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jrw261 · 09-09-2012, 08:45 PM

Forget the motor mounts; I convinced myself they were correct the way they came off.
I put the motor in and got it running....it took a while to get it to fire off. I didn't make it around the yard before it started acting up. I think I'll do the HEI swap this week.

The rebuild was still worth it; the crank bearings were shot and I have a lot more compression. The short period it ran had considerably more power.

09-09-2012, 08:45 PM	#14
jrw261 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 9	Re: 81 Gas Marathon barely runs pops/backfires Forget the motor mounts; I convinced myself they were correct the way they came off. I put the motor in and got it running....it took a while to get it to fire off. I didn't make it around the yard before it started acting up. I think I'll do the HEI swap this week. The rebuild was still worth it; the crank bearings were shot and I have a lot more compression. The short period it ran had considerably more power.
jrw261 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 9