The Resurrection of 6410!

[davidrucker11387]

Hello everyone! I have decided to start this thread to show what I'm planning on doing and am doing to my D 6410. She is currently pretty sad shape as I'm sure you can tell from the pictures! These are my starting pics. I am going to install a 3.0L Eagle PRV with EFI ran via megasquirt which will also control ignition. My goal is to drive her to DCS this year! I know I have a lot to do in less then 2 months but following Doc Browns advice "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!" lets see what both me and my D are made of! I will post pics of the new engine thats already 85% assembled and the ECU thats also complete in a later post!

[davidrucker11387]

ENGINE! These are the photos of my engine build.

[davidrucker11387]

ELECTRONICS! Heres some of my ECU assymbly and the new fuse and relay compartment for just engine control.

[Chris Burns]

HOLY CRAP! That car needs some work. Good luck with it!!

[davidrucker11387]

PREVIOUS DISASSEMBLY! Here are some pics of some disassembly from the past. Due to family problems, issues with school and work its been 3 YEARS sense I have done anything to my D. I feel asshamed for abandoning her like I did but now is the time for her to shine!

DeLoDave, 6410

[davidrucker11387]

HOLY CRAP! That car needs some work. Good luck with it!!

Thanks Im gonna need something! :lol: Especially if I want to reach my goal!

[ccurzio]

Thanks Im gonna need something! :lol: Especially if I want to reach my goal!

That "something" is called "money".

[davidrucker11387]

Well most of the ugly-ness is just cosmetic most of the mechanics are either new or have been replaced or still in their packages ready for the install. The only major part that i still need to order is a torque converter and some small things like mounts and bolts etc... Did you get your A/C and coolant situations fixed?

[davidrucker11387]

Ok just got back in from working on the D. Todays update is not nearly as much as I wanted. My daily driver had a crank sensor die. So that put me starting on the D at about 8. I got the pass side rear ss panel removed and finished cleaning up the engine bay, its now ready for paint. The remainder of the stainless is also ready to have the paint stripped off. So far under the paint I have only found 2 bondo spots but they are small and so far I would rather live with the couple of spots and let the stainless shine instead of paint it again. I'll post pics sometime tomorrow. Goodnight everyone!

[sadeeky]

Hello everyone! I have decided to start this thread to show what I'm planning on doing and am doing to my D 6410. She is currently pretty sad shape as I'm sure you can tell from the pictures! These are my starting pics. I am going to install a 3.0L Eagle PRV with EFI ran via megasquirt which will also control ignition. My goal is to drive her to DCS this year! I know I have a lot to do in less then 2 months but following Doc Browns advice "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!" lets see what both me and my D are made of! I will post pics of the new engine thats already 85% assembled and the ECU thats also complete in a later post!

"If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!

Was actually a quote from Marty McFly

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/quotes?qt=qt0416289

But thats cool that you gonna start the restoration, Looks like a lot of work Good Luck!!

[ccurzio]

"If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!

Was actually a quote from Marty McFly


No, it's not. Marty himself was quoting Doc. The first time it's heard in the movie, Jennifer started the sentence with, "It's like Doc's always saying..." and Marty finished it, quoting Doc.

Marty also used the same quote on his father back in 1955, which is why George says it to Marty at the end of Part I.

[Don Camillo]

Wow, an other D is getting back to live. Good luck on the resurrection. :cheers:

Don

[sadeeky]

No, it's not. Marty himself was quoting Doc. The first time it's heard in the movie, Jennifer started the sentence with, "It's like Doc's always saying..." and Marty finished it, quoting Doc.

Marty also used the same quote on his father back in 1955, which is why George says it to Marty at the end of Part I.

Wow Dude you really go technical with that one. Bro I was going of the IMDB Link, WOW!!! How many times did you see that movie?

