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dannystarr

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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #435 on: September 12, 2014, 09:46:21 PM »
I forget where the coil wires go??

I know the distributor wire goes to the neg. side.
 
 Brown wire coming from left side thru harness carrier on firewall. It has a nice u-shaped bracket attached.  ?

 And the wire coming from the coil resister.  ?
 That porcelain thing that is not even stock for my car, but I'll leave it for now. Probably can't hurt.

 Gonna change the oil and filter and fire it up Tom. Morning. Yea!!. Then get it timed and adjust the carb. If she runs good, then it's out to Sears Point for 116 Octane LEADED! I'll do a half tank of that and half 76.. Danny

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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #436 on: September 12, 2014, 10:49:09 PM »
Danny,  remember that a little lead goes a long way (for octane)..  I'd think no more than 3 gallons of 116 octane leaded along with 10-12 gallons of unleaded, would bring your full tank to above 100 Octane...
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« Reply #437 on: September 12, 2014, 10:51:55 PM »
Good to hear everything is going so good for you and for your '68 Z.  Can you actually buy 116 octane leaded gas from a pump at Sears Point, or do you have to buy it by bulk in 5 gal. cans?  

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« Reply #438 on: September 12, 2014, 10:59:42 PM »
Danny,  remember that a little lead goes a long way (for octane)..  I'd think no more than 3 gallons of 116 octane leaded along with 10-12 gallons of unleaded, would bring your full tank to above 100 Octane...

Or you could drive down to beautiful Redwood City, CA, "Climate Best By Government Test", and get 100 octane straight out of the pump!  :)

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« Reply #439 on: September 13, 2014, 12:53:10 AM »
Still no answer on the coil wires?? Or the ceramic resistor block??

I hear ya on the octane. I will throw in 3 or 4 gallons and the rest 91 at 76.

Yes Vince, I am feeling pretty good. And ready to get Raquel on the road. There was a pump out at the track 3 or 4 years ago with the 116. I will have to update that info. But good idea, I will bring my two 5 gallon cans out.

 Paul, I am very surprised to see 100 at ANY pump in CA. Do you live in Redwood City?..  ... Danny
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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #440 on: September 13, 2014, 02:50:13 AM »
Paul, I am very surprised to see 100 at ANY pump in CA. Do you live in Redwood City?..  ... Danny

Yup.  :)

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« Reply #441 on: September 13, 2014, 06:41:57 AM »
I figured the wiring out and fired it up. I guess my solo valve adjustment went well. She runs pretty good. I let it warm up and thermostat open, topped off the anti-freeze. Checked for water/oil leaks. It's not quite right at this point. But Tom will set the dwell at 32, time it, and adjust the carb. It started as fast as I could turn the key. Just RIGHT NOW Boom. The motor doesn't even shake. Oil was dirty so I changed the oil and filter. I also flushed the motor before I installed the water pump. Got a bunch of rust crap out. After tom test drive, I will pull it in the driveway and pull the bottom rad. hose and dump it. I am getting pretty excited at this point..
 
 Hey Paul, are you the closest member of the CRG team to me here in Sonoma? Maybe I will make a run down Sunday  ;D   ... Danny

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« Reply #442 on: September 13, 2014, 12:37:40 PM »
OUTSTANDING, Danny...    you can believe that we are all smiling hugely for you.. :)
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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #443 on: September 13, 2014, 01:41:30 PM »
Gary's correct on fuel/octane. My father rebuilt the 302 in 1990 and had hardened valve seats installed when they went through the heads. Did some duty in the Anglia when it was in street form and ran great on Premium pump. Problem is with these pre cat engines is they need lead for lubrication. (heads) I know there are additives on the market ,someone can chime in for recommendations. My 12.5:1 engine needed higher octane to prevent pre ignition (pinging), and we run 116 in the 14.75:1 motor. 1/2 gallon a pass ! Congrats on your progress ,know you have that warm feeling of pride. If you ever rebuild an engine ,follow those same  procedures for initial start up. Upon break in, you do not want continued roll over....problems. Stop and re-evaluate.

I do love the smell of race fuel ,but it comes with a high price tag !

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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #444 on: September 13, 2014, 04:42:28 PM »
Hey Paul, are you the closest member of the CRG team to me here in Sonoma? Maybe I will make a run down Sunday  ;D   ... Danny

Possibly.  I have family that live in Sonoma on Fifth Street East.  My cousin owns a small coffee shop in Downtown Sonoma.  I'll be coaching soccer games all weekend!  :)

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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #445 on: September 14, 2014, 01:35:18 AM »
New problem occuring. Heated it up to operating tempurature. Set the dwell at exactly 32, it was at 30 from the distributor rebuild guy. Set the timing at 4 degress BTDC. Set the static idle at 900. Sitting at an idle with no load on it it purrs like a kitten. Try to give it a little gas about 2 or 3000 RPM's and it starts to shake violently and has a HUGE steady miss. I thought I had it licked. But no way I can even move it out of the garage. Keep in mind this is a NEW problem that was not there before. Going out to make sure I don't have any spark plug wires crossed. What the hell?? I wish 10 of you guys lived close so we could dial this baby in... Wind out of sales, I mean sails... Danny

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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #446 on: September 14, 2014, 01:48:00 AM »
You need to take a deep breathe. Think about what you've been doing, the answer is right there in front of you and you will find it.
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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #447 on: September 14, 2014, 02:10:32 AM »
Ok update.. No spark plug wires crossed. Harmonic balancer not spun. I thinks it's electrical. I guess I can drop in my other distributor and see if that makes a diff.
Going home after dinner and get the other unit and bring it back and see what happens. It doesn't have the 532 point plate in it, but who cares about that right now.. Danny

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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #448 on: September 14, 2014, 02:35:25 AM »
Danny,

Did you take the non-stock ballast resistor out of the ignition circuit, or leave it in ? It could be restricting your voltage from the coil enough to run you out of the energy needed to keep it firing. Stock coil ? Probably don't need one with a stocker -

I ran one for years (ballast resistor), but only when I was running a Mallory Voltmaster coil, stock distributor, to keep from burning the points up too quickly.

Just my opinion -

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Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow
« Reply #449 on: September 14, 2014, 02:44:41 AM »
Steve, I did NOT take it out yet. I guess I just continue the wire to the coil, but bypass that resistor? I wonder if the dist. is out 180? 

 Maroman, it almost seems by the way you are phrasing your reply... that you already know the problem . Are you holding out on me to try and let me learn something  ;D  Cause if you are, don't... ha ha   The dist. will be pulled in about 30 min's. And I sure as hell don't wanna pull it if you know the problem. I wanna go for a drive dangit!. ... Danny
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