Re: '83 Regal LTD build !!!IT'S ALIVE!!!
Saturday afternoon, it was a warm and sunny January day ... haha
Fired the new engine up. It ran for about 60 seconds and then shut off
Turning the electric fuel pump on helps
With the fuel pump on and the bowls filled and th pressure up to 5psi, we fire it back up. Straight into the break-in process. Running smoothly! No valve train noise. A little exhaust leak. Running a little rich. A couple of oil leaks. Holding a steady 180* ... shoots up to 205* at one point but then right back down to 180* 8) 21 minutes of 2000 - 2600 RPM seems like a long time, but it actually goes pretty quickly. Shut her down and let up cool for about 30 minutes. Changed the oil and filter. Fired it back up and proceeded to fine tune the carburetor and timing. Pin pointed exactly where the oil leaks were originating. Got the transmission topped off ... and believe it or not, we called it a night. Didn't even drive it :lol:
I am so excited that it is finally running and running good at that. I did take my wife to work with it today (12 mile round trip) didn't even take it over 3000 RPM. It sounds amazing and has great power (as much as I have gotten into it)