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Charrlie_S
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Location: Silver Springs, Fl.
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(Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:03 pm)
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| Hiiamthomas@aim.com wrote: | | Any word on that misfire? |
The original misfire was bad valve springs. Six of the springs had the end of the damper, sticking out between the main spring coils.
The slight misfire I had back at the Ga race, I think was a nitrous problem. I have been running on motor, only since then, as I have not found the problem with the front end.
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Charrlie_S
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(Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:39 am)
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| Charrlie_S wrote: | | . I have been running on motor, only since then, as I have not found the problem with the front end. |
Plus just 1/8 mile.
Finally found the front end problem. I took the car to a frame shop, but they recommended a particular alignment shop, first. When I got there, the young fellow at the counter, is someone I know from "cruise ins", with a Dart, and I used to work with the alignment guy (who is very good). Get the car on the machine, and he does a visual check, says all the parts look good. Sets up the machine and it is WAY out of alignment. Found one upper cam bolt loose, and cam had turned. Even putting that cam back in place it was not correct.
John spent about 1 1/2 hours getting the alignment correct, and the car felt good in the parking lot. Charged me $40.00, a bargain. This was after 3 alignments by 2 other shops over a couple of years (it always pulled to the right).
Took the car up to Gainesville Raceway for the TNT night. Made one pass on the bottle, and turned 13.358 at 97.32 mph, Car went straight, with no shimmy. Turned the car over to Steve Adams, and let him practice on motor. Three runs.
14.967 at 86.49
14.923 at 86.90
14.918 at 86.67
Looks like it is race ready, again
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wjajr
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Location: Downeast Maine
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(Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:49 am)
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| Quote: | | John spent about 1 1/2 hours getting the alignment correct, and the car felt good in the parking lot. Charged me $40.00, a bargain. This was after 3 alignments by 2 other shops over a couple of years (it always pulled to the right). |
Charrlie, I have found the same problem, most of today’s alignment jockeys are befuddled when faced with an A Body torsion bar suspension. I have handed them the FSM with alignment page open listing the three step procedure, and they still can’t figure it out. These guys can’t get past setting of correct factory ride height, and it is all downhill from there.
I don’t know if it is a result of not learning to read well enough to follow simple technical instructions, or a basic lack of understanding of front end geometry that yield’s this persistent poor result.
Eleven years ago at age 49, I went back to school studying electricity, two thirds of the kids in this class could not read well enough to decipher the National Electric Code, and their math skills were not much better.
My last alignment required a 180 mile round trip to a small backwoods Chevy dealership where a fellow Mopar Head works as a mechanic. In just under two hours he got everything spot on, and only charged the frontend alignment flat fee. It was worth the trip, the car is a pleasure to drive now._________________ 67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
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Dart270
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Location: Blacksburg, VA
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(Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:59 am)
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Great news, Charlie!!
Look forward to seeing you in May...
Lou
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Charrlie_S
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Location: Silver Springs, Fl.
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(Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:33 am)
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| Haven't posted to this thread for a while. We took the car to Mason-Dixon, in May 2012. Engine ran fine, and car went straight, but we ran into another problem. Steve said the car wouldn't hook up, and was spinning. Watched his burnout,and noticed only one wheel spinning. The suregrip in the 7 1/4 rear gave up. Had to run the meet on motor only. Car was running 14.6's.
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Charrlie_S
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(Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:45 am)
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After M-D in May, we built a "A" body 8 3/4 for the car. All new brakes, bearings and seals. Installed a 4.89 SG pumpkin in Prep for going to the Knoxville 1/8 mile race, Aug 3-4 2012. Race was rained out. In September, we took the car to Gainesville raceway, for a TNT, to see how the 4.89 gears would work in the car.
Would you believe that *&%#@ misfire is back again, and we didn't touch anything except to change the rear.
Haven't had time to work on it. Maybe sometime this spring. That misfire is so frustrating
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Dart270
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(Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:27 am)
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It's cursed, Charlie... Best of luck with diagnosis. Maybe valve springs again?
Lou
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