Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Got my Brian Block built KTA special 14mm pump on and running tonight. Start to finish took me 6 hours. Haven't driven it yet, I still need to get the fuel line holders bolted up, drop the timing down a hair and turn the fuel screw in more so my idle isn't at 300rpm. It wouldn't have taken so long if I would've cut off the stubborn pump bracket, thats in the way of removing the run/stop solenoid, prior to pump R&R. Also had to install the 89 VE fuel supply line (had a 93 VE pump with 93 fuel lines). Reason for this is the two had different throttle lever setups. Then the blasted fuel drain banjo at the back of the pump didn't want to thread in for nothing, probly took me a half hour just to get that in . Swapped in the newer shutdown solenoid from the 93 VE, along with the full fuel screw since it has a 6mm head vs. the flat screwdriver head only on the 89 pump's fuel screw. Makes it easier to play with the fuel screw .
Also couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start at first. I bled each injector 3 times and it still wouldn't keep running. So I hooked up the throttle linkage and gave it some throttle, then tried starting, ZOOM!! That was it, idle was way too low. Let off the throttle and idle dropped below 500, and it died. So for the meantime, I just used my throttle lock, another nice feature of the early rigs , allows one to idle up a few hundred rpm. Did that so I could check for leaks, let it run etc. So I should have more info tomorrow, hopefully I can get everything bolted down, take it for a spin and NOT lift the head or melt my 35 .
Also couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start at first. I bled each injector 3 times and it still wouldn't keep running. So I hooked up the throttle linkage and gave it some throttle, then tried starting, ZOOM!! That was it, idle was way too low. Let off the throttle and idle dropped below 500, and it died. So for the meantime, I just used my throttle lock, another nice feature of the early rigs , allows one to idle up a few hundred rpm. Did that so I could check for leaks, let it run etc. So I should have more info tomorrow, hopefully I can get everything bolted down, take it for a spin and NOT lift the head or melt my 35 .
