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Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
07-08-2018, 01:02 PM
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Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Holley stealth ram

As of 07/08/2018 2:00pm , you have mail..Please check you Private messages for an offer on this set up.

Dave Buchholz
Rochester NY
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
09-28-2017, 09:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,232
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Speedo Gear Swap : Do I Have to Change Housing?

I'm having a similar issue with a Transmission rebuild where afterward the speedometer gears are no longer meshing. After being screwed up badly by one shop, another is trying to straighten out the...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-20-2017, 09:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

After replacing the battery and a burned through header gasket, things are better. There is now enough voltage to deliver more rpm when cranking and is has caught on the first or second time (without...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-20-2017, 08:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

I noticed a few things after recalibrating,
Checked fuel pressure (46lbs)
Check TPS voltage, 0.54 v
Minimum throttle position to hold idle
Base timin at 14*

I HAD 2-3% difference from...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-20-2017, 02:10 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

Having gotten into the habit of always used "quick reply" The added instructions were never visible.
When mentioning idle, I mis-spelled "single" as "signal; My belief is that idle is not a...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-20-2017, 01:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

Post flattening idle area, and raising low kpa/rpm area.
New exhaust gaskets, New battery.

The beast is back!
Little things to pick on, but at least it idles without surging at projected idle...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-20-2017, 12:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

I've always been a believer that "idle is an area, not a signal point. I'll cross check VE and spark for large shifts in the table.

By the way, How to I insert a .bin file into this thread? I...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-20-2017, 06:52 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

Do I understand correctly that a reading of .450 mv approximates an AFR of 14.7? Maybe I've lost memory of one of the basic relationships.
perhaps I was under the misguided impression that higher...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-19-2017, 08:56 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

1) I am hearing a tickin, but on thepassenger side where there is no sensor. Both WB and NB are on the drivers side and 90* apart. New gaskets will be going in tomorrow with new battery to eliminate...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-19-2017, 04:02 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

Rob, I guess my point is seeing a swing from 400 to 500 would tell me I'm in good shape for VE table. Even 350-550 would be nice to see. But seeing it swing from single digits to 750-800 like a...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-19-2017, 06:02 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Erratic O2 milli-volts

The idle vacuum is usually at 12, sometimes 11
Forum: DIY PROM
08-18-2017, 07:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By lakeffect2

Erratic O2 milli-volts

Looking at the EBL What's Up Display, at idle in closed loop, I'm watching the O2 millivolts go through wild variation from 12-804-6-752.

I understand that I should see a fliipping from high/low...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-17-2017, 10:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

' Let me see if I follow you. Do I understand that without the older Ninth Injector, the "Crank PW" chart has no bearing on startup fuel in an 8 injector system? THat only Crank AFR has an effect? (...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-15-2017, 10:19 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,826
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: EBL- lean open loop

AS a long over due addition to this saga, it wasn't the pump. I discovered there is a difference in the bottom contour of fuel regulators from different manufacturers and sources. Some are flat...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-24-2017, 07:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

delete by me.
Forum: DIY PROM
07-24-2017, 07:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 921
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: RBob is the MAN - Very fortunate to have him on this board

Climbing to the Mountain top for the wisdom of ages is no longer necessary.

WE have RBob, who has saved my bacon a great many times, including what I'll likely post tonight about VE learns.
Forum: DIY PROM
07-15-2017, 06:46 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,603
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Pocket DataLog for Android

Thank You RBob. All i'm seeing is circles, no pics
Forum: DIY PROM
05-30-2017, 10:55 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

Literally a year later, after being in early storage all winter, I am back on the project. It is once again coming out of the transmission shop due to someone there forgetting to hook up the kickdown...
Forum: DIY PROM
05-30-2017, 10:08 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 4,537
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: EBL P4 getting started

I use a similar set up. The 3005 bin is where I started. I had to change AE upward to get rid of sputtering when the gas pedal is hit.
Forum: DIY PROM
05-30-2017, 10:01 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

Nearly eight months later, after being put it away for winter storage, only to acquire fuel leaks during it's first spring fire up at the storage facility. (Being with Ferraris and Lamborghinis all...
Forum: DIY PROM
05-09-2017, 10:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

I bumped this to the top after explaining the true cause with editing
Forum: DIY PROM
10-06-2016, 10:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 15,044
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Remote Ignition Module?

As An update. It's now over five years later. I have had the Ignition module mounted remotely on the fender as shown in the picture above. Absolutely no failures in that time.

THe Ignition...
Forum: DIY PROM
10-03-2016, 03:27 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

Thanks Joe. I actually have gotten in a few VE Learn runs as well. Looks like everything has been rich so cuts ahave been made other than keeping my starting changes intact.
Forum: DIY PROM
10-02-2016, 01:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

Yup, 26* in the 400-600rpm boxes from 90-100Kpa gave me much better starting. Might need to fiddle as weather gets colder, but at least now I can get some VE l
earns done.

Thanks to all for your...
Forum: DIY PROM
10-01-2016, 05:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

Well, here's an update on progress. I loaded up four varied bins, with cuts of 2* and 4* and increases of 2* and 4* of timing in the low rpm, high Kpa fields of the main spark table. Neither cut...
Forum: DIY PROM
09-29-2016, 09:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

Orr89.. By "commanded, I assume you mean from the main spark table. At 400-600 rpm and 90-100kpa, I have from 21-22 timing. Comparing to the EBL 3005 bin, it's within 1* of that chart. Should I be...
Forum: DIY PROM
09-28-2016, 09:13 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

Joe Monte.. Timing.. Maybe

Here's the update. I went out tonight the car tonight and loaded three bins from the past into the EBL. I figured if the car started with them in the past, they should...
Forum: DIY PROM
09-28-2016, 07:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

RBob, yes the "crank-prime PW" is what i'm referring to. At 32*C I have it at 25ms, and runs relatively to the level at higher temps.
So where is cranking full coming from? As mentioned prior, is...
Forum: DIY PROM
09-27-2016, 09:12 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Always need starting fluid

Yes, pump is priming. I can hear it run, and pressure builds to the 46 lbs, as viewed on the gauge hooked up at the Schrader valve

I had just read a sentence in a thread last night wher Rrob was...
Forum: DIY PROM
09-26-2016, 07:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,546
Posted By lakeffect2

Always need starting fluid

After getting the motor reassembled and mated to the rebuilt transmission. Theengine will never start without staring fluid sprayed into the filter.

TPI using EBL system, base table was #3005 as...
Forum: DIY PROM
09-17-2016, 04:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 865
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Tpi fuel injector screw size

Well, I found out what size they are. #6-40 x 1/2" I found an online source.

http://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/6-40-Socket-Head-Screws-304-Stainless-Steel-p/24200.htm?1=1&CartID=0
Forum: DIY PROM
09-16-2016, 08:57 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 865
Posted By lakeffect2

Tpi fuel injector screw size

Having no response to my questio on the general engine board, I am r-eposting my question here. I'm sure many of you have run into the same problem when you went to an adjustable fuel regulator.
...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-15-2016, 07:55 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 561
Posted By lakeffect2

GM fuel regulator bolt size

I'm trying to figure out what size the bolts holding the upper and lower halves of the TPI fuel regulator are. Them seem to be a weird size around 3.5mm x.6 threads. Might be SAE but can't find a...
Forum: DIY PROM
08-04-2016, 08:51 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

Something was indeed wrong in side, and with friends who I thought could be trusted. Gear sets and parts that I paid for 10 years ago were not installed. (that have been in my signature for ten...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-31-2016, 10:10 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

Ok, NOW I have better handle on what is really going on, and this is the wrong section of the forum for th answer.

. The problem of stalling when put into gear seems to be that the TCC is always...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-31-2016, 09:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 487
Posted By lakeffect2

700r4/4L60 rebuid screw up?

I just had a 4l60 rebuilt by an local shop. After installation the engine runs but immediately stalls when going into reverse or forward from either park or neutral. The only way found to move it is...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-22-2016, 07:56 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

Since the car is stuck in the tranny shop, this will give me time to hand key the data in my files. Thank you for your hard work and diligence.

Once The car is returned I'll load it and see what...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-22-2016, 07:07 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

It was never mass air. A 1993 Caprice wagon started from the factory with a 350 center throttle body using Speed Density. It was replaced with a TPI'd 400 hundred block that is listed in my...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-21-2016, 07:28 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

In most users opinion, I would anticipate they would resoundingly say yes, but better
It's more specific to our moddiing needs. It can handle big cam and Turbos where GM's original problem had no...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-21-2016, 03:48 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

With all due respect and once again my thanks, as I've tried to explain, It won't do any good to to use a GM $6E mask when I am using a totally different daughter board piggy packed onto the ...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-21-2016, 02:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

Well, to make it simple , it is seemingly random numbers all over the place. I have plenty of files using the tunerpro software that are opening just fine. Additionally, I Think you might be at a...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-21-2016, 10:35 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

Unfortunately, the bin opens in a corrupted form. Tables for fuel and spark look like pin cushions.

22.35 0.00 79.78 43.002.
75.00 21.0 45.74 0.00

Thank you for you effort, but...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-20-2016, 09:50 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

I should point out That I set the TPS voltage at 0.54 volts per spec. I have not yet set the IAC per the manual or posted instructions here on the forum. Will reset that in the morning when I go to...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-20-2016, 07:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

1993 700r4 was rebadged i as a 4l60 but did not get the 4L60E designation till 1994. So for all practical purposes it is a 700r4.

For the record rear gears are 3:

Can't find how to PM...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-20-2016, 07:14 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: Starting over after rebuild

TPI system, EdeLbrock Wide mouth manifold, SLP Siamesed runners, 1.6:1 rockers, headers, wide band and narrow band available to 7730 ECM with Dynamic EFI "EBL P4" daughterboard"



1) 400 ...
Forum: DIY PROM
07-20-2016, 05:27 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,955
Posted By lakeffect2

Starting over after rebuild

within the past week, I installed my 400sbc TPI'd with EBL on a 7730 ECM which was rebuilt due to crank slopping around. It was running but poorly before.

It was not started before it was taken...
Forum: DIY PROM
01-05-2016, 05:52 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 30,856
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: ALDLdroid, Android app for your stock ECU, now on Play!

I got a Amazon kindle "Fire" for Christmas in 2015. Is this app compatible with its operating system? I haven't a clue.

Dave
Forum: TPI
10-07-2015, 10:40 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 434
Posted By lakeffect2

BAd injector?

In dealing with mt tpi system, I was resetting a number of things like base timing idle, TPS, trying to track iraating behavior. I grabbed the infrared gun, checking exhaust tube temps.

...
Forum: DIY PROM
09-16-2015, 06:26 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,826
Posted By lakeffect2

Re: EBL- lean open loop

I believe I have tracked down the source of the lean problem. I have a Walbro 255l/hr pump that is going south. I was troubled by open loop lean issues, no start issues, AFR's pegged at 19-20. I was...
Forum: TPI
09-07-2015, 06:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,235
Posted By lakeffect2

Fuel regulator retaining spring?.

The adjusting screw on my fuel regulator keeps wiggling loose, dropping my fuel pressure, and making the car un-startable and or un-driveable with Afr leaned out to 19-20.
Obviously there is a big...
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