[davidrucker11387]

Thanks for all the well wishes! I will hopefully tackle the final engine assembly in the next night or 2! :wrenchin:

[davidrucker11387]

PAINT STRIPPING!
Ok, So the past couple days I have started stripping the paint off of the car. I have discovered that the best process for this is to strip the top 2 layers with paint stripper, I am using Tal-Strip from MarHyde, and then blast the remaining base coats and primers off with my Soda Blaster. The soda blaster has not harmed the stainless and the large areas that I have tried it thus far. It uses baking soda instead of sand of glass for the blast media is amazing. I have even blasted several of the plastic trim pieces with it causing NO damage to them and it makes them look quite good actually! I am currently out of soda at the moment so the rest of the striping will have to wait. The soda blaster will go all the way through the paint with out using the chemical stripper but its slow and uses a lot of media. Pictures are attached and I have a video that I will upload later tonight. The Hood, Both fenders, most of both doors, and the passenger quarter panel are ready to be blasted. The T-Panel is completely done! Under the paint i have found 'bondo' :shock: on both doors and both rear quarter panels, however they are covering some dings and dents but nothing serious as of yet. I figure that once I get it all off and regrain it that it wont be all that noticeable.

[qwerk]

ELECTRONICS! Heres some of my ECU assymbly and the new fuse and relay compartment for just engine control.

Yeahhh, nothing like Wendy's and solder fumes ;)

[davidrucker11387]

Short Blasting Video, just to show how it works. Will have a better longer one up later.

http://youtu.be/ONM4W82c-8k

[jfirios]

good luck You car is nine vehicles earlier than mine, 6419 here. :) Have fun, it is a full project. Been redesigning and working on my interior and stereo for 4 months off and on.

[john 05141]

That is a cool video.. This will only work on paint that has already been "eaten off" by chemicals, but it works.
Good luck with the restoration!

John

[davidrucker11387]

It will eat off the paint without using the chemical stripper but it takes a little longer and uses more blast media. I found it easiest to do a light chemical strip and then finish off with the blaster. Hopefully next Monday with be engine day! Soon as my new torque converter is in I hope to have the engine and tranny installed shortly after.


That is a cool video.. This will only work on paint that has already been "eaten off" by chemicals, but it works.
Good luck with the restoration!

John

[davidrucker11387]

UPDATE TIME!

Ok, yesterday I spent almost all day on the car got a lot of things cleaned up and its starting to look more like a nice car instead of a pile of parts lol. Sadly though along side my cleaning I discovered that a mouse or rat had built a nest inside the front fascia behind the grill! At which point it decided to use the headlight wiring harness as nesting material! So a new harness has been added to the list of parts that I need to purchase. Yesterday was a day where it seemed like I'm not going to get her done before June but I'm going to keep at it! Due to a dead battery on the camera yesterday and rain today I have no pictures to post on progress. Although I think I will finish the engine up tonight and tomorrow night, I have put it off too long! After I get done with that its time to start on the wiring for the new engine while I wait on my remaining parts! Also went to put in the replacement pass torsion bar and it torqued and then discovered that the retaining plate refused to go on. DMCH suggested that the spline on the plate were twisted from being under torque as it still fit perfectly. Another user on the forum suggested that the bar had 'mushroomed' from not being installed for so long or not properly uninstalled/installed the last time it was in service. So that door has gone from slightly annoying to open to cant for the life of me pick this damned door up because the strut and old torsion bar, which was welded, has been removed. Well thats all the updates I have for now. Thanks for everyones support and watch of my project!

David, 6410
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[davidrucker11387]

Ok so next 2 weeks is parts purchasing time! Woo Hoo! Some is a must before driveability others are necessary for things to work right such as gauges or a/c etc...

DMCH
K101272 A/C Evaporator Kit
K100790 Side Lights
K101315 Head Light Kit
106018 (*2) Lock Rods [the door lock switch to the bell crank. PO removed them along with disconnecting all lock electronics]
103753 Torque Converter
100536 Headlight Wiring Harness [current eaten by mouse or rat]
106913 Fuse Box [probably not really necessary but while im working on the rest of the wiring why not?]
102709 Thermostat
102156 Gasket for above
100816 Otterstat Switch
106959 Otterstat Seal
102763 Oil Pressure Sensor (Gauge)
102462 Oil Pressure Sensor (Light)
102450 Temp Switch [Is this what controls the temp gauge on the dash?]

DPNW
Door Lock Actuators

DIYAutoTune.com
A small selection of plugs and connectors that I have misplaced.

