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General Discussion / Re: barrett jackson las vegas Z-28

« on: October 30, 2008, 01:28:52 PM »

Has there been any reaction to any of this from the actual buyer? Does this buyer even know any of this?

I could just imagine being the current owner, and totally oblivious to all this, and then 2 years from now trying to sell this car. What a nightmare that would be.

Jimmy V.

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General Discussion / Re: barrett jackson las vegas Z-28

« on: October 29, 2008, 03:29:56 PM »

As a regular reader of the posts on this site, I have learned enough about auctions and BJ to know that you can't believe everything they claim. Buyer beware applies everywhere.

Just more support for this site and how valuable it is.

Jimmy V.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Forged crank 3815822 is there...

« on: October 29, 2008, 03:17:35 PM »

283 Notch must be different for different HP/applications?

Jimmy V.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Forged crank 3815822 is there...

« on: October 27, 2008, 03:08:27 PM »

I was under the impression that the 283 cranks were not notched. That's what shows in Colvin's CBT. Not sure now what's what.

Jimmy V.

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Originality / Re: 69 Z Clutch Fan

« on: October 24, 2008, 07:23:44 PM »

After much playing with photo shop, here's a pic.

Jimmy V.

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Originality / 69 Z Clutch Fan

« on: October 23, 2008, 08:25:34 PM »

Was there a sheet metal piece covering part of the clutch on these fans? Mine looks similar to the picture of the Eaton type clutch shown in the CRG report, but I have an inner circle of fins visible on mine, like mine cover piece is missing? My outer circle of fins looks identical.

Jimmy V.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Forged crank 3815822 is there...

« on: October 22, 2008, 02:35:10 PM »

Going through my cranks (not wife and mother-in-law) types but, the forged steel  units.  I came across 2 of the above 3815822 and I wonder, is there a mark or coding on these shafts that would define it or them for 302 usage???
Thanks!  Ted

I believe the 302 crankshaft has a notch in the flywheel flange, (kinda looks like "Pac Man" when view from the end) where a 283 crank has no notch. Check Colvin's By the Numbers. Both are 3" stroke I think.

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Re: Starting problems

« on: October 17, 2008, 03:04:18 PM »

Thanks, I will test for that.

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Re: Starting problems

« on: October 16, 2008, 11:58:43 PM »

Finally tried to fire up the motor tonight with new Pertronix coil. No success. While cranking, it fires here and there, but  not enough to get running. Removed coil wire and grounded to motor to check for spark, and am getting one, but it is yellowish in color. Shouldn't it be more blue in color? I'm thinking still that I have a weak spark. Is this possible from the ignitor unit in the dist? Only thing I can think of now is to covert back to stock points/coil setup. Any other ideas?

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Re: Starting problems

« on: October 13, 2008, 02:35:59 PM »

Yes, thanks. I have installed the feed from the fuse box/ ignition to the coil, and am reading 12V at the coil. (I checked) Ready to try, just have too many activities to get to it. Like son's birthday party Saturday, Lego league yesterday, and cub scout pack meeting tonight. Hopefully I'll get the chance and she'll be running tomorrow night. I'll update Wed.

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Re: Starting problems

« on: October 12, 2008, 05:16:04 PM »

Makes sense, John. Thanks again for the help. I'll update when I finish. I'm hoping it's today.

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Re: Starting problems

« on: October 11, 2008, 08:44:42 PM »

OK I'm looking at what I believe is the original resistor wire feeding the + side of the coil. Sort of looks yellow/goldish and insulation looks almost like cloth? There is also a black wire with it attached to the same connecting lug. What's this wire? Can I just remove these, insulate them from grounding, and run new 12V feed from the fuse box?

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Re: Starting problems

« on: October 10, 2008, 06:53:09 PM »

Thanks for the info, it is much appreciated. I'll check to see what voltage I've got. If it's enough to fire the engine, I'll attempt to do that first, then once I've go that corrected, I'll see about a 12v feed. I'm hoping this is the issue, but I'm still not sure.

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Re: Starting problems

« on: October 10, 2008, 03:16:04 PM »

The coil I am installing is a Pertronix unit so we'll see if it solves the problem. Car was running just fine however, with the previous coil until I pulled the motor etc; Maybe old coil was damaged somehow during the process? If new coil solves problem, then I'll be happy. I'll update when I get a chance to try it. I was just looking for feedback in case there was something I was totally overlooking.

Jimmy V.

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Maintenance / Starting problems

« on: October 10, 2008, 01:43:55 AM »

I'm trying to  finish up replacing a clutch in my 69 Z. In the process of getting the clutch back in I pulled the motor, and now have everything re-installed.

In trying to fire the motor, it fires intermittently, but won't run. I removed the distributor when I pulled the motor, and have re-installed it. It is not timed exactly yet, but it should be close enough. Rotor is approx lined up with number 1 cylinder on dist cap when 1 is. at top dead center. Doubled checked with compression to make sure I'm not 360 off.

Distributor has pertronix ignition replacing points with black wire to coil negative, red wire to coil  positive. Ignition wires from car harness to coil positive. Condenser and tach send are on coil negative.

Nothing else has been removed or changed on the motor adjustment wise. Could this be the coil? I've always thought coil either worked or did not. It was workng fine when the motor was pulled, but could this be a weak spark? I'm in the process of installing new coil just to be sure.

I have also installed new plugs, thinking old ones might be fouled, but no improvement. Old plugs had 5 cylinders looking sooty black with 3 showing some brownish Nestles quick color like they were the only ones firing?

Pardon me if I'm missing something simple here.

Any ideas appreciated.

Jimmy V.