It Runs...again.
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:56 pm
I've been slowly plugging away at things since Colin's visit LAST summer: viewtopic.php?f=76&t=13396#p226298
After several visits to Ken at the BusCo in Woodinville, I finally got all the pieces I needed to put the intake system back together. Put in a lot of hours the last couple weekends to get there. Lots of figuring out vacuum lines, where this goes, where that goes etc, from the box of parts.
Today was "lets try and start it day". After running to the store for the last few fittings I needed to finish up the fuel system and new pump (now all wired in nicely with a relay), my 7 year old and I made the final fuel line connection. We put a gallon or so of gas in the tank. I jumpered the fuel pump to prime the system, hit the key, crank, crank, put...put.. p.p.p...vrooom!
After two years of being in pieces... First try, 3 seconds on cranking. That was damned satisfying.
After tracking down a major vacuum leak (you mean the brake booster host needs to actually be attached!?), It idles with relative smoothness about 1200 RPM.
Going to dig into the whole tune-up procedure in the next the couple days.
The one thing that worries me some is the EA Engine that came in the bus, with it's stock SVDA distributor. If I'm reading things right, this should be timed at 0 degrees at idle and 27 degrees at 3500 RPM. I'm also confident that this distributor is not really meant to go with the set of stock carbs I rebuilt, which given the reading I've been doing may be an issue.
I'll report back when I have news!
Just for the record here is everything that's been done to the engine over the last 18 months:
Push rod tube seals
valve cover gaskets
oil pressure switch
oil cooler seals
bought and rebuilt stock carburetors
Tracked down 73-74 specific intake.
Tracked down 73-74 specific throttle linkage
Tracked down a charcoal canister.
Installed New vacuum lines EVERYWHERE.
Replaced fuel level sender.
Installed new electric fuel pump, with a relay!
made new wiring harnesses for the carbs.
All new fuel lines.
All new rubber joiners on fuel tank vents.
New Points, condenser, rotor
New Exhaust manifold gaskets (the copper rings)
New intake gaskets.
Fresh oil and new filter.
Is that enough? This thing should be READY to go.
After several visits to Ken at the BusCo in Woodinville, I finally got all the pieces I needed to put the intake system back together. Put in a lot of hours the last couple weekends to get there. Lots of figuring out vacuum lines, where this goes, where that goes etc, from the box of parts.
Today was "lets try and start it day". After running to the store for the last few fittings I needed to finish up the fuel system and new pump (now all wired in nicely with a relay), my 7 year old and I made the final fuel line connection. We put a gallon or so of gas in the tank. I jumpered the fuel pump to prime the system, hit the key, crank, crank, put...put.. p.p.p...vrooom!
After two years of being in pieces... First try, 3 seconds on cranking. That was damned satisfying.
After tracking down a major vacuum leak (you mean the brake booster host needs to actually be attached!?), It idles with relative smoothness about 1200 RPM.
Going to dig into the whole tune-up procedure in the next the couple days.
The one thing that worries me some is the EA Engine that came in the bus, with it's stock SVDA distributor. If I'm reading things right, this should be timed at 0 degrees at idle and 27 degrees at 3500 RPM. I'm also confident that this distributor is not really meant to go with the set of stock carbs I rebuilt, which given the reading I've been doing may be an issue.
I'll report back when I have news!
Just for the record here is everything that's been done to the engine over the last 18 months:
Push rod tube seals
valve cover gaskets
oil pressure switch
oil cooler seals
bought and rebuilt stock carburetors
Tracked down 73-74 specific intake.
Tracked down 73-74 specific throttle linkage
Tracked down a charcoal canister.
Installed New vacuum lines EVERYWHERE.
Replaced fuel level sender.
Installed new electric fuel pump, with a relay!
made new wiring harnesses for the carbs.
All new fuel lines.
All new rubber joiners on fuel tank vents.
New Points, condenser, rotor
New Exhaust manifold gaskets (the copper rings)
New intake gaskets.
Fresh oil and new filter.
Is that enough? This thing should be READY to go.