KKtrips Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 ah yes thats right - please disregard my comment.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 heres the build thread //oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic. ... 9&start=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 i took all the plugs out and turned the motor over with the starter, all sparks were consistently the same and white with a 0.6 mm gap i then put the spark plugs back in and turned the motor over, theres something weird happening with the starter motor. When you first try to turn it over it is like the battery is flat, and then slowly it gets faster and faster and then after moving the choke and throttle around a bit trying to start it the starter seems to varies its speed. The battery is a large 600cca unit with massive cables to the starter and they were getting warm at this stage i have taken the starter motor out of the car and will see about taking it to an auto electrician tomorrow to check if its ok, it is a new old stock pre-engaged unit from Collins in wellington. it looks smick on the outside but im not sure about the insides oh and the car has been running with the distributor in its current position, so it cant be too far out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 When you first try to turn it over it is like the battery is flat, and then slowly it gets faster and faster and then after moving the choke and throttle around a bit trying to start it the starter seems to varies its speed. oh and the car has been running with the distributor in its current position, so it cant be too far out. Have a good look at your engine oil to check for water and have a sniff of it to check for fuel in the oil. Alternatively your timing is too far advanced and is fighting the starter. BTW: The standard starter can not cope with high compression (11:1) engines. Assuming your comment about the distributor (above) is in response to my suggestion that we may need to check rotor phasing: The phasing is a bit more complicated than just setting the timing. Probably worth looking it up while you wait for the starter motor to be checked. Don't suppose you have a normal and 'known good' induction set-up you are happy to bolt on until you get all these other things sorted out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 im pretty sure its running/starting ok now, likely with most problems coming from the poor chassis to battery cable mounting, but it did take quite a while to start after making the earth good, i'll try it again tonight when its cold again. with the repaired starter motor and good earth the starter turns over amazingly quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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