Tires
Cooper CS4 Touring [By changing the rear from 230 to 225 more matching set options are available, its only a 0.6" difference in diameter]
195/60-14 (*2)
225/60-50 (*2)

The mass of these purchases are based on wither or not my 01 Ranger sells, which I hope to know for sure tomorrow or Sunday! Also most likely I will take the 1st or 2nd full week in May to do nothing but work on my D. Im super excited to finally be able to drive her! I will try to get better pictures and videos to post the next time that I work on her. Also, still haven't decided what to do about my pass door situation.

David, 6410
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[davidrucker11387]

OK! I have decided what to do about my torsion bar woes! I am going to reinstall my old 'welded' one. As it wont hold the door in the fully opened position it will allow it to open easily. Because I am planning on bringing my D to DCS I am going to bring along my TB that wont fit and get assistance while there! I'm sure that out of the mass of owners and vendors that I can find the correct proper solution to my problem or at least find out if I will just have to purchase one or not. :( I have also pushed most cosmetic issues down the list as well. Also, to obtain driveability quicker Im only going to concentrate on parts that make the car go! I will worry about sensors for the dash lights and gauges later as my EFI unit can supply all gauge values except speed and fuel to either my laptop or android phone. My goal is now to make it driveable BEFORE the middle of next month so that I can drive it around town daily to ensure proper operation before the 500-600 mile trip to orlando!

Side note, Who all from north of atlanta will be driving their D? I would like to have at least 2 other D's in a convoy with me. In the event of trouble we can get a solution and back on the road! I have not yet gotten a room but checked yesterday and they were available I will be booking tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks to everyone!
David - 6410
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[AdmiralSenn]

The torsion bar has little to do with holding the door open at full extension - it mostly pops the door open for the first few inches of travel. If you have issues at that end of its travel you may want to inspect your struts.

[dmc6960]

Perhaps, but the door still cannot be held up with a good strut and a significantly under-torqued TB.

[deloreanz]

I have my Eagle 3.0L build on hold for a Turbo Esprit I'm rebuilding, so I have a few questions for you relating to your eagle build. I don't know if my thread is still alive after DMCTalk exploded recently and haven't looked for it, but I had a lot of info and pics there.

Are you swapping in mechanical lifters from the B280? These won't cause valve float like the hydraulic ones in the eagle engine. I have an extra set if you're looking for some. The eagle heads flow better than the B280 so its good you're probably using those, but the B280 throttle body and connecting pipe are larger and flow much better than the eagle counterparts.

I have a few videos about the beginning of this build which you can find on my youtube channel. Here's one (http://youtu.be/Qi7Zpm-byqg)about the throttle body differences.

[davidrucker11387]

Ok, Here's the latest!

Engine
Last night I got the rear main seal installed the intake gaskets and fuel injectors with new seals also installed. Picked up some hoses and ordered a thermostat at O'Reilly's today so hopefully will have the water pump and intake manifold installed tonight. On the 3.0 Eagle engine that I have the rotor is bolted straight to the cam shaft via a 2 part assembly called the Distributor Drive part of which I am missing! :rant: Called my local Dodge and apparently its not available to order and discontinued but the parts guy was able to track down a single dealership that happened to have ONE. Called them it will be shipped out soon as my money order arrives. So I cant verify timing, install timing cover or valve covers until that arrives. But luckily it was only $37 after shipping. There was a statement about the lifters and throttle body. These 2 mods are really nice to have for this engine. I may change out the throttle body at some point as it is a good bit larger for the b280 engine. As of right now I don't have plans to use the lifters or cams. For 2 reasons... I dont really have the funds or time to get them and I have already installed the stock Eagle ones which are held down by the head bolts. Which if I remove them to swap the lifters a new head gasket set must also be used which also goes back to time and money lol.

Transmission
Got the governor cover removed and looked at the circuits. They look to be in good condition. No signs of heat damage, shorts, or bad caps. However I am going to go ahead and do the necessary mods and upgrades while the trans is out of the car and is easy to access. The splines for the torque converter appear to be in good shape with no abnormal wear, which i was worried about because I had to separate the engine and trans by leaving the TC on the engine because the engine was locked up and couldn't be turned to get to the flexplate/TC bolts. Tonight I am going to try to pull the trans pan and drain the final drive and inspect the magnets for metal particles which I pray are within acceptable parameters because I can't afford a new Trans at the moment. :eek5: May also start cleaning the trans up too as its quite dirty depends on time, sleepy'ness and the girlfriend.

