R1 Fuelled XE GSi project...

[PaulW]

Emailed you regarding the wiring for the imob loom chris may or may not help, I'll look into it more on how to completely remove it easily.

Lookin good tho

[Chrex]

ok paul cheers...i'll take that list and have a look at what i've got there. This could be a bastard...i hate wiring when i dont know where it goes and what it does. my testing skills only go so far!

[PaulW]

I still cant see why it should cause issues with the SEH ecu if that has no imobiliser... Infact, aren't you not using an ECU of sorts and just running the ignition from the dizzy with you running carbs??

Still, my moneys on the fuelpump being goosed...

[Chrex]

Saturday 20th September

Well, i had a fun-paked day today! Moved the car from its parking place out into the sun and got to work on it...

My main objective for the day was to sort through the wiring and find the fuel pump switch live. This would then allow me to get some fuel though the system and make sure its all good. So after about 20 minutes of faffing, i managed to find it, and just poked it onto a live connection. It wirred. It worked. And then the regulator pissed fuel out... i have no idea why or where from, but there was fuel dripping off it. i double checked the hose clips (taking half my nail off in the process) and tightened the unions up as best i could. It is sat behind a filter king 5psi regulator so its not like its overloaded, but it just kept pissing.

Unable to find a solution i decided to give that one a break and so got to work on the alternator bracket. In all my genious, i came up with a solution that seems to have worked perfectly! It fits like it was meant to be.

Following this i decided to prep the engine for the start. Found a temporary top hose and decided to try the starter motor, with no ignition plugged in. It clicked a couple of times and then there was nothing. The battery is fine so am putting it down the starter being a bastard. so, i'll be taking it off 2moz and checking it over.

Sorry there's no photos, i just forgot to take them, but will get some tomorrow!

until then...

[Chrex]

Just a very quick update. this afternoon, following some faffing about, the engine turned over for the first time. A majorly exciting event, which unfortunately could not be capped with a start because there appeared to be no spark.

This was a kick in the arse to us but we think the problem lies in the ignition coil wiring. Could be a pain but i have asked for advice on relevant websites and should have it sorted soon. Need to buy a new starter motor too as the one on it is hoofed! Oh...and i've found a local place to do the exhaust cheap too..yey!

Still quite a few little bits to do though, and not much money to spend next month...so will have to see. Ah well...at least i know the engine isnt siezed...

Thanks Adam-D for all your help again today...oh and Lou for assisting in the jump-start!

getting close...

[Chrex]

Another quick update on the progress...

i have got a new starter and the engine now turns over freely. Unfortunately there is still no spark.

I'm a bit baffled but i think it is the coil. There is a 12v going into the coil, but there is nothing coming out. The ballast is getting its sources so that appears ok...but there is just nothing going thru to the spark plugs!...

I have ordered a mk1 astra haynes off ebay to see what's what with the wiring, so once that is found...i'm sorted. then its just one more pip and it can be filled with coolant too.

I am agonisingly close but this is just another problem set there to slow it all down.

Wupde doo!

[Chrex]

Wednesday 8th October

Well, another month drifts into view now on this one, and still no hope at the moment.

I have managed to acquire a new coil, that looks more like the one i need. However, following spending a morning re-wiring various elements of the loom (in the rain), im still not having much luck. I dont really know what else to look for, and with a dizzy currently being bidded on through ebay, i can only hope that my problem shows some sort of progress soon. A secondary thought is that the ignition amplifier is hammered, but this is a rare problem.

On a positive, the battery tray and wiring is now ready behind the passenger seat, with just 2 secondary bolts to be secured in place. I also found that, with some modification, a standard corsa decat will indeed fit. I just need to work out if it will be cheaper to just get a piece of standard pipe and have it fitted to shape though.

Still not started it then, and with christmas drawing in and the car getting more and more little bits of damage sitting where it is, i am beginning to run out of patience.

Ah well. Any suggestions welcome!

[Chrex]

Quick update

Well, i finally got my distributor (thursday last week) but it was the wrong one. Slot drive, not the peg type. So, i sent that back and i now finally have the right one. It will be going on over the weekend so i am hoping that it will start.

I have no pictures as my phone has been sent away for repair, sorry!

[dancotton2003]

i hope you sort it soon pal good luck

[HMN480E]

Is it me or is it..................

GSI TIME BABY!!!

OH YEA!

[Chrex]

lol, i sure as hell hope so pal. i got a week off, and i want it as good to go as it can be by the end! Finalising as much as possible.

[carlcooper]

car is looking great so far bud. Not keen on those seats though! Yuck lol

[Adam-D]

right chris and i have just had a play i pissed around witha few bits and



its runs, ps no exhaust is connected

[johnsam]

she lives!!
well done boys.

[Chrex]

Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November

Wahoo!! Well after spending saturday cleaning some stuff up, and Sunday morning with some assistance, i finally got the sweet, sweet sound of it running!

Yes people, it has started and run. So pleased. Still a few bits left to do, but its certainly a huge step.

I found out that this engine needs a few earths, as its reputed for being a badly earthed unit. So it now has no fewer than 4 earths running off onto various parts on the engine bay. Also, still need to route things like the choke and throttle cables, but i've got this week off to sort it all!

So, now just need to get the exhaust section sorted and then its MOT, and tax, then i'm pretty much good to go.

woo!

and, as adam posted earlier, here's the video!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=X0xTDarOnm4