[DeTomaso] Winged Warrior Update

[David in Durango]

YOu need a friend w/ electric cutouts.  Then you neighbors will appreciate 
YOU.

that's all I can help with . . . .



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Courtney" <dfcex at pacbell.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 1:04 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Winged Warrior Update


> Here's the latest on The Winged Warrior.
> The problems I've found so far are:
>
> Crack in coil wire boot at dist cap. Replaced.
> Excessive oil (WD40 - whoops) inside dist. cap. Cleaned.
> Possible low spark in #2 spark plug wire, suspected due to fouled plug. 
> Replaced.
> Excessive fuel level, serious overflow. Float levels adjusted and elec 
> fuel pump found to be pumping at an insanely high rate. Fuel pump 
> adjustment screw appears to be missing. Regulator added.
> 3/4" crack at bottom of #5 header tube. Looking for welder.
>
> Also checked:
> Secondaries. Turns out they are vacuum operated. I'll be trying the 
> paperclip test.
> Timing, 12 deg at idle, 32 total at aprox 2,300 rpm (testing curtailed 
> early due to angry call from angry neighbor)
> Vacuum leaks with carb cleaner and soapy water. Nothing found and idle is 
> great.
> Compression test, with engine warm. All 8 cylinders between 195 & 200 psi.
>
> Tomorrow I'll be taking it to the shop for a look at the pistons with 
> another borescope and a dyno run to check the air/fuel and double check 
> the timing.
>
> I'm not sure if any of the above caused the damage to the #5 & #6 spark 
> plugs. Possibly the excessive fuel meeting air from the header crack and 
> igniting in the exhaust, causing the backfiring I've been getting on 
> deceleration.
> Or, it could be either the crack in the coil wire boot and/or oil in the 
> dist cap causing cross-firing, and #5 & #6 are sequential in the firing 
> order.
> They could also have been damaged on gapping, and the parts bounced around 
> in the chamber.
>
> I also still have clutch issues. It looks like this new slave cylinder has 
> gone bad already, as I'm losing fluid and gaining air. Also, the pedal 
> still feels strange. Strong resistance but no action until the pedal is 
> almost all the way up, then it just pops in, all of a sudden.
> I'm wondering if the throwout bearing is binding.
>
> Busted BIG or Reno!
>
> Dan
>
>
> Dan F. Courtney
>
> La Jolla, CA
>
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