MAJORAHOLE

my guess, is like ----. as he stated in the first ------- post.
anyways, the dark smoke is most likley fuel, if the chip isn't working, the injectors are just dumping, therefore it will run rich as ----, and probably idle rough too. turn that chip around, hopefully you didn't ruin it

chronicsinners

Is ruining the chip a possibility? I have tried burning a diff basemap and it seemed to go ok. Car now will not start. See my notes below:

Thanks for the input guys. Here is where i stand:
I flipped the chip, fixed the valve cover vent, and tightened the hoses all around. I then attempted to start the car. I would put the ignition to on, and wait for the check engine light to go off. Thus confirming that the ecu is working properly, (with the chip backwards the light never went off).

The motor would crank but did not seem to be firing. I checked all the fuses, none blown. I then checked the spark plugs and found they were a little fouled. I then cleaned them up and still no change. I tested for spark by grounding with a screwdriver to the chassis. No visible sparks. I then ran out of light and have to give up on it for now. Any suggestions?

I also tried a similarily configured basemap, still nothing.

And yes the coolant lines are on the to do list. I am just trying to get the car running again

drupie51013

you wear gloves and you still have dirty *** nails

chronicsinners

yea, well needless to say i went through many pairs of gloves that day...

Any ideas guys? i am going to try and diagnose the distributor/spark today. I am starting to get frustrated...

reactone

Although it may be a wrong basemap to start with, I would say try the BBKA basemap again because you knew before that it would start the car. Did the check engine light go off after you oriented the chip correctly? You may also want to pull the jumper and run your ecu in normal mode, it will run really rich because of the 450s, but it will run.

chronicsinners

Yeah i guess i will put that basemap back in. Yes the CEL did go off once i oriented the chip correctly. For some reason i feel i am not getting spark.

Thanks for all the help so far guys. I am pretty mechanically inclined, i just need ideas for diagnosis!

whiterice

great looking project.
nice swaybar..and fan...and fuel line
added to project stickey.

chronicsinners

Thanks for the addition to the project sticky, i am running out of stock parts on the car, they are almost all aftermarket/perofmrance. I will be sure to do a full photoshoot & project thread once i get this damn car runninng....

No progress thus far

whiterice

I like the charge piping and valve cover too.
A good write up on wrinkle paint would be awesome

jeremydde

You might not be able to reburn the chip properly if you installed it backwards. It can be shorted and still not flash a code. You may need a new one if you can't figure out the problem.