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Old 10-17-2006, 11:33 PM
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ya this sucks. nice night out, so i went for a drive. threw some seafoam in the crankcase and in the gas tank because had been running a little rich lately. took her out and drove it a while, was running great. on my way back, gave it a little gas(not even WOT), and grabbed 4th at about 3500 rpm. car completely went crazy. tranny felt funny, was sounding really weird and then wouldnt stay running. pulled it into a lot and checked it out and i cant find anything unhooked or leaking. when i try to start it the starter sounds really weird and i have to give it gas to start. when it does start it kinda sounds like a diesel. its a lower sound, kinda popping and chugs really bad. it didnt overheat or anything, and sat at 190 the whole time. limped it back to the parking lot and left it. im going to go check it out in the morning when its light out. anyone have any ideas?
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Old 10-18-2006, 01:01 AM
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no one?
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Old 10-18-2006, 01:03 AM
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Any strange pinging goin on ?
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Old 10-18-2006, 01:04 AM
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none. she was running great right before it took a dump
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Old 10-18-2006, 03:00 AM
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could it possibly be the cam gear? ive got no experience w/ this going out and a friend suggested it as a possibility. what are the symptoms of a cam gear going out?
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Old 10-18-2006, 03:12 AM
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my bad i meant distributor gear
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Old 10-18-2006, 04:06 AM
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Might wanna check to see if your getting spark. You can pull your dist. and check out the gear, i donno the signs of a bad one, i'm guessing it would just be torn up.
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Old 10-18-2006, 04:07 AM
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if i new anything about ponies and horses id help ya out... sry =P
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Old 10-18-2006, 01:50 PM
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heres most of the stuff relating to the motor if that helps at all-

302 bored 30 over
JE pistons
Childs-Albert H beam rods
9.5:1 compression
ported edelbrock victor junior heads
ported edelbrock EFI intake manifold
80mm BBK throttle body
80mm c&l mass air
equal length shorty headers
30lb injectors
255lph walbro fuel pump
aeromotive adjustable fuel pressure regulator
z303 cam
msd 6al
msd cap and rotor
taylor 10mm plug wires
frpp water pump
no a/c
no smog pump

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thats pretty random but i dont believe its related to the seafoam....
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