Running engine without cab?
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Running engine without cab?
Hey all,
I've got the body off my 69, and for some reason, I feel compelled to fire it up.
Iv'e plumbed up the cooling, rerouting the heater hoses.
I've got 12v to the solenoid, and ground to the block.
I'm running an MSD 6AL and it has the primary 12V hooked up.
I guess there is another 12V input to the MSD that would have come from the ignition, so I'll give that 12v.
On the solenoid does the "S" get the sustained 12v? And the "I" get the 12V to trigger the starter? Or is it the other way?
Anything else I'm missing?
I've got the body off my 69, and for some reason, I feel compelled to fire it up.
Iv'e plumbed up the cooling, rerouting the heater hoses.
I've got 12v to the solenoid, and ground to the block.
I'm running an MSD 6AL and it has the primary 12V hooked up.
I guess there is another 12V input to the MSD that would have come from the ignition, so I'll give that 12v.
On the solenoid does the "S" get the sustained 12v? And the "I" get the 12V to trigger the starter? Or is it the other way?
Anything else I'm missing?
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From: Texas
Running engine without cab?
I got it figured out.
In a strange way, it's a beautiful thing.
Here is a short video. It's a quicktime, so it's kinda big and the audio leaves something to be desired. But it's cool anyway.
http://www.thedreyerfamily.com/69f250/ferun.mov
In a strange way, it's a beautiful thing.
Here is a short video. It's a quicktime, so it's kinda big and the audio leaves something to be desired. But it's cool anyway.
http://www.thedreyerfamily.com/69f250/ferun.mov
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Running engine without cab?
Cool, now you have a great test stand!
The engine looks cool, but it sounds like something is wrong, or is that just because of the quality of the video?
Don't forget to open the door, if your running it for a while or you might get light headed
The engine looks cool, but it sounds like something is wrong, or is that just because of the quality of the video?
Don't forget to open the door, if your running it for a while or you might get light headed
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Running engine without cab?
I use an Olympus UltraZoom 2000 (I think). 2.1 MPixel with a real quality 10x optical zoom plus a 2.7x digital zoom. It's a real point and shoot camera that always get's good pics. Check my website for more pics using this camera.
It sounds better in person. There are some leaks at the headers/head interface. The mufflers are a bit too quiet, leaving much of the sound coming from the engine/headers area. The microphone in the camera is not so good.
I may change the heads to Edelbrock AL and the exhaust here shortly since the body is off.
I've already got the prothane body mounts and bushing kit, although my cab mount bushings don't look so bad.
It sounds better in person. There are some leaks at the headers/head interface. The mufflers are a bit too quiet, leaving much of the sound coming from the engine/headers area. The microphone in the camera is not so good.
I may change the heads to Edelbrock AL and the exhaust here shortly since the body is off.
I've already got the prothane body mounts and bushing kit, although my cab mount bushings don't look so bad.
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From: Texas
Running engine without cab?
OK, It's actually an Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom. It comes with it's own "Camedia" software.
It's a digital camera that can shoot short quicktime movies.
The still shots on this thing are incredible.
It's a digital camera that can shoot short quicktime movies.
The still shots on this thing are incredible.
