Finally got everything together, and I blew a head gasket within minutes. So, I have a couple of questions about how/why this happened.
First, my boost guage was reading 0 boost. I thought perhaps the belt was slipping, but obviously there is no way I could have blown the head gasket if I was not getting any boost. I checked the guage with a pump before and after the disaster, and it works fine. So, I must not be reading it in the right place. Currently, I have a hose attached to an extra nipple on the bottom of my TFS intake. Then, I have a tee in that line. One side goes to the boost guage, and the other goes to the BTM. What am I doing wrong here?
Second, I didn't get very high into the rpm range, so my timing must have gotten really wacky, and I detonated. Or, possibly I ran out of fuel, but the timing is what I am curious about. First, how did you guys even get a timing light in there? I can barely see the marks, and they are really too hard to read. I got the timing pretty close, but I cannot say for sure where I was at because it is too hard to read. There is no just no room to see.
Lastly, I want to make sure this doesn't happen again. I am going to have it tuned professionally, but how am I going to get it to the tuner if I blew a head gasket that easily? I just need a way to run it safely to drive a couple of hours to get it tuned. Of course, that is once I put the thing back together again.
Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks guys.
Bob
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