The Torsion Bar
The struts are new well a couple years with very few cycles on them. If you think about the torsion bar popping the door that would mean that the TB holds most of the weight of the door and the strut acts to fully raise the door after the weight reduction done by the TB. The best way to see this is to remove the strut and open the door and feel its weight with the TB at torque and try to open a door with the TB and strut removed its almost a 100lbs difference.

Exhaust
I would love to put one of the custom exhaust systems on this engine but time and money are in bit of a bind in the attempt to make it to DCS so I am going with the stock setup until the time and funds become available for an upgrade. I plan on having the manifolds and muffler sand or bead blasted and coated with exhaust paint. I realize that the paint may not hold up to the test of time but it will make it look nice until the upgrade happens.

D.C.S.!
I have the hotel room booked! Can't wait!!!! This will be my first DCS and really hope I get the D done in time to make. As of right now the plans are me and the GF will travel down in the D! My dad as of right now is a maybe but if he comes he would fly into Orlando and I would grab him at the airport and stay in my room, as the only ones left are the '2 double bed' rooms.

Appearance
Did a little more stripping and blasting today I love seeing more and more stainless appear! It's slow starting to look like its suppose to!

Missing Items!
Ok so upon going through all my storage and boxes I have discovered that there are a significant amount of items missing for my D! 4 of which are listed as not available at DMCH! Those are the A/C Fascia 108920, A/C Mode Control Switch 100752, Quadrant Top Plate 100689, and Quadrant Lower Plate 110082. For those that don't know the quadrant plates are the plastic trim pieces below the automatic shifter handle. A total of $933 worth of parts not counting taxes or shipping are gone! I had someone around that I cought stealing that I believe may took a box that containted these items as everything else has been accounted for along with about 4 to 6 items that I know were grouped together with the missing items which means they were removed from said box before taking it! :bash: All of these items are cosmetic excluding the distributor drive mentioned above and 3 idle pulleys which are available at O'Reilly's for my eagle engine. If anyone has any spares of the above items that are not available any more I would love to know if anyone is willing to sell them! May end up seeing what I can get at DCS! The missing mode switch may prompt me to see about developing a bolt on electronic solution but ill just take that one step at a time! I would love to A/C in June traveling down I-75 lol.

Closing
I know I have been promising pictures without taking any, so I will try to take care of that tonight! Thanks for everyone's help and following my thread! It's always nice to hear suggestions and opinions.
Thank you!

David - 6410
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[davidrucker11387]

Next Update!

Engine
I got the water pump fully installed, intake manifold installed, fuel injectors and rails installed. That doesnt sound like much but I during the process 2 water pump bolts were missing and 1 fuel injector was missing! Finally located the items and the install went along very well. Well with the exception of a dropped intake manifold bolt falling down into the valley! :disapprove: I managed to find a piece of vinyl tubing that after slipping over the bolt managed to pull it out without having to repull the manifold. Found an air filter box that should work well with the 3.0 intake tubing just have to make a mount for it and find a good way to install it!

Transmission
Sadly didnt get anything done on the tranny. But is there a good way to check the function of the vacuum pressure regulator on the back without it being in the car?

Missing Items
Update on the missing items. I found today a good number of the parts that were missing including 3 of the 4 items that are not available anymore! The one thats still missing is the A/C mode switch! :mad: I will redo my missing items list and get it posted.

Also, got a good order into DMCH and waiting on a call from Harvey on the axle boot plates that I am missing. He said he may have a few in his warehouse so im hopeful that he finds them this weekend! As promised pictures are also attached!

Until next time!
David - 6410
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[davidrucker11387]

Haven't done much in the past few days but hope to change that tonight! Just got word that my engine part has shipped, ordered a few other odds and ends yesterday that should be in by the end of the week. DMCH should be paid today for their order! Harvey did manage to find some boot plates for the axles and has them boxed and ready to go, hope to have those paid for and shipped in the next couple days!

