Yearly meeting 2025?
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Thank you for the reminder, yes we should have one.
New president needs to be voted on this year as well. Open for options for dates that will work for most.
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I can do both dates but we should use one and go wheeling!
I still don't have a trailer and no longer have access to a trailer so unfortunately, my wheeling days are on hold till further notice.
But for other's I definitely encourage! Andy's recent trip to AOAA in the snow looked like a blast!
Jan 11 is almost certainly a no-go here. February 8 shows more promise. The 40 has a weird ignition issue now but I’m a 2-yota house now so that won’t necessarily stop me…
brian
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early signs of a chevy rejection?
Best possible diagnosis ever!
February 8th works for me, but I am flexible on dates if it needs to move.
Will the meeting be at AOAA or Rausch? If so, I'm guessing there will be wheeling involved as well?
brian
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its normally breakfast at shady maples in East Earl PA.
smooth
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February 8th works best for me if it happens.
brian
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im ok with 2/8...for now
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Make it 2/8
TBD - but I wouldn't blame it. Unfortunately for it, if it blows up the small block, it'll get another small block. Unless there's a UZ laying around somewhere... The way it's backfiring it may be a random miss, something with the distributor or timing, or something in the drive line sporadically locking up. Haven't had time to diagnose it thoroughly. It starts, runs, and drives as normal, but will randomly experience a sudden loss of power and what sounds like a backfire out the tailpipe. Then it catches, and moves on like nothing happened. Oil pressure, temperature, vacuum, idle, throttle response, etc. all normal. It's like I'm losing power to the distributor for a split second, some weird issue with fuel delivery, or something in the rear is locking up then breaking free... The "abruptness" to me suggests a spark issue, more than a fuel issue, in my mind a fuel issue would "sputter" more.
In either case, I'll get this on the calendar for the 8th!
That sounds like a lose connection in the ignition circuit. I'd check all the connections and grounds first.
We have a Jeep TJ that would randomly die and not restart, couldn't figure it out until we found a wire shorting out.
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I agree with this, sounds very electrical. Make sure you also dont have a plug wire that’s getting too close to the exhaust and is melting/shorting. Pull the distributor cap and check all the contacts for something loose or corrosion. Ground wires for sure, check them all. You running a MSD box or a HEI type ignition?
If something was mechanically locking in the driveline, it would feel very different I think.
If something was mechanically locking in the driveline, it would feel very different I think.
Yeah, doesn't seem quite like something "locking up" to me either, just getting a "clunk" from the back of the truck, and a jarring deacceleration- but I think it's an exhaust backfire and momentary loss of power. It's a Skip White HEI - I know these have a reputation for being a little "hit or miss" quality-wise, so I wouldn't be surprised if something is up with it. That said, the ignition wires are all plugged in, and the connection seems solid where the FJ40 harness is tied into the Chevy plugs. Plug wires seemed OK at a glance. Everything is connected on both ends, nothing looks melted or cooked, insulation looks fine. They've got insulator socks on them around the exhaust. I put a TON of grounds on the truck when I installed the engine - starter, engine block, alternator, and battery are all grounded to the frame. Everything seems solid. I haven't pulled the distributor cap or plugs yet. There's also a fusible link on the ignition wire that I have yet to try and jump/bypass to see if the link could be semi-melted. As we all know, the battery and everything connected to it took a trip to the exhaust manifold at Fall Crawl and things definitely got hot/melted. I don't THINK it's a fusible link issue but I'm not ruling it out either.
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What time are we meeting at the Shady Maple?
