swap officially finished! (but still has minor probs), i just drove it.. WOOOO HOOO! Options

[brianforster]

ok guys, i consider my swap FINISHED now because i just drove it around the block, however there are some minor problems i noticed during the test drive

first it idled about 1800 rpms, then after driving it it jumped up to 3000

my boost gauge reads 20 vac at idle so i assume no vacuum leaks

my power steering doesnt work, this confuses me because everything is hooked up

its hard to get it into gear, in fact when i first started it it would not go into gear, then it ended up going into reverse with some force (no grinding though) the car would lurch forward when trying to go into first and reverse when trying to go into reverse. my friend told me to re-bleed the clutch but before i went to do that i went for one more try and it finally went in, the shifting seems to get smoother the more i play with it so maybe it has something to do with the tranny being sitting bone dry for the past few months?

at idle my motor shakes a bit, and by a bit i mean that even with my not so vast experience with cars i know it should not do this.

btw tomorrow i will have pics and vids of everything, and ill start a before and after thread!

edit: jeff, how do you drive withot power steering man, i could hardly reverse into the driveway!

This post has been edited by brianforster: May 6, 2006 - 6:34 PM

[brianforster]

also i found out the st radiator does not have a coolant temp sensor, and some threads about high idles have mentioned the coolant temp sensor.. but i know defgeph runs st radiator and im sure he doesnt idle at 3000 rpms..

tomorrow i think im going to get as much 93 octane gas i can find and mix it with the 4 month old 87 that was in the tank before, and i will put seafoam in the crankcase and suck it up through a vacuum line, let the car sit and start it up (let it smoke, etc etc) and see where im at after that.