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fordboy628

#7410
September 21, 2018, 10:22:59 AM
midget,

Is it alive yet?

:cheers:
Oktoberfestboy
Science, NOT Magic . . . .

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"There is nothing permanent except change."    Heraclitus

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."     Albert Einstein

Milwaukee Midget

#7411
September 21, 2018, 12:51:01 PM
Quote from: fordboy628 on September 21, 2018, 10:22:59 AM
midget,

Is it alive yet?

:cheers:
Oktoberfestboy

Not yet.

This just arrived today -

https://www.holley.com/products/fuel_systems/fuel_injection/modules/parts/554-112

I've been texting, e-mailing and chatting with "Sparkplug" Gary about this whole machination this week.  If you've been to the White Goose at Bonneville, Gary's the guy who people bring their spark plugs to.  He does a lot of EFI work, and coached me through a lot of methodology and "best practices" this week. 

I'm grateful for that, because I'm dumber than a garbage can full of bowling balls on some of this stuff.

Turns out the triggering circuitry of the Electromotive or MSD coils isn't compatible with the Holley stuff, REGARDLESS of which manner you configure the firing output in the ECU.

The easiest way around would have been to set it up with individual coils.  I know that now, but I'm past that stage, I'm unwilling to reconfigure the harness to do something other than wasted spark, and it's likely I would have had clearance issues with the hood at Cylinder # 1 on top of the engine.

By the way - a quick shout-out to Skyler at Holley.  I generally haven't had a lot of luck with Holley's tech support forum or online tech support, but once Sparkplug Gary got me turned in the right direction, I was able to get the questions answered right away by Skyler.     
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Milwaukee Midget

#7412
September 21, 2018, 07:16:05 PM
On the back of Tom's SAAB Sonnet, he has a picture of a wasp, and this statement . . .

"Feel the Sting".

I have a new target - 127.6605.

And I've got a week . . .  :|




"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

WOODY@DDLLC

#7413
September 21, 2018, 08:06:06 PM
Guess you'll be the light green hornet killer soon!  :x :-( :-D
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Milwaukee Midget

#7414
September 21, 2018, 09:02:07 PM
Quote from: WOODY@DDLLC on September 21, 2018, 08:06:06 PM
Guess you'll be the light green hornet killer soon!  :x :-( :-D

Woody, right now, I'd be happy with a can of Outdoors Off - The mosquitoes are thick this year.

So I put the coil driver in - and now the starter isn't working!

I think I'm going cross-eyed . . .

"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Buamotorsport

#7415
September 21, 2018, 09:48:15 PM
Quote from: fordboy628 on September 21, 2018, 10:11:02 AM
Is there somebody out there in or near London (England) who might be able to check out a piece of machinery (a Sunnen valve grinder) for me?

Supposedly a machinery dealer in London.   Address is close to Holborn Viaduct & Farringdon Street.

Any help would be appreciated.   Trying to make certain the dealer is not a scammer.

Thanks in advance for any help.  Liquid compensation available . . . . . .   :-D

:cheers:
Fordboy

Message me the details. It's not far from me at all and I can check it out for you. That address is right in the centre of London by the way.

Milwaukee Midget

#7416
September 22, 2018, 06:41:38 AM
Threw the battery charger on it last night.  Checked clearance as best I could between the starter pinion and the ring gear with the gooseneck inspection camera - tough telling without any depth perception, but it appears aligned up.

Last night, when I tried to turn it over, the starter was thumping the drive, but not turning the motor - hold button and it went "bump, bump, bump".  Converted Japanese starter, a common aftermarket replacement piece, but the nose of the case has been modified to fit this application, so if it's an issue, I'll need to rebuild it in order to keep the case.

It was at 14.4 volts last night - showing 17.2 this morning.  I'll confess the battery connector wasn't overly tight - hoping that's the issue.

I don't want to pull the starter - it requires removing the entire fuel injection and manifold.

Pressing on.  I'm double checking the ignition configuration upload so if it turns, I might be able to get it started.  I'd like to be able to get the engine started and loosen it up a bit.  Still hasn't turned on its own power.
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Seldom Seen Slim

#7417
September 22, 2018, 07:09:03 AM
Chris, would it help if I took a quick ride down there and tried to hand tools to you or something?  I'm clumsy but fun to watch - might be able to help a little bit.
Jon E. Wennerberg
a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
Skandia, Michigan
(that's way up north)
2 Club member x2
Owner of landracing.com

Milwaukee Midget

#7418
September 22, 2018, 07:13:19 AM
Starter working - huge relief.
Attempting to datalog a no-start/stall condition.

Thanks, Slim.  My brother-in-law is stopping by today - he's a veterinarian, which makes him equally fun to watch when working on a car.   :wink:
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Milwaukee Midget

#7419
September 22, 2018, 11:13:27 AM
I am getting a solid signal from the crank sensor - green.  The cam sensor is flat - going to try to figure that out.

data log 1 by Chris Conrad, on Flickr
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Seldom Seen Slim

#7420
September 22, 2018, 01:41:08 PM
Chris, if he's a vet -- could he supply some medical-grade nitrous to make the evening go better? :evil:
Jon E. Wennerberg
a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
Skandia, Michigan
(that's way up north)
2 Club member x2
Owner of landracing.com

Milwaukee Midget

#7421
September 22, 2018, 02:18:15 PM
Quote from: Seldom Seen Slim on September 22, 2018, 01:41:08 PM
Chris, if he's a vet -- could he supply some medical-grade nitrous to make the evening go better? :evil:

I could use a good laugh about now . . .
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Milwaukee Midget

#7422
September 23, 2018, 10:45:05 AM
I'm seeing about 2.7 volts on the power side of the cam sensor - needs to be 12V.

:?

Back to Solder City.
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Milwaukee Midget

#7423
September 23, 2018, 07:40:22 PM
Time to admit to a checkmate. 

Still no spark, although I believe I fixed the cam sensor issue.

I'll attempt to pull down a system log tomorrow and see for sure, but if it didn't start today, there's simply not enough time to get it finished by next Saturday to get on the road.

So next August will be the opportunity.



"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

SPARKY

#7424
September 23, 2018, 08:44:58 PM
B-U-M-M-E-R  :cry:
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."   Helen Keller

We are going to explore the racing N words NITROUS & NITRO!
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