New engine in rought start t
08-04-2016, 09:06 PM
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08-05-2016, 04:29 PM
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Jesus that is NOT running on all 6 cylinders. Did you change plugs before installing new engine? Did you use the old coils that were on the engine? This one is stupid but did you remember to connect the rear mini harness for Bank 1?
08-06-2016, 08:35 PM
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Well guys the problem was the crank not the engine because when it stared (rarely) it worked flawlessly. I found the problem tho. We installed the flywheel wrong sonthe crank timing was off. The automatic engine doesnt have a pin coming out so we didnt notice there was a right way to i stall the flywheel car is running great now! Thanks for all you input tho!
08-07-2016, 07:17 AM
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Glad you got it sorted out! Little things like that can be a huge pain. Did a 455 swap into a '77 Cutlass I used to have. Got it in, all hooked up, turned the key. Nothing. Not a damn thing. I was an assistant manager with Jack in the Box at the time and since it was already 8 pm (we pulled the 455 from a Delta 88 I'd bought and the 350 out of the Cutlass and did the swap in one day) and I was working graveyard I had to clean up and get into work on almost no sleep.
Get home in the morning, poking around under the car and I saw a single wire hanging down-forgotten to hook it up to the starter solenoid. Connected it, car started up immediately. One stupid wire.
Get home in the morning, poking around under the car and I saw a single wire hanging down-forgotten to hook it up to the starter solenoid. Connected it, car started up immediately. One stupid wire.
08-08-2016, 05:43 PM
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Glad you got it sorted out! Little things like that can be a huge pain. Did a 455 swap into a '77 Cutlass I used to have. Got it in, all hooked up, turned the key. Nothing. Not a damn thing. I was an assistant manager with Jack in the Box at the time and since it was already 8 pm (we pulled the 455 from a Delta 88 I'd bought and the 350 out of the Cutlass and did the swap in one day) and I was working graveyard I had to clean up and get into work on almost no sleep.
Get home in the morning, poking around under the car and I saw a single wire hanging down-forgotten to hook it up to the starter solenoid. Connected it, car started up immediately. One stupid wire.
Get home in the morning, poking around under the car and I saw a single wire hanging down-forgotten to hook it up to the starter solenoid. Connected it, car started up immediately. One stupid wire.
08-09-2016, 08:35 PM
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Well guys the problem was the crank not the engine because when it stared (rarely) it worked flawlessly. I found the problem tho. We installed the flywheel wrong sonthe crank timing was off. The automatic engine doesnt have a pin coming out so we didnt notice there was a right way to i stall the flywheel car is running great now! Thanks for all you input tho!
I figure you must have been off by 2 or more for it to run like that.
And what exactly do you line up the flywheel with on the automatic engine's crankshaft? I thought they all had a dowel pin (auto and manual).
Finally,
If you used a factory Dual Mass Flywheel, what does the alignment hole look like on the crankshaft side of the flywheel? (assuming you put this engine in a six speed car).
Looking for answers to some problems of my own.
08-10-2016, 11:25 AM
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Do you remember how far out of position you were (# of holes on crank flange)?
I figure you must have been off by 2 or more for it to run like that.
And what exactly do you line up the flywheel with on the automatic engine's crankshaft? I thought they all had a dowel pin (auto and manual).
Finally,
If you used a factory Dual Mass Flywheel, what does the alignment hole look like on the crankshaft side of the flywheel? (assuming you put this engine in a six speed car).
Looking for answers to some problems of my own.
I figure you must have been off by 2 or more for it to run like that.
And what exactly do you line up the flywheel with on the automatic engine's crankshaft? I thought they all had a dowel pin (auto and manual).
Finally,
If you used a factory Dual Mass Flywheel, what does the alignment hole look like on the crankshaft side of the flywheel? (assuming you put this engine in a six speed car).
Looking for answers to some problems of my own.
08-10-2016, 12:20 PM
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Do you know what it looks like on the OEM Flywheel?
08-11-2016, 12:22 PM
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I have a luk flywheel so I actually dont know sorry
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