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Author Topic: Charlies 86 SE  (Read 27878 times)

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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #210 on: July 19, 2020, 05:41:00 pm »
I was thinking for testing purposes.  Of course, use the rebuilt set, and yes, they need to do the job correctly.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #211 on: July 19, 2020, 10:12:43 pm »
Quote from: scottb on July 19, 2020, 04:27:02 pm
You forgot to mention that I changed the injector wiring harness first, but that resulted in no change in the way the engine was running.

I also threw a couple more injectors into the bag in case the bad one cannot be fixed.

I felt pretty certain it was the injector after the testing you and I did. Swapping the harness to verify it was definitely the right thing to do to make absolutely sure.

 I can pick up the injectors and take them to the injector guy. No sense in Charlie doing all of that driving unless he just wants to take a drive.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #212 on: July 20, 2020, 04:27:07 am »
Thanks Mike, but I already dropped them off
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #213 on: July 25, 2020, 02:19:55 pm »
Saturday July 25th at 2:16pm Mr. fierofool drove his 86SE out of the shop. I took some video to commemorate the occasion.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #214 on: July 25, 2020, 02:25:23 pm »
Awesome!  Can't wait to see the video.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #215 on: July 25, 2020, 04:50:49 pm »
Don't know how to put up a video
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #216 on: July 25, 2020, 07:08:19 pm »
If you have a Youtube or Vimeo account, you can upload it to there and then post it here.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #217 on: July 25, 2020, 07:37:15 pm »
That's cool, how did it go?  Drive good or are there more things to address?
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #218 on: July 25, 2020, 07:59:04 pm »
It's still more than 30 years old.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #219 on: July 25, 2020, 08:05:10 pm »
Thanks to everyone who helped with this project.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #220 on: July 25, 2020, 08:45:28 pm »
Quote from: The Art Doctor on July 25, 2020, 07:37:15 pm
That's cool, how did it go?  Drive good or are there more things to address?

The car isn't registered or insured so I only drove it up the road a hundred yards or so.  It really jumps when you punch it in first gear.  I recall in my searches that it has about 180 lb ft of torque.  I don't know how that compares to the 2.8.  I also found that the 3.1 was rated at 140 hp, just like the 2.8, but that was with aluminum heads.  I don't know what the hp is now, with iron heads but it's probably less.

It had a pretty good lope to it, so I contacted the original owner.  He said it had a stock cam, so we're guessing it's just that the ECM has to relearn after the car is driven for a bit.  It is running a little rich. 

It even has AC, now.   
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #221 on: July 25, 2020, 08:47:25 pm »
Quote from: TopNotch on July 25, 2020, 07:08:19 pm
If you have a Youtube or Vimeo account, you can upload it to there and then post it here.

Negative on both of those
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #222 on: July 25, 2020, 08:49:28 pm »
If you have gmail, it can be used for youtiube.  No cost to upload.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #223 on: July 25, 2020, 08:50:56 pm »
Quote from: Fierofool on July 25, 2020, 08:45:28 pm
The car isn't registered or insured so I only drove it up the road a hundred yards or so.

How did it get unregistered?  I thought you were driving it, when the engine blew a gasket.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #224 on: July 25, 2020, 08:56:54 pm »
It happened about this time in July of 2019.  My birthday is in August so instead of renewing, I cancelled plates and insurance. 
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