EFI 202

[Fast_Eddie]

Ed,

I think you mean Fonzie.

[HARKO]

YeeeeeeHaaaaa Its running !!!!!!!!!!


Thanks so very much Ritchie ahh ahh Chuck and Potsy ,Fonzie and Lesiure suit lLarry (sparky)
My mates classic line to Chuck was "With your brains and my talent we make a great team" hehe

Heres a pun for you mate .
I rang Chuck this afternoon for some advice and Id say he spent about an hour on the phone with us nutting out the gremlin ,But it seemed like hours because you have no idea how dark i was on the whole problem.
I was at the end of my tether and was watching my hair fall out all over the place so without your invaluable advice and the free help of another good mate I was thinking petrol and lighter.
No skin off Chucks nose infact he was ready to make the close to two hour trip to help and even offered to rewire the whole efi system - I mean come on ! where do you find people like that ? apart from the centre of Sydey it just happens to be right here on this forum (Thank you RET)
Ive gotten to know quite a few on here and the spirit amongst us Holden lovers never ceases to amaze me ...

So the whole problem worked out to be a dud wire that linked the computer, a main relay and the coil to provide a pulsating power supply ,Jeeesh sounds so simple .
And Chuck knows this stuff better than he knows himself Im sure ,As you have read.

So Chuck do think I should put this second EFI setup I have here onto the wagon ? Im just not sure anymore hehe.

Thanks very much mate next time we catch up at an event or here at home dont expect youll be driving afterwoods , It'll be my shout and Im not scared to get you well an truly intoxicated .

[customFC]

Great to hear you solved the problem.
Good work Chuck.
Regards
Alex

[HARKO]

I was just rereading my whole dilema here and in the first post I had written the symptoms and what I thought could be the cause .
Seems to advance and retard itself - was the reluctor which is the almost star shaped centre peice of the distributor that throws out spark , It had worn itself loose and was doing exactly what  I had described.
2nd prob was the wiring for the pulse to the injectors - I described it as though it seemed to be starving of fuel.

Maybe I should become a doctor

What are the symptoms son ?
just a runny nose Doc !
I think we are gonna have to amputate a couple inches out of ya legs son.        hee    heeeeee hee

[fc4me]

Harko your not in Queensland are you!!!!!

[HARKO]

Ahhh Not sure if your taking the piss hehe but nah im in Wollongong.

[smithy]

hey harko, well done in sorting out the dramas, you gotta be happy now . just a quick question, apart from the obvious modifications like return fuel lines and wiring what modifications to the firewall etc are needed to fit the EFI manifold into the FC. as my car is still freshly painted i am a bit hesitant in hacking into the engine bay :-/ :-/. is there any chance you could post some pics or send them to me?

thanks
dean

[TorqueFC]

hey harko

pics woul;d be great if you could take some or if you already have some.

we were considering doing a simular conversion but were not to sure about ow much room the efi manifold left

cheers
torque

[HARKO]

Hey Smithy and Torque this photo is looking almost directly down the firewall and the gap is about 10 - 15 mm with the firewall mods.
Chuck on the forum built this car so it may be worth sending him a PM if this doesnt give you the info you need.
My guess is the extra room may be needed for removal etc

[NO NAME]

Hey harko, does that have a battery in its origional spot?
I have done a simular modification to my firewall but my engine is away for machining, balancing, O rings etc so I cant do a trial fit, manifold is also away for match porting so I had to guess.
Do you have any pics from other angles?

[HARKO]

No Leon the battery has been moved to the boot ,
I dont have the car with me right now so I'll check when I can  but off hand Id say theres not room for it in the bay.
There should be enough room under the cargo area in the van though mate .
While its on its side check some measurements and if it wont fit you could fold up a batt box to fit it.