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05-17-2017, 02:02 PM | #31 |
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
I had this happen to me with the pickup. The car slowed down and was laboring. I thought I hurt the engine. Pulled it down and did a freshen up. The engine was perfect when we took it apart. When I went to start the car after the engine was back in and it would not start. Turned out the pick up was bad on the crank trigger. Changed that out and the car started right up.
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
We had the same thing happen on our 705, motor would not run like it should it was laboring and it was a crank trigger.
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05-17-2017, 04:35 PM | #33 |
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
NO crank trigger, the battery is pretty old now that i think of it um something else to try would that cause an issue even with a alternator putting out the required voltage? the Distributor is dated could the pick up in it be getting weak?
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05-17-2017, 07:47 PM | #34 |
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
To save time,parts, and money I would pull the engine and put it on the dyno. You will find out real quick if its the engine or the car.
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
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05-17-2017, 10:37 PM | #36 |
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05-18-2017, 11:52 PM | #37 |
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
REREAD POST # 7 and #34.Go directly to an ENGINE DYNO and you will SAVE a lot of MONEY misspent on changing parts and trips to the race track.Bill C.
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05-19-2017, 05:28 PM | #39 |
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
Guys, I would imagine you don't walk into any dyno facility with an AMC motor, and everything hooks right up. Block, headers, etc.
Also ,this is a bracket deal, and he's already spent a bunch on it. It may turn out that dyno-ing it would have saved him money in the long run, but maybe he prefers to spend it in smaller increments. That's why he's here, asking questions, I would guess.
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Re: new combo missing a bunch of power?
Mark is right at this point were going to try exchanging some parts we already have and see what it does if nothing changes. the engine will probably come back out and well find a dyno that can accommodate an amc somewhere. i still haven't rulled out the converter hopefully well get some answers this weekend. I do have access to a hub dyno but that still leaves alot of variable since the car would be part of the equation.
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