78z
Puddle Jumper
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Post by 78z on May 15, 2010 6:49:36 GMT -4
hey charles you got her fired up yet  |
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Post by Charles on May 15, 2010 8:28:29 GMT -4
Not yet. Hoping to fire it up sometime this weekend. Still need to fit a rad, hook up a fuel pump and carb which I don't have yet, and get the clutch working.
Any good working holly or edelbrock carbs around for sale??
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Post by Charles on May 15, 2010 23:15:23 GMT -4
Got a little done today. Got my hands on a fuel pump, clutch is working and the wiring is almost done. Just the oil pressure and fuel pump power left for wiring. Still have to make something up for the 4x4 linkage and stuff a rad in there but I'm still hoping to turn a key tomorrow. All depends on how the rad goes I guess. I'll only have a couple hours to spend on it tomorrow so we'll see.   Not planning on leaving that rochester on there either. Not even sure if its any good... been sitting around a while. |
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Post by Chevylover on May 16, 2010 11:54:12 GMT -4
gotta get er done charles only got 6 days ! pretty sure you'll have it done for saturday !
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Post by Charles on May 17, 2010 23:52:09 GMT -4
Not lookin good... its in and running but lots of bugs.
Anyone have a set of electric fans that will fit?? I think the ones I have are from a Plymouth Breeze but there toast.
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Post by edmacken on May 18, 2010 19:49:18 GMT -4
are you running a thermostat in the engine? thinking i should take the one out of the jimmy to keep it running cooler ... good idea or bad?
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Post by Charles on May 18, 2010 21:32:37 GMT -4
What I done is cut the center out of the thermostat and put the rest back in to act like a restricter. That's what I did with the old engine and it would barely throw heat it ran that cool. I did the same thing a few years ago with my stock car and it made a huge difference. Seems to be better than none at all.
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Post by Chevypower on May 19, 2010 11:32:07 GMT -4
Yup what he said is perfect
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Post by edmacken on May 19, 2010 21:44:20 GMT -4
i think with the vortec engine, you needa do that cuz there is only an 0 ring gasket
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Post by Chevypower on May 20, 2010 19:26:47 GMT -4
OH CHARLES TIMES A WASTING
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Post by Charles on May 20, 2010 23:29:34 GMT -4
Had it for a rip down my street today. What a power difference. Still have no heat guage tho... don't know what the f..k is going on but its a must have. Still quite a few things to do, gonna be a long Friday night!   |
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Post by MudMagnet on May 21, 2010 9:30:16 GMT -4
you have a visual heat guage...... when you see steam. ;D
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Post by Charles on May 21, 2010 21:32:49 GMT -4
Yeah I used to go by that but with the new engine I would like to stay under 240 ;D
Put an aftermarket heat gage in today. New tow point on the rear, and temporarily put an old hood on to clear the rad. Amazing what you can modify with a sledge hammer.
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Post by Charles on May 23, 2010 11:28:12 GMT -4
Well... truck worked great other than the water pump keeps taking out the rad.  I'll have to do something to stop the body from moving around so much on the frame. The power difference is unreal!! Was hoping to get 2nd gear out of the swap and I'm easily getting 3rd. Could probably run high range. |
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Post by edmacken on May 23, 2010 14:43:15 GMT -4
why does the water pump keep taking out the rad? the pully hitting the rad??
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I'll have to do something to stop the body from moving around so much on the frame.