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bcaesar
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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:40 pm Post subject: Mystery part |
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Well, I just bought a Baja, 70 body on a 65 pan. Bought it and appeared to running alright but backfiring a bit and lagging on accelerating from time to time. He blamed it on the dual kadron carbs he put on and never was able to adjust them just right. The motor is a 1776, and seems to be mostly stock parts beyond the intake and exhaust.
After driving only a week I found leaks in several places, and a slough of electrical problems. One of which has my car not running at the moment.
I had a dead short that dried up my battery, shorted out the main fuse running back to the coil, and possible destroyed the coil.
I am blaming it on the voltage regulator and in the process of getting a new voltage regulator and coil. Hoping there aren't any components in the distributor destroyed, looks like it had an electronic ignition installed and I am not getting any spark.
Anyways I have been fussing around with the engine and yesterday found this part sitting in my pan. I don't have the slightest clue where it might live, any ideas? The picture is all I have, not a clue where it belongs.
The car still isn't running but I am nervous to start it unless someone can tell me where it belongs or that it doesn't belong at all.
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BWD
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Looks like a paperclip, to me!
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tasb
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40 hp bus tail pipe damper.
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bcaesar
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Thanks for the ideas. I am just leaving it aside for now.
No it is not rubber |
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cseay1
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iowegian
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| Looks like a paperclip, to me! |
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hitest
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Looks like it fits the mounting flange of a typical nitro R/C airplane motor to me. Maybe an isolating motor mount?
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toyvergnugen
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| looks a little like a bus seat stop that is flat side up. |
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