Slant 6 Turbo 68Dart Project
I'm going to try the calibration thing. I didn't even think of that.
Ill have to do that tonight hopefully. Then I am really hoping it works, because after all that getting things together fast, the car is starting to fight me.
Today was filled with 2 issues, in 10 miles. After a little bit, the sandwich adapter I used for the filter fell apart, almost literally, and the filter popped off. Drained about 2 quarts real quick. Luckily I noticed before I dried her out. So there's my review of the oil filter sandwich. The adapter plate ITSELF is fine, but the bolt that holds it down came apart. The threads literally unraveled. Too thin.
This is what I made in the end, and utilized the stock sender location, BTW - 3/8" thread chrysler? Wow... ALso it takes a 1 1/16" socket to remove it. Dang.
After getting that resolved by building a brass fitting system to mount the sensor, and oil feed to, I drove it about 200 feet, and couldn't keep it running. I stopped, and got out, sure enough - nice puddle of gas under the back. I looked underneath, and One of the fuel lines near the feed side of the pump split. Luckily I had all my cutting tools in the car, cut it, prepped it, and remounted it, and was back on the road.
I drove 10 miles pretty trouble free, but pulled into the driveway just now and there's a nice tiny oil pool under the car. Likely didn't tighten down one of the fittings - hopefully easy fix. (yes I did replace the oil that fell out earlier before the car ever moved).
Right now, it's real hard to keep running at idle, if you face downhill. It will idle all day uphill, but downhill will stall at idle... ALso the whole car in general is driving like a dog. Totally slow. Obviously I am at fault somewhere, but to figure out where is the key. The compressor obviously spools, gets oil, etc... and spools down. The car almost seems like it is driving and ignoring the turbo if that makes sense. I believe the wastegate may be at full open somehow... Also the Blow off valve seems to not be functioning so I'm guessing the pressure is not getting that high at all.
I'm going to try the calibration thing. I didn't even think of that.
Ill have to do that tonight hopefully. Then I am really hoping it works, because after all that getting things together fast, the car is starting to fight me.
Today was filled with 2 issues, in 10 miles. After a little bit, the sandwich adapter I used for the filter fell apart, almost literally, and the filter popped off. Drained about 2 quarts real quick. Luckily I noticed before I dried her out. So there's my review of the oil filter sandwich. The adapter plate ITSELF is fine, but the bolt that holds it down came apart. The threads literally unraveled. Too thin.
This is what I made in the end, and utilized the stock sender location, BTW - 3/8" thread chrysler? Wow... ALso it takes a 1 1/16" socket to remove it. Dang.
After getting that resolved by building a brass fitting system to mount the sensor, and oil feed to, I drove it about 200 feet, and couldn't keep it running. I stopped, and got out, sure enough - nice puddle of gas under the back. I looked underneath, and One of the fuel lines near the feed side of the pump split. Luckily I had all my cutting tools in the car, cut it, prepped it, and remounted it, and was back on the road.
I drove 10 miles pretty trouble free, but pulled into the driveway just now and there's a nice tiny oil pool under the car. Likely didn't tighten down one of the fittings - hopefully easy fix. (yes I did replace the oil that fell out earlier before the car ever moved).
Right now, it's real hard to keep running at idle, if you face downhill. It will idle all day uphill, but downhill will stall at idle... ALso the whole car in general is driving like a dog. Totally slow. Obviously I am at fault somewhere, but to figure out where is the key. The compressor obviously spools, gets oil, etc... and spools down. The car almost seems like it is driving and ignoring the turbo if that makes sense. I believe the wastegate may be at full open somehow... Also the Blow off valve seems to not be functioning so I'm guessing the pressure is not getting that high at all.