 at autozone
Thanks for the tip David! We may end up at the computer. Never dreamed they'd be that cheap though! The injectors were $164 ea. new at the performance store, and $75 at Autozone, so we grabbed two nice used ones at the wrecking yard instead.
 
#4,593 ·
Have fun at the aquarium. We were there in March. Be sure to walk Cannery Row and stop at the Otter Store just down the block from the aquarium. My son HAD to have a T-shirt with "The Terminotter" on it....:D
Dont laugh I just read in the news that kids were getting attacked by something in the river ,it turned out to be a river otter..
 
#4,594 ·
check the 2 inj fuses in the fuse box , one wire on each injector should have 12+, the ecm closes the ground wire to fire the injector.

if that all checks out check the ignition moudle in the distributor, if this went bad the ecm will not fire the injectors, also make sure the security light on the dash is not flashing , if it is u need to fix or bypass the vats system

there is also an fuse for the ecm in a single fuse holder on the passenger side fender right behind the headlights, the ignition system will work without the ecm having power to open the injectors

u can also jump the 2 terminals on the aldl connector under the dash with a pair of needle nose pliers or paper clip to get the check engine light to flash and trouble codes that may be stored in the ecm
 
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check the 2 inj fuses in the fuse box , one wire on each injector should have 12+, the ecm closes the ground wire to fire the injector.

if that all checks out check the ignition moudle in the distributor, if this went bad the ecm will not fire the injectors, also make sure the security light on the dash is not flashing , if it is u need to fix or bypass the vats system

there is also an fuse for the ecm in a single fuse holder on the passenger side fender right behind the headlights, the ignition system will work without the ecm having power to open the injectors

u can also jump the 2 terminals on the aldl connector under the dash with a pair of needle nose pliers or paper clip to get the check engine light to flash and trouble codes that may be stored in the ecm
We are pretty sure it's not a security issue, as it starts, and runs when fuel is poured into the engine. From what I've heard the security thing wont allow it to fire the plugs, or start if it's acting up.
Checked voltage at injectors today with a meter while cranking. It's 12v. to ground when not cranking, and under 2v. across the terminals while cranking. We also removed connectors at the distributor and ECM to check connections and all looks like new. We dropped back to check fuel pump pressure, and what we had yesterday is gone today. The pump runs, and the relay pulls in, but no pressure at either side of the fuel filter. So at this point it's either a bad pump, bad pickup, or a bad pickup to sending unit connector in the fuel pump. Either way, it appears the tank will need to drop, and see if it's a repair or replacement in the tank.
 
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We are pretty sure it's not a security issue, as it starts, and runs when fuel is poured into the engine. From what I've heard the security thing wont allow it to fire the plugs, or start if it's acting up.
Checked voltage at injectors today with a meter while cranking. It's 12v. to ground when not cranking, and under 2v. across the terminals while cranking. We also removed connectors at the distributor and ECM to check connections and all looks like new. We dropped back to check fuel pump pressure, and what we had yesterday is gone today. The pump runs, and the relay pulls in, but no pressure at either side of the fuel filter. So at this point it's either a bad pump, bad pickup, or a bad pickup to sending unit connector in the fuel pump. Either way, it appears the tank will need to drop, and see if it's a repair or replacement in the tank.
before u drop the tank , pull the carpet back in the trunk, fold the rear seats down and it should pull right back.

alot of the fbodys of this generation have fuel pump acess doors cut into the trunk by a previous owner. i never checked mine and when i droped the tank low and behold somone had already cut an access panel out.

unless ur friend is the original owner its deffinatly worth checking to see if it has a acess panel , if it does it will save u a few hours of time
 
#4,598 ·
and people wonder why I prefer a car with a carb!
i like carbs better as well , but on my twin turbo car at this altitude and not to mention i could go up or down 1-2k ft depending on which direction i drive fuel injection was a better choice.

im having some issues with my tbi injected truck right now, im about ready to throw the tbi in the scrap pile and put a carb on it
 
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before u drop the tank , pull the carpet back in the trunk, fold the rear seats down and it should pull right back.

alot of the fbodys of this generation have fuel pump acess doors cut into the trunk by a previous owner. i never checked mine and when i droped the tank low and behold somone had already cut an access panel out.

unless ur friend is the original owner its deffinatly worth checking to see if it has a acess panel , if it does it will save u a few hours of time
Already checked out that possibility, as I did a fuel pump change on a 4th gen by cutting an access door into the hump over the fuel tank a couple years ago. But unfortunately the 3rd gens can't be accessed through a hole, as they have hard lines that lead from the tank sending unit/fuel pump down the side to the rubber hoses at the bottom of the tank. This creates an obstruction that would require cutting out most of the sheetmetal over the tank to allow it all to pull straight up to remove the pump.
Tried several Google searches in hopes of an alternative, but everything says the exhaust, and rearend all have to drop to allow the tank to drop and access the gas tank.
He's the 2nd owner, but the car was only driven for 10 years and parked for (of all things) a hole in the muffler! The lady who owned it only put 150k on it, and it sat ever since 2002. Looks like a brand new car inside and out, and she sold it for $700. not running.
 
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Already checked out that possibility, as I did a fuel pump change on a 4th gen by cutting an access door into the hump over the fuel tank a couple years ago. But unfortunately the 3rd gens can't be accessed through a hole, as they have hard lines that lead from the tank sending unit/fuel pump down the side to the rubber hoses at the bottom of the tank. This creates an obstruction that would require cutting out most of the sheetmetal over the tank to allow it all to pull straight up to remove the pump.
Tried several Google searches in hopes of an alternative, but everything says the exhaust, and rearend all have to drop to allow the tank to drop and access the gas tank.
He's the 2nd owner, but the car was only driven for 10 years and parked for (of all things) a hole in the muffler! The lady who owned it only put 150k on it, and it sat ever since 2002. Looks like a brand new car inside and out, and she sold it for $700. not running.
u dont have to cut a huge hole on the thridgens , but u do have to cut the hardlines and then it will come out the hole. i can take pictures of what was done on mine to give u a good idea.

im changing mine out for all an lines since i run very high fuel presure 58psi base about 85 psi at full boost , but mine they flared the ends of the cut lines and dbl clamnped the rubber hoses on both sides.

with the low presure of a tbi system that will work perfectly but i would still use high presure f.i hose clamps instead of regular worm clamps


wow 700 bucks thats the steal of the century i know guys that would paid alot more if its as nice as u say
 
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