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Peter
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« Reply #120 on: August 28, 2008, 11:24:26 am »

hey cal look,
hopefully in a week or two:
still gotta paint and modify the tinware,
some EFI mods,
need some more parts for the gearbox,
and i still have to measure piston to valve clearance.. today i ll get some play doh Smiley
the engine is allready out again, i hope i can do this last check tonight
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« Reply #121 on: September 15, 2008, 12:19:38 pm »

hey guys,
i want to have a bigger fuel tube in the tank so i dont have a problem with fuel suppy;
what do you use for your performance engines? the stock is 6 mm and i think it will be too smal....
i thought about tapping the existing bung and screw on a fitting, but i think the tube must be bent in order not to touch the chassis.....
almost ready to start Smiley Smiley
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Peter
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« Reply #122 on: September 16, 2008, 22:15:36 pm »

got it started today Smiley
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Jim Ratto
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« Reply #123 on: September 16, 2008, 22:31:04 pm »

got it started today Smiley



well?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Peter
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« Reply #124 on: September 17, 2008, 07:14:06 am »

its loud....
ask donder Smiley
the neighbours allready complained SmileySmiley
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airstuff
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« Reply #125 on: September 18, 2008, 08:47:38 am »

some pics,a video??? Smiley
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Peter
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« Reply #126 on: September 18, 2008, 10:29:48 am »

here ya go Smiley.

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Peter
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« Reply #127 on: September 18, 2008, 10:31:29 am »

tuning and testdrive today...
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Diederick/DVK
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« Reply #128 on: September 18, 2008, 10:32:50 am »

and a videoshoot i hope  Wink
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« Reply #129 on: September 18, 2008, 18:47:54 pm »

It's about time!  Grin Very nice!
Does that mean you'll be breaking it in with a nice long drive to Bitburg this weekend?
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Peter
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« Reply #130 on: September 19, 2008, 09:45:04 am »

some bad news...
couldnt get it running ok yesterday, so i ll try today again....
still popping out of the exhaust and intakes...
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stealth67vw
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« Reply #131 on: September 20, 2008, 02:26:26 am »

some bad news...
couldnt get it running ok yesterday, so i ll try today again....
still popping out of the exhaust and intakes...
From my past experience and Ratto can vouch for this, you may have the distributor drive installed 180 degrees out of index.
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Peter
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« Reply #132 on: September 21, 2008, 21:48:29 pm »

i misplaced the plug wires on my ignition  Embarrassed
then it ran good, allthough i can only open the throttle 40%, looks like i need to change something at the pedal..
but in the way to bitburg i got an oil leak from ( i think ) the pulley,
i have a big breather box ( no filters there yet ) and i think its coming from there as well,
the whole engine bay is misted  Cry
but oil pressure was good an oil got to about 110 °C
do you guys know what could pressurize the case so much?
i thought a little drip is normal because its running in, but this is a bit much Smiley
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« Reply #133 on: September 21, 2008, 21:56:25 pm »

ouch, i had big oil troubles with my kadron engine last year. it sucks! hope you find the source soon.
but isn't the oil temperature a bit high?
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« Reply #134 on: September 22, 2008, 16:24:14 pm »

I think oil temp is still acceptable, because its running in...
maybe today i ll start it up again and see if i feel pressure at the breather box
i surely hope it not because of the scat pulley.... Cry
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« Reply #135 on: September 28, 2008, 22:48:01 pm »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kzPNg9HLf6E" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/kzPNg9HLf6E</a>
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« Reply #136 on: September 29, 2008, 10:15:57 am »

I think oil temp is still acceptable, because its running in...
maybe today i ll start it up again and see if i feel pressure at the breather box
i surely hope it not because of the scat pulley.... Cry


When a friend of mine put a Scat aluminium pulley on his engine, it immediately developed an oil leak from behind the pulley. After removing the pulley you could see that the oil return groove wasn't machined any where near to how the deep the stock pulley is.

He took it to a machine shop who agreed to machine it 'off the books'. When he picked it up they had done the work well but said it had been a lot harder than they anticipated as the oil groove has three start points so it is really three different grooves and it took a lot longer than the lunch time they had hoped to get it done in.

Getting it machined did fix the oil leak for him.
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« Reply #137 on: September 29, 2008, 11:58:55 am »

i am gonna attack it "cave man style" with a dremel and try to make the grooves deeper....
i know, its not optimal but what the heck, i cant use it like this anyway probably
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« Reply #138 on: October 10, 2008, 17:43:36 pm »

Hey guys,
the leak was coming from a few places:
where the oil pressure switch is, from the dipstick, from behind the pulley, and out of the breather box;
so i finally bought some filters for the breather box, plugged the dipstick with som fuel line, and got rid of the t piece that kept coming loose and it almost doenst leak anymore Smiley me happy Smiley
still a bit behind the pulley, but maybe thats from overfilling
still tuning now, had to change to an alternator, because the poor gen couldnt supply enough current so my battery went flat from driving Smiley
damn electronics.. i wouldnt have that problem with carbs Smiley
but it starts running better and better Grin
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« Reply #139 on: October 10, 2008, 17:54:19 pm »

if your running a deepsump ruff dont overfill the engine.it will leak from everywhere.only fill to the lower dipstick line or the minimum level on the dipstick.
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« Reply #140 on: October 10, 2008, 17:59:37 pm »

thanks man,
i ll do that when changing the oil,
i have to do it anyway one of these days, i allready drove about 400kms
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« Reply #141 on: October 11, 2008, 03:47:46 am »

Make sure you're not running too lean, 110 C. is excessive.
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« Reply #142 on: October 11, 2008, 06:29:42 am »

Subject: 2276 questions

Darn, I thought this was a thread about two thousand two hundred and seventy six queries. Apparently, such is not the case. I have no business here... I believe in chrome plated stock engines, rat rods, and hoodrides. I'm gonna go deflate my airbags and scrape some valance(s).

Ruff, any luck getting your engine dialed in?
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« Reply #143 on: October 11, 2008, 08:12:09 am »

trust you fred Roll Eyes
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Peter
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« Reply #144 on: October 11, 2008, 11:59:44 am »

hehe fred, i got a chrome piece on my engine, its acts well as a heat deflector Smiley
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« Reply #145 on: October 12, 2008, 18:05:16 pm »

if your running a deepsump ruff dont overfill the engine.it will leak from everywhere.only fill to the lower dipstick line or the minimum level on the dipstick.


same here, what is the explination for this fact?  Probably a dumbass question but I haven't got a clue...
sorry for hijacking your topic Peter.
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« Reply #146 on: October 12, 2008, 21:45:34 pm »

with a deep sump and extra filtering and cooling the system has more than doubled its capacity.when revving the motor high it seems to overflow from all areas due to high pressure.by dropping the oil level down to the minimum level the system copes better but there is more than enough oil getting to the case so its not starved of oil like you would think.
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« Reply #147 on: October 14, 2008, 08:25:12 am »

okay, thx, that makes sense.
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Peter
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« Reply #148 on: October 14, 2008, 11:16:29 am »

had a fire yesterday... Cry
a fuel line rubbed somewhere and was cut... add to that a backfire out of the bodies and what you get is a ball of fire
luckily my extinguisher was close by, so i could save my car...
not much has been burnt though
will check it out this evening
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« Reply #149 on: October 14, 2008, 17:29:26 pm »

Big Ouch  Angry

I hope you don't have to much damage on the Engine !!
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