IN OTHER NEWS, (This might Interest Everyone)
I am not sure yet but I found a A/C mode vacuum switch that "might" be a possible cross reference to a MASS produced car! It has the same 7 position selection like the one on our cars and looks to be spaced the same way! It also has 5 vacuum ports on the back also like the D. The order of selections is also almost identical. I ordered one to 'play' with. If this proves to be a successful endeavor I will post all the information that I have for it when I get it! Wish me luck!!!

[davidrucker11387]

Hello everyone! Well the engine is now 90-95% complete! Started on the transmission tonight found 3 things that are troubling me!!! I could use some advice from someone more experienced!!!

1st while draining some of the fluid I noticed that there was some water in with the fluid not too much though but it was there which worries me what damage that it may have caused inside the trans.

2nd looking into the bell housing it looks like there was a hole at one point and has been welded up! I'm not sure if this was a repair or maybe something from assembly although i personally doubt the latter! (see attached pic)

3rd I tipped the transmission up to look at the bottom and some fluid came out of a hole in the top of the transmission by a bolt. Im not sure if this 'hole' is supposed to be there, as if it were a vent of some kind or if its part of some other serious problem. (see attached pic) I am trying to get this car ready and driveable for DCS and I really want to drive her down! But as of right now I am starting to doubt my trans. I also haven't pulled the pan or the final drive drain plugs to check for metal shavings on the magnet will do that one on Monday.

Got my engine bay painted today things are starting to look good! also finished pulling out the chewed up headlight harness fixing to clean up the area for the new one that should be in early next week!

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP regarding my transmission.

David - 6410
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[davidrucker11387]

Ok Almost got the hood fully stripped, Got my valve covers blasted going to finish those up here in a couple hours. Also got all the paint scraped off of my front fascia and a prime coat of black applied things are starting to look good. Got the transmission pan off things look pretty clean except the magnet that catches shavings is missing :dunno: The fluid other then the little bit of water present was still red in color it was very dark and not really transparent but I have seen transmission fluid become brown from being burnt and have so much crud in it. I haven't drained the final drive yet, cant seem to find the removal tool to remove the plugs. Is there a certain tool I need to look for and/or ask for? Just dropped my exhaust off at a buddies house to be blasted and maybe powder coated not sure about the last part depends on cost. This guy does air plane parts and has some super high temp coatings that work for automotive exhaust so I'm waiting on a call from him. Hopefully today! Well I think that's all my updates thus far hope to have more next week! I'm hoping to attempt starting next weekend! We will see how things go!

[sphiend]

So how's it going? Will we see her at the tech session? Still on track for DCS?

[davidrucker11387]

UPDATE!

Engine is DONE
Transmission is almost done. Have to replace the drive seals and install the Torque converter.
1 drive axle is done the other is 1/2 done. will be finished tonight.
I wanted to have her finished sooner but im still on track for DCS!

Tonight I plan on having the 2nd drive axle done, finishing the trans, and bolting the engine and trans together!
Tomorrow I plan on having the engine installed and start electrical!

The fuel system is DONE
The front fascia is DONE
The replacement front wiring harness is INSTALLED
Lets see if she will start come Wed and/or Thurs.

Will have pics posted tomorrow.

Dave, 6410
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[davidrucker11387]

Greetings everyone,

I am finally getting to work on 6410 again. Its been a long time sense I have done anything with her. Between closing a business, dealing with thefts and lawsuits. Then winter appeared :( Well spring is now here and I hope to have her going soon! Been working on engine timing shes puttering, hope to achieve an idle before the end of the day! Would love to have it driveable by the next tech session! "cough, cough" lol.

David
DeLoDave, 6410

[Dangermouse]

Good god. How is it possible that I have never seen this thread before? I know I'm not on here much, but still.................

