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« on: October 04 2022, 08:51:17 AM »
Everything was balanced as I went with a forged crank with internal balancing. So to answer your question, yes sir!!
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« on: October 03 2022, 01:07:22 PM »
Got it fired up yesterday. I'll check for leaks today!! The oil feed line had a slow leak so I'll tighten that down a bit. The drain had a slow leak as well so I'll tighten those screws down. It idled so smooth.
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« on: September 28 2022, 11:35:50 AM »
These suggestions are greatly appreciated!! At the very least, I'll get the valve cover back on before I begin cuttin on things. My first thought was drilling holes and using a dremel with a diamond bit in between the holes I make. Time consuming but I think it might be safer. I'll find something to put in between the shield and heater box before I begin destruction. Lol. The amount of steps I have to take to get a simple 2 minute run time is ridiculous.
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« on: September 28 2022, 10:19:38 AM »
My biggest issue is the fact that my valve cover is literally sitting on that heat shield. Vibrations, false kr, etc is likely. If I have to resort to butchery, then so be it. I need to get this valve cover back on the car so I can let it run without making a mess. I'll find a way to notch the spot that the valve cover is actually touching. I need less than an inch of clearance and I'll be good. This really sucks.
Goal tonight is to pull the bolt back out of the mount and raise the passenger side of the motor up again to gain enough clearance to put the valve cover back on. Once that's done, I'll cover everything up and notch out the area that the valve cover is sitting on. No clue how but when I get this done, I won't share how. This is ridiculous and I should have done my research before buying these valve covers.
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« on: September 28 2022, 01:06:27 AM »
yikes
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« on: September 27 2022, 10:35:43 AM »
Is it just that one screw holding that shield in there?
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« on: September 27 2022, 10:34:19 AM »
You sure in the hell did suggest that!!!!!!!!! Thanks a ton. Yeah, Bison told me that I'd blow through that converter, but until my transmission is rebuilt, there's no point in changing the converter. One step at a time!! Lol
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« on: September 27 2022, 09:18:07 AM »
Sorry for the delay! I haven't swapped out my converter yet so I still have a PTC 3k L/U on there.  I have a question for you guys. During the rocker adjustment, I noticed that my passenger side valve cover is impossible to get off the car without lifting the passenger side of the engine up. The valve cover is sitting on that heat shield. I have two new motor mounts and the engine is definitely sitting a bit higher than it was. I can't imagine having to do this when I have to take the valve covers off again. Do you all think new tranny mounts will help straighten this out? I figure if the transmission mount is bad, that would lower the back of my engine and have the valve cover sitting on the heater box/heat shield. Maybe new transmission mounts will lift the back of my engine up and ever so slightly get that valve cover off of that heat shield. Is my thinking off? Please help! I don't want to have to pull that bolt off the frame to jack the engine up every time I do a valve cover job. Thanks again for everything!!!
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« on: September 24 2022, 10:30:19 AM »
We got it!!!!!!!!!! It fired up after I readjusted the cam sensor and fixed the rockers. I'll see if I can get a video posted up on youtube today or tomorrow!!! 
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« on: September 23 2022, 04:39:33 PM »
I believe the issue has been found. The cam sensor was more than likely set correctly, but we'll check and see tonight. Multiple cylinders lacked compression, and after pulling the valve covers, we found out why. The rockers needing adjusting after priming the engine. After adjustment, I got 148-150 on the cylinders that before had no compression whatsoever. Since I got the valve covers off, I will re-install the cam sensor 25* atdc on the compression stroke and go through the routine of setting it once more. I appreciate you guys for all of the insight and I hope to get this thing running tonight. I will keep you all posted
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« on: September 21 2022, 10:06:46 PM »
Definitely. I can confirm that I have fuel pressure and spark. I believe the setting of the cam sensor could potentially be it, but I don't see how when I was getting a lit LED on the cam sensor tool. I'll figure this out and report back. The SES has a solid light as well. I did bolt the crank sensor up without knowing it had a specific window to set to, but I think I got lucky there since I do have spark on the #1 plug. I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks for all the kind words and assistance in this thread. We're almost there.
Things I can confirm:
New chip was installed with new injectors
tps is set is set to .42
fp at the rail shows 36lbs
#1 plug has fire
battery is new
installed a mini starter
the engine did at least stumble twice during the attempts of cranking
injectors are spraying because the #1 plug smelled like fuel although it was dry
IAC is connected
crank sensor is connected
MAF and translator are connected
Alternator is connected with new HD cable(caspers)
starter is connected, as well as all new fusible links re-routed to a positive terminal(Caspers kit)
New grounds are installed(caspers kit)
Oil pressure was rising as engine cranked
I'm no longer using the factory oil pressure sending unit
I'm no longer using the factory EGR setup
I did not measure the resistance across the plug wires and I have not gotten a chance to check compression. I went with an entire roller setup(I dont believe this to have any relevancy but I did want to share.)
I reused all of my sensors off of my old motor. I figured since they worked with the old motor that they should be able to run the new motor. If I think of anything else I'll be sure to add here.
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« on: September 20 2022, 11:12:17 AM »
Good morning gents. I am officially going through the "no start" tree. I'll keep you all posted. I'm taking a mental break as this is extremely exhausting and frustrating. Lol
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« on: September 16 2022, 10:28:19 AM »
I'll get it fired up Sunday. Thats the goal. I'm in San Diego on vacation currently. 
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« on: September 15 2022, 10:31:24 AM »
Incredible work! I love the audio setup. Super clean install.
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« on: September 11 2022, 01:10:20 AM »
Got the engine primed tonight, and the cam sensor seated properly. The TC is bolted to the flywheel and the inspection cover is on. No leaks were found during the prime so I'm pretty excited about that. We're almost there gents!!
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