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I didn't even think about the compression tester, I'll give that a try.

Thats a crazy good idea! I'll see if I can cook something up.

Of course! I'm just trying to do it without buying the tool.

I'm sitting at work thinking about the car and I got to wondering. If I put compressed air in the spark plug hole, might I be able to hear where the air is leaving the chamber? Maybe this will help narrow down if it's one of the valves (hopefully) or the rings (please no).

I ordered a set of cometic head gaskets, I’ll pull the passenger head hopefully Monday and put a game plan together based on why I find.

Definitely not. I just checked compression on 1,5, and 7 because they are the easiest to get to and it looks like I'm down a hole. 1 and 7 were both 135psi, 5 was at 20. I took the valve cover off and it looked like the rockers were actuating but I'll check for bent pushrods and flat lifters on...

It doesn’t seem to be the coil or injectors, unfortunately. The injector wiring probes out fine as well. I guess it’s time to do a compression test.

I really hope it’s not the wiring, it’s the only portion of the loom I didn’t mess with! lol Good idea, I’ll swap injectors. I have one of those thermal thermometers so I’ll grab a reading and see if that tells me anything. I have another set of bigger injectors showing up tomorrow too so I...

Spark on 5 looks fine. I’m going to order one of those cheap injector pulse boxes and try that next.

Yes it does have output testing, I’m going to check spark on #5. I think I can test injectors too but I’ll have to spray it into a bucket or something.

Haha definitely have done that before

Good idea, I’ll try that. I’ll also try swapping coils as another test.

The plug on the left is out of #5, right is #7. If you look at the headers you can definitely see a lack of color on the #5 runner. The plug looked brand new, opposed to its neighbors that were sooty from the rich tune. I’ll double check spark on #5. I have to think of a way to check the fuel...

Water pump gasket is on and the leak is fixed. I don’t think #5 is firing, or maybe it’s only firing sometimes. The header is gold on all other runners except 5 and the engine sounds like it’s galloping a little. I’ll try and get a video of it. The runout on the crank pulley is crazy, I’ll...

In other news, I'm an idiot. I found the water pump gasket on my bench. I guess that explains the leaking water pump...

:lol: Eh, most of it will get burned out when I weld the floor pans back in.

Put coolant in it and let it idle a little bit longer tonight, got it up to 160* and got it down to 850-900 RPM. I think there's a small air leak as I cant get it down any lower than that. Chasing down leaks, passenger side valve cover has a small drip and the water pump housing is leaking too...

Forgot to loop the trans line, sprayed everything down with trans fluid, so that’s fun. Chased down one small oil leak and a couple fuel leaks. All is good now. 75psi oil pressure so looking good on that front too.

I'm freaking out right now. It's been a long time coming.

Do it! JVX racing has conversion flexplates for both the LA and magnum.

Right now I’m leaning towards a Turbo Lamik TCU, initial cost outlay seems a little more than the other two I’ve researched but it has more of the features I'm looking for. It completely replaces the stock TCU in the trans and allows transbrake, bump, and even wiring in a "clutch" pedal to...

Yeah a little, it’s not uncharted territory though so I think I can get it done in a reasonable amount of time. When it came down to it, I really wasn’t happy with just three forward speeds as I want to be able to drive on the highway comfortably. I also want a transbrake. Everything I want is...

Fuel pump output has been figured out and the fuel lines have been ran. Just need to finish up a couple small items and I'll be able to start the motor. I also decided to change the transmission plan, I'll be putting in an 8HP70 that I just picked up.

Are my eyes deceiving me or is there a slight bend in that tube? I tacked in one side of my 2x3 frame connectors but I have 10' of 1-5/8 .120 that I was thinking of using instead.

I switched some wires around and re-set/centered the crank sensor. I'm getting crank and cam signal so now when I spin it over it's showing RPM! Next step is to mess with the PWM fuel pump setting. It'll blip on with key to run, but doesn't kick on like it should with key in start. I'll mess...

Good question! I set it to the loose side of holley spec at .080". It's possible it moved since then. I'll check that tomorrow as well. Holley specs .040-.080", I'll try .040".

I'm just happy I don't have to pull the oil pan or trans for the fifth time. The diagnostic LEDS on the ecu tells me the sensor is over a space in the wheel and it never triggers, this makes me think I have the signal wire pinned wrong. I'll probe the pins tomorrow and get to the bottom of it.

It's funny, I was sure I screwed up the cam trigger wiring but its working perfectly. The crank trigger on the other hand is giving me problems. I'm not getting any pulses, so I'll have to go over the wiring with a fine tooth comb. I had re-loomed that part of the harness and I must have...

I honestly don't know really. I just don't think 4k stall on a stock cam will work that great. I'll save that when I put my ported speedmasters and a cam in it.

I'm getting pretty good at pulling and installing the trans. Pulled the trans yesterday and took out the 4k stall converter. Today I put the 3200 stall converter in and bolted the trans back up. I spun the motor over on the starter before I left for work. Spins great but the starter gear is...