That's a shit loada work you've done there David. Very impressive

So many questions (that I could have asked at DCS):

What's the story of how you came by the car?
When did it last run?
What color was it - looks like grey?
What's the plan for the door?
Are you keeping the seats? They are pretty awesome.

etc, etc

[davidrucker11387]

Well I came about my car actually a long time ago. I dont remember at what age I fell in love with these cars and decided I had to have one. I found it online and drove to Corinth, MS with a truck and trailer and towed it home. As far as when it last ran, well that im not sure of because it has never ran while in my possession. After I purchased her, I discovered a lot of issues electrical, fuel, engine cooling, etc... Well I purchased the first round of parts and did almost a full restore to various systems to the car such as the fuel system as it was left parked with a full tank, which we all know where that leads. I finally got to a point at which I could attempt a start of the original engine. That was a total failure! This attempted start led to the discovery a worthless engine. It was totally siezed and most of the cylinders contained a type of rusty sludge all attempts to get the engine to even turn with a breaker bar were unsuccessful. I finally made the decision for a new engine. Purchased the eagle 3.0 and embarked on the EFI journey that Im sill treking down. I know I'm close as she is turning over to the point of almost starting the engine timing is still just slightly off. It was infact grey may have origionally been silver but faded to grey. When I started stripping the paint I decided that if the drivers fender was in good shape I was going to keep it stainless no matter. So I still have yet to decide what to do about the damaged stainless panels but that is going to be on my list of to dos after shes running and rolling. The seats are actually in pretty rough shape and at some point im most likely going to recover them to stock but again different list for later lol. I always love talking about my car and experiences with it.

David
DeLoDave, 6410

[davidrucker11387]

Well I have to say I wish I was more proficient with MegaSquirt all these settings can be overwhelming lol.

[davidrucker11387]

Well got about 10 seconds of rough idle so I think im really close on my timing on the MegaSquirt. Battery is charging again and hope to be back out at the car shortly.

[Kenny_Z]

This thread is awesome. I loved the chemical stripper + soda blaster idea. Good to know that the soda doesn't hurt the stainless grain. Excellent work and good luck.

[Domi]

Good work so far, keep us update, thanks ;)

[davidrucker11387]

Well I think I have the timeing just about right. It sputtered long enough that I thought that it was going to idle but then it died :( battery is charging and then im at it again.

[Jack]

so you leaving the front fascia solid black?
That's what I just did for mine :)

[davidrucker11387]

No it does have the silver trim now, Ill try to upload some more pics this evening. I used the SS Paint that I used on the engine on it.

[davidrucker11387]

After spending a large amount of time with work and school I'm finally back at working on my D! Apparently I burnt up my starter on the last attempt at starting which i was thinking but luckily I had a lifetime warranty. This past year of sitting in my driveway and not in a garage caused my fuel pump to seize up. I have that now replaced and made some modifications to my ignition trigger setup and I also have new software to control my MS-EFI so, and I have forgotten how many times i've said this buy, hopefully I will having it running Friday and driving the following week.

[davidrucker11387]

Ok so this past weekend I spent a good bit of time with the D and discovered that the reason I wasn't able to achieve an idle or a start is that only 3 out of the 6 fuel injectors are reliably spraying gas. 1 injector isn't flowing at all and the other 2 of the 3 barely spit enough gas to detect. I have ordered new injectors and they are on the way hopefully have them in on Friday and we will see how this weekend goes. I am off for Easter. But I am working on moving and getting to start a Training job for school that will use about 10 hours per day! I am really hoping to get it running AND driveable before then which is May 11th for the move and May 12th for the job. I also am planning on driving it to DCS this year in Ohio. I have 3 people in my group that are attending 2 of us will be in the D and the 3rd is going to be following in a KIA soul that I plan to put my tools and a couple spare parts in. Which if anyone is interested in caravaning to the show let me know and we will be happy to stick together that way if anything happens in route we will have assistance. Plus I have AAA. Will have plenty of pictures after this weekend!

[NightFlyer]

Ok so this past weekend I spent a good bit of time with the D and discovered that the reason I wasn't able to achieve an idle or a start is that only 3 out of the 6 fuel injectors are reliably spraying gas. 1 injector isn't flowing at all and the other 2 of the 3 barely spit enough gas to detect. I have ordered new injectors and they are on the way hopefully have them in on Friday and we will see how this weekend goes. I am off for Easter. But I am working on moving and getting to start a Training job for school that will use about 10 hours per day! I am really hoping to get it running AND driveable before then which is May 11th for the move and May 12th for the job. I also am planning on driving it to DCS this year in Ohio. I have 3 people in my group that are attending 2 of us will be in the D and the 3rd is going to be following in a KIA soul that I plan to put my tools and a couple spare parts in. Which if anyone is interested in caravaning to the show let me know and we will be happy to stick together that way if anything happens in route we will have assistance. Plus I have AAA. Will have plenty of pictures after this weekend!

