 FINALLY. IT'S ALIVE!!!!!, About time huh? |
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 Mar 17 2004, 09:49 PM
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No El-Use-O.  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,368 Joined: 27-December 03 From: SW Michigan Member No.: 52  |
I finally got my Opti in Monday and installed it.
It was nice to hear it start up again. But it wouldn't idle. So I changed the drivers side plugs. Still wouldn't idle so I kept it running and burnt out some of the old nast gas on the passenger side plugs. Will idle just fine. I just need to change the other side and she'll be running like a champ!! This makes me feel REALLY, REALLY GOOD. Long story short, I've been frustrated lately because my Truck. One busted heater hose fitting (right at the intake no less) and a bad water pump all in one week had me UN happy with my autos. |
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Mar 17 2004, 10:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
Congrats.....
Got mine started as well.....runs a little choppy, but that was with open headers, and a stock tune with all my mods.... gonna try to get the PCM tune loaded this week..... Have fun! |
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Mar 17 2004, 11:53 PM
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You're my chicane Group: Advanced Members Posts: 475 Joined: 23-December 03 From: So. Cal. Member No.: 13 |
Glad to hear it's alive again. On a LT1 is there any way to eliminate the opti and use some other form of ignition?
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Mar 18 2004, 12:34 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,640 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 40 |
QUOTE (ESPCamaro @ Mar 17 2004, 04:49 PM) This makes me feel REALLY, REALLY GOOD. Long story short, I've been frustrated lately because my Truck. One busted heater hose fitting (right at the intake no less) and a bad water pump all in one week had me UN happy with my autos. That's a notorious problem with those OBS gm fullsize trucks. Glad to hear you got it back together. |
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Mar 18 2004, 01:06 AM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
QUOTE (mjf454 @ Mar 17 2004, 06:53 PM) Glad to hear it's alive again. On a LT1 is there any way to eliminate the opti and use some other form of ignition? You would need to go to something like an Electromotive EFI/ignition setup. That is the only way I know. |
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Mar 18 2004, 01:54 AM
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No El-Use-O. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,368 Joined: 27-December 03 From: SW Michigan Member No.: 52 |
QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Mar 17 2004, 06:34 PM) QUOTE (ESPCamaro @ Mar 17 2004, 04:49 PM) This makes me feel REALLY, REALLY GOOD. Long story short, I've been frustrated lately because my Truck. One busted heater hose fitting (right at the intake no less) and a bad water pump all in one week had me UN happy with my autos. That's a notorious problem with those OBS gm fullsize trucks. Glad to hear you got it back together. I had a crack in the fitting. I could see where it was leaking. At the time I didn't know it was leaking. As soon as I touched it snap. Right at the intake. That was Wednesday. I owe my father BIG time as he fixed it for me while I was at work. Friday when I got home, smelled antifreeze, checked and it was pouring out of the WP. Now that it has been changed I think it was going out for awhile. Some noises went away. BTW after changing the pump on my truck 97' Vortec, the temp fluctuates. It doesn't really run any warmer than it did before. But it does swing between the before temp, and a little lower. I was told it could be air in the system. How do I bleed it? |
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Mar 18 2004, 02:33 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 144 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Hampton Roads, VA Member No.: 189 |
QUOTE (mjf454 @ Mar 17 2004, 05:53 PM) Glad to hear it's alive again. On a LT1 is there any way to eliminate the opti and use some other form of ignition? There are a couple differnet options out there now. The LTCC uses the LS1 coils but still uses the Opti's optical pick up as the trigger. That takes the high voltage out of the Opti which is what usually what causes it to fail. DELTQ seems to have a similar solution for their stage1 and then goes to different pick up for their stage 2. |
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Mar 18 2004, 02:34 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,640 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 40 |
Have you had to replace the intake manifold gaskets yet? The vortec 305 and 350's are known for leaking antifreeze that way. Just run it with the cap off and top off as the air is purged. Least that;s how I've done traditional chevy sb's.
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