Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:07:31 -0500
Reply-To: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: engine install almost success
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hey all,
first off, thanks so much to everybody who replied to me about installing my
first engine into my 90 gl. a very special thanks go out to jason yasment,
who drove down two hours to freeze his booty while helping me pull and
replace the engines acouple of sundays ago. what a stud! another very
special thanks go out to bob donalds of boston engine, for without his
superior product and very careful technical support i would never have
gotten as far as i have.
anyways here goes my questions. today was the final touch day. after
putting everything back on the new engine i foolowed boston bobs
instructions of checking for oil pressure first before starting the engine.
so after topping off all fluids and oil pressure being good, i commenced the
first start up of my own engine project. i turn the key and it just kept
turning over with out engaging.
here is what i think:
1. the gas tank was half full with the gas being almost one year old. so i
put in about another 2 gallons of fresh gas along with dry gas and fi
cleaner. this was no apparent help immediately.
2. the rotor on my distibutor spins freely with the turn of my hand,
although i can feel where it wants to atch and seat. should this happen?
the rotor spins as i hand crank the engine though, and is close to TDC. i
can not push it down any further than where it is. am i missing something
here? in bentley the picture of the rotor on 28.40 shows a spring and
retaining spring where the distributor shaft is inserted. as i pull out
the shaft for inspection, being careful not to crank the engine as per
boston bobs instructions, i see the spring but not the retaining spring is
it there or could it have come out with the shaft and got lost with out e
noticing?
3. after letting her sit for a bit i tried starting her again, this time
she almost started to engage and even sputtered a little, exhaust pipes even
got hot showing combustion was taking place and we were almost there.
so could it be the old gas, fuel filter gunked up, distibutor (the free
spinning does concern me), or am i completely inept to worked on my own van?
i want the feeling of self satisfaction of doing my first engine install,
what steps should i take to trouble shoot this?
thanks for reading
jason
90 gl-not giving up!
82 westy-what will become of her
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