Mali2ude final build for Power Tour 08

[porkchop]

Just remember if it was easy Sears would do it.

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by porkchop

Just remember if it was easy Sears would do it.

true, huh???!!!!!!!!!

[Vegas69]

I can only imagine how burn't out you are. I get to working on mine and can't stop. I try to remember that it's supposed to be fun and to step back and enjoy it while I can. Let's face it, the couch and TV really aren't that great.

[camcojb]

well, the trans is shifting now. Thanks to Steve (Twist Machine) for telling me about scaling the tps voltage. Hadn't done that, but now it works. Speedo still doesn't read, and the paddle shifter doesn't respond, but at least the car is moving.

It's raining here today, but I went out anyway................ figured the car has been screwing with me, doesn't deserve to stay dry and clean. It's officially wiped out now, so I don't have to worry about it any more.

Good things

car drives nice as far as ride and handling. Quiet inside, comfy ride, firm but not stiff at all. Trans shifts nice.

Bad things

smoking fairly bad at idle/low speeds, seems to not do it at a higher cruise. It's not an engine problem, this was run in the GTO and was flawless. Pulled some plugs, perfectly clean. It appears the oil is getting past the turbos, and I'm sure the exhaust is full of it now. This happened on the GTO and I had to remove the entire exhaust and stand it up on end to drain it for 24 hours. Can't really get into any appreciable boost with the wet roads to see if it helps seat the oil rings/seals in the turbos.

BAD rear end howl on decel at lower speeds. Completely quiet at a steady cruise or accelerating, but obnoxious slowing down. Wish I would have drove the car before tearing it down a couple years ago, would have definitely had the rear section reset correctly or fixed, whichever the case.

So now it looks even less like Power Tour will happen, as these are big issues. I can live with the rear end noise, but the smoking is a no-go if I can't get it to stop. I'll be calling Precision on Monday.

Jody

[Roger M]

Been lurking here for over a year, and this is one build i have been following religiously. You have done an outstanding job on that chevelle up to this point, and I hope you can overcome the gremlins that are setting you back at the moment.
I just wanted to compliment you on a beautiful car. Good luck.

[zbugger]

Originally Posted by camcojb

I'll be calling Precision on Monday.

Try Tuesday. Monday's a holiday.

Good to hear you've got some of the issues figured out though. Hopefully you can work out the smoking issue. Sucks about the rear end howl. If you'd had a month to sort through some of the issues you'd probably be pretty good to go, but damn you're cutting it close. I wish you the best of luck with it though. You've put a lot into it just to get it this far.

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by zbugger

Try Tuesday. Monday's a holiday.

Good to hear you've got some of the issues figured out though. Hopefully you can work out the smoking issue. Sucks about the rear end howl. If you'd had a month to sort through some of the issues you'd probably be pretty good to go, but damn you're cutting it close. I wish you the best of luck with it though. You've put a lot into it just to get it this far.

well, you're just a bundle of good news.............. I narrowed it down to the drivers side by removing the pipes at the downpipes. The drain looks okay and downhill, but I disconnected it from the pan and had a bucket underneath and started the engine. No more smoke, drainage looks good out of the hose. So now it's either got a restriction/blockage at the pan, or it's not quite downhill at the pan.

I'll be back...............

[4cefed]

post a pic of your return at the pan so i can see it. Ive ran into this problem before and i may have the answer.