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Black MX-5
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It's alive!! [up-date on my project]
So I was messing around with my 75 project MGB yesterday, and started playing with the engine, following the 'awakening a sleeping B' procedure, and cleaned up the engine. I changed the oil, flushed the coolant, replaced the air filter on the ZC carb, and cleaned it up with some carb cleaner.
I couldn't get the plugs out, so they're soaking in penetrating lube, and I cleaned up the dist. and replaced the wires.
Now the car is on blocks, with no exhaust, brakes, and the suspension is half taken apart, so I wasn't planning on moving, but I replaced the battery, and was sitting in the car playing around.
All switches and electronics work! The flashers flash, the blinkers blink, and the horn honks. It's great! I even had the wipers going..
But then I got ballsy. I decided to crank her over.
Nuthin. hhmm.. Gimme some starting fluid. Spray it in there...
Crank again... wait. I think something's happening.. nope.. not yet.
One more time, before I break something...
click.. click... a little gas.. cli** Vrrrrooooooommmmmmm!!!!!
WTF!?!?!?! she's running! WOW! She's running!!!
No smoke, no hesitation, just sittin there, exhaustless, idling away. Oil pressure up around 55-60, nothing leaking, spraying, or chocking. She sat there and idled for a few minutes, I let her warm up a bit, then cut her off.
Wow. That was unexpected. Scared the heck out of me. The engine runs, and doesn't show any signs of trouble. I'm so excited!
So.. Now I can pump some $$$ into her without having to worry about that..
Yay!
So I was messing around with my 75 project MGB yesterday, and started playing with the engine, following the 'awakening a sleeping B' procedure, and cleaned up the engine. I changed the oil, flushed the coolant, replaced the air filter on the ZC carb, and cleaned it up with some carb cleaner.
I couldn't get the plugs out, so they're soaking in penetrating lube, and I cleaned up the dist. and replaced the wires.
Now the car is on blocks, with no exhaust, brakes, and the suspension is half taken apart, so I wasn't planning on moving, but I replaced the battery, and was sitting in the car playing around.
All switches and electronics work! The flashers flash, the blinkers blink, and the horn honks. It's great! I even had the wipers going..
But then I got ballsy. I decided to crank her over.
Nuthin. hhmm.. Gimme some starting fluid. Spray it in there...
Crank again... wait. I think something's happening.. nope.. not yet.
One more time, before I break something...
click.. click... a little gas.. cli** Vrrrrooooooommmmmmm!!!!!
WTF!?!?!?! she's running! WOW! She's running!!!
No smoke, no hesitation, just sittin there, exhaustless, idling away. Oil pressure up around 55-60, nothing leaking, spraying, or chocking. She sat there and idled for a few minutes, I let her warm up a bit, then cut her off.
Wow. That was unexpected. Scared the heck out of me. The engine runs, and doesn't show any signs of trouble. I'm so excited!
So.. Now I can pump some $$$ into her without having to worry about that..
Yay!
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