Recent content by helobravo

I have a M1009 I bought out of Shelby before 2009. It's been sitting. I'm getting it ready to try to sell and was confused by the under hood wiring. Looks like this one had the resistor by pass done also.

Same here.

I have the radiator attached to the pallet. I started it and turned it off since the coolant wasn't hooked up yet. Thanks for your concern and useful input.

Hone, new rings and replaced heads. 400 psi on both banks. The motor is on a pallet and starts up as it should. The glow plugs and pink wire are hooked up to manual switches. I will connect the cooling system later and run it for a while. Since I am on a pallet, what do I need to do for the...

So, I pulled the pistons and I had a machinist friend come down and check the cylinders. They are 3.978" and square. The used top ring gaps were .024-.025. TM says should be .016-.022, so I picked up some new rings. The new rings are Mahle rings and the gaps are .023-.024. I called the tech...

I have pics of all sides of both head gaskets. They looked fine. No signs of anything crossing the gasket anywhere. I dumped another 150 bucks into it and put Fel Pro gaskets and a set of new FelPro head bolts. The pressures are still low. The cylinder walls all looked great. No scratches or...

I was just showing that the engine wasn't worn. The cylinders look good, no ridge up top.

There's nothing that looks out of place. Pics of heads: Video of cylinder condition, both sides are the same.

OK. I finally had time to get back on this project, and not to be a hit and run poster, here's some pics and info: Batteries charged. Brass, screw in compression tester. A pic of an even bank (all 290-300 pounds) cylinder and an odd bank cylinder (all 220-230 pounds) The next post will be heads...

Rich,I absolutely couldn't find your contact information on any platform we communicated on. I'm glad you posted. I couldn't remember where we first communicated. I felt good about our deal all the way through. I did want to get back in touch to ask you about it. I'm bald from pulling my hair...

I cannot find a trace of our communication. I spoke to this gut about 10 times at least and texted locations and what not. He's out of state, I drove 2 hours to meet him half way. It's not like I can do anything to him, I'd just like to know if he intentionally screwed me or not. The IP and...

I did get more RPM out of it with starting box hooked up and plugs out. I would say close to your video speed. I just went out and took readings off 6 cylinders. They are off enough that I didn't bother with 7 and 8 since my testing adapter is so long, it would be a pain in the ass for nothing...

I think the guy screwed me on the engine. Plugs out, compression under 250 on first 3 cylinders I tested. I decided to drown my sorrows over lunch and took a break. I don't understand why I do not have signs of blow by.

What I mean is I cannot test the compression on a warmed up engine since mine does not start. I believe the TM says to warm the engine up to check. If 220 will not start the engine, I got screwed. If I did, I'd be relieved to know it, I'n tired of messing with this "simple" remove and replace...

The IP was rebuilt. The glow plugs ohmed out perfect, they are new. They also are getting 12 volts.