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Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-26-2019, 04:09 PM
Replies: 34
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Posted By Jack P.
Well I did a leak down on #4 and my results are...

Well I did a leak down on #4 and my results are input 70psi, cylinder gauge 30psi.
The air is most definitely escaping out the tail pipe. I am surprised because it ran so smooth.
Guess I have two...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-18-2019, 02:15 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Verified the white and green are connected...

Verified the white and green are connected properly.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-18-2019, 10:49 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
That is a good question. I removed the oem...

That is a good question. I removed the oem distributor when I was putting the car/engine
together as the FiTech EFI needed 12 v tach signal so I bought a new online HEI.
What can I check, are...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-18-2019, 02:09 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Untill I get a chance to do a leak down, does...

Untill I get a chance to do a leak down, does this issue have any relationship to my original problem. Still wondering if it has the wrong crank that puts the balancer mark in the wrong spot?
Looks...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-17-2019, 10:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
I put in oil equal to about a full drinking...

I put in oil equal to about a full drinking straw, compression went up to about #150.
Could it be a bad cam lobe. I will work on the leak down test if I get home from work tomorrow.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-17-2019, 09:09 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Driver side front to firewall #1 175 ...

Driver side front to firewall #1 175
#3 175
#5 175
#7 170...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-17-2019, 07:15 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
So I got the replacement cam gear today, the...

So I got the replacement cam gear today, the marks/dot are in the same place.
The distributor is new, is there any way for it to show a mark that is not where it shows,
or do I dig into the cam and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-16-2019, 09:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Yea I was reading that the other day, did not...

Yea I was reading that the other day, did not really know the difference, oh well
it was going back in anyway.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-16-2019, 08:50 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Yea I am at #6 now, just seeing if things line...

Yea I am at #6 now, just seeing if things line up. Never seen a cam gear without a casted in dot.
Is this chain something good, I did notice it was tight coming off so I only ordered a cam gear.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-16-2019, 04:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
The gear seems ok, maybe just a bad picture view....

The gear seems ok, maybe just a bad picture view. Here are some better pics.
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=526875&stc=1&d=1576528283...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-14-2019, 07:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Yes, the engine harness is new and I cut it apart...

Yes, the engine harness is new and I cut it apart and removed the resistance wire
and replaced it with correct rated wire. When running it only moves around about 50 rpm's.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-14-2019, 03:59 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
I was getting nowhere so I decided to see if it...

I was getting nowhere so I decided to see if it was put together one tooth off.
I found a cam gear that was machined down to far, the dot was gone, and it
was remarked. That is what I am guessing...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-09-2019, 04:23 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
I will work on doing a compression check. How...

I will work on doing a compression check.
How do I find TDC Exhaust #1?
I do not know what cam is in it or do I know if the cam is a tooth off. If the cam were a tooth off would I see anything...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-08-2019, 02:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Steve25 I did bump the engine with my finger in...

Steve25 I did bump the engine with my finger in the hole to get compression on #1 and installed the distributor there. Are you talking about 36deg total timing, with the vacuum connected and the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-07-2019, 04:42 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,401
Posted By Jack P.
Timing issue

I bought a unfinished car with a 1968 400 [979071] block. I was told it was rebuilt and it was in the car and was ran. I pulled the engine when I got it to check. I pulled the pan and everything was...
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