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  1. skirkland1980
    Yes I learned that the hard way. I just couldn't get enough airflow through my 3" thick griffin radiator on my 85 camaro. I was using a single 16" electric fan. It's just a problem you may or may not encounter when using a thicker radiator.
  2. skirkland1980
    Note that a thicker radiator needs a lot more airflow than a stock/thinner radiator.
  3. skirkland1980
    Look up Dookies in Japan and Kameari.
  4. skirkland1980
    You won't need the resistor. Just set ms accordingly. Most single coils will work fine. I use an Msd 8202.
  5. skirkland1980
    Those gaskets don't seal very well so yes copper spray may help.
  6. skirkland1980
    The valves are already stainless. Larger valves are likely not needed.
  7. skirkland1980
    I bought mine from motorman. I think he's in Michigan. I used ford 5.0 injectors from 1980-85. I've been running them for several years. I had a flooding problem that I believe was megasquirt related. They were about $35 each.
  8. skirkland1980
    Just wondering if you've set your cranking rpm in megasquirt. Not sure if that will help but maybe. I haven't tinkered with ms for a while.
  9. skirkland1980
    I've been using the ITM pistons in my turbo car for 3 years. They a very durable. No problems so far.
  10. skirkland1980
    V3.57 only comes in ms2 I think.
  11. skirkland1980
    The engine that bent the rod was a small block chevy in my old camaro. I had to cut a hole in the hood to clear the air filter (carbureted engine). It had rained and water soaked the air filter and dripped into the intake and cylinder head. The engine fired instantly and bent the rod. It was cylinder #7 or 8. It immediately started knocking because the crank counterweight would hit the bottom if the piston at bdc.
  12. skirkland1980
    Yes. If I kept trying to crank it I would have damaged the starter/ motor assembly. Thanks
  13. skirkland1980
    Ok. I cut the xg1/xg2 jumper and it still connects to TS. I stand corrected there from my first post. But still no rpm on the stim. I'll try it in the car when the snow melts. I think I'm going to try a gm 7pin module to trigger ms.
  14. skirkland1980
    You can use the ford cfi injectors with a stock rail or a custom rail. They are 440cc and will work up to about 400 hp.
  15. skirkland1980
    I've seen an engine with 3 dead cylinders run great at high idle then die at low idle. How is your compression? Or maybe you're loosing spark. What are your ignition settings and what type ignition are you running?
  16. skirkland1980
    It's still connected. I will remove it and retry. Thanks
  17. skirkland1980
    I'm using an 83 vr distributor. I'm thinking about using a gm hei module and maybe a pullup resistor for tach input. Any idea how to do that?
  18. skirkland1980
    Great! It's communicating again. My problem was here, continuity between pin 12 of the MAX232 to CPU pin 13. A bad solder connection. Now back to the issue of tach input. Still no rpm on the stim. Thanks again loy. It's hard for me to fine what I need sometimes from my phone.
  19. skirkland1980
    Started working on this again. Now it will not connect to tuner studio. I pulled the cpu out and put it in the 3.0 board that I fried at that one will connect fine. Same thing happens when I try a ms1 cpu. Maybe u6 is bad? All the diodes and polarized caps are oriented correctly.
  20. skirkland1980
    Was the car running before? Or are you trying to get it running for the first time?
  21. skirkland1980
    Check power and ground at the 37 pin connector. Which board and cpu are you using?
  22. skirkland1980
    The engine backfired and died. When it backfired that is when the fuel started dumping into the cylinders. It was about a minute before I tried to crank the engine. It made about one revolution and stopped. So no I don't think it hydrolocked while it was running. That has happened to me before and it just bent the rod and kept running.
  23. skirkland1980
    Thanks for that link loy. I will try to trouble shoot my ms. Only other thing I didn't think of was to ohm my injectors, they are low impedance. I hope it is the injectors though I think it may be time to upgrade.
  24. skirkland1980
    International also uses silicone on their old 7.3L diesel that was also used in the powerstroke ford trucks. There is a 1/4" gap at the front and rear of the pan that is silicone. You just have to let it cure 24 hours before you drive the vehicle.
  25. skirkland1980
    I don't know of any. There's several that fit well. As to the op a good aluminum fabricator can take an intercooler from a big diesel truck and cut it down to fit and build custom tanks. Just pay time and materials if you find your own donor intercooler.
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