Beast from da Middle East

[robertf03]

did it get there yet?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

I forgot to check the mail last night. Will call grandad and have him check today.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Got the new chip in, now need to reset the valve who's rocker had come loose. I think it is pretty close. Going to order a 70 series flowmaster (if they don't have one at the parts store today) and some heat shielding for the starter and clutch slave. Need to find some gasket material for the new filter housing I picked up, a backfire set the old gaskets afire when I was first starting to mess with it ( :doh: ). May try to get the risers and the filter base plate machined so that I don't need the gaskets.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Got the valve reset with the new double locking fasteners (thanks for the info on those Fred), and the glasspack replaced with the new 70 series Flowmaster. Gonna try and get it buttoned back up this evening and test it out. May try and make a run to bridgeport on July 4th weekend to test it out (going up that weekend either way with the trailer to pick up my dad's tools he wants to pass down).

[tommy53002]

Did you get it running yet?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Nope. I keep letting other stuff take precedence. Haven't had a wrenchathon in a while, so maybe soon.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Thought I was close, but now the injectors are not firing. Has fuel in the tank, the pump is good, any suggestions?

[KrazyKarl02]

Relay for injectors?

[bburris]

Care to share details of the acquisition I saw behind the red flatbed headed north through Temple yesterday?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Relay for injectors?

It was an intermittent problem, so very possibly. I just don't know how this setup is wired exactly, so will have to do some digging.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Care to share details of the acquisition I saw behind the red flatbed headed north through Temple yesterday?

It's not what it looks like, I swear.

That is Jeremy's deuce that he had back at his house in New Braunsfels over the summer, and I was hauling it to the house (and later to where ever he finds a place in BCS to store/work on it) is all.

[bburris]

Damn, I thought the beast was about to emerge with those axles.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Hell noze! I in no way can afford that $7-10k upgrade!

[DRAGOONRANCH]

New intake is in, going to try and run out tomorrow night and swap it out. Should have a new distributor in tomorrow, so maybe friday night or saturday I can get it in and fired up.

254-721-6334 if anyone wants to come watch an old fat ass do a little wrenchin!

[BroncoJo]

One carb now?