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Many reasons not to, but if you want a real challenge, then go for it
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Why not, I've already got a good daily and it would be cool as hell
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Don't, is the short answer...
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Also how hard would it be to cram a 460 in one of these things? I found one on the cheap.
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I pulled some lifters and yep she ate the cam. The break in went horribly with it being cranked alot and it running like shit due to timing so I'm not surprised. Anyone know where to get a new cam on cheap or alternatively a clevo/460?
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Is that a proper vacuum gauge?... the scale appears to be in reverse. I'd expect around 18inches of vacuum at idle or better. This is my XF wagon, vacuum and oil pressure, around 2,000rpm
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Wrong video. I pulled some vac lines and it started running better but adjusting the carby did nothing
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Here's a video of it running with a gauge hooked up. Let me know what you think
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Ill throw that on it now. Shoulda thought of that
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Crossflow rocker cover gaskets, usually cost $10-15 Cheapest over-the-counter place I found for them, was Rarespares As in it won't idle properly? Do u still have that vacuum gauge?
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I brought it down to idle and it's running shitty again. I'm gonna pull the valve cover because it's hemorrhaging oil and I'll check to see it the pushrods are spinning. The break in for this cam went sub optimally to say the least with all the cranking stopping and starting I had to do so I'm hoping the worst hasn't happened.
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Thats the ticket. I got it in and timed even with that tiny friggin timing mark and she runs so smooth. I'll drop a video here for you all
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Assuming it's an EST Distributor still, the large 3 pin plug, usually points towards the front of the car, slightly towards the passenger side headlight. Do u have a pic of your one?
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they aren't for car shows.. keep the bonnet closed unless checking the oil etc even when they have been heavily modified, they don't really look amazing
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Well I'm having some problems. The timing is way retarded and I the dissy won't move far enough to correct it. I think I have the dissy housing clocked wrong so if anyone has a picture of how its supposed to go in that would be much appreciated
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It’s got the exact setup you’re talking about, with the ducting behind the battery. Looks like I’ll have to give it a makeover. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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that kit above is to fit a Falcon or cortina weber carby onto something like a gemini or datsun (i have one on my gemini currently) the air cleaner adapter on the base should look like this .. if so it will bolt on first, then you put the element on and then the lid. i prefer the stock filter, paint it black and hit the track.. what's wrong with it? *(some XFs even had cold air intake ducting past the battery to them, rather than the hot air these chrome ones are getting)
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Thanks. I’ve had a Quick Look on there and it seems to be a different shape, maybe I don’t have the carby I think I do. I’ll post a pic of it, maybe I’m wrong.
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You'll need to find one, which has a Weber carby adaptor (oval shaped hole). Ebay usually has one or two listings.
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It's alive! And on fire. The dissy was 180 out just like you said and after that she fired up with 40 psi of oil pressure at 1500 rpm. It ran like shit though. I had a look with my timing gun and it was off the marks (I bridged the jumper before checking). The exhaust manifold and pipe were glowing bright orange so I shut it off and loosened the dissy hold down and fired it up again, giving the dissy a twist just tuning it by ear and an immediate improvement. Unfortunately the exhaust manifold caught fire due to the oil that had leaked on it. The temp gauge read normal so I'm hopeful that it didn't overheat but Im gonna let it cool before having another crack at it. Once it's cool I'll put some paint on that timing mark and time it properly, after that she's going on the road!
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Hey, what’s the best bet with the air cleaner assembly, I would keep the stock one but it’s in rough shape. I purchased a 9x2 air filter assembly thinking it would come with everything I need to install, but it doesn’t even come close. Not sure what to buy that will fit right on, or what parts to buy to help it fit on. Thanks
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It doesn't have the start finish line so I just lined it up with cyl 1 using the notch that lines up the cap.
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U mean the rotor is pointing at the 'Start' line on the dizzy spacer, or physically at no.1 cyl? Could also have it timed 180degrees out? (do one more crank revolution, then point rotor at start line)
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if you didn't find top dead center number 1 first (before lining up to 10deg mark) then it's most likely 180 degrees out. (the crank turns twice per the distributor rotor button once) so what you can do if you hate future self and just want to see it run (future self might forget you did this) is put the number 1 lead from the spark plug on the number dizzy cap post , and do the firing order from there .. 153624.. so if my brain is correct(possibly too tired to brain it) 1 lead onto number 6 cap post 5 onto 2 3 onto 4 6 onto 1 2 onto 5 4 onto 3 try start it.. if it runs, then dissy is in back to front/180 degrees out.. (timed on number 6 TDC instead of number 1) to fix this, assuming it runs, rotate the engine till the mark lines up on the crank pulley again.. see where the dissy is pointing, if it's at the correct number one spot (where you now have placed number 6 lead) then rotate the crank one more revolution and it will be pointing opposite (where number 6 should be in the "correct" orientation) then pull dizzy out, rotate it about 180 degrees (noting it twists as it goes in a bit) and then you can put the leads back on the correct posts. (future self will like this as some dizzy caps are numbered for your convenience) if it's not that. .. then, it's likely timing related (choofing out the carby is usually either a bent pushrod etc or timing too far out.. most likely 180degrees out in this case in my opinion)
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Good news and bad news. Good news I got the essentials together and tried to start it and I got 50 psi of oil pressure, so that makes me hopeful about the condition of my pump and bearings. Bad news is that it won't start. I think I fucked up the timing of the dissy so some advice on the procedure would be appreciated, but all I got was popping out of the throat so I must have fucked something up (to install the distributor I lined up the crank with 10 degrees on the mark and put the distributor so the rotor faced cyl 1 when it was in). Any advice would be appreciated.
