Rebuild Woes - ran then stopped - help?
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So I finished my engine swap / rebuild tonight and gave it a shot.
Fired right up and seemed to be running smoothly. Backed it out of the garage and let it idle in the driveway. About 35 degrees outside - seemed like a rather large amount of white smoke out of exhaust but as it idled for a while it reduced greatly.
Now the problem...as it sat there idling (maybe 10-15 or so minutes) and began to reach the temp at which point I figure the thermostat was about to open...it started running rough and then stalled.
Let it sit for a minute, while I stared at it hoping it would confess why it did that, and then went to try restarting it. While it would turn over - it would not start.
I took the oil cap off and I got a bunch of white smoke (maybe like the amount produced 3 or 4 cigarettes burning at once) out there too.
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just to get rid of the easy stuff - yes have gasoline
Fired right up and seemed to be running smoothly. Backed it out of the garage and let it idle in the driveway. About 35 degrees outside - seemed like a rather large amount of white smoke out of exhaust but as it idled for a while it reduced greatly.
Now the problem...as it sat there idling (maybe 10-15 or so minutes) and began to reach the temp at which point I figure the thermostat was about to open...it started running rough and then stalled.
Let it sit for a minute, while I stared at it hoping it would confess why it did that, and then went to try restarting it. While it would turn over - it would not start.
I took the oil cap off and I got a bunch of white smoke (maybe like the amount produced 3 or 4 cigarettes burning at once) out there too.
Any ideas?
just to get rid of the easy stuff - yes have gasoline
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morning update
Just for grins I hopped in the cherokee today prior to heading to work in my car. It started right up.
Last evening I forgot to add that shortly before it died I did rev it a little bit - up to 1500 rpm maybe... not much. I think I left that out due to it seemed inconsequentially small.
ALSO - I did not feel comfortable with the setting/install of the camshaft position sensor. Almost seems like this could be related yes?
Just for grins I hopped in the cherokee today prior to heading to work in my car. It started right up.
Last evening I forgot to add that shortly before it died I did rev it a little bit - up to 1500 rpm maybe... not much. I think I left that out due to it seemed inconsequentially small.
ALSO - I did not feel comfortable with the setting/install of the camshaft position sensor. Almost seems like this could be related yes?
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In the event this helps somebody in the future -
The cause was found to be a loose ground wire on the passenger side rear engine post. I put the ground on the post but forgot to put the nut on and tighten.
The cause was found to be a loose ground wire on the passenger side rear engine post. I put the ground on the post but forgot to put the nut on and tighten.
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Yeah, the entire camshaft-related components. It was 2:15 AM when I made that post.
http://www.mellingengine.com/Portals...Rev4-12-07.pdf
http://www.mellingengine.com/Portals...Rev4-12-07.pdf
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Yeah, the entire camshaft-related components. It was 2:15 AM when I made that post.
http://www.mellingengine.com/Portals...Rev4-12-07.pdf
Best Tips for Breaking in a New Camshaft - YouTube
http://www.mellingengine.com/Portals...Rev4-12-07.pdf
Best Tips for Breaking in a New Camshaft - YouTube
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