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richd · 10-10-2001, 06:52 PM

Update:

On Friday while driving home from work I stalled the car in an intersection, very embarassing. Anyway, I try to start it back up and POOF! Big puff of white smoke from near the battery. Long story short, the solenoid relay was shorting + batt terminal to the body frying the 10guage body to battery ground wire.

So I say to myself "Ok, these problems WILL go away this weekend."

Saturday morning I pick up the necessary parts. I replace the relay and fix up the wiring a bit (some wires were brittle and cracking). Then I pull the plugs/wires/cap. Using the pencil method, I find TDC for cylinder #1...using cylinder #6. Turns out #6 is TDC after its exhaust stroke and its easier to manipulate the pencil. Anyway, I rotate the engine and take a real good look at the balancer. Voila! Timing marks. Rusted over timing marks. I rotate the engine 180* and take a wire brush to the balancer. Now I can read them easily.

Now I put the new plugs/wires/cap/rotor in and start the engine. I hook up the timing light, 30*!!! Ooops, forgot to pull the shorting connector. Check it again, 20*!!!

So I set it to 10*, install a Stant 16lb rad cap and a coolant reservoir. Runs great and stays around 195*-200*.

It seems a little weak up top in 2nd gear though. It definitely needs a new air filter and probably a fuel filter.

I'm also going to put the new t-stat I bought in, but I want to do the hoses and a flush at the same time.

Thanks again for all of your help,

Rich D.

10-10-2001, 06:52 PM	#9
richd Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edison, NJ, USA Posts: 125	Update: On Friday while driving home from work I stalled the car in an intersection, very embarassing. Anyway, I try to start it back up and POOF! Big puff of white smoke from near the battery. Long story short, the solenoid relay was shorting + batt terminal to the body frying the 10guage body to battery ground wire. So I say to myself "Ok, these problems WILL go away this weekend." Saturday morning I pick up the necessary parts. I replace the relay and fix up the wiring a bit (some wires were brittle and cracking). Then I pull the plugs/wires/cap. Using the pencil method, I find TDC for cylinder #1...using cylinder #6. Turns out #6 is TDC after its exhaust stroke and its easier to manipulate the pencil. Anyway, I rotate the engine and take a real good look at the balancer. Voila! Timing marks. Rusted over timing marks. I rotate the engine 180* and take a wire brush to the balancer. Now I can read them easily. Now I put the new plugs/wires/cap/rotor in and start the engine. I hook up the timing light, 30!!! Ooops, forgot to pull the shorting connector. Check it again, 20!!! So I set it to 10, install a Stant 16lb rad cap and a coolant reservoir. Runs great and stays around 195-200*. It seems a little weak up top in 2nd gear though. It definitely needs a new air filter and probably a fuel filter. I'm also going to put the new t-stat I bought in, but I want to do the hoses and a flush at the same time. Thanks again for all of your help, Rich D.