What do i have?
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Put the loader up for sale here when you’re done!
Major red X time....
Oh no.Fails:
Timing chain, yes. Valves, maybe. Short block, never!
I already turned it forward and backwards like 30x.
It'll blow up now.
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LoL, I have an all standard matching numbers 318 for my 75 Dart Hang 10. I rebuilt it a few years ago, just waiting on the car to get done. And so if any of them ain’t running, it’s an Albatross sitting on a boat anchor until they get opened up…
Great news. I mocked up the trans cooler so it wouldn't make a puke mess.
New plugs/cap/rotor/cond/coil/pump/gear&chain
Dribbled some juice down its throat enough to fill the float bowl, and it lit right up near instantly and idled beautiful. I only played around for 30 seconds, enough to verify a few gauges and move some oil for curiosity.
I tried the clutch packs and it wanted to move its own *** heavy 10ton with a slow idle, even with the assembly on the ground. I just bumped that carb linkage and it started to take a 8ft bite as it sits.
So time to source a pump, and find out where to hang this radiator.
Oh yeah. I'm getting itchy now.
New plugs/cap/rotor/cond/coil/pump/gear&chain
Dribbled some juice down its throat enough to fill the float bowl, and it lit right up near instantly and idled beautiful. I only played around for 30 seconds, enough to verify a few gauges and move some oil for curiosity.
I tried the clutch packs and it wanted to move its own *** heavy 10ton with a slow idle, even with the assembly on the ground. I just bumped that carb linkage and it started to take a 8ft bite as it sits.
So time to source a pump, and find out where to hang this radiator.
Oh yeah. I'm getting itchy now.
Interesting that there are two fuel filters, one on the inlet and one on the outlet! Very interesting alternator setup too.
An ex father-in-law of mine had an early (68-69) LA 318 hooked to his sawmill. He and two of his other sons-in-law ran that thing until he finally sold it with the property it was on in 2005. He got it when he bought the land it was on in appx (70-71). There is no telling how many hours it turned a 48" sawblade to rough cut timber he and the two boys felled and rough cut timber year round.
I do that on everything.
Protects the pump and the carb. What makes me cross eyed is the 2nd filter after the pump also ends up with sediment.
Yeah, I took the belts off half drunk, it was weird getting everything back together. I think his idea was to make sure the belt driven straight blade fan roars, but thats irrelevant now that I'm going to an electric fan, and now im forced to fix the alternator. The trans cooler runs at 300psi, and the manual clearly States in huge print do not idle the machine in drive without moving for more than 45 seconds as temps of 450* can quickly be achieved. Its got a serious torque converter. This little 318 has had its dogshit worked out of it, and about to get some more.
For years I just used a solar panel on the battery to keep the coil hot. That was honestly the ONLY electrical item on this machine. Feels dirty, weird, and unreliable adding more copper wires....
So I decided on a GM 1 wire. The housings are the same for bolt line up and adjustment.
Edit, you were quoting the TL12 machine with post 69 318swap. This is the H50 with the 1969 318.
Yes! neighbor did the same with a 440!!
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Alright,I'm kinda at a road block and waiting on some more parts.
So I decided to get it running and flush some water around for a few douche drain and refills.
I copied the vacuum lines, all 2 of them as was before, which may or may not be correct.
It hits on all 8, and when the rotor is advanced a bit, it idles beautiful, and I don't need to load the idle screw at all.
When I did the timing gear I went 4* advanced, so I set my gun 4* and turned the rotor until the balancer hits zero, and to keep it idling I need to turn in the idle screw, and it runs quite a bit more poppy. The manifolds are open, so its very easy to hear any exhaust note.
For the idle jets I turned them all the way in, then 1.5x out each, then slowly backed them out until the idle cleaned up.
When I dump the throttle it cuts out/backfires out the carb. If I roll into it kinda quick, it spits and fires like its rich.
Does this scamazon carbinator have fast idle jets to adjust? Doesn't look like it .
Unfortunately I can't really load the engine until I get my pump and hoses plumbed, so maybe i am limited having just sit here in neutral. At the same time I'd rather check and make sure I'm getting a ground zero to build off of.
The fuel I'm using isn't terrible old. Maybe 3 months at most. I'll grab a jug for the next play. The starter needs to come off. For some reason the solenoid throws but won't send power to the starter after its hot. I'm so annoyed.
So I decided to get it running and flush some water around for a few douche drain and refills.
I copied the vacuum lines, all 2 of them as was before, which may or may not be correct.
It hits on all 8, and when the rotor is advanced a bit, it idles beautiful, and I don't need to load the idle screw at all.
When I did the timing gear I went 4* advanced, so I set my gun 4* and turned the rotor until the balancer hits zero, and to keep it idling I need to turn in the idle screw, and it runs quite a bit more poppy. The manifolds are open, so its very easy to hear any exhaust note.
For the idle jets I turned them all the way in, then 1.5x out each, then slowly backed them out until the idle cleaned up.
When I dump the throttle it cuts out/backfires out the carb. If I roll into it kinda quick, it spits and fires like its rich.
Does this scamazon carbinator have fast idle jets to adjust? Doesn't look like it .
Unfortunately I can't really load the engine until I get my pump and hoses plumbed, so maybe i am limited having just sit here in neutral. At the same time I'd rather check and make sure I'm getting a ground zero to build off of.
The fuel I'm using isn't terrible old. Maybe 3 months at most. I'll grab a jug for the next play. The starter needs to come off. For some reason the solenoid throws but won't send power to the starter after its hot. I'm so annoyed.
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well, since i have a bunch of threads, seems this one is the most appropriate to post off topic anything on the project.
took some more carb tuning, runs nice.
after a week or so of running it, decided to get it in the garage under the hoist and lift the engine and did the oil pump.
For what little i've done, it runs MINT. Strong. No issues at all anywhere. Its worn out like all hell, but runs strong and idles nice. IT's a bit weird trying to tune the carb turning 4 hydraulic pumps and a torque converter the size of a 55gallon drum. I highly doubt it's emissions friendly.
But ive dug another basement, cleaned up 300 cars, and that's outside of 230,000#'s of loose iron according to weigh slips. Also did some tree trimming with the clam shell bucket, fixed the hill behind the house, fixed my bridge and buried some new culvert.
I think you need to step back and look at what i did. And thanks for your time.
took some more carb tuning, runs nice.
after a week or so of running it, decided to get it in the garage under the hoist and lift the engine and did the oil pump.
For what little i've done, it runs MINT. Strong. No issues at all anywhere. Its worn out like all hell, but runs strong and idles nice. IT's a bit weird trying to tune the carb turning 4 hydraulic pumps and a torque converter the size of a 55gallon drum. I highly doubt it's emissions friendly.
But ive dug another basement, cleaned up 300 cars, and that's outside of 230,000#'s of loose iron according to weigh slips. Also did some tree trimming with the clam shell bucket, fixed the hill behind the house, fixed my bridge and buried some new culvert.
Honestly for a handful of parts and minimal labor, i think it did damn good. probably better then half of these other threads that are started when people spend $10,000 and have someone ELSE build their engine, mind you factory application, and struggle.
I think you need to step back and look at what i did. And thanks for your time.
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