Extreme Engine Makeover-Hemi Time

[Gastrick]

My time is very brief and I only have a minute here but I've got an issue to deal with. Everything was great and I developed a problem suddenly. Don't know if I'll get it worked out in time for the show or not. I'll explain later when I have some time to type. I did drive it though and here's a photo I snapped while it was outside. I'll come back on later and explain the problem. It'll be after midnight when I get home from work.

[tiny1]

I hope its nothing too serious. I have some buddy from around here i told them to look you up at billit proof

[DougnDog]

Hope it works out for you. very nice rod Doug

[Gastrick]

Thanks again fellas. Here is the issue. The car was running flawlessly and there was no kind of smoke at all from the exhaust. The morning I started it to go out for a test drive it started running bad and huffing black smoke from the exhaust. It apparently suddenly developed an over rich condition that was bad enough to foul the plugs in a matter of minutes. Hmmmmm. I changed the pressure regulator and threw a new set of plugs in. Same problem. I ran out of time before I could really get into diagnosing the problem. I'm working in the afternoon tomorrow so I'm going to the shop in the morning and pull the hood and air cleaners off and take a look in the carbs while it's running.

The intake manifold that I have is basically designed so that one carb feeds two cylinders each and all eight plugs were equally fouled, so I doubt that all the carbs went south at once. I think that something may have went bad in the ignition or I have too much back pressure in the baffles that I installed in the pipes. I think it's either one of those or too much fuel pressure to all four carbs. Maybe a combination. I'll know more tomorrow and will report back in.

[Gastrick]

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! I'm a happy camper today. The problem turned out to be a failure in the ignition circuit. My friend Adam came over and did some rewiring this morning and the car is running crisp and clean again. It sounds really healthy and strong.

It appears tthat I'm clear for take off

[Gastrick]

Originally Posted by tiny1

I hope its nothing too serious. I have some buddy from around here i told them to look you up at billit proof

Tell em not to be shy if they see me. Make sure they say hi.

[cycledog]

Good news. I like a happy ending.

[moronthethrottle]

Originally Posted by Gastrick

It appears tthat I'm clear for take off

Permission for flyby granted.

Glad to hear everything turned out OK!

[Bonehead]

I chewed off all my fingernails there for a time. Glad it turned out to be an easy fix.

[tiny1]

Originally Posted by Gastrick

Tell em not to be shy if they see me. Make sure they say hi.

Will do Here is a couple pics of there rides. The little truck has a hemi also he just put a tunnel ram with two four's a couple weeks ago. I'm going to send them some pics of your ride too