Before you ordered injectors, did you swap the lines on the FD and re-test the flow/spray pattern to make sure that the problem isn't being caused by the FD as opposed to the injectors?

[davidrucker11387]

I have an eagle swap with efi so there is no FD and I did check for signal from the ecu which is working properly. So it actually is bad injectors. I still have my original intake manifold if anyone is interested.

[davidrucker11387]

Ok so for the first time in over 10 years it will start and run!!!!!!!! I have pictures and video that I will post later.

DeLoDave, 6410!

[Dangermouse]

Alright!!! Great news.

[davidrucker11387]

Start video! http://youtu.be/bnnbdczSjAk

Might I add,

Keep Calm
and
Start Damn It!

Some more pictures will be posted tomorrow!

[opethmike]

Congratulations! I'm Megasquirt as well, but on a modified 2.85.

[ALEXAKOS]

I could feel your excitement. Well done.
Cant wait to see those images coming.

You ride your daily driver flipping that key everyday to start your car to work.... Imagine having that excitement at it ? hahahaha:partyhat:

[davidrucker11387]

Mike any tuning tips?

[Josh]

First time seeing this thread, and wow lots of work! Reminds me of my restoration. Im just in the MS tuning phase as well.

[djdogbone]

Congrats on the first start in 12 years! Keep it up!

[davidrucker11387]

Sorry I haven't been posting as much as I should be lol but I have been trying to get the D driveable by the weekend sense I'm moving and want to drive it to the new place. I have the engine timed better now and hope to work on tuning as I drive it. I will be connecting throttle
Transmission shift and speed cables tonight as well as bleed the breaks so I'm going to try to back it out of the garage and maybe drive down to the gas station tomorrow morning! Pics and videos will be taken and I have a bunch to post here when I get a chance.

DeLoDave, 6410!

[opethmike]

Sorry, just saw your question about tuning. I can help with fuel, but I have never done timing. Were there any specific questions?

[davidrucker11387]

OK so the work that was to be done last night was brought to a hault by missing the bolts to the front passenger side brake caliper. I luckily found one and went to the auto parts store and bought some this morning so hopefully I can get things done this morning and tonight. Will keep everyone posted.

Also, no specific tuning questions as of right now. What do you use for your fast idle valve?

[opethmike]

I use an idle control valve out of a Jeep Cherokee, and I installed it with the IAC aluminum block that diyautotune.com sells.

[Josh]

I use an idle control valve out of a Jeep Cherokee, and I installed it with the IAC aluminum block that diyautotune.com sells.

I should have went this route. Those valves are much more common. Now im stuck fiddling with this ford 2wire pwm.

[davidrucker11387]

Well I got the muffler installed yesterday so now that the exhaust is quite I can hear the engine which sounds good except every so often there is loud clunk that's got me worried. It's completly random. Not to mention that I've got to get the cold start settings worked out because it refuses to start cold after turning it over long enough to get it warm it will start. So there is my update.

David, 6410

[davidrucker11387]

Update time! Ok so I pulled the oil pan and splash guard and checked the lower portion of the engine as well as flywheel and torque converter bolts everything checked out to be in good shape and working order. Except the oil in the pan was nasty which I believe is from a little bit of water getting in from it sitting between the last time I worked on it and now. Got that cleaned out and it sounds better and seems smoother too. I still have some noise though. I think my noise is now from the valve lash being wrong. I don't remember checking that after my rebuild so I think thats the final source of my noise. I'm going to be spending Monday working on checking that. Also connecting my final cable and vac line to the trans. So maybe I will have a video up of it moving under its own power. I have pictures that I have been promising to put up but I haven't been signed on using my computer yet I have just been using my phone which is why I haven't uploaded any pics. Have a good memorial day weekend!

David R.
DeLoDave, 6410

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