alrighty guys, problem solved with the HORRIBLE sound.... i was doing some research, starting with the fact i had ZERO oil pressure, and came to the conclusion that the oil pans dent might be the culprit... it was stated that the oil pickup is only like 1mm from the pan, so i dropped the pan and viola!!! you could see where the pickup was hitting the pan, and restricting oil flow.... so i to the pan, beat the **** out of it, and even extended the the part under the pickup out a bit, reinstalled, filled with oil and went to start.... upon start up i had the rattle, but for only 3-4 seconds, followed by what sounded like the timing chain rattle on a KA... after a few moments of run time, that went away AWESOME!!!
so now all i'm dealing with is some minor belt squeal and a leaky injector on Cyl#1, it's causing a slight misfire at idle, and a performance restriction throughout the power band i'm sure... oh yeah, and my engine overheats in like 4-5 minutes... i checked the coolant level, full.... ran it for a while with the cap off, and it wasn't moving, overflowing just a tad, but nothing like it should..... my theory on that is the motor may have sat for a while, causing the thermostat to stick, and no coolant is flowing through.... no biggie,just pull the housing off and remove it....
well, without further adieu, the start up video, short and sweet.....
YouTube - SR fixed.....
few things on the "to do" list for tomorrow
diagnose overheating problem
diagnose injector prob, might just be an o-ring
install body parts.... hood, bumper, lights etc
install oil catch can
tighten belts
bleed clutch.... VERY soft.. haven't driven it yet though...
put in some dexcool.... just water in it now....
and finally, the test drive...
the To Do list.... what i got done, and what i didn't.... more tomorrow though... i'll take some driving footage etc....
diagnose overheating problem........................................... ..stuck thermostat added OEM electric fan
diagnose injector prob, might just be an o-ring.........................didn't get to it
install body parts.... hood, bumper, lights etc..........................everything but the hood is on
install oil catch can............................................... ...........got it on, easy stuffz
tighten belts............................................. .....................done but still squeals
bleed clutch.... VERY soft.. haven't driven it yet though..............didn't get to it
put in some dexcool.... just water in it now..............................gotta get some green stuff
and finally, the test drive............................................. ......no clutch yet!!! ARG!!!
just a little shot of my redneck 240.... i might have to get it painted sooner than i thought.... all the mustangs will wonder how this raggedy looking 240 stomped a mudhole in their ass
