65 Dart Wagon Conversion to a Sedan Delivery
My plan is to break the engine in on a test stand using a known good carburetor then install the engine into the car. I plan on switching to the Sniper or FiTech afterwards. To that end I have already installed the Holley in-tank returnless pump system for the A Body - written up earlier in this thread. I am also on several Sniper/FiTech Internet forums and hear the good, bad and ugly stories about how they’re crap, the ECU’s fail in a short time, components fail in a short time as well as the some of success stories. A lot of the problems seen to be wiring issues. Yes, components do fail; however, It seems the alternator/coil emits a great deal of RFI through the wiring. I had routed my alternator wiring along the firewall as per stock and thought how I could improve my chances of avoiding the dreaded RFI since the wiring from the unit is in close proximity to the firewall harness. I decided to unwrap the harness and move the main alternator harness including the regulator field wire to the core support with the headlight and horn wire. So I got the alternator wires moved along side the other wires and did get all the core support wiring rewrapped up to the regulator. Now I get to rewrap the wiring across the firewall (again!)
Please note that it appears everything is installed as far as the engine and accessories are concerned. Nope - it’s an empty block with tthe coil and dizzy in pkace to mock up the wuring
My plan is to break the engine in on a test stand using a known good carburetor then install the engine into the car. I plan on switching to the Sniper or FiTech afterwards. To that end I have already installed the Holley in-tank returnless pump system for the A Body - written up earlier in this thread. I am also on several Sniper/FiTech Internet forums and hear the good, bad and ugly stories about how they’re crap, the ECU’s fail in a short time, components fail in a short time as well as the some of success stories. A lot of the problems seen to be wiring issues. Yes, components do fail; however, It seems the alternator/coil emits a great deal of RFI through the wiring. I had routed my alternator wiring along the firewall as per stock and thought how I could improve my chances of avoiding the dreaded RFI since the wiring from the unit is in close proximity to the firewall harness. I decided to unwrap the harness and move the main alternator harness including the regulator field wire to the core support with the headlight and horn wire. So I got the alternator wires moved along side the other wires and did get all the core support wiring rewrapped up to the regulator. Now I get to rewrap the wiring across the firewall (again!)
Please note that it appears everything is installed as far as the engine and accessories are concerned. Nope - it’s an empty block with tthe coil and dizzy in pkace to mock up the wuring