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SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
It took about 15 minutes of cranking to prime the lines at first but it slowly came to life. Each time we cranked it started a little longer (more woofs) Finally it just went and stayed on.. It poped right up to 3K RPM (whoops) I wasn't reading any oil pressure so I didn't keep it on long but she ran like the beast she is. She didn't backfire or anything just took awhile starting. SHe develped alot of smoke out the engine bay which turned out to be coming from an exhaust leak. (old exhaust, the one I've got from dtw's is waiting to go on) We tried to start her one last time and she poped off right away. Then it was too dark to do much and I"m still worried about no pressure (I think it's electrical or a bad sender, it didn't move at all)
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COOL.
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Tim, Congratulations. This is a major step forward. Keep up the good job. Maybe we'll see the car in Hershey???
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maybe... but I still think we'll take stef's truck. She's got alot of stuff to haul home from the dorm.
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BRAVO! (Insert applause smiley here)
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What, no trailer hitch?
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lol not yet
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Wouldn't a bug roof rack fit on top?
Congrats, it's a major accomplishment!
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Good for you Tim!
 As for the no oil pressure, I'm with you. If the gauge and sender was working, you would at least have some oil pressure when you first started. |
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Great news and good work, Tim!
Once you put the foot down on a lonely stretch of road, it'll all have been worth it!
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ohh it will soo be worth it. next up, brakes, headers and that oil pressure sender.
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Next time prime the injection pump first. Then she'll fire right off. I use a drill and a big rubber band.
But, good job!
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hmm. didn't think of that but when I striped it down to a long block I purposly didnt' touch the crank and pully on the MFI pump so that I didn't have to reset the MFI timing. I know it's probably sissy but then again today was the first time I sat behind the wheel of a running 911
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Thats got to feel great, good job
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EXCELLENT, WELL DONE
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Great Tim congrats
i followed your posts from the beginning, it must be great to hear her running for the first time. Good luck and keep us posted ! great stuff to read Tim.Cheers, Ed
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hmmm i have a spare oil pressure cauge for you Tim. I changed mine for a better looking one last year. You can have it if you want just let me know
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Thanks ed, I've got at least 2 more guages in a box in the garage. What I'll do is try tapping the guage firs and buy a mechanical guage second and attach that just to be sure. Then work backwards from there.
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