We went to fire up the Challenger yesterday for final preparation before the London race.
The external fuel pump leaks like a sieve…
I’m looking at options, but I’m not sure the Challenger will make it this weekend.
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| Author: | terrylittlejohn [ Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
looks good! |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
We went to fire up the Challenger yesterday for final preparation before the London race. The external fuel pump leaks like a sieve… I’m looking at options, but I’m not sure the Challenger will make it this weekend.
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| Author: | Greg Ondayko [ Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
Quote: We went to fire up the Challenger yesterday for final preparation before the London race.
And that's a special mechanical one correct? Not one you can just overnite from summit / jegs?The external fuel pump leaks like a sieve… I’m looking at options, but I’m not sure the Challenger will make it this weekend.Greg |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
Angie and I drove down to Nashville to Alkydigger. Great people! |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:47 am ] | ||
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I got the new Waterman fuel pump installed yesterday. Planning to fire it up today.
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
Best of luck! Lou |
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| Author: | Rick Covalt [ Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
Go Rob Go! |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:14 pm ] |
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I sent some of y’all a video of it running.  Angie and I just back from Ohio Valley… We just ran out there real quick to buy some methanol. I got their last 5 gallons. No need to rush to failure. Friday is soon enough. |
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| Author: | slantzilla [ Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
I got 40 gallons of it if you'd just come get it. 
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
I can only imagine what that stuff has degraded to by now…
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| Author: | slantzilla [ Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
Quote: I can only imagine what that stuff has degraded to by now…
The meth heads didn't take it when they stole everything else. What's that tell ya? 
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
We made it to London Dragway. It rained most of the way and test & tune got rained out. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow. 1/4 mile Saturday and 1/8 mile Sunday. I sure would like to make two passes quicker than 11.44 tomorrow and two passes quicker than 7.35 Sunday… We shall see… Don’t worry Cookie! I’ll still be a Poser like you. 
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
Car ran like doo doo. I’m too dumb to figure it out. Poser status is secure. |
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| Author: | Greg Ondayko [ Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rob's 1981 Dodge Challenger |
I enjoyed seeing the challenger again In person. It was a long time since I remember seeing it before and I am not sure that I really got eyes on it like I did this weekend. I might suggest taking the belt off the injection pump, and slap any carb that will fit on the manifold in place of the flying toilet for testing and see if the flutter / misfire is still there running it on a 500/750 carter or 500ish holley on 93 or race gas fed by an electric fuel pump to the carb. If the misfire is still there on the carb / gas then it's the ignition system .... if it goes away then it's the alcohol injection system somehow. Greg |
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