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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Hard to start

« on: April 29, 2016, 11:03:26 AM »

Do you guys start priming before you start cranking, or prime and crank at the same time?

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Hard to start

« on: April 23, 2016, 04:44:53 PM »

I have tried both, plan on using Alcohol, as that is what's in the lines anyway.  My set-up looks pretty much like the pic.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Hard to start

« on: April 23, 2016, 09:25:10 AM »

I have mine plumbed into my distribution block, I hooked a fuel pressure to the primer line and my small electric pump is making 8psi.  On top of that I am running it through .028 nozzle jets.  Wondering if that's enough psi?   By the way, 336C.I. SBC.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Hard to start

« on: April 22, 2016, 10:29:47 AM »

Also barrel valve is set at 25% leakdown. I will try my test to fill my primer bottle this weekend and let you know how it turns out.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Hard to start

« on: April 21, 2016, 04:33:29 PM »

You may be right.  I checked the spring pressures, main=2psi, secondary=20psi.   Single butterfly injection on a Hurricane single 4-barrel intake. Runs great once it is started.   I will do a test with my bottle and check that out.   Thanks

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Hard to start

« on: April 20, 2016, 05:20:42 PM »

Engine starts decent when I can prime it by hand.  With my scoop on I need the primer,  I have a MSD 7al/plus, pro-billet dist., and a pro-power coil. Starter is a Jegs pro-starter, and it cranks over fine, I don't think I have a fire problem or slow cranking.   Pump flowed by Spud.  I just think that what I was using from the bottle was a lot more than this primer puts out, am I just not giving it a large enough shot? I am trying not to wash the cylinders down.  Or am I just being a pussy?

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Spud Miller's Cave / Hard to start

« on: April 18, 2016, 05:47:54 PM »

Just looking for suggestions on what would make a N/A Mechanical Fuel Injected, Alcohol engine hard to start?  I know there will be lots of questions, I installed an on board primer system and still need to prime it.  Looking for your help.

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Rear Engine Dragsters / Last Time out this year

« on: October 10, 2015, 09:42:22 AM »

Had to get it out one more time, so we took it up to the local American Legion Post 86 for there annual car show.  Thought I send a pic of my high-dollar tow rig.   By the way 1'st place in car show.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: BV leakdown

« on: August 29, 2015, 01:13:55 PM »

Thanks Spud.  I always appreciate your help.

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Spud Miller's Cave / BV leakdown

« on: August 29, 2015, 12:47:13 PM »

Need to check my bv leakdown.  Single butterfly unit on 4-barrel manifold, I have unit off engine and would like to set this on the bench.  My question is, all I have are runner nozzles, so I have 8 lines coming from my distribution block.  To simulate for my .028 nozzle jets, should I cap some of these lines?  Or would I be better off to put it back on the engine and check it?

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Leak down tester

« on: August 05, 2015, 05:04:03 PM »

I have heard the most good words about the Total Seal unit. I guess I will go with that.   Thanks guys again for your help.       Scott

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Spud Miller's Cave / Leak down tester

« on: August 02, 2015, 11:57:40 AM »

 Hey, Spud what do you recommend? I bought an el-cheapo and got my money's worth.  Now I need one that works, Do you offer one, or have a recommendation.

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Rear Engine Dragsters / Re: Chassis Cert

« on: June 07, 2015, 08:24:54 AM »

Sat. June 13 taking the car up to Tom Block's Racecars Unlimited in Kalamazoo for cert.   Suburban has been running fine with new Coolant temp sensor, so we will try it again.

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Rear Engine Dragsters / Re: Chassis Cert

« on: May 23, 2015, 04:09:09 PM »

Suburban let me down, had trailer hooked up and at stop light just like someone shut it off.  Got it back home and checked it out, a coolant temp sensor went bad.  So  it is fixed now but we missed cert. day.  Will need to find another time.

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Rear Engine Dragsters / Chassis Cert

« on: May 19, 2015, 04:35:26 PM »

Heading up to Osceola Saturday for the IHRA chassis cert day.  My first for IHRA, I did notice it is only half the price I pay for NHRA.  Looking to run Osceola, IN  and Martin, MI.   Looking forward to getting going.