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urbandev · 05-26-2003, 02:40 PM

my battery was dead...so i was using my moms boyfriends...

so i got it running...went to back up with my wheels turned, forgeting my battery was on the ground next to my truck, i peeled the top off on the corner of my battery

Ashton · 05-26-2003, 03:05 PM

LOL! I did the same thing to my battery charger once, I disconected it and backed down the driveway for a test run... then came back and forgot about the charger, went a little too far up the driveway and crunch! funny thing is I took it apart and banged the case flat, rebent the corners, put it back together and it works as good as new

The firing order is...... 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 clockwise on the distributor.....

urbandev · 05-26-2003, 03:30 PM

Anyone know of a place that sells cheap batteries?

Ashton · 05-28-2003, 02:01 AM

Cheap batteries suck big time, unless you have a wimpy four cylinder , a V8 needs a fat battery..... you need cold cranking amp's to start a V8..... especially if it needs to be cranked a few times to start, once you get your engine tuned all it will take is a step on the pedel and a short crank and it will start..... until then you need a good battery.

urbandev · 05-28-2003, 12:26 PM

i meant cheap like on sale

urbandev · 05-28-2003, 12:27 PM

and how do i do a cold set and hot set on my valves?
because last time i only set them once

Ashton · 05-29-2003, 09:37 AM

Setting valves on a Chevy is both easy and tricky depending on how you do it...... My trick is a old set of valve covers, I have a slot cut in the top of each one so I can adjust the valves while the engine is running..... you just loosen the valve until it clatters then back until it stops clattering, then a quarter turn more to set it. quick and easy

urbandev · 06-07-2003, 03:46 AM

the beast has made it to the mailboxes, up the hill, and back(about 1/2 mile each way) without dying!

the last time i tried this it hickuped the entire way back and died about 75 times :x

oh yeah...one of my exhaust hangers was loose though, so about half way i heard a wierd noise, looked out the window at the back tire and saw my tailpipe draggin on the ground, so i tied it to the inner fender with an old plug wire :x ...yeah, im ghetto.

Ashton · 06-07-2003, 05:24 AM

LOL! you need a roll of bailing wire, you can fix just about anything....... it's like duct tape for cars

debaser · 06-07-2003, 01:29 PM

In case it hasen't been mentioned yet:

Don't use rubber line if it contacts braided line at any point. The braided line will cut through the rubber, and that would not be good.

urbandev · 06-08-2003, 12:36 AM

thanks debaser, i never though of that

ashton: i had it tied to the leaf spring with an "oragami" coat hanger type assembly :x but it mysteriously fell off...at least i wasnt hauling ass down the highway...though it would have been entertaining

urbandev · 06-22-2003, 03:27 AM

in nevada...so the project is stalled for a while...ill revive the post when i get home

05-26-2003, 02:40 PM	#81 (permalink)
urbandev Insane Location: Dayton, NV	my battery was dead...so i was using my moms boyfriends... so i got it running...went to back up with my wheels turned, forgeting my battery was on the ground next to my truck, i peeled the top off on the corner of my battery __________________ Raoul Duke: "I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid, wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife." Dr. Gonzo: "Who said anything about slicing you up, man. I just wanted to cut a little Z in your forehead."

05-26-2003, 03:30 PM	#83 (permalink)
urbandev Insane Location: Dayton, NV	thanks ashton. Anyone know of a place that sells cheap batteries?

05-28-2003, 12:26 PM	#85 (permalink)
urbandev Insane Location: Dayton, NV	i meant cheap like on sale __________________ Raoul Duke: "I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid, wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife." Dr. Gonzo: "Who said anything about slicing you up, man. I just wanted to cut a little Z in your forehead."

05-28-2003, 12:27 PM	#86 (permalink)
urbandev Insane Location: Dayton, NV	and how do i do a cold set and hot set on my valves? because last time i only set them once __________________ Raoul Duke: "I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid, wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife." Dr. Gonzo: "Who said anything about slicing you up, man. I just wanted to cut a little Z in your forehead."

06-07-2003, 03:46 AM	#88 (permalink)
urbandev Insane Location: Dayton, NV	the beast has made it to the mailboxes, up the hill, and back(about 1/2 mile each way) without dying! the last time i tried this it hickuped the entire way back and died about 75 times :x oh yeah...one of my exhaust hangers was loose though, so about half way i heard a wierd noise, looked out the window at the back tire and saw my tailpipe draggin on the ground, so i tied it to the inner fender with an old plug wire :x ...yeah, im ghetto. __________________ Raoul Duke: "I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid, wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife." Dr. Gonzo: "Who said anything about slicing you up, man. I just wanted to cut a little Z in your forehead."

05-26-2003, 03:05 PM	#82 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	LOL! I did the same thing to my battery charger once, I disconected it and backed down the driveway for a test run... then came back and forgot about the charger, went a little too far up the driveway and crunch! funny thing is I took it apart and banged the case flat, rebent the corners, put it back together and it works as good as new The firing order is...... 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 clockwise on the distributor.....

05-28-2003, 02:01 AM	#84 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	Cheap batteries suck big time, unless you have a wimpy four cylinder , a V8 needs a fat battery..... you need cold cranking amp's to start a V8..... especially if it needs to be cranked a few times to start, once you get your engine tuned all it will take is a step on the pedel and a short crank and it will start..... until then you need a good battery.

05-29-2003, 09:37 AM	#87 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	Setting valves on a Chevy is both easy and tricky depending on how you do it...... My trick is a old set of valve covers, I have a slot cut in the top of each one so I can adjust the valves while the engine is running..... you just loosen the valve until it clatters then back until it stops clattering, then a quarter turn more to set it. quick and easy

06-07-2003, 05:24 AM	#89 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	LOL! you need a roll of bailing wire, you can fix just about anything....... it's like duct tape for cars

06-07-2003, 01:29 PM	#90 (permalink)
debaser Sir, I have a plan... Location: 38S NC20943324	In case it hasen't been mentioned yet: Don't use rubber line if it contacts braided line at any point. The braided line will cut through the rubber, and that would not be good. __________________ Fortunato became immured to the sound of the trowel after a while.

06-08-2003, 12:36 AM	#91 (permalink)
urbandev Insane Location: Dayton, NV	thanks debaser, i never though of that ashton: i had it tied to the leaf spring with an "oragami" coat hanger type assembly :x but it mysteriously fell off...at least i wasnt hauling ass down the highway...though it would have been entertaining __________________ Raoul Duke: "I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid, wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife." Dr. Gonzo: "Who said anything about slicing you up, man. I just wanted to cut a little Z in your forehead."

06-22-2003, 03:27 AM	#92 (permalink)
urbandev Insane Location: Dayton, NV	in nevada...so the project is stalled for a while...ill revive the post when i get home __________________ Raoul Duke: "I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid, wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife." Dr. Gonzo: "Who said anything about slicing you up, man. I just wanted to cut a little Z in your forehead."