So I spend the entire afternoon replacing the supercharger and doing a compression check. Once you install one of these things with RTV,man they are a ***** to get out! I ended up using a machinist jack to press from the waterpump housing and cranking it up enough to see daylight under it then used a crowbar ease up on from the pass mount to the side of the blower and it came off easy after that. Took me a good hour to figure that one out. Everything went well until it went to installing the injectors, ended up cutting an upper Oring and spewed fuel out of the front. Ran to the parts store to get a set (why they come in a pack of 4 is beyond me) came back and replaced and checked for leaks. None found, but I did smell fuel and thought, meh it's still evaporating.
So then I check all the connections and go ahead and try starting it. It cranks once and stops trying again just stalls the starter. So I figure all that cranking and the battery was low. So I put the charger to it. Every time I get 1 try, and I keep smelling gas check for leaks let the battery charge and try again. Same result. Let it charge check the cables and they are pretty hot. Jack the car up and the starter is a little warm. Check connections and they are solid., clean the terminals. I had an issue where a starter on my PA would drag but would start. Had it analyzed at Autozone and it was pulling so many amps it asked if we were starting a diesel. Changed it out and it dropped to 118'amps. So I figure maybe it's doing the same thing, but can't lose the fuel smell which seems to get heavier after multiple start attempts. Each time with about 10'minutes between tries.
Still a little confused about the whole thing and since it's 90 with a heat index of 99 I'm not thinking that clearly I start checking relays and fuses. Then I notice that there is no pressure at the schrader valve. So I end up connecting the fuel pressure gauge I rigged up from an electric oil pressure sender and a gauge in place of the mechanical gauge. Every time I turn the key on the pressure rises then falls. So now I have a leaking injector and disconnect all the injector plugs to make sure that a driver is stuck on maybe due to not having anything connected while doing the compression test, long shot but just in case. Well I've got a leaker and ended up pulling the dipstick and it smells of fuel. So now I'll pull them in the morning and figure out where the leaker is. Then after that change the oil. I have 5 more injectors and the ironic thing is I have a freaking injector test stand sitting on the garage floor. It hasn't been used in 10 years so it needs checking out but that will come later.
damn I'm tired of this.
Good night, and happy freaking Father's Day!
Jeff
Originally Posted by J57ltr
