i had some spare time today so i decided to see what some mothers polish would do for my highly neglected snowflakes.
here's a before:
here's the after:
here's a side by side:
i know it's a bit hard to tell how bad they really are and how good they turned out, but trust me when i say, i took ten years worth of off of them and they look great!
that's what i thought too about the timing. i was pretty sure i installed everything correctly and set the timing right, and i did. just got done double checking it and it's spot on. the only vacuum leak i've found so far is the crank case breather wasn't hooked up to the compressor housing.
kclerdood... i live in kc right off the grandview triangle on redbridge road. give me a call when you get a chance... if not to help me figure it out, than just to meet up.
actually i did have the dizzy out... i just replaced the oil pump. i have the tie down lose still so that i can position the dizzy in the right spot once i pinpoint the timing. i was pretty sure i reinstalled the distributor correctly though. what could i have done wrong there?
well, i've had timing be 180* out before and the motor would run for a few seconds and die. it'd have a hard time starting up as well. i've also had boost/vacuum leaks before and they do the same thing. like when i blow an intercooler pipe off, it'll sputter and die... a lot like it's doing now... i just can't find a leak. so i think it may be the timing. i'm not sure. aaaarrrggh, i'm so tired and i can't think straight... i know it's something simple, but i can't seem to figure it out at the moment.
not sure yet if the timing is 180* out or if there is a vac leak. battery keeps draining on me. this is frustrating. i just had to vent. i'll hopefully have more than 20 minutes to dick with it tomorrow. i've checked all the vacuum lines that i know of and that i can follow and they all seem straight. there's no boost leak that i'm aware of. i've checked the timing on it, but i may have been wrong on that. i hate this! i just want to drive my car again. if it's not the timing, is there anyone local that would be willing to come take a peek? by the way, this is on an 87 tc.
today while driving to work, i saw a really nice cougar. it was light blue and had turbines on it. i was just wondering if that person might be on here. this was on i635 in merriam, ks.
glad you got it figured out. you know, that same exact thing happened to me when i first put the ranger back together. took me about a hour to figure it out. lol.
I know the mug****er is going to crush the car or sell the shell.
i can honestly say that if i had been in your shoes and knew his intentions prior to the sale... there's absolutely no way i would have sold him the car.
