Please Help... i need advise!

[Last Mohecian]

Q: What kind of oil do I use in the bowl of my Berkeley Jet Drive?
A: Straight 90 Weight Gear Oil


From here.
http://www.berkeleyjet.com/t-bj_tech.aspx

 

[NescherMonty17]

Dizzy Question,  I pulled the old one out (it came out at 9 oclock), and went to put the new one in, however, it will only go all the way in at 10 oclock.    Why is this? is this due to the lack of vacuum advance? how do i adjust this new distrib? its different.

 

[Last Mohecian]

Dizzy Question,  I pulled the old one out (it came out at 9 oclock), and went to put the new one in, however, it will only go all the way in at 10 oclock.    Why is this? is this due to the lack of vacuum advance? how do i adjust this new distrib? its different.

The oil pump shaft is turned.  Get a flashlight and look down the hole.  You can use a slotted screwdriver to turn the shaft to the position you need it.

 

[NescherMonty17]

UPDATE: Re-wired the motor, got the dizzy in properly, hooked up the coil, mounted coil, made coil wire, installed alternator, installed starter, installed newer fuel pump (still a car pump but in better shape). cleaned up the inside pump pieces.  I did the best i could with the wire management, but its a little sad.  Please look over these pics for flaws. I know im missing some clamps at the moment, and i dont have a spark arrestor or marine carb and pump.  does this look like i could try and take it to the lake this weekend? 

Im needing to hook up my tach and my amp meter.  what do i connect them to?  i had a buddy tell me that the tach wire can go on the + coil wire. is this true?

what should i set my timing to when i fire this up? (not that it needs to be said but, I know it needs to be hooked up to water.) lol

BTW: while i was piddling with the fuel pump, i found a leak that looked like it could have been gulping air, maybe that would have contributed to my sputtering at full throttle (original issue) lol

anyone have suggestions for alternator mounting? it seems a little loose, and wobbly...  srry for the abundence of topic changers.

 

[Patchman]

The tach goes to the - side of the coil! :smile30:

 

[Devilman]

Can you get any better pics of your alternator set-up? I'd think you need a spacer on that top bolt, between the bracket & the back of the alternator. Fill up that empty space, may fix the "loose/wobbly" issue. I used a piece of heavy wall tubing on mine. Kinda ghetto, but at the very least you could get by with a stack of washers.

 

[Patchman]

Don't want that charge pole rubbing into your coolant hose neither! :smile20:

 

[KONA77]

to me it looks like you definitely need a spacer and maybe a tad shorter bolt

 

[NescherMonty17]

Can you get any better pics of your alternator set-up? I'd think you need a spacer on that top bolt, between the bracket & the back of the alternator. Fill up that empty space, may fix the "loose/wobbly" issue. I used a piece of heavy wall tubing on mine. Kinda ghetto, but at the very least you could get by with a stack of washers.

sweet, thanks ill fix this when i get home, anything else that yall can see?

 

[Devilman]

sweet, thanks ill fix this when i get home, anything else that yall can see?

This post by Steve, you wanna take care of that too while your at it:

Don't want that charge pole rubbing into your coolant hose neither! :smile20:

Good eye, didn't even notice that.

 

[Patchman]

sweet, thanks ill fix this when i get home, anything else that yall can see?

This post by Steve, you wanna take care of that too while your at it:

Don't want that charge pole rubbing into your coolant hose neither! :smile20:

Good eye, didn't even notice that.

Aaawwww! He likes me, he really likes me! :smile14:

 

[ChryslerJet]

sweet, thanks ill fix this when i get home, anything else that yall can see?

This post by Steve, you wanna take care of that too while your at it:

Don't want that charge pole rubbing into your coolant hose neither! :smile20:

Good eye, didn't even notice that.

Aaawwww! He likes me, he really likes me! :smile14:

who wouldn't like you Patch

 

[NescherMonty17]

ok, so its all starting to come together. i fixed the alternator bracket, and terminal issue.  I again, rewired the back of the boat, and moved the tach onto the neg terminal of the coil (now i just need a tach that works). i filled the bowl with oil, sealed it up. cleaned up my mess and went over everything again with a fine tooth comb.  Tested with a starter bump, and she tried to fire.

So, I think im ready to time this thing. what sort of timing should i be looking for?

Im gonna take it out to UTE this weekend and see what happens... hopefully I dont blow up.

 

[ChryslerJet]

ok, so its all starting to come together. i fixed the alternator bracket, and terminal issue.  I again, rewired the back of the boat, and moved the tach onto the neg terminal of the coil (now i just need a tach that works). i filled the bowl with oil, sealed it up. cleaned up my mess and went over everything again with a fine tooth comb.  Tested with a starter bump, and she tried to fire.

So, I think im ready to time this thing. what sort of timing should i be looking for?

Im gonna take it out to UTE this weekend and see what happens... hopefully I dont blow up.

I might have a tach for ya if you need one just pm me the address if you want it.  It's not an in dash unit though.

 

[Last Mohecian]

I can't remember, Do you know what the motor came out of?  I think I would set the timing to what ever that vehicle calls for initially.  On an motor with some hours a light can be a little deceiving.  Depending on how much play he chain has it can float quite a bit.  I typically set higher hour motors by ear and then check with a light just to be sure it is not too crazy.  Typically you want as much timing as you can get without starting problems or detonation.  Hopefully other will chime in.

 

[NescherMonty17]

I can't remember, Do you know what the motor came out of?  I think I would set the timing to what ever that vehicle calls for initially.  On an motor with some hours a light can be a little deceiving.  Depending on how much play he chain has it can float quite a bit.  I typically set higher hour motors by ear and then check with a light just to be sure it is not too crazy.  Typically you want as much timing as you can get without starting problems or detonation.  Hopefully other will chime in.

I was told that it came out of a chevy van, however after researching the casting numbers. the heads were used on 80's corvettes so i really dont know.  last time we timed it at 12 degrees. and i think it worked, i didnt notice any problems other than the "falling on its face at full throttle" and "shutting off when wet".  maybe ill just start at 12 degrees and go from there.

 

[ChryslerJet]

I can't remember, Do you know what the motor came out of?  I think I would set the timing to what ever that vehicle calls for initially.  On an motor with some hours a light can be a little deceiving.  Depending on how much play he chain has it can float quite a bit.  I typically set higher hour motors by ear and then check with a light just to be sure it is not too crazy.  Typically you want as much timing as you can get without starting problems or detonation.  Hopefully other will chime in.

I was told that it came out of a chevy van, however after researching the casting numbers. the heads were used on 80's corvettes so i really dont know.  last time we timed it at 12 degrees. and i think it worked, i didnt notice any problems other than the "falling on its face at full throttle" and "shutting off when wet".  maybe ill just start at 12 degrees and go from there.

Thats what I would do set it and then I always tune by ear both idle rpm then run it up to 3k and listen for a knock and if theres a knock detune it a little and check it again.

 

[NescherMonty17]

HELP!, lol starter is getting in a bind... what do i do? tried starting and it sounds god aweful and rings the flywheel like a bell lol.

 

[spd500]

might need shims  :smile30:

 

[NescherMonty17]

might need shims  :smile30:

shims?  where do these go  crazy.gif how are they supposed to help lol...