Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog

[Halon]

So it just turns over, never even hiccups like it wants to start? Yeah check spark for sure. Could also be the injectors not firing.

[Murlo26]

So it just turns over, never even hiccups like it wants to start? Yeah check spark for sure. Could also be the injectors not firing.

Yea no hiccup really at all.

I think I had this issue with my first motor build as well. Could be the same one.

There is like an AC plug and an alternator one that are the same I think or something weird that causes this. If I remember DB spent hours trying to figure out why the car wouldn't fire. I will check that out tonight too.

[cmspaz]

I mentioned this on EvoMN, but did you flash a base ROM? Check immo settings, or just turn it off to be sure. I ran into a "this should be right but it doesn't work" situation on a buddy's car last month.

[Murlo26]

It starts! Xfonts came over with some good luck and helped me push through. It turned out the battery just wasn't charged up enough. Throw the charger on there and it was drawing 15 amps. Gave it like 10 mins of charging and it started slow but fired up pretty quick.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/th_IMG_0864_zpsa1f581eb.mp4 (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/IMG_0864_zpsa1f581eb.mp4)

But found this (see below) after a few minutes of idle and also found that the car was running hot and realized that i forgot to add coolant to it. So probably air in the system from changing out the turbo and TB.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-07/60a6786b-6cff-4fd9-bf43-37d34161ee2c_zps29b7e05d.jpg

So Friday my buddy is coming over to replace the following:

#11 from here:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/Capture1_zps6f77d874.jpg

#28 from here:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/Capture_zpsd7c038f2.jpg

So Friday, I should be able to drive it around hopefully :)

[scheides]

Is it leaking bad from the waterpump elbow? Odd that it would start doing that all of a sudden. Still, easy easy fix, external water pump FTW :)

[Murlo26]

Not leaking bad, no. Just a bit. But after like 5-6 minutes of idle there was a small puddle, so needs to be dealt with. Yea looking at it I don't think it will be too bad. Ordering up some gaskets and putting new gaskets in with sealant on them Friday. then all should be good after burping the coolant system.

Then put undertray and bumper on and last wheel back on and drive!

[Murlo26]

So got the car's coolant leak fixed, yay. No more leaks, fluids anyway.

Found out my basically brand new 200 dollar battery is dead. I think my trickle charger must of killed it, no idea how but ya, no more leaving stuff on that.

Also, worse, found air leak on the intake manifold. It looks to be coming from the sealing surface between the head and intake mani, we could get the car to stumble by blowing compressed air there, so pretty sure.

I am using one of those MAP pheno-whatever (plastic) intake gaskets. I just had my intake mani ported in between last year and this so my thought is they cleaned up the mating surface and now it doesn't seal the same way it did before.

So, going to probably just order a stock intake gasket and then also a new battery this week and hopefully I can drive it this next weekend, we shall see.

Now just debating on a lithium battery or the pc625 or whatever.

[scheides]

I have one of those phenolic spacers if you want it; uses stock gaskets on either side of it but they work great.

[Murlo26]

I think I am just going to use the stock one and say F it. Thanks though bud. I will let you know if I need it.

[Kracka]

The orange/brown ones require an OEM gasket on either side of it to seal properly; I do not like this design as it is more prone to leaking. The white ones do not require a gasket as they have a slight amount of squish to them (these are what I've used and recommend). I know people will claim otherwise, but I consider these to be single-use only like most other types of gaskets.