ILoveMyPatty

Now that I think about it, I didn't let it run long enough to warm up. I don't want to run her too long, with the exhaust the way it is. I'm sure that's what it is. They wouldn't have sold me an engine with a blown head gasket.

Yep, all of the plug wires are snug. I'm in town right now so I'll see if I can pick up a couple exhaust studs and nuts. I haven't been running it for extended periods of time, because I didnt want the manifolds to warp. I hope to god that the white exhaust isn't anything to worry about... Maybe it's cause the fuel in my tank sat for so long and there's condensation in it. I should have drained it, but I didn't.

She runs a little better now, I loosened the bolt and turned the dizzy a little bit to find where it runs the best. She idles smooth, with no sputtering, but it's idling at about 1200RPM and blowing white exhaust.... Interesting

I've never heard of that before. But if it starts to become constant... get two wooden wedges and put the wedge down between the door panel and the window. Haha. That's how my pass. front window is being held up (the cable is kinked and wont wrap on the motor pulley)

Almost a year, while I drove an '01 F-350 with the 7.3 Powerstroke, 6 speed, crew cab long box... This is gonna be a huge change... heh. Casey.T, I'll borrow a buddys timing light, I have no idea how they work, but I'll figure it out. I'm going to see if I can get my exhaust bolted up a little better, then mess with the dizzy. After I watch my coolant and add more when the t-stat opens up.

Haven't taken her for a tour yet, nope. I have to get the tractor into the shop to move a welding fab table that I had all my parts and whatnot on, infront of the Pathy before I can get 'er out. Big steel table that's too heavy to move with manpower. Our neighbor is using the tractor right now so I'm outa luck for a bit.

Spark timing was wayyy off. I didn't set it to TDC and reset the dizzy, I just rotated it about 180 degrees and it runs now. Doesn't run too well though. She sounds like a tractor with the exhaust the way it is... Thinkin about running into town and getting a set of Pacesetters or something... heh.... Isn't TDC marked on the crank pulley?

The Pathy is aliiiiive!!! It'ss allliiiiiiiiiivveeee!! Doesn't sound to purrdy (mean exhaust leak that will only be fixed by...... THORLEYS) Muhuahaha. The pipes that bolt up to the manifolds, I've got two bolts that sheered off when I was disconnecting the old motor. Now I'm a bolt short on each side, which makes it sound like a diesel. I'd like to thank everyone that helped me out with this swap, and Mr. Jim for creating NPORA. Thanks a million, I wouldn't have even thought about attempting this swap with my experience, without everyone at NPORA. Thanks again everyone.

Okay well tomorrow morning I'll get out and find TDC, reset my distributer and check the pulled #1 plug for fuel. Thanks guys.

K, thanks 88. You're saying that I should find TDC on #1 and reset my dizzy eh. I'll do that tomorrow morning. Do you think it should fire if I get it set properly? Can the timing be off so bad that it wont fire.

uncc, I found the problem with the starter. The wire going to the plug had been damaged somehow, I think by the power steering pump when I moved it out of the way to get the motor out. I cut/stripped/connected and shrink tubed it, and it turns over now, but it wont start. Battery is good, I hooked up a charger and put it to the "start" setting, still wont start. It turns over, but wont start. I don't have any special tools to check things, like a volt meter or anything so this could be fun. And like I said earlier, the dizzy has been out, and put back in... but could and probably was installed incorrectly.

I don't believe I crossed the fuel lines, I labeled everything before I took the old motor out. But, I guess it's possible, eh? This is pretty interesting, but I'm somewhat glad it's happening... Learning from my mistakes. Tackling this swap and having the Pathy live once again will be a really good feeling. Especially with my experience consisting of putting in new rear shocks, changing rear control arm bushings. and an oil change.

Yep, everything (to my knowledge) is hooked up, battery is brand new. I would assume that the carbon canister is somewhat important... It seems like a pretty important part of the vaccum system, but I don't know if it would prevent starting.

Heh.. Everything is hooked up minus two lines to the carbon canister, and a couple manifold ground straps (which apparently don't need to be there anyway to have it run).

My buddy who pulled the dizzy seems to think that the spark timing is wayy off, and that's why it wont start. Is this possible? And should I go out and try to find TDC on cylinder 1, and reinstall the dizzy?

Disregard what I said about the TBI... I'm unsure about that.... haha I'm just killing time waiting for people to come online and help me get my Pathy running haha.

The circular mounted top air filter is for the VG30i engines, throttle body injection (TBI), I believe. From 86.5-89.

The carbon canister isn't hooked up... I'm not sure if that really matters? I don't know... I need to know where all three ports on the canister go, I know that one (the largest) goes to a small hose underneath the intake plenum, near the front of the motor (next to a hose that goes into the intake assembly). I'm unsure of where the other two hoses go... Thanks brother, for deleting my engine pics off the digi cam to make room for a wet t-shirt contest.....

K, well I found why the starter wouldn't turn.... The wire for the plug had somehow been damaged, so I cut, stripped connected and shrink wrapped it, and the starter turns now. The motor turns over now, but it wont start. Like it's not getting fuel or something. I did change my plugs and wires, and the dizzy DID come out. Should I prime the lines or something? Take the fuel lines off and turn the key to pump fuel through them? I have some fuel stabilizer too, should I use some?

Heh, okay. Thanks for the words of encouragement. I really want this beast running. While I'm waiting for my second wind, I should go out into the shop and set up with my .22cal pellet gun and wait for those damn rats that pissed all over my floor and doors inside... (my pass. side front window is down.... the power window cable wont wrap properly.)

Ah for fricks sake. I give up for a while. Son of a beach. Pathy can sit out there alone while pack rats run all over it and piss on it. I've had enough of that thing for a while.

I don't remember ever putting that fuse back in.. If I remember correctly it's in the bottom of a mud hole 50 miles up in the bush. I'll go check though. Man, this is annoying me haha. I just want my Pathy back

This is already driving me insane. I had no problems whatsoever starting it before the swap... I've only had trouble starting it once, this was when I flicked the valet switch alot to make the alarm chirp and somehow activated an immobilizer or something.. wouldn't start unless I pulled the alarm fuse. Bye bye remote locks. I don't know what to do guys, but thanks alot for the help so far. I knew this swap was too much to tackle alone, haha. I did it, but now I've got a damn wiring gremlin or something. Fudge!

Nope, no start problems before the swap. I dont understand why the starter would start spinning if the cable hit the other post... I'm about to light the shop on fire so I can get another Pathy. Feels like it has to be something with the starter, since it wont spin when I turn the key. Maybe something wrong with the post? Maybe a wire to the starter has gone kaput?

I dont have a volt meter, unfortunately But, I disconneted the cable from the starter, and it was touching the other post when I connected the battery again, and it started spinning